Tim Rice Receives Honorary Degree

Jack Osbourne has doubled down on his criticism of Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters after Instagram flagged and removed his original post, citing it as “hate speech.” The son of Ozzy Osbourne has now reissued his comments in an updated version on Facebook, softening the delivery slightly but keeping his message loud and clear: he believes Waters has lost touch and is using controversy as a way to remain relevant.

Kevin Parker has unveiled the next chapter in Tame Impala’s ever-evolving sonic journey with the announcement of his fifth full-length album, Deadbeat. The record is set to arrive on October 17 via Columbia Records, and it promises a fresh, euphoric exploration of club-infused psychedelia.

Bedford, UK rockers Don Broco are back with their latest single, Hype Man, a nu-metal-infused adrenaline rush, is out now via Fearless Records. With their signature blend of rapped verses, soaring choruses, guttural screams, and electronic flourishes, Hype Man captures the chaos of burnout while celebrating the lifeline of friendship.

Continuing the Noise11 top news stories of 2020, Mick Fleetwood became a social media sensation, AC/DC coins debut and live music events for 2021 start happening again.

By the second half of 2020 Covid-19 had become the greatest threat to mankind since any war. Artists adjusted to iso, performing and recording remotely across the world while the fans watched from home.

As Covid increases and isolation locked us down the music world faces challenges with cancellations globally but new music kept on coming. Here are Noise11.com's top music news headlines from April to June 2020.

2020 began with Australia in a State of Disaster as bushfires continued to choke the East Coast. Australian climate denying Prime Minister Scott Morrison had to cut short a holiday in Hawaii to deal with it.