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Katy Perry. image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
Katy Perry Is The Biggest Seller With A New Album Still To Come In 2013

Believe it or not Katy Perry is the biggest album seller listed to still release a new album in 2013.

August 3, 2013
The Turtles, Noise11, Photo
The Turtles Sue Sirius Radio For $100 Million

Former Turtles members Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan, also known as Flo and Eddie, are suing satellite service SiriusXM for $100 million.

August 3, 2013
Jimmy Barnes, Stone Music Festival, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Jimmy Barnes To Perform At Concert For Cambodia

Jimmy Barnes will make a special guest appearance at the Concert For Cambodia to be held in Sydney in September.

August 2, 2013
Jarvis Cocker, Pulp, SXSW
SXSW 2014 Is Open For Registration

SXSW, the world’s biggest music conference held annually in Austin, Texas, is open for 2014 registrations.

August 2, 2013
Sheppard awarded platinum record, Noise11, Photo
Chugg Music Scores First Ever Platinum With Sheppard

Promoter Michael Chugg’s new music division Chugg Music has scored its first platinum success with Brisbane band Sheppard.

August 2, 2013
Jason Singh and Charles Fisher
Jason Singh Signs With Ambition Records For Solo Album Release

Jason Singh, founding member, lead singer and songwriter for Taxiride has signed with Robert Rigby’s Ambition Records for the release of his solo debut.

August 1, 2013
James Ledger, Genevieve Lacey and Paul by Pia Johnson, Noise11, Photo
Paul Kelly And James Ledger Nominated For APRA Art Music Award

Paul Kelly and James Ledger have made the shortlist for the ‘Work Of The Year: Vocal/Choral’ category for the APRA Art Music Awards.

August 1, 2013
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. photo by Ros O'Gorman
Big Day Out Line-up Features Pearl Jam, Blur, Arcade Fire, Snoop Dogg

Big Day Out has announced one of its biggest line-ups ever with Pearl Jam, Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion), Arcade Fire and Blur announced headliners for the 2014 tour.

July 31, 2013
Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Midweek Chart Report: Splendour In The Grass Drives Album Sales

Splendour In The Grass has been the driving force behind album sales in Australia this week.

July 31, 2013
Bruce Springsteen, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Bruce Springsteen, Neil Finn, Paul Kelly Win Helpmann Awards

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Wrecking Ball tour has won Best International Contemporary Concert while Neil Finn & Paul Kelly have won the award for Best Australian Contemporary Concert at the 2013 Helpmann Awards.

July 30, 2013
Dave Faulkner of Hoodoo Gurus Performing at the EG Awards Launch - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Kevin Rudd Announces Announces National Office For Live Music

Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the federal government will establish a National Office for Live Music with high-profile musicians appointed as ambassadors for each state.

July 28, 2013
Birds Of Tokyo, Ian Kenny, Karnivool, Noise11, Photo
ARIA Album Update: Karnivool Asymmetry Is Number One

2013 is shaping up to be the best year for No.1 albums by Australian acts this decade, as the eighth local act to hit the top are Karnivool, who take their third album “Asymmetry” straight in at No.1 on the ARIA Albums chart this week.

July 27, 2013
Avicii, Noise11, Photo
ARIA Chart Report: Avicii Remains On Top, One Direction Steps Forth

Avicii holds on for a fourth week to the No.1 spot in Australia with “Wake Me Up”, whilst OneRepublic are also in a holding pattern of No.2 with “Counting Stars”, the track now achieving Platinum (▲) in sales.

July 27, 2013
Birds of Tokyo, Noise11, photo
Ian Kenny’s Karnivool And Birds Of Tokyo Debut At Number One

Ian Kenny, lead singer for both Karnivool and Birds of Tokyo, has become the first person ever to debut at number one in two different bands in the same year on the Australian chart.

July 27, 2013
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, 2013, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Nick Cave To Speak At Bigsound Music + Design

Nick Cave will deliver a keynote address at the Bigsound music industry conference in Brisbane in September.

July 26, 2013
Karnivool, Noise11, Photo
Midweek Chart Report Looks Good For Karnivool

Avicii could be headed for a fourth a week at No.1 with his track “Wake Me Up”, but there are a bunch of British boys who are challenging him for the top spot in Australia this week, One Direction and their new track “Best Song Ever”.

July 24, 2013
Stereophonics photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Stereophonics Cancel Tonight’s Melbourne Show

Stereophonic's Melbourne concert tonight has been cancelled because lead singer Kelly Jones has fallen ill. (July 23, 2013).

July 23, 2013
Diane Warren photo by Emily Shur, Noise11, Photo
Diane Warren To Be Honored At Musexpo 2014

Legendary songwriter Diane Warren will be awarded International Music Person of the Year at Musexpo 2014 in Los Angeles next April.

July 22, 2013
Russell Morris, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Russell Morris Awarded Gold Record For Sharkmouth On Today Show

Russell Morris received his gold record award for ‘Sharkmouth’ at The Today Show on Friday.

July 21, 2013
Pink, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Pink Reclaims ARIA No 1 Spot

Pink reclaims her No.1 crown in Australia as her current album “The Truth About Love” jumps up three places to the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, helped no doubt by her current massive Australian tour.

July 20, 2013
Avicii, Noise11, Photo
Avicii Stays On Top Of ARIA Singles Chart

Avicii and Aloe Blacc stay atop the ARIA Singles chart for a third consecutive week with “Wake Me Up”.

July 20, 2013
Tame Impala Lonerism
Tame Impala Have A Vinyl Hit In The USA

Australia’s Tame Impala have the 5th biggest selling album on vinyl in the USA so far this year.

July 20, 2013
Justin Timberlake - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Justin Timberlake Has Biggest Selling Album Of 2013 In USA So Far

Justin Timberlake’s ‘The 20/20 Experience’ is the biggest selling album of the year so far in the USA.

July 19, 2013
Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Photo: Ros O'Gorman
Thom Yorke Partners With New Live Music Platform Soundhalo

Radiohead/Atoms For Peace singer Thom Yorke has partnered with the new live music platform soundhalo.

July 19, 2013
The Living End, Scott Owen, Ros O'Gorman, Stone Festival, Photo
Queenscliff Music Festival Emerging Artist Grant Date Closing

The Queencliff Music Festival is offering a grant of up to $10,000 for emerging artists.

July 19, 2013
Adalita, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Adalita To Join Powder Monkeys At Hemensley Cup

Former Magic Dirt singer Adalita will perform with Power Monkeys at the Hemensley Cup this Sunday in Melbourne.

July 19, 2013
Jay Z - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Pink Vs Jay-Z Battle For Number One Album This Week

The album chart could be a battle between Pink and Jay-Z this week.

July 17, 2013
James Morrison, Noise11, Photo
APRA Announces Art Music Awards 2013

APRA will hold the 3rd Art Music Awards in Sydney in August.

July 17, 2013
Amar Bose, Noise11, Photo
Bose Speakers Founder Amar G. Bose Dies At 83

Amar Gopel Bose, the engineer, inventor and founder of the Bose Corporation, has died at his home in Massachusetts at the age of 83.

July 14, 2013
The Dead Daisies, Marco Mendoza, David Lowy, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
The Dead Daisies Added To Phoenix Radio

A song by Australian supergroup The Dead Daisies has been picked up by a radio station in Arizona before being noticed by Australian radio stations.

July 14, 2013