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The Weeknd $1 Billion Music Catalogue Gamble: A Bold Business Masterstroke

by Labelle Hayes

Abel Tesfaye, known worldwide as The Weeknd, is reportedly in early talks to secure a staggering US$1 billion financing deal using his music catalogue as collateral. The negotiations are said to be taking place with New York private equity firm Lyric Capital Group, positioning Tesfaye for what could become one of the largest music-rights backed financing arrangements ever for a single artist.

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Neil Young photo by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young Withdraws from Facebook

by Noise11.com

On August 15, 2025, Neil Young officially severed his official Facebook presence. The move was a direct response to revelations that Meta’s AI chatbots were permitted to engage in “romantic or sensual” conversations with minors.

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Bearings photo by Wyatt-Clough

Canada’s Bearings Clock Up A Decade of Motion, Reflection, and Pop-Punk Mastery

by Noise11.com

Bearings from Ottawa, Canada are starting to gain momentum on the other side of the planet.

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Lil Wayne Abruptly Postpones Toronto Concert Amid Illness

by Labelle Hayes

On August 11, 2025, Lil Wayne (real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) was scheduled to perform at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage as part of his Tha Carter VI Tour, celebrating over 20 years of “Carter” series music. Doors opened at 6 p.m., with support from DJ T-Lewis, Belly Gang Kushington, and Tyga before Wayne was slated to take the stage at 9:15 p.m..

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Neil Young Old Ways

Neil Young ‘Old Ways’ Album Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young’s Old Ways, released on 12 August 1985, was Neil’s seventeenth studio album, not country Crosby Still Nash & Young). It was a return to straight-up country-country rock offering that marks a bold detour from the mainstream rock and folk he’d become known for.

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Simple Plan photo supplied by Destroy All Lines

Chuck Comeau of Simple Plan Tells How They Went from The Kids to The Crowds

by Paul Cashmere

In the recent Noise11 interview, Simple Plan’s co-founder Chuck Comeau reflects on their journey, from teenage punks making noise in basements to world-touring musicians and now, family men. After 23 years on the road, the once “kids in the crowd” are now fathers, and that transformation informs the tone of their new documentary.

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Drake, Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Drake Officially Cancels Postponed Australian Dates

by Music-News.com

Drake has officially scrapped his postponed Australia and New Zealand tour dates.

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Drake, Photo by Ros O'Gorman, noise11

Drake Cancels Postpones Manchester Gig

by Music-News.com

Drake has postponed his gig at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena due to “travel logistics” issues.

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Neil Young photo by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young Plays BST Hyde Park London

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young was part of the BST Hyde Park shows over the weekend with an 18-song setlist build on the past with none of the present.

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Justin Bieber in Sydney photo by Ros O'Gorman, music news, noise11.com

Justin Bieber Pops Out 21 Song Album ‘Swag’ #LISTEN

by Noise11.com

Justin Bieber has just slipped out a surprise new album ‘Swag’ with 21 tracks.

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Simple Plan

Simple Plan Doco Hits Prime Video

by Paul Cashmere

Prime has premiered the Simple Plan documentary ‘The Kids In The Crowd’.

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Grimes

Musk’s Ex Grimes Calls Musk X Poison

by Music-News.com

Elon Musk’s ex Grimes has ripped into the billionaire for his impact on the social media platform X.

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Men Without Hats

Men Without Hats Resurrect For Northern Hemisphere Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Men Without Hats, best known for the 1982 hit ‘The Safety Dance’ have reformed and will tour the UK/ Europe and North America in 2025.

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Sarah McLachlan

Sarah McLachlan To Release First Album In Nearly A Decade

by Paul Cashmere

Sarah McLachlan will release ‘Better Broken’, her first album since 2016’s ‘Wonderland’ on 19 September.

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Neil Young photo by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young Digs Deep For 2025 Euro setlist

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has been reaching deep into the catalogue to dust off a few songs rarely played in more than a decade.

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The Guess Who

The Guess Who To Reunite With Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings For First Time In 23 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Canada’s The Guess Who have announced they are getting back together for the first time with Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings in 23 years.

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John Lennon’s Psychedelic Rolls Royce Is Back On Display At Royal British Columbia Museum in Canada

by Paul Cashmere

John Lennon’s 1964 Rolls-Royce Phantom is on display at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Canada until January 2026.

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Terry Draper of Klaatu from his Facebook page

Terry Draper of Klaatu Dies At Age 73

by Paul Cashmere

Terry Draper, one of the three founding members of Klaatu, has died at the age of 73.

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Neil Young Talkin To The Trees

Neil Young Releases Title Track From Upcoming ‘Talkin To The Trees’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has released the title track of his next album ‘Talkin To The Trees’, his first album with new backing band The Chrome Hearts.

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Arcade Fire photo by Ros O'Gorman

Oversized Baby Man Targets Arcade Fire

by Paul Cashmere

America’s biggest baby president is now targeting Arcade Fire who he says has a “very sad name” and that they are “not good music”.

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JD Fortune

INXS Reality Show Singer JD Fortune Surfaces For Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

JD Fortune is back and will tour a setlist of INXS songs for Australia in October.

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Neil Young Talkin To The Trees

Neil Young Officially Releases ‘Let’s Roll Again’

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has officially released ‘Lets Roll Again’, the song he premiered just a week ago on 26 April at the light Up The Blues benefit in Los Angeles.

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Billy Idol photo by David Raccuglia

Billy Idol and Avril Lavigne Perform ‘77’ for Jimmy Kimmel

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Idol was joined by Avril Lavigne for a performance of ‘77’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

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Cowboy Junkies

Cowboy Junkies To Tour Australia for Third Time

by Noise11.com

Cowboy Junkies will return for an encore tour of Australia after sellout show in 2023.

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Neil Young photo by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young Takes A Swipe At Elon Musk In New Song ‘Let’s Roll Again’

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has gone for the Elon Musk jugular in a new song ‘Let’s Roll Again’.

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Deadmau5 Apologies For Drunken Coachella Set

by Music-News.com

Dance music star Deadmau5 has apologised to his fans for his drunken behaviour during his set at Coachella over the weekend.

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Neil Young Coastal

Neil Young Coastal Is Rare Glimpse Into The Reality Of Neil Young

by Paul Cashmere

Daryl Hannah’s Neil Young ‘Coastal’ movie is beautiful and rare behind the scenes insight into Neil’s first live shows after four years in 2023 in California.

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Bryan Adams Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Bryan Adams Reveals What Happened In The Summer of 69 Happened in 1970

by Music-News.com

Bryan Adams has opened up about why lockdown was a ‘lifesaver’ for him and his family, as well as the experience of getting half his songs rejected for the musical Pretty Woman – in a new podcast from the charity where he’s an ambassador, Help Musicians, released today.

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Arcade Fire photo by Ros O'Gorman

Arcade Fire Announce Pink Elephant Album

by Music-News.com

Arcade Fire will release their new album, ‘Pink Elephant’, on May 9.

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Michael Buble at Rod Laver Arena, photo Ros O'Gorman

Michael Bublé Slams Trumps Attitude Towards Canada

by Music-News.com

Michael Bublé has made a passionate speech amid Trump’s tariff plans for Canada, declaring that the country is “not for sale”.

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