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Carly Simon’s Two Sisters Pass Away A Day Away From Each Other

by Paul Cashmere

Carly Simon has lost her two sisters Lucy and Joanna one day apart from cancer.

Tagged as: 70s, Carly Simon, contemporary, USA

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Alicia Keys To Release Christmas Album

by Music-News.com

Alicia Keys will celebrate Christmas this year with her first-ever holiday album.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Alicia Keys, contemporary, pop, USA

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Adele Wins An Emmy

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Adele was thrilled to win a Creative Arts Emmy for her Adele One Night Only special over the weekend.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Adele, contemporary, pop, UK

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Update on the Health of John Farnham

by Paul Cashmere

The family of John Farnham has issued another update on the condition of John.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, contemporary, Jill Farnham, John Farnham, pop

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Joni Mitchell Receives Doctorate From Berkeley

by Paul Cashmere

Joni Mitchell has accepted an honorary doctorate degree from the Berklee College of Music.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Canada, contemporary, folk, jazz, Joni Mitchell, USA

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The Farnham Family celebrating Jill & John's 45th wedding anniversary in 2018 Jill, James, Rob and John Farnham

Update On The Condition of John Farnham Following Cancer Operation

by Paul Cashmere

Jill Farnham, wife of Australian music icon John Farnham, has updated fans on the condition of her husband after his surgery for cancer on Monday.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, contemporary, Jill Farnham, John Farnham, pop

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John Farnham Admitted To Hospital For Cancer Treatment

by Paul Cashmere

Australian music legend John Farnham has been diagnosed with cancer and has been admitted to hospital in Melbourne for treatment.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, contemporary, John Farnham, pop

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New Zealand’s Margaret Urlich Has Passed Away At Age 57

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand singer Margaret Urlich has lost a two and a half year battle with cancer at the age of 57.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, contemporary, Daryl Braithwaite, Margaret Urlich, New Zealand

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Joni Mitchell Pops To Record New Music Again

by Music-News.com

Joni Mitchell’s ex-husband Larry Klein says the veteran singer is hoping to return to the studio to record new music.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Canada, contemporary, folk, jazz, Joni Mitchell, USA

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Ed Sheeran Pops Up At A Snow Patrol Concert

by Music-News.com

Ed Sheeran made a surprise appearance with Snow Patrol at Latitude festival on Sunday night (24.07.22).

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, contemporary, Ed Sheeran, pop, Snow Patrol, UK

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Adele To Return To Las Vegas

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Adele has finally unveiled the rescheduled dates of her postponed Las Vegas residency.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Adele, contemporary, pop, UK

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One of the Last Things Peggy Lee Did Was With Gilbert O’Sullivan

by Paul Cashmere

Gilbert O’Sullivan has duets with Mick Hucknall and K.T. Tunstall on his new album ‘Driven’ but his first duet was one of the last recordings of Jazz legend Peggy Lee.

Tagged as: 70s, contemporary, Driven, Gilbert O'Sullivan, jazz, KT Tunstall, Mick Hucknall, Peggy Lee, pop, UK

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Loot Is A Hoot and Maya Rudolph Is Hilarious So Lets Talk About Minnie Riperton

by Paul Cashmere

Maya Rudolph is fronting one of the surprise hit shows of 2022. ‘Loot’ on Apple+ is great stuff … so enough about that. Let’s talk about Minnie Riperton instead.

Tagged as: 70s, adult contemporary, Apple, contemporary, Loot, Lovin You, Maya Rudolph, Minnie Riperton, Stevie Wonder, television, USA

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Billy Joel Melbourne Concert Is Officially A Sell-Out

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel’s one-off Australian show at Melbourne MCG in December sold 71000 tickets this morning when it went on sale.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australian Tour, Billy Joel, contemporary, MCG, pop, rock, Steve Dimopoulos, USA, Victorian Government

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Adele Stands By Vegas Cancellation Decision

by Music-News.com

Adele stands by her decision to postpone her Las Vegas residency at the last minute earlier this year.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Adele, contemporary, pop, UK

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Billy Joel To Perform One Off Melbourne Show In December 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel will perform one show only in Australia in December to celebrate 50 Years of Billy Joel.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australian Tour, Billy Joel, contemporary, pop, rock, USA

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Gilbert O’Sullivan Invited Mick Hucknall and K.T. Tunstall To Guest On His New Album ‘Driven’

by Paul Cashmere

Gilbert O’Sullivan have two very special guests on his new album ‘Driven’, Mick Hucknall of Simply Red and K.T. Tunstall.

Tagged as: 70s, Andy Wight, contemporary, Gilbert O'Sullivan, K.T. Tunstall, Mick Hucknall, pop, Simply Red, UK

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

The Bublé’s Are Expecting Again

by Music-News.com

Michael Bublé and his wife Luisana Lopilato are gearing up to welcome a baby girl.

Tagged as: 00s, Canada, contemporary, jazz, Michael Buble, pop

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Christine McVie To Release ‘Songbird (A Solo Collection)’

by Paul Cashmere

Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie will release her first best of ‘Songbird (A Solo Collection).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, A Collection, Christine McVie, contemporary, Fleetwood Mac, rock, Songbird, UK

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Frank Sinatra 70s “Flop” ‘Watertown’ To Be Given A Facelift

by Paul Cashmere

Frank Sinatra’s first album of the 1970s, the flop ‘Watertown’, has been newly mixed, remastered and expanded for a reissue in June.

Tagged as: 70s, Bob Gaudio, contemporary, Four Seasons, Frank Sinatra, pop, USA, Watertown

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Engelbert Humperdinck performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Thursday 29 October 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Engelbert Humperdinck Has a No1 Hit In The USA With ‘A Man Without Love’ On The Day He Gets The MBE From Princess Anne

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck has the number one song in the USA on Shazam’s Pop chart with his 54-year old hit ‘A Man Without Love’.

Tagged as: 60s, A Man Without Love, contemporary, Engelbert Humperdinck, Moon Knight, Oscar Isaac, Scott Dorsey, UK

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Engelbert Humperdinck’s ‘A Man Without Love’ features In The New Marvel Series ‘Moon Knight’

by Paul Cashmere

‘Moon Knight’, the new series from Marvel, features the Engelbert Humperdinck classic ‘A Man Without Love’ in episode one.

Tagged as: 60s, A Man Without Love, contemporary, Engelbert Humperdinck, Moon Knight, Oscar Isaac, Scott Dorsey, UK

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Amy Shark To Play 42 Regional Dates In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Amy Shark is taking her ‘Cry Forever’ to the regional areas of Australia.

Tagged as: 10s, Amy Shark, Australia, contemporary, pop, rock

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Michael Bublé To Return To Australia In November

by Paul Cashmere

Michael Bublé is coming back to Australia in November.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Canada, contemporary, jazz, Michael Buble

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Marcia Hines To Headline Adelaide Cabaret Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Marcia Hines will headline the 2022 Adelaide Cabaret Festival with her ‘The Gospel According to Marcia’ show.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, adult, Australia, contemporary, Gospel, Marcia Hines, pop, soul, The Gospel According to Marcia

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Kevin Johnson ‘The Classics’ Gets A Vinyl Release Date

by Paul Cashmere

The new Kevin Johnson ‘The Classics’ will be treated at a vinyl release on 1 April 2022.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Bonnie Please Don't Go, contemporary, country, folk, Kevin Johnson, Philip Israel, Possum, The Classics

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Helen Reddy Melbourne 2nd April 2014. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Restore The Original Helen Reddy ‘I Am Woman’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian Film and Sound Archive in Canberra has restored the original video for ‘I Am Woman’ by Helen Reddy as part of Woman’s History Month.

Tagged as: 70s, adult, Australia, contemporary, Helen Reddy, I Am Woman, pop, Ray Burton

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Rufus Wainwright Used Judy Garland Microphone To Cover The Songs Of Judy Garland

by Paul Cashmere

Rufus Wainwright next album is a celebration of the 100th birthday of Judy Garland.

Tagged as: 50s, contemporary, Judy Garland, pop, Rufus Wainwright, USA

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Sheryl Crow To Release A Soundtrack From Her Documentary

by Paul Cashmere

Sheryl Crow will release an extensive soundtrack highlighting the songs featured in her upcoming documentary ‘Sheryl’.

Tagged as: 90s, adult, contemporary, documentary, rock, Sheryl, Sheryl Crow, USA

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Jackson Browne performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Friday 1 April 2016.

Jackson Browne Has The Year Planned Out

by Paul Cashmere

Jackson Browne has 2022 all planned with a North American tour from June 3 to promote his current Downhill From Everywhere album and more dates with James Taylor.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, adult, contemporary, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, rock, USA

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Roger Waters And The ‘Free Nûdem Durak’ Campaign

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Historic Footage Of The Closing Credits of The Very Last Happening 72 Discovered

Historic footage of the closing credits of Happening 72, the TV pop show starring Jeff Phillips, has been unveiled by the National Film and Sound Archive in Australia.

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National Film and Sound Archives Discovers 1972 John Farnham Performance

Australia’s National Film and Sound Archives has added a restored video of a 1972 performance by John Farnham doing Stevie Wonder’s ‘For Once In My Life’ on Happening ’72.

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Wilko Johnson Has Died At Age 75

R.I.P. Wilko Johnson, one time member of Dr Feelgood, member of Ian Dury & The Blockheads and collaborator with The Who’s Roger Daltrey. Wilco has passed away after a long battle with cancer.

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Elton John Plays His Final US Show At Dodger Stadium

Elton John has played his final show in America for the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour with a star studded audience including Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Lizzo, Heidi Klum, Angela Bassett, Jude Law, Billie Jean King, H.E.R., Donatella Versace, Miles Teller, Kirsten Dunst, JoJo Siwa, Connie Britton, Christopher Lloyd, John Stamos, Raven-Symoné and Taron Egerton.

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