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Beyonce in concert in Melbourne by Ros O'Gorman
Beyonce Loses Bid In Trademark Deposition

Beyonce has lost a bid to keep details from an upcoming deposition in her trademark battle confidential.

December 30, 2017
Melanie Brown Spice Girls Mel B
Mel B Denies She Is Returning To Australia For The Bachelorette

Mel B labelled herself a "single parent working hard" as she hit back at claims she was in final negotiations to be Australia's next The Bachelorette on Twitter.

December 30, 2017
Cher, Photo Ros O'Gorman
Cher Tweets About Her Sydney Mardi Gras Visit

Cher has confirmed her appearance at Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in March tweeting “You know where I’ll be in March” with the hashtag #putsomeshrimponthebar.

December 30, 2017
Barry Gibb, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11
Saturday Knight Fever – Barry Gibb and Ringo Starr Knighted

Mr Barry Gibb is now Sir Barry Gibb. Mr Ringo Starr is now officially Sir Ringo Starr. The former Bee Gee and Beatle have been officially announced for knighthoods in the Queen’s New Year Honours of 2018.

December 30, 2017
Rose-Marie
R.I.P. Television Pioneer Rose-Marie, Star of the Dick van Dyke Show, Dies At 94

Rose-Marie, who rose to worldwide fame as Sally Rogers in The Dick Van Dyke Show, has died at the age of 94.

December 29, 2017
Bob Spencer guitarist with Rose Tattoo at Palms Melbourne on Friday 27 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Bob Spencer Reveals He Underwent Therapy To Create His Solo Album In An All-New Noise11 iHeartRadio Show

At age 60 former Finch, Skyhooks and The Angels guitarist Bob Spencer has released his first ever solo album ‘Saints and Murderers’. He tells Noise11.com that to make the record he first had to undergo therapy for overcome his fear of singing.

December 29, 2017
Stan Lee
Happy 95th Birthday Stan Lee

Comic book legend Stan Lee turned 95 years on Thursday (28 December 2017).

December 29, 2017
Iron Maiden performed at Rod Laver Arena on Monday 9 May 2016. Iron Maiden are touring Australia as part of the Book Of Souls World Tour.
The Only Drugs Backstage At An Iron Maiden Gig Are Ibuprofen and Aspirin

Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson describes his band as “very boring” admitting that the only drugs you will find backstage at an Iron Maiden gig are ‘Ibuprofen and Aspirin”.

December 29, 2017
Gary Barlow, Noise11, Photo
Gary Barlow Has A Cameo ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

Singer Gary Barlow made his cameo appearance as a resistance soldier in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

December 29, 2017
Cher, Image, Rod Laver, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Cher To Perform At Sydney’s Gay Mardi Gras

Cher will perform at the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney in March.

December 28, 2017
Kanye West. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Kanye West Put The Stock In Stocking For Kim Kardashian At Christmas

Kanye West gave his wife Kim Kardashian stock in bluechip companies for Christmas.

December 28, 2017
TENLo
Dustin Diamond Plays Harvey Weinstein In TENLo ‘Kill All The Things’ Video

Harvey Weinstein meets a bloody ending after being stabbed to death by a Nun in the new TENLo video ‘Kill All The Things’.

December 28, 2017
Paul McCartney performs at AAMI Park Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Paul McCartney One On One Tour Grossed Over $132 Million In 2017

Paul McCartney ‘One on One’ tour was the highest grossing tour of 2017 with the tour earning over $132 million this year.

December 28, 2017
Bruce Springsteen and Max Weinberg at AAMI Park on Thursday 2 February 2017. Photo Ros O'Gorman
2018 Set For A Bumper Year of New Music

2018’s new music is in full swing for a bumper year with major artists finishing off albums for the first half of the year while others have downed tools and set release dates.

December 28, 2017
Lorde, Ian Laidlaw, Photo
Lorde’s Tel Aviv Snub Gets More Political

Israel's ambassador to New Zealand has penned an open letter to Lorde, requesting a face-to-face meeting to discuss her decision to cancel her concert in Tel Aviv.

December 28, 2017
Solange Knowles
Solange Cancels NYE Show Due To Health Issues

Solange has cancelled her New Year's Eve performance at South Africa's Afropunk festival after revealing she has been diagnosed with autonomic disorder.

December 28, 2017
Luke Bryan, music news, noise11.com
Luke Bryan Gave His Wife Kangaroos For Christmas

Country star Luke Bryan surprised his wife Caroline on Christmas Day by gifting her two baby kangaroos for her growing farm.

December 28, 2017
Dion DiMucci
Dion Lists His 15 Favourite Doo-Wop Songs

Dion has posted a list of his fifteen favorite Doo Wop songs on social media.

December 28, 2017
Shakira
Shakira Postpones Her World Tour

Shakira has put off her El Dorado World Tour for six months.

December 28, 2017
Rihanna, Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
Rihanna Speaks Out Against Gun Violence After Murder Of Her Cousin

Rihanna has called for an end to gun violence after her cousin Tavon Alleyne was shot and killed in Barbados over Christmas. The 29-year-old singe

December 28, 2017
Cher, Image, Rod Laver, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Cher Defends Meryl Streep After Weinstein Allegations

Cher has defended Meryl Streep amid claims the Oscar-winning actress knew about Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct but said nothing.

December 27, 2017
The Tea Party Jeff Martin at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne on Saturday 4 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Live To Return To Australia In March With The Tea Party

Just weeks after both Live and The Tea Party have left Australia they have announced they are coming back.

December 27, 2017
David Crosby, A Day On The Green, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
David Crosby Not Impressed By Taylor Swift’s “Shallow” “Pop”

Rock legend David Crosby says Taylor Swift music is ‘Shallow”.

December 27, 2017
Lorde, Photo By Serena Ho
Cranky Old Lady Roseanne Barr Calls Lorde A Bigot

U.S. television star Roseanne Barr has added her voice to the Lorde Israel controversy calling the New Zealand popstar a “bigot”.

December 27, 2017
Westlife
Westlife Prepare For A 2018 Reunion And Ed Sheeran Will Write Some Songs

Westlife manager Louis Walsh says Westlife are close to announcing a 2018 reunion and he has Ed Sheeran lined up to write for them.

December 27, 2017
Spotify
U.S. Senate Passes Legislation To Increase Artist Streaming Royalties

Senate Judiciary Committee Member Orrin Hatch of Utah and Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) of Georgia, the Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Courts and the Internet, introduced legislation to apply free market principles to music licensing and ensure songwriters are fairly compensated for their work.

December 27, 2017
Chester Bennington Linkin Park. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Chester Bennington’s Ex-Wife Files Claim Against His Estate

Chester Bennington's ex-wife has filed a claim of more than half a million dollars against the late singer's estate.

December 27, 2017
Snoop Dogg, photo by Ros O'Gorman, music news, noise11.com
Snoop Dogg Is Considering A Gospel Album

Snoop Dogg is looking to enter the gospel genre as he prepares to transform his image yet again in 2018.

December 27, 2017
Muse perform at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Monday 18 December 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Matt Bellamy Of Muse Gets Engaged

Muse frontman Matt Bellamy is celebrating his engagement to model Elle Evans.

December 27, 2017
Taylor Swift, Etihad, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Taylor Swift Buys Pregnant Fan A House

Taylor Swift once made a pregnant fan's dreams come true by reportedly helping her buy a house and fill it with baby items.

December 26, 2017