Page 864 – Noise11 Music News

Elton John performed a touching version of ‘Space Oddity’ in memory of David Bowie at his show at The Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles this week.

British actor Alan Rickman has died at age 69 after a battle with cancer.

René Angélil, the husband and manager of Celine Dion, has died from throat cancer at the age of 73.

As the world’s mourns the death of David Bowie, this week Noise11 pays tribute on iHeartRadio with songs from Blackstar, some of Bowie’s greatest and his more recent duets.

Steven Tyler has one more job on his plate, as a member of the NMPA SONGS Foundation Board of Directors.

Just as she promised, Janet Jackson has rescheduled all of the dates that she was forced to postpone due to surgery.

Joan Baez turned 75 last Saturday (January 9) and, on January 27, a long list of veteran artists will come together at the Beacon Theatre in New York to celebrate her milestone and career.

Jackson Browne has added thirteen new dates in April and May to his current acoustic tour.

Panic! At the Disco, Brothers3, Celtic Woman, Mystery Jets, Hank Williams Jr., Tim Hicks and The Wiz TV Soundtrack lead the week’s new releases.

Queen + Adam Lambert have been crowned winners of the SSE Live Awards at The SSE Arena, Wembley.

Adele went carpooling with James Corden over Christmas and the karaoke flowed.

The Recording Academy has announced their recipients for this year’s Special Merit Awards.

Rick Wakeman was the keyboard player on David Bowie’s classic ‘Life On Mars’.

Nick Carter has reportedly been arrested after being involved in a bar brawl.

New Orleans bass legend Charlie Wooton will join the James Southwell Band this weekend to close the Thredbo Blues Festival.

Madonna broke away from her very strict set list for her Rebel Heart Tour in Houston on Tuesday night to salute the man who “showed me that it was alright to be different”, David Bowie.

Henry Wagons has a video for his new Wagons song ‘Cold Burger, Cold Fries’.

David Bowie was given a ‘direct cremation’ following his death on Sunday and there will be no funeral or formal memorial.

White Night will return to Melbourne on Saturday 20 February 2016.

Sting has released a heartfelt tribute to his friend David Bowie as part of a statement about the rocker’s death.

David Bowie’s superstar pals Iggy Pop and Elton John have offered up their heartfelt tributes to the late rocker, who lost his battle with cancer on Sunday (10Jan16).

Major Lazer are set to become one of the first big U.S. acts to perform in Cuba since diplomatic ties were restored between the two nations last year (15).