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According To The Grammys Beyonce Is A Rock Act Now

by Paul Cashmere

This is not an early April Fool’s joke. Beyonce is competing with Disturbed as a rock act for the 2017 Grammy Awards.

Tagged as: Alabama Shakes, Beyonce, Disturbed, Grammy Awards, music industry, USA

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WTF Bowie Not Nominated For Grammy Album Of The Year But Bieber Is

by Paul Cashmere

In a remarkable display of stupidity David Bowie ‘Blackstar’ has not been nominated by Grammy Album of the Year but Justin Bieber ‘Purpose’ has.

Tagged as: 10s, 70s, Blackstar, David Bowie, Grammy Awards, Justin Bieber, pop, rock, USA

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Flume Nominated For Two Grammy Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s Flume has been nominated for two Grammy Awards.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, dance, Electronic, Flume, Grammy Awards, USA

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Debut Trippy Animated Video For ‘Sick Love’

by Paul Cashmere

After Anthony Kiedis in a codpiece for the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Go Robot video, the band has decided to go in a bit different direction for the new single, Sick Love.

Tagged as: 90s, Love Sick, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Ronnie James Dio and Lemmy To Be Inducted Into Hall of Heavy Metal History

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The new Hall of Heavy Metal History has announced the first inductees into their Hall of Fame.

Tagged as: Hall of Heavy Metal History, heavy metal, Lemmy, metal, Ronnie James Dio, USA

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Buzz Aldrin Treated By Dr David Bowie In New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

“Ground control to Major Tom” indeed. In a remarkable coincidence astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, has been treated by Dr David Bowie in a New Zealand hospital after being evacuated from the South Pole.

Tagged as: 70s, Buzz Aldrin, David Bowie, rock, UK

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Neil Finn Joins Coldplay For Crowded House Classic In Auckland

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Finn was a surprise guest with Coldplay in Auckland this week. Finn joined Coldplay for the Crowded House classic ‘Four Seasons In One Day’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Coldplay, Crowded House, rock, UK

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Jet Announce Supports For Twilight At Taronga Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Jet has also revealed their supports for the Twilight At Taronga Sydney shows. Wild Honey will open the February 16 show while Bloods are in for February 19.

Tagged as: Australia, Ball Park Music, Melbourne Zoo Twilights, music festival, Twilight At Taronga

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Wolfmother and Rose Tattoo To Support Guns N Roses In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Wolfmother and Rose Tattoo will open for select Guns N Roses show in Australia in February.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90, Australia, Australian Tour, Guns n Roses, Heavy Rock, metal, rock, Rose Tattoo, USA, Wolfmother

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Eagles Mavis Staples James Taylor Receive Kennedy Honors

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Kennedy Center Honors held their annual gala on Sunday night, honoring James Taylor, Al Pacino, Mavis Staples, Martha Argerich and the Eagles.

Tagged as: Al Pacino, Eagles, James Taylor, Kennedy Honors, Martha Argerich, Mavis Staples, USA

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Helmet Australian Dates 2017

by Paul Cashmere

New York’s Helmet will return to Australia in 2017.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australian Tour, David Roy Williams, Helmet, USA

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Christmas Bube’s Is Out-Selling New FONJie Christmas Album

by Paul Cashmere

Michael Buble’s ‘Christmas’ is once again the Christmas album of 2017 in Australia outselling the high profile John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John (FONJie) ‘Friends for Christmas’.

Tagged as: Australia, Christmas, contemporary, John Farnham, Michael Buble, music industry, Olivia Newton-John, pop

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Guns N Roses Adds 35 More Not In A Lifetime Tour Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Guns N’ Roses reunion tour looks like it will roll on well into 2017 with the announcement of 35 new dates in Europe and North America.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Guns n Roses, hard rock, Heavy Rock, metal, rock, USA

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Mariah Carey All I Want For Christmas Is Britain’s Most Played Christmas Song

by Music-News.com

Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas has emerged victorious as the most-played Christmas song of 2015, according to data released today by music licensing company PPL.

Tagged as: Christmas, Kirsty MacColl, Mariah Carey, UK, Wham

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Britney Spears Spends 35th Birthday Performing For iHeartRadio

by Music-News.com

Britney Spears was surprised with a cake and serenaded by fans as she celebrated her 35th birthday during a gig on Friday night.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Britney Spears, pop, USA

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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

Sir Elton John Dismisses Retirement Rumours

by Music-News.com

Elton John has laughed off reports suggesting he is planning to retire from music after another round of shows.

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

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BBC Shortlists British Artist of The Year List

by Music-News.com

BBC Music has announced the five artists shortlisted for BBC Music British Artist of the Year ahead of next week’s BBC Music Awards ceremony in London.

Tagged as: Adele, BBC, music industry, UK

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Dennis Locorriere To Tour Dr Hook In Australia Again In 2017

by Paul Cashmere

Dennis Locorriere will return to Australia in May 2017 for more Dr Hook shows.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, country, Dennis Locorriere, Dr Hook, USA

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Amy Schumer Cancels Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Amy Schumer has cancelled her Australian tour due to illness.

Tagged as: 10s, Amy Schumer, Amy Schumer Cancels Australian Tour, comedy, Live Nation, USA

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Blue & Lonesome Set For Rolling Stones Highest Debut In Decades

by Paul Cashmere

When the Rolling Stones announced their first new studio album in a decade, Blue & Lonesome, was going to be a pure blues set, it got purists excited but made the casual fan question why they didn’t do another pure rock album.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Blue & Lonesome, blues, rock, The Rolling Stones, UK

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Live Nation Buys Secrets Sounds

by Paul Cashmere

Live Nation has taken over the Secret Sounds Group with a 51% purchase of the Australian company behind Splendour In The Grass and the Falls Festival.

Tagged as: Australia, Live Nation, music festival, music industry, Paul Piticco, Secret Sounds

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ARIA Albums: The Weeknd Tops Australian Chart

by Gavin Ryan

The third album for Canadian RnB artist The Weeknd becomes his second consecutive No.1 album here, as “Starboy” lands first week on the ARIA Albums chart in the pole position.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian charts, music industry, pop, The Weeknd

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ARIA Singles: Clean Bandit Tops ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

The current UK No.1 single for the (now) past four weeks becomes the first chart topping for the UK duo Clean Bandit, along with guest vocalists Anne-Marie and Sean Paul, all on the Ace of Base sounding track “Rockabye”.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian charts, Clean Bandit, music industry, pop

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Neil Finn To Play Skyfields

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Finn will perform a solo show at Skyfields in Tasmania in March.

Tagged as: 80s, contemporary, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock

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Kristen Stewart Stars In Rolling Stones Ride ‘Em On Down Video

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones have created a video for ‘Ride ‘Em On Down’ from the ‘Blue and Lonesome’ album and it starts Twilight star Kristen Stewart.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, blues, Kristen Stewart, Ride Em On Down, rock, The Rolling Stones, UK

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R.I.P. Wayne Duncan of Daddy Cool At 72

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary Daddy Cool bass player Wayne Duncan has died.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Daddy Cool, rock, Wayne Duncan

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Stone Temple Pilots Mark First Anniversary Of Scott Weiland Death

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It was one year ago today that Scott Weiland, leader of the Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver and The Wildabouts, died on his tour bus prior to a show from what was determined to be a mix of cocaine, ethanol and MDA along with a number of underlying conditions.

Tagged as: 90s, rock, Scott Weiland, Stone Temple Pilots, USA

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Little Mix Australian Dates For July 2017

by Paul Cashmere

Little Mix will return to Australia for shows in July 2017.

Tagged as: 10s, Little Mix, pop, Simon Cowell, UK

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Dolly Parton To Hold Telethon For Fire Victims

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Earlier this week, Dolly Parton announced that she would be starting a new organization called My People Fund which will donate $1,000 per month to each family in Sevier County, TN who lost their home in the recent wildfire until they are “back on their feet”.

Tagged as: 70s, country, Dolly Parton, USA

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David Bowie Band To Perform With Fanning Blasko & Dempsey In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Long time members of David Bowie’s live and recording band will gather in Sydney in January with Australia’s Bernard Fanning, Sarah Blasko and Paul Dempsey to perform the music of David Bowie, David Bowie style.

Tagged as: Australia, Bernard Fanning, David Bowie, rock, Sarah Blasko, Sydney

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