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Triple J Scores Big Survey Wins In Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth

Triple J is continuing to dominate prime demographics with the release of the first radio survey of 2015 today.

March 10, 2015
Sam Smith And John Legend Collaborate On Lay Me Down
Sam Smith And John Legend Collaborate On Lay Me Down

Sam Smith has recorded a new version of his song ‘Lay Me Down’ with John Legend.

March 10, 2015
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FFS Franz Ferdinand And Sparks Collaborate

Classic rockers Sparks have come together with Franz Ferdinand to form the group FFS for an album and a series of dates this summer.

March 10, 2015
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Crosby Stills & Nash Debut New Songs In Japan

Crosby, Still & Nash chose Tokyo to debut new songs last week.

March 10, 2015
Daniel Johns
Daniel Johns Releases Second Solo Song Preach LISTEN

Former Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns has given fans a second serving of his forthcoming solo record with the new song ‘Preach’.

March 9, 2015
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Whitesnake Off Kiss Australian Tour

Kiss are in need of a new opening act for their upcoming Australian tour after Whitesnake dropped off the bill.

March 9, 2015
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The Dead Daisies Become First Western Rock Band To Play Cuba

Supergroup The Dead Daisies have become the first western rock band to play in Cuba since the Obama administration reopened trade ties with the country.

March 9, 2015
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Xavier Rudd Signed Spirit Bird Guitar Raffled For Black Cockatoo Santuary

A Wazza Jones hand-painted guitar, signed by Xavier Rudd, is being raffled for the Jamarri Black Cockatoo Sanctuary in Western Australia.

March 9, 2015
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Mahalia Barnes Has A Jazz Hit With Betty Davis Album

Mahalia Barnes has a jazz hit record with her album of Betty Davis covers with Joe Bonamassa.

March 8, 2015
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Billie Joe Armstrong To Open Music Shop In Oakland

Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day will have his own music store in Oakland, California soon.

March 8, 2015
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Bob Dylan Fans Search Out Dylan’s Sinatra

Bob Dylan’s tribute to Sinatra album ‘Shadows In The Night’ has sent fans searching for the songs previously recorded by Frank Sinatra.

March 8, 2015
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Queensryche Start Work On New Album With New Line-up

Queensryche are continuing to forge forward with their new lead singer, Todd La Torre, who replaced Geoff Tate after the infamous group blowup in 2012.

March 8, 2015
Fifty Shades of Grey
ARIA Albums: 50 Shades Of Grey Tops Chart For 4th Week

The “Fifty Shades of Grey” Soundtrack holds for a fourth week at the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week.

March 7, 2015
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ARIA Singles: Ellie Goulding Remains At No 1

Ellie Goulding is at No.1 for a third week atop the ARIA Singles chart with her song “Love Me Like You Do” from the current chart-topping album, the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ soundtrack.

March 7, 2015
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Leo Sayer Plays Stadium Sized Setlist For Intimate Club Audience

In terms of hitpower, the Leo Sayer setlist matches arena sized show by Rod Stewart or Lionel Richie. Rarely will you see so many original hits performed back to back for an original artist in such a small venue.

March 7, 2015
McDonalds Heads To SXSW To Exploit Musicians

McDonalds, the billion dollar burger chain is going to SXSW, the biggest music conference in the world to exploit musicians.

March 7, 2015
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Paul McCartney Joins Johnny Depp’s Hollywood Vampires

Paul McCartney continues his quest to become the best known session man in the industry with work on the first album of the Hollywood Vampires.

March 7, 2015
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Prince To Play Pop-Up Shows Across America

Prince and his band 3rdEyeGirl are planning a version of their British Hit & Run Tour for the U.S. but, like its foreign counterpart, you won't know if it's coming to a city near you until right before it happens.

March 7, 2015
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David Crosby Spends All Night Answering Fans On Twitter

David Crosby has been one very active Twitter user over the last few days, taking and answering hundreds of questions from fans.

March 6, 2015
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David Bowie Speaks On iHeartRadio Music News

iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com this week features the historic David Bowie interview.

March 6, 2015
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Noel Gallagher, Madonna Lead New Music Releases For 6 March 2015

Madonna, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, San Cisco, Devo, Eurogliders, Midge Ure and Shane Howard lead this week's new music releases.

March 6, 2015
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Iron Maiden Update Fans On Bruce Dickinson Cancer Prognosis

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has completed his course of treatment for cancer and it is now a matter of time before he finds out if the disease has been beaten.

March 6, 2015
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Brandon Flowers, Boz Scaggs To Salute Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson will get the all-star tribute treatment on March 30 in Los Angeles with Brian Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of Brian Wilson.

March 6, 2015
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Shania Twain Prepares For Final Tour At Age 49

Shania Twain may be ready to hang up her touring shoes at age 49.

March 6, 2015
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Guy Sebastian To Represent Australia At Eurovision

Guy Sebastian will be heading to the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in May.

March 5, 2015
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Listen To The First New Violent Femmes Song Since 2000

Violent Femmes ‘Love Love Love Love Love’ is the first original new song from the band since 2000.

March 5, 2015
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Jon Farriss Of INXS Releases Solo Song With Viv Richards

INXS drummer Jon Farriss has released his first solo record and a smooth R&B track with cricket legend Viv Richards.

March 5, 2015
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REMI Wins Australian Music Prize

Melbourne rapper REMI is the 2015 winner of the Australian Music Prize.

March 4, 2015
KISS, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, 2013 Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11 music news
Kiss To Tour Australia With Whitesnake?

Kiss fans will maybe see the band back in Australia in October with Whitesnake as the opening act.

March 4, 2015
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Steven Wilson Releases Album About Woman Dead For 2 Years Before Anyone Noticed

Grammy nominee, multi-instrumentalist and producer Steven Wilson has recorded a concept album about Joyce Vincent, a 38-year old woman who no-one noticed had died for two years.

March 4, 2015