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AC/DC, Tame Impala Lead Coachella 2015 Line-up

AC/DC and Tame Impala will headline day one of Coachella 2015.

January 7, 2015
Ed Sheeran, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
ARIA Albums: Ed Sheeran Has No 1 Album of 2014

Ed Sheeran X was the biggest selling album of 2014 in Australia. The top 10 ARIA albums of 2014 were:

January 6, 2015
ARIA Singles Top 100 of 2014 Goes To Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams 'Happy' was the biggest selling song of 2014 in Australia. Here are the Top 10:

January 6, 2015
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Jimmy Fallon Looks Pretty Silly Booking Non Original Little River Band

Whoever books the talent for the Jimmy Fallon show didn’t do his or her research. The non-original Little River Band has been booked on the show to celebrate 40 years of a band that hasn’t had an original member in decades.

January 4, 2015
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ARIA Albums: Taylor Swift 1989 Is First No 1 Of 2015

Returning for a fourth run at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week is Taylor Swift with “1989”, which notches up its fifth overall week at the top, helped by her current two Top 10 singles “Blank Space” (#3) and “Shake it off” (#6).

January 3, 2015
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ARIA Singles: Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars Have First Hit Of 2015

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars retain their No.1 spot on the ARIA Singles chart for a fourth consecutive week with “Uptown Funk”.

January 3, 2015
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SXSW Sued For Wrong Death Of Crash Victims

Families of the SXSW crash victims are now suing the organisers of the event.

January 2, 2015
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Pop Will Eat Itself …Streaming Crippled Music Sales In 2014

Evidence that streaming is crippling music sales in the past year has been revealed in the end of year report by Nielsen Music.

January 2, 2015
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Pink Floyd The Endless River Was 2014 UK Top Vinyl Album

Pink Floyd 'The Endless River' was the biggest selling album on vinyl in 2014.

January 2, 2015
Clean Bandit, music news, noise11.com
Streaming Doubled In UK In 2014

Figures released this week by the BPI show British artists and surge in streaming help to deliver another £1 billion-plus year for the UK recorded music business.

January 2, 2015
Pharrell Williams
Half A Decade Of Chart Facts 2010-2015

January 1, 2014 gets us halfway through the decade.

January 1, 2015
Pharrell Williams Happy Was Biggest Song Of 2014 In USA

Pharrell Williams ‘Happy’ sold 6,455,000 downloads in the USA in 2014 making it the biggest selling song of the year.

January 1, 2015
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Taylor Swift 1989 Was Biggest Album Of 2014 In The USA

Taylor Swift had the biggest selling album of 2014 in the USA with ‘1989’ clocking up sales of 3,661,000 units.

January 1, 2015
Taylor Swift, Etihad, Frontier Touring, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
US Digital Music Sales In Steep Decline For First Time Ever

Digital music sales have stalled at an alarming rate in the USA with sales going backwards during 2014 for the first time ever.

January 1, 2015
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Ed Sheeran X Is UK’s Biggest Album Of 2014

Ed Sheeran 'X' was the UK's biggest selling album of 2014 and Pink Floyd better than Taylor Swift in England.

January 1, 2015
Pharrell Williams Happy Was UK No 1 Song Of 2014

Pharrell Williams had the biggest selling song of 2014 in the UK.

January 1, 2015
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In Memoriam: The Artists We Lost In 2014

2014 was the year the music industry lost over 100 of its stars both in front and behind the microphone.

December 31, 2014
Courtney Barnett, music news, noise11.com
Courtney Barnett, Seekae Named Amazon Artists To Watch In 2015

Melbourne singer songwriter Courtney Barnett and Sydney's Seekae have been named Amazon’s Artists to Watch in 2015.

December 31, 2014
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Man Found Dead At Falls Festival Byron Bay

A 26-year old man has been found dead at the Falls Festival at Byron Bay.

December 31, 2014
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iTunes Introduces 14-Day Return Policy In Europe

Apple has introduced a 14-day return policy for iTunes sales in Europe to come into line with new laws governing online sales in the territory and the changes have the music industry worried.

December 31, 2014
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Kirin J Callinan, Billion Added To Rage New Videos

Kirin J. Callinan and Billion featuring Maxine Ashley both have featured videos on Rage this week.

December 31, 2014
Michael Buble Christmas
Christmas Boosted Music Sales 250% In Australia

Music was the gift to give in Australia this year with Christmas boosting music sales by over 250%.

December 30, 2014
Brian Johnson, AC/DC 2010 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
AC/DC To Perform At The Grammy Awards

AC/DC are one of the acts being talked about to perform at the Grammy Awards in February.

December 30, 2014
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Sia Chandelier Tops Rage Top 50 Videos Of 2014

Sia 'Chandelier' has topped the Rage Top 50 Videos of 2014 list.

December 29, 2014
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Russell Morris Van Diemen’s Land Makes Top 50 Best Rage Videos

Veteran Australian musician Russell Morris has clocked up another achievement for 2014. He has made the Rage Top 50 Videos of 2014.

December 29, 2014
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Lou Bega Mambo No 5 Becomes 154th Million Seller In UK

Lou Bega’s 1999 hit ‘Mambo No 5’ has become the 154th song to sell 1,000,000 copies in the UK 15 years after its release.

December 29, 2014
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The Interview Has A Bigger Problem Than Kim Jong U… Copyright

The controversial comedy The Interview is facing an even bigger problem than causing a war with North Korea. It is alleged to have breached copyright.

December 28, 2014
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Madonna New Music Stiffs Worldwide

After all of hype last week Madonna has sure been left holding one big stiff. The six new Madonna songs have flopped globally.

December 28, 2014
Ed Sheeran, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
ARIA ALBUMS: Ed Sheeran Has No 1 Christmas Album

Ed Sheeran 'x' sold more than any other album in Australia across Christmas.

December 27, 2014
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ARIA SINGLES: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars Top Singles For Third Week

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars hold at No.1 on the ARIA Singles chart for a third week with “Uptown Funk”, giving them the last chart-topping single for 2014.

December 27, 2014