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Sampa The Great 13th AMP showcase Pop up at the Arts Centre Foyer Melbourne on a Flatbed Truck. Photo Ros O'Gorman
National Live Music Awards Nominees Announced

The National Live Music Awards has revealed the nominees for its 5th annual award ceremony, set to be held on 20th October 2020.

September 8, 2020
Amber Lawrence
Amber Lawrence Live DVD Debuts At No 2 (Damn You Metallica)

Amber Lawrence has had a number two debut with her ‘Amber Lawrence Live’ DVD. Picking the same week as Metallica to release a DVD didn’t work in her favour.

September 7, 2020
Metallica, Photo Ros O'Gorman
Australian Charts: Metallica ‘S&M2’ Debuts At No 1

Metallica scores their seventh No.1 album in Australia this week as their tenth live set "S&M2" with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra debuts at the top this week.

September 7, 2020
Patrick Donovan, CEO of Music Victoria photo by Ros O'Gorman
Patrick Donovan Ends A 10 Year Run Leading Music Victoria

Music Victoria Chief Executive Officer Patrick Donovan is leaving Music Victoria after 10 years.

September 4, 2020
Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2019 photo Noise11.com
Announcement: ARIA To Present Great Southern Nights

New South Wales’ ground-breaking music event is tuning up for a spectacular month of gigs with over 50 Australian artists and eight regions confirmed for the Great Southern Nights lineup, which forms part of the NSW Government’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan.

September 4, 2020
Meredith Music Festival
Meredith Music Festival 2020 Cancelled

The Meredith Music Festival for 2020 will not go ahead this year.

September 3, 2020
A Day In The Gardens in the Botanical Gardens Melbourne on Friday 10 March 2017. Ross Wilson, Daryl Braithwaite and John Farnham each performed a set for the first A Day In The Gardens held over the March 2017 Moomba long weekend in Melbourne.
Record Store Day Ambassador Ross Wilson Takes You On A Tour Of His Jukebox

Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock legend Ross Wilson is the Record Store Day 2020 Ambassador.

August 26, 2020
The Falls Festival, Noise11, Photo
Falls Festival 2020 Cancelled

Falls Festival has been cancelled for 2020.

August 26, 2020
Middle Kids
ANNOUNCEMENT: Who You’ll See On Delivered Live This Week

Delivered Live this week brings you another incredible line up of talent with full sets from 3 amazing artists, performing live in our custom built, socially-distanced studio in Sydney. This week sees us joined by Grinspoon frontman Phil Jamieson, triple j faves Middle Kids, and up and coming duo, Clews.

August 25, 2020
Taylor Swift Folklore
Australian Albums: Taylor Swift Folklore Stays At No 1

Taylor Swift lands a fourth consecutive week at No.1 in Australia with her eighth album "folklore", becoming her second longest run at the top locally.

August 24, 2020
Ron Tudor
Australian Music Industry Legend Ron Tudor Dies Aged 96

Australian music industry legend Ron Tudor has passed away at the age of 96.

August 21, 2020
Billy Thorpe photo by Ros O'Gorman
The Final Episode of The Sound Series One To Air On Sunday

The Victorian Government / Mushroom Group music initiative The Sound will air its final broadcast of Series One this Sunday.

August 19, 2020
Lee Kernaghan photo by Ros O'Gorman
TEG Live To Take Country Music Tour To New South Wales, ACT and Queensland

TEG Live is going back on the road with the Country Roadshow.

August 19, 2020
Kerry Kennell joins Music Victoria
Announcement: Kerry Kennel Joins Music Victoria Board

Music Victoria is thrilled to announce the appointment of Kerry Kennell to its board of directors.

August 19, 2020
Steve Kilbey, Pure Gold Live at the Palais in St Kilda on Friday 13 May 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Announcement: What’s In Store For Delivered Live Season 2 Episode 5

Delivered Live this week brings you another incredible line up of talent with full sets from 3 amazing Sydney artists; Christine Anu (fresh from her appearance on The Masked Singer!), Aus music icon and frontman for The Church, Steve Kilbey, and indie rnb up and comer, Kyva.

August 19, 2020
CD Collection
China Was Ground Zero For $1 Million of Counterfeit CDs

The BPI can report that a Morecambe-based motor dealer has been exposed as the ringleader of a music piracy operation going back to 2016. John Waldie, 56, is believed to have made £464,000 from illegally dealing in counterfeit CDs.

August 19, 2020
The Rubens
Announcement: The Rubens Reschedule Tour With Alice Ivy

The Rubens upcoming tour with Alice Ivy has been postponed until 2021.

August 18, 2020
Strawberry Fields festival
Announcement: Strawberry Fields Postponed Until 2021

For the first time in 12 years, Strawberry Fields will not be welcoming thousands of patrons to its home venue on the banks of the Murray River in Tocumwal NSW.

August 18, 2020
Nick of Time by Nick Hampton
Record Exec Nick Hampton Publishes His Autobiography

Former EMI Record executive Nick Hampton has published his life story with ‘Nick of Time: My Life and Career All on the Record’.

August 17, 2020
Announcement: First Nations artists work to challenge stereotypes and break down barriers to audiences

New research from the Australia Council for the Arts explores the perspectives of First Nations artists and creatives working in theatre and dance.

August 17, 2020
Kev Carmody Has Some Words For 3AW’s Tom Elliott

3AW’s drivetime presenter Tom Elliott is not known for his sensitivity to our First Australians. In fact, his rhetoric often borders on full-blown racism.

August 17, 2020
Taylor Swift photo by Ros O'Gorman
Australian Albums” Taylor Swift ‘Folklore’ is Number One For Third Week

Taylor Swift becomes the first artist of 2020 to hold the No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart for a third week, as her eighth studio album "folklore" is the top selling set again in Australia.

August 17, 2020
Paul Kelly AWITG on Friday 17 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Announcement: The State of Music expands with ‘Introducing’ Series

Mushroom Group are pleased to announce The State of Music – INTRODUCING series, a new streaming initiative developed in partnership with the Victorian Government as part of Victoria Together.

August 15, 2020
Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart Inducted Into Country Music Hall of Fame

Noise11.com’s Chief Operating Officer Nick Kontonicolas has congratulated country music legend Marty Stuart on being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as a Modern Era Artist.

August 14, 2020
Port Fairy Folk Festival
Announcement: Port Fairy Folk Festival Cancels 2021 Event

The Port Fairy Folk Festival Committee today announced that the 2021 Festival will not go ahead.

August 14, 2020
Guns N Roses perform at the MCG in Melbourne on Tuesday 14 February 2017. Guns N Roses are touring Australia on their Not In This Lifetime tour. Photo Ros O'Gorman
Duff of Guns ‘N Roses Joins Lily Cornell For Mind Wide Open Podcast

Guns ‘N Roses bass player Duff McKagan is Lily Cornell’s guest on Mind Wide Open this week.

August 11, 2020
Wangaratta National Jazz Awards
Submissions for National Jazz Awards Announced

Organised as part of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, each year the National Jazz Awards focus on a different instrument. In 2020, the focus is on voice.

August 11, 2020
Art Music Awards 2020
Finalists for ART Music Awards Announced

The ART Music Awards will be virtual in 2020 with 278 nominees holding out for 13 awards.

August 11, 2020
Deep Purple: Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Photo, Noise11
Deep Purple Might Top UK Chart This Week

Taylor Swift is on track for a third week at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart this Friday, but two new entries from Glass Animals and Deep Purple aren’t missing out on the top spot without a fight.

August 11, 2020
MTV VMAs
2020 VMA’s Venue Changed Because of Safety Concerns

The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) will no longer be held at Brooklyn's Barclays Centre, due to "safety concerns" amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

August 10, 2020