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Shihad To Headline CherryRock17

Cherry poobah James Young says he is ‘fizzing’ with the news Shihad will headline CherryRock17 at the Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane.

Tagged as: Australia, Cherry Bar, CherryRock17, Shihad

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Aerosmith Cancel Dates To Make A Final Album

by Music-News.com

Rockers Aerosmith have postponed a North American tour to focus on recording a final album.

Tagged as: 70s, Aerosmith, rock, USA

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Tash Sultana performs at The Age Music Victoria Awards held at 170 Russell on Wednesday 16 November 2016 during Melbourne Music Week. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Splendour in the Grass Announce their 2017 Lineup

by Ros O'Gorman

Splendour In The Grass 2017 has announced yet another spectacular lineup for this year.

Tagged as: Australia, music festival, Splendour In The Grass

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Bev Bevan Will Not Attend ELO Hall of Fame Induction

by Paul Cashmere

Bev Bevan, drummer for the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) from 1970 to 1986, will not be attending the induction of the band to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but it isn’t the typical infighting between members of the group. He’s just busy.

Tagged as: 70s, Bev Bevan, ELO, rock, UK

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George Michael, photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

George Michael Painting Sells For $600000

by Paul Cashmere

Damien Hirst’s George Michael painting has sold for almost $600,000 (£477,000) at a charity auction in Texas.

Tagged as: 80s, George Michael, pop, UK

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The Zombies Cancel Boston Show Due To Illness

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Zombies’ Colin Blunstone is under the weather, causing the band to cancel their Tuesday night (March 28) show at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston.

Tagged as: 60s, rock, The Zombies, UK

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Ringo Starr Is Talking The All-Starrs Back On The Road

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Ringo Starr has finally found an All-Starr Band that he likes and has members with flexible enough schedules to fit Ringo in for a few week per year.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Ringo Starr, rock, UK

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Anthony Albanese MP at Reclink Community Cup Elsternwick Park Melbourne on Sunday 21 June 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Albo Becomes A Record Store Day Australia Ambassador

by Paul Cashmere

The honourable Anthony Albanese MP (aka DJ Albo) has agreed to be an ambassador for Record Store Day Australia.

Tagged as: Anthony Albanese, Australia, music industry, Record Store Day

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R.I.P. Clem Curtis of The Foundations 1940-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Clem Curtis, the unique voice who led The Foundations on Baby, Now That I Found You, has died at the age of 76. No cause of death has been announced although his family confirmed his passing.

Tagged as: 60s, Clem Curtis, pop, soul, The Foundation, UK

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Elton John and his Band perform in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 11 December 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Everyone Was At Elton John’s 70th Except You And Me

by Paul Cashmere

Elton John celebrated his 70th birthday with a star studded party featuring Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, and Katy Perry.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, contemporary, Elton John, pop, rock, UK

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Ed Sheeran Leaves Drake and Adele For Dead In Third Week Sales

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran ‘divide’ is not only the number one album in Australia this week, Drake and Adele and nos 2 and 3 aren’t even close.

Tagged as: 10s, contemporary, Ed Sheeran, pop, UK

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Entries for the 2017 Helpmann Awards are Open

by Announcement

Entries for the 17th Annual Helpmann Awards are open today, for productions staged between 1 March 2016 – 28 April 2017.

Tagged as: Australia, Helpmann Awards, live music, music industry

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Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran ‘divide’ Is No 1 For Third Week

by Gavin Ryan

“÷ (Divide)” by Ed Sheeran stays at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart for a third straight week, and in doing so becomes his longest continual run at the top, as his second album “X (Multiply)” might have logged eight weeks at the top overall, but that was during six different runs in the No.1

Tagged as: 10s, contemporary, Ed Sheeran, pop, UK

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Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran Shape Of You Spends 11 Weeks At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Ed Sheeran has molded himself into a “Shape of You” at No.1 for eleven weeks now, becoming the second longest chart-topping single for this decade.

Tagged as: 10s, contemporary, Ed Sheeran, pop, UK

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Archie Roach: Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Archie Roach To Receive Ted Albert Awards At The APRAs

by Paul Cashmere

Singer/Songwriter Archie Roach has been named to receive the 2017 Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services To Australian Music at the APRA Music Awards to be held in Sydney on April 3.

Tagged as: 90s, Archie Roach, Australia, contemporary, country, folk, songwriter

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Cat Stevens aka Yusuf To Tour Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Cat Stevens aka Yusuf will return to Australia in November for ‘A Cat’s Attic Peace Train Tour’ to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his first hit ‘Matthew & Son’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cat Stevens, contemporary, folk, pop, rock, UK, Yusuf

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Allman Brothers To Release 2004 Atlanta Concerts CD

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

On April 28, the Allman Brothers Band will release The Fox Box, an eight-CD set chronicling three 2004 shows from the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA.

Tagged as: 70s, Allman Brothers, blues, rock, southern rock, USA

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Eric Clapton Postpones Shows Due To Illness

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Under doctor’s advisement, Eric Clapton has pulled the plug on his two Los Angeles shows this weekend.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, blues, Eric Clapton, rock, UK

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Cher, Image, Rod Laver, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Cher Pulls Out Of Clint Water Crisis Film

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Cher has been forced to pull out of doing the Lifetime network movie Flint about the water crisis in the Michigan city.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cher, pop, USA

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Depeche Mode Will Return To US Top 10 This Week

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

When the charts are revealed on Tuesday, Depeche Mode will once again be in the top ten keeping a 27-year run alive.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Depeche Mode, rock, UK

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James BeBarge Still Insists He Has A Daughter With Janet Jackson

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Last year, James DeBarge said that he and ex-wife Janet Jackson had a daughter somewhere in the world.

Tagged as: 80s, dance, James DeBarge, Janet Jackson, pop, R&B, USA

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Beyonce Surprises Fan With Cancer

by Music-News.com

Beyonce fulfilled the dream of a teenage cancer patient by calling her using FaceTime on Wednesday (March 22).

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Beyonce, pop, R&B, USA

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Kanye West and Paul McCartney Bonded Over Their Mother’s Deaths

by Music-News.com

Paul McCartney bonded with Kanye West by sharing a story about how the loss of his mother inspired him creatively.

Tagged as: 00s, 60s, 70s, Kanye West, Paul McCartney, pop, rap, rock, UK, USA

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Adam Ant Expands World Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Adam Ant has set a three legged tour singing both his hits and the album Kings of the Wild Frontier.

Tagged as: 80s, Adam Ant, pop, rock, UK

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Wyclef Rants Over False Arrest

by Music-News.com

Rapper Wyclef Jean has received an apology of sorts from Los Angeles authorities after he was mistaken for an armed robbery suspect and handcuffed early on Tuesday (March 21).

Tagged as: 90s, R&B, rap, urban, USA, Wyclef Jean

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Tool May Finally Allow Streaming

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The number of artists who are yet to embrace modern technology are getting to be fewer and fewer and one of the last of the holdouts, Tool, may be getting ready to enter the fray.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, metal, rock, Tool, USA

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Uriah Heep Prep Three More Reissues

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Last September, Uriah Heep released two-CD Deluxe Editions of their first two albums, …Very ‘Eavy … Very Umble (1970) and Salisbury (1971) along with a brand new anthology, Your Turn to Remember: The Definitive Anthology 1970 – 1990.

Tagged as: 70s, metal, rock, UK, Uriah Heep

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Elton John Has A Not So Secret 70th Birthday Party

by Music-News.com

Elton John is looking forward to celebrating his 70th birthday with a party on Saturday (March 25), but he’s being kept in the dark about the details.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, contemporary, Elton John, pop, rock, UK

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Ian Anderson Reimagines Jethro Tull With A String Quartet

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Anderson has recreated his music with Jethro Tull with the Carducci String Quartet but don’t call this project classical.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, classical, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, rock, UK

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Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs Lock Up Your Mothers live

The Last Great Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs Tour Released On CD

by Paul Cashmere

Historic live recordings from Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs Australian in 1994 have been released for the first time.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, blues, rock

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