Page 902 – Noise11 Music News

The Foo Fighters have joined a number of other acts in canceling tour appearances in France and other areas of Europe in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks.

U2 will not be playing in Paris tonight due to the terrorist attacks on Friday night.

For the first time since early July, an album has managed to hold on for a second week at the No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums chart, as this week the Elvis Presley set “If I Can Dream” with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra remains the biggest selling album in the country.

Adele is spending a third week atop the ARIA Singles Chart with her song “Hello”, which three weeks ago debuted with Gold sales status, last week it went Platinum, and now this week it notches up 2x▲Platinum in sales, that’s over 140,000+ sold in just three weeks.

Eagles of the Metal, the band performing at the Paris music venue Bataclan, when terrorists opened fire, have commented about the tragedy on their Facebook page.

15 people have been shot dead at an Eagles of Death Metal concert in Paris as part of a terrorist attack that has swept the city. A further 100 have been taken hostage.

Train have released a cover of Slade’s Christmas song ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’.

Phil Taylor, the former drummer for Motorhead, died on Wednesday after a lengthy illness. He was 61.

Ed Sheeran, one of the biggest artists in the world, has broken chart history. His 15 million-selling, second studio album ‘x’ has had the longest reign in the UK Top 10 Official Albums Chart for a British artist, ever, where it has now remained for 73 consecutive weeks.

Martin Beard, who played drums for the San Francisco rock band Sopwith Camel, died on Tuesday at the age of 68.

Prince embraces critics because he believes their harsh words mean they care about him.

The Libertines have commissioned some boxes of tea and they’re raising money for Children In Need.

One Direction star Liam Payne is glad Zayn Malik quit before they wrote their new album as they would have been forced to start all over again.

He may have only ever set foot in the UK fleetingly at Prestwick Airport – but Elvis mania is once again sweeping across the nation.

Paul McCartney sits down with Billboard to reveal intimate details about The Beatles number one hits.

Russell Morris has delivered ‘Red Dirt Red Heart’, the third album in his blues trilogy and this week Russell and producer Mitch Cairns talk you track by track through the album.

One Direction, Justin Bieber, A Great Big Wirkd, il Divo, Jeff Lynne’s E.L.O., Kylie Minogue, Conrad Sewell, Kerser, Neil Young, Kurt Cobain, Live, Slim Dusty, Eric Clapton (live), Andre Rieu and Ed Sheeran ‘x’ repackaged lead the week’s new music releases.

Jeff Buckley, who is considered one of the great voices by Rolling Stone magazine, had his life tragically cut short in a 1997 swimming accident after recording just one, classic album.

Queen star Brian May saluted the band’s late singer as he collected the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour’s Living Legends award in London on Wednesday night (11Nov15).