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Jimmy Kimmel and Guillermo Rodriguez accept Peabody Award 2026

Jimmy Kimmel Wins Peabody Award And Uses Acceptance Speech To Defend Free Speech And Mock Trump

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Kimmel used his Peabody Award acceptance speech to defend freedom of speech, political satire and the right to criticise elected leaders while delivering a fresh round of jokes aimed at Donald Trump.

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Barry Manilow / Noise11 2026

Barry Manilow Says Future Performances Remain Uncertain After Cancer Battle

by Paul Cashmere

Barry Manilow says he may never sing again after complications following lung cancer surgery left him uncertain about the future of his voice and live performances.

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Phil Jamieson by Laura May Grogan

Phil Jamieson Releases New Single Blue As The Sunlight Ahead Of 10Charlie Album

by Paul Cashmere

Phil Jamieson has released Blue As The Sunlight, the latest preview of his upcoming solo album 10Charlie, while preparing for an extensive Australian PJ AIR tour.

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VNV Nation

VNV Nation Announce First Australian Tour In More Than A Decade

by Paul Cashmere

Electronic music pioneers VNV Nation will return to Australia for three headline shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne following the release of Construct and Destruct.

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Queen A Kind of Magic

Queen A Kind Of Magic Turns 40: The Album That Closed Queen’s Touring Era

by Paul Cashmere

Forty years after its release, Queen’s A Kind Of Magic remains one of the band’s defining albums, producing multiple hit singles and marking the final Queen album promoted with a tour featuring Freddie Mercury.

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Alex Lahey photo by Seannie Bryan

Alex Lahey Announces B-Grade University Reunion Tour To Mark 10 Years Of Breakthrough EP

by Paul Cashmere

Alex Lahey has announced a national Australian tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her breakthrough EP B-Grade University and the release of its expanded Reunion Edition.

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Nathan Cavaleri photo by Mel Waring

Nathan Cavaleri Announces Growing Pains Theatre Tour Exploring His Extraordinary Life Story

by Paul Cashmere

Nathan Cavaleri has announced Growing Pains – The Nathan Cavaleri Story, a new theatre production blending music and storytelling as he reflects on a life marked by success, adversity and recovery.

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To The Grave

To The Grave Announce Nail Australia To The Walls Tour With No Cure

by Paul Cashmere

To The Grave have announced the eight-date Nail Australia To The Walls Tour for September, joined by Alabama heavy outfit No Cure on its first Australian visit.

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Bruce Springsteen Minneapolis 31 March 2026 Noise11 pic photo by Winston Robinson

Power To The People Concert vs Freedom 250: Tom Morello Assembles Star-Studded Lineup In Washington DC Protest Music Counterpoint

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Morello’s Power To The People concert brings Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters and Dave Matthews together for a major voting rights event near Washington DC on October 3.

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Comics Unleashed

CBS Late Night Shift Sees Comics Unleashed Debut Under Scrutiny Amid Ratings Slide

by Paul Cashmere

CBS has replaced The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with Comics Unleashed in its 11:35 p.m. slot, with early Nielsen data showing a significant ratings decline.

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John Brewster of The Angels with the guitar made by his son Sam

The Angels Celebrate 50 Years Of Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again With New All-Star Video

by Paul Cashmere

The Angels have released a new commemorative video for Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again featuring every singer to front the band during its 50-year history, alongside a major Australian anniversary tour.

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Hollywood Undead

Hollywood Undead Release ‘Feels Like Home’ As Band Expands Its Singles Era

by Paul Cashmere

Hollywood Undead have released Feels Like Home, the latest track in the band’s ongoing singles era, while announcing a co-headlining slot on the returning Taste Of Chaos tour.

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Saint Etienne

Saint Etienne Announce Final Australian And New Zealand Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Saint Etienne have announced a final Australian and New Zealand tour for November and December 2026 following the release of their last studio album, International.

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Neil Young 2009 photo by Ros OGorman

Neil Young Archives Volume 4 To Finally Release Legendary 1995 Dublin Concert With Pearl Jam

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young will officially release the complete 1995 Dublin concert with Pearl Jam through Archives Volume 4, ending decades of speculation surrounding the legendary Mirror Ball tour performance.

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Massive Attack

Massive Attack Return To Australia For First Headline Tour In 16 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Massive Attack have announced their first Australian headline concerts in 16 years, confirming arena shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne for August 2026.

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Mick Jagger in the Rolling Stones In Your Stars video 2026 Noise11

The Rolling Stones Reveal How Charlie Watts And Paul McCartney Shaped New Album Foreign Tongues

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood have revealed how Charlie Watts and Paul McCartney contributed to The Rolling Stones’ forthcoming album Foreign Tongues, a record built from 10 new songs and four earlier session recordings.

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The Commodores

Ronald LaPread Of The Commodores Dies Aged 75

by Paul Cashmere

Ronald LaPread, the bassist whose playing helped define The Commodores’ biggest hits including “Easy”, “Brick House”, “Three Times A Lady” and “Nightshift”, has died aged 75 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Ace Frehley guitar auctioned 2026

Julien’s Auctions Music Icons Results From Landmark May 29-30 Live Auction In NYC

by Paul Cashmere

Julien’s Auctions reports strong international results from its Music Icons sale in New York, with major lots from Ace Frehley, Johnny Cash, Eddie Van Halen and more.

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Macy Gray

Macy Gray Expands Australian Return With Biggest Regional Tour To Date

by Paul Cashmere

Macy Gray has announced her biggest Australian tour to date, returning in September and October 2026 for a run of metropolitan and regional shows while previewing songs from her forthcoming album The Trouble With The Truth.

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Sparks at The Palais St Kilda 28 May 2026 photo by Winston Robinson

Sparks Turn Simplicity Into Spectacle At Melbourne’s Palais Theatre

by Paul Cashmere

Sparks returned to Melbourne’s Palais Theatre with a career-spanning set that proved great live music still relies on songs, musicianship and audience connection rather than spectacle.

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Split Enz at Rod Laver Arena 13 May 2026 by Mary Boukouvalas

Singapore Grand Prix 2026 Line-Up Revealed, But Paul McCartney Missing From First Artist Announcement

by Paul Cashmere

The Singapore Grand Prix has announced its first 2026 entertainment line-up featuring Split Enz, Goo Goo Dolls, Mark Ronson and DJ Snake, but Paul McCartney remains absent despite recent comments from Neil Finn suggesting he would perform.

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Bret Michaels. Photo by Carrie Reiser (bretmichaels.com)

Great American State Fair Loses More Acts As Artist Withdrawals Continue

by Paul Cashmere

The Great American State Fair has lost more than half of its announced performers after Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Young MC, The Commodores and Morris Day And The Time withdrew, citing concerns about the event’s political affiliations.

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Kennedy Center

Kennedy Center Ordered To Remove Trump Name After Federal Court Ruling

by Paul Cashmere

A federal court has ruled that the Kennedy Center cannot legally bear Donald Trump’s name, ordering all signage removed and halting plans for a two-year closure.

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John Farnham photo by Ros O'Gorman

John Farnham Celebration Concert Announced For Rod Laver Arena

by Paul Cashmere

More than 120 performers will celebrate the music of John Farnham at a one-night Melbourne concert supporting Head and Neck Cancer Australia.

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Boundaries by Perrier Leigh

Boundaries Release ‘Only Endless’ Ahead Of New Album Yearning: The Unbeautiful After

by Paul Cashmere

Boundaries have unveiled Only Endless, the third single from forthcoming album Yearning: The Unbeautiful After, due July 17 through Sumerian Records.

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Violet Grohl by Bella Newman

Violet Grohl Releases Debut Album ‘Be Sweet To Me’

by Paul Cashmere

Violet Grohl has released her debut album Be Sweet To Me through Auroura Records and Republic Records, launching her first headline tour and setting a television debut on Jimmy Fallon.

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Martina McBride, Noise11, Photo

Great American State Fair Artists Distance Themselves From Trump Linked Freedom 250 Event

by Paul Cashmere

Martina McBride, Young MC, Morris Day and The Time and The Commodores have withdrawn from the Great American State Fair amid controversy surrounding the Freedom 250 event and its links to Donald Trump.

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The Rubens Share Reflective New Single Are You Getting High

by Paul Cashmere

The Rubens have released new single ‘Are You Getting High’, an emotionally reflective track exploring heartbreak and acceptance as the band prepares more music and live shows for 2026.

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Live concert image Melbourne Australia Noise11.com

Live Music Ticket Prices Reshape Global Concert Industry As Australia Faces ‘FOMO Economy’

by Paul Cashmere

Concert ticket prices across Australia, North America and Europe have more than doubled in real terms since the 1980s as streaming economics and mega-tours reshape the global live music industry.

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Sleeping With Sirens photo Travis Shinn

Sleeping With Sirens Unleash Heavy New Single ‘Paralyzed’ Ahead Of Eighth Album

by Paul Cashmere

Sleeping With Sirens have released surprise single ‘Paralyzed’ ahead of eighth album An Ending In Itself, due June 12 via Rise Records.

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