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Paul Kelly AWITG on Friday 17 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Paul Kelly Had Australia’s Most Popular Christmas Album Of 2021

by Paul Cashmere

xPaul Kelly leads the Christmas sweepstakes for the most popular Christmas album in Australia for 2021.

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse Greendale tour Melbourne photo by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young Dropped A Surprise Album On Christmas Day

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has added a previously unreleased album to his archives. ‘Summer Songs’, released on 25 December 2021 is a fully sequenced by unreleased album from 1987.

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Eric Clapton photo by Ros O'Gorman

Eric Clapton Debuts New Song ‘Heart of a Child’

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Clapton debuted a new song this week. ‘Heart of a Child’ was co-written with Robin Monotti and produced with Simon Climie.

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Nirvana Nevermind 30th anniversary edition

Nirvana Seek Dismissal Of Stupid Nevermind Lawsuit

by Music-News.com

Lawyers for Nirvana are seeking the dismissal of a child pornography lawsuit brought by the man who appeared on their Nevermind album cover as a baby.

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Toby Rand

Toby Rand Replaces Dale Ryder For Bowie Golden Years Show

by Paul Cashmere

Former Juke Kartel singer and one time ‘Rock Star: Supernova’ entrant Toby Rand will replace Dale Ryder for the upcoming ‘Bowie: Golden Years’ shows while Dale attends to Boom Crash Opera commitments.

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Chris Le Mesurier (photo from Julian Lennon Facebook)

Guitarist Robin Le Mesurier Dead At 68

by Paul Cashmere

Robin Le Mesurier, the guitarist with credit on albums by Rod Stewart, Ron Wood and Bernie Taupin, has died at age 68.

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David Guetta, Noise11, music news

David Guetta Is Planning New Year’s Eve Broadcast From Abu Dhabi

by Paul Cashmere

David Guetta will stream a performance from Abu Dhabi on 1 January at midnight (Gulf Standard Time) / 7am for Australia (Eastern Daylight Saving Time).

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Leo Sayer with the Chic singers Kimberley Davis (left) and Folami (right)

Leo Sayer To Release Beatles Tribute ‘Northern Songs’ In 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Leo Sayer has spent a good part of 2020 and 2021 completing his Beatles project ‘Northern Songs’.

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ZZ Top, Melbourne, Australia, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

ZZ Top Sell Music Assets

by Music-News.com

ZZ Top have sold their entire “music interests” to music firm BMG and investment house KKR.

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Eric Clapton photo by Ros O'Gorman

Eric Clapton Justifies Suing Fan Over Bootleg Sale

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Clapton’s management has issued a statement following the negative press Clapton received after suing a German fan for selling a bootleg CD.

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Sean Diddy Combs, music news, noise11.com

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Buys Back Sean John Fashion Brand

by Music-News.com

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has bought back his Sean John fashion brand following a bankruptcy auction.

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Ozzy Osbourne No More Tears

Ozzy Osbourne ‘No More Tears’ To Be Performed By All-Star Metal Band At Cherry Bar

by Paul Cashmere

James Young of Melbourne’s Cherry Bar has recruited an all-star metal band to pay homage to Ozzy Osbourne’s classic album ‘No More Tears’.

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The Floaters

Paul Mitchell of The Floaters Has Died

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Mitchell of Detroit soul band The Floaters has passed away.

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Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs Lock Up Your Mother Live Vol 2

Gil Matthews Has Raided The Aztecs Vault Again And It’s a Corker

by Paul Cashmere

Fans of Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Gil Matthews has released a new volume of ‘Lock Up Your Mothers’. ‘Live Vol.2’ is out now.

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Nile Rodgers and Chic Rod Laver Arena on Sunday 8 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Nile Rodgers Helps Raise £200,000 for Nordoff Robbins

by Music-News.com

Stars of stage and screen came together to raise a total of over £200,000 for the UK’s largest music therapy charity at Nordoff Robbins’ annual Christmas Carol Concerts, held in person last week at St Luke’s Church, Chelsea, London and streamed online on Sunday 19th December.

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Mariah Carey wedding dress

Mariah Carey ‘All I Want For Christmas’ Goes No 1 For Third Time

by Music-News.com

Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ has set a new chart record.

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Big Sean

Big Sean Claims Kanye West Owes His $6m

by Music-News.com

Big Sean has claimed his mentor Kanye West owes him $6 million (£4.5 million).

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Sayaka Kanda

Frozen Singer Sayaka Kanda Dead At 35

by Music-News.com

Sayaka Kanda has been found dead at age 35.

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Madonna performs at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday 12 March 2016. This is the first show of the Australian leg of her world wide Rebel Heart Tour.

Madonna Working On A New Version of ‘Frozen’

by Music-News.com

Madonna is back in the studio and will be releasing new music next year.

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Jimmy Barnes by Gerry Nichols

Jimmy Barnes Postpones Newcastle Gigs As Omnicron Takes Hold

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has postponed his shows at Lizottes in Newcastle this week as the Omnicron variant takes hold of New South Wales.

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Adele 30

Australian Albums: Adele Spends 4th Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

It’s a fourth straight week at No.1 for Adele’s fourth album “30”, as the set looks likely to occupy the No.1 spot for several more weeks.

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Australian Bird Collective Songs of Disappearance

Australian Bird Calls ‘Songs Of Disappearance’ Goes Up The Chart

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s most unusual hit of 2021 got even bigger this week. The Australian Bird Calls ‘Songs of Disappearance’ actually increased in sales in its second week moving up the ARIA Chart from number 5 to number 3.

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Paul Kelly releases new single The Body Keeps The Score and announces Red Hot Summer 2026 headline tour.

Paul Kelly Celebrates Gravy Day With New ‘How To Make Gravy Video’

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has updated his 25 year old Christmas classic with a new version and video for ‘How To Make Gravy’.

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Brian Cadd at Memo Music Hall Melbourne - photo by Peter Walsh son of Peter Walsh

Brian Cadd Digs Into The Legacy For Final Melbourne Show Of 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Cadd fans who attended his last Melbourne concert of 2021 were treated to some rarely played early hits.

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George Harrison Concert for Bangla Desh

George Harrison Concert For Bangla Desh Was Released 50 Years Ago

by Paul Cashmere

The album of the George Harrison charity event ‘Concert for Bangla Desh’ was released on 20 December 1971.

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Brian May of Queen performs at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 2 March 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Brian May Reveals He Can Play Guitar After Covid

by Paul Cashmere

Brian May have popped up a video showing he can play guitar after covid but as he says “it would probably help if you could play it before”.

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Evanescence. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Covid Positive Crew Member Brings Evanescence Tour To A Halt

by Music-News.com

Evanescence US tour has come to a sudden halt after a crew member tested to Covid-19.

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Patti Smith performs her last Australian show at Festival Hall in Melbourne on Thursday 20 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Patti Smith Australian Tour For 2022 Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

The Patti Smith Australian tour for April 2022 has been cancelled.

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Terry Uttley of Smokie photo from Smokie website

Last Original Smokie Member Bass Player Terry Uttley Dies at Age 70

by Paul Cashmere

Original Smokie bass player and one of the band’s co-founders Terry Uttley has died at the age of 70, just four weeks after his wife Shirley passed away.

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Carlos Marin of Il Divo

Il Divo’s Carlos Marin Dies From Covid At Age 53

by Paul Cashmere

Carlos Marin of Il Divo has died from Covid-19. He was 53 years old.

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