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Jack Antonoff Is Hanging With Lorde In New Zealand

Rocker Jack Antonoff has escaped to New Zealand to hang out with his pop collaborator Lorde following his split from actress Lena Dunham.

Tagged as: 00s, Bleachers, Fun, Jack Antonoff, Lorde, pop, USA

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Nate Ruess Of fun. Preps Solo Album

by Paul Cashmere

Nate Ruess of fun. will release his debut solo album in June even though his band have only released two albums.

Tagged as: Fun, Grand Romantic, music news, Nate Ruess, solo album

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Beck, Harvest Festival 2012: Photo Ros O'Gorman

Beck Puts Song Reader To Music TRACKLISTING

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Beck’s sheet music album ‘Song Reader’ is finally going to be heard … but not from Beck.

Tagged as: Beck, David Johansen, Fun, Jack White, Loudon Wainwright III, Norah Jones, Song Reader, Sparks

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No fun At All, Cancel Show With Mumford & Sons

by Paul Cashmere

fun have been taken out of action due to a vocal issue for singer Nate Ruess.

Tagged as: Fun, Gentlemen of the Road, Mumford & Sons, Nate Ruess

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Stephen Stills and Neil Young photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Crosby Stills Nash & Young Head Bridge School Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has announced the reformation of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young for his Bridge School Benefit in October.

Tagged as: Crosby, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Fun, Heart, Jenny Lewis, My Morning Jacket, Nash & Young, Queens Of The Stone Age, Stills, The Killers

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Paul McCartney To Perform At iHeartRADIO Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Paul McCartney will join the massive two-day line-up for the iHeartRADIO Music Festival in Las Vegas in September.

Tagged as: ARN, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Classic Hits, Drake, Elton John, Fun, gold, iHeartRadio, J. Cole, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Keith Urban, Maroon 5, Miguel, MixFM, Muse, Paul McCartney, Phoenix, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Tiesto, Tim McGraw, Zedd

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Queen And Elton John To Play Las Vegas’ iHeart Music Festival

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Ryan Seacrest announced the lineup for this year’s iHeart Music Festival on all Clear Channel radio stations Monday morning with a lineup heavy on big names from all genres and including a special appearance by Queen with Adam Lambert.

Tagged as: 2010s, Adam Lambert, Avril Lavigne, Benny Benassi, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Elton John, Fun, iHeart Music Festival, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Keith Urban, Maroon 5, Miley Cyrus, Muse, Phoenix, pop, Queen, rock, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Tiesto, Tim McGraw, U.S.A., Zedd

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Depeche Mode The Cure And Muse Announced As Headliners For Austin City Limits

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

As the festival announcements continue, one of the last of the year, Austin City Limits, has named their lineup.

Tagged as: 2010s, Arctic Monkeys, Asleep at the Wheel, Asleep at the Wheelhoenix, Atoms For Peace, Austin City Limits, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Depeche Mode, Eric Church, Franz Ferdinand, Fun, indie, Kendrick Lamar, Lionel Richie, Muse, Neko Case, Passion Pit, Queens Of The Stone Age, rock, Shuggie Otis, The Cure, The National, U.S.A., Vampire Weekend, Wilco

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Pink Keeps Up The Fun At Number One On ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Pink spends a fourth week at No.1 in Australia with “Just Give Me A Reason” equalling her previous best effort of four weeks at the top with “So What” in September 2008.

Tagged as: ARIA Charts, Australia, Fun, industry, Nate Ruess, Pink, pop

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Pink And Nate Ruess Remain Number One On ARIA Singles

by Gavin Ryan

Pink and Nate Ruess stay atop the ARIA Singles Chart for a third (broken) week with “Just Give Me a Reason”, which also notches up double Platinum in sales this week, whilst James Arthur returns to his former peak of No.2 with “Impossible”.

Tagged as: ARIA Charts, Fun, Nate Ruess, Pink

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What fun, Pink Has The Number One Single Again

by Gavin Ryan

Climbing back to the top of the ARIA Singles chart are Pink and Nate Ruess with “Just Give Me a Reason”.

Tagged as: ARIA Charts, Australia, Fun, Nate Ruess, Pink, pop

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Pink Has Fun With ARIA Number One Song

by Gavin Ryan

Pink scores her seventh ARIA No.1 single with her new track “Just Give Me a Reason”, a duet with FUN lead singer Nate Ruess, making it also his third chart-topping appearance in Australia, as his band FUN had two No.1 singles in 2012.

Tagged as: ARIA, Fun, Nate Ruess, Pink

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Rihanna Was First Choice For fun.

by Music-News.com

Rihanna was the original choice to perform on fun.’s hit We Are Young, it’s been revealed.

Tagged as: Fun, Janelle Monae, Jay-Z, Jeff Bhasker, Kanye West, Rihanna

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Spotify Predict Grammy Winners

by Music-News.com

With the eagerly-awaited GRAMMY awards airing this Sunday, Spotify looked at song and album streams to predict which nominees would walk away with the coveted gilded gramophones if it were up to Spotify users.

Tagged as: Carly Rae Jepsen, Carrie Underwood, Frank Ocean, Fun, Gotye, Grammys, Jack White, Mumford & Sons, Spotify, the Alabama Shakes, The Black Keys, The Lumineers

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Mumford & Sons’ Award Nominations Are ‘Good For Business’

by Music-News.com

Mumford & Sons say award nominations are ‘good for business’.

Tagged as: Alabama Shakes, Fun, Jennifer Lopez, Marcus Mumford, Mumford & Sons, The Grammys, The Vaccines, Will Smith, Winston Marshall

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Ed Sheeran Is Predicting A fun. Night At Grammys

by Music-News.com

Ed Sheeran is ‘pretty sure’ fun. will triumph over him at the Grammy Awards.

Tagged as: Carly Rae Jepsen, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Fun, Grammys, Kelly Clarkson, Miguel

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Sting To Perform With Rihanna And Bruno Mars At Grammys

by Music-News.com

Sting will sing in what is being called “a special performance” at the Grammys this year with nominees Rihanna and Bruno Mars.

Tagged as: Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Frank Ocean, Fun, Jack White, Justin Timberlake, Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, Mumford and Sons, Rihanna, Sting, Taylor Swift, The Black Keys, The Lumineers

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Justin Timberlake To Sing At Grammy Awards

by Music-News.com

Justin Timberlake will perform at the Grammy Awards ceremony.

Tagged as: Carrie Underwood, Elton John, Frank Ocean, Fun, Grammys, Jack White, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, LL Cool J, Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, Taylor Swift

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Gotye Has Biggest Selling Song Of 2012 In America

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Gotye had the biggest selling song of 2012 in the USA.

Tagged as: Carly Rae Jepsen, Fun, Gotye, Kimbra, Nielsen SoundScan, Somebody That I Used To Know

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Gotye Nominated For Grammy Record Of The Year

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s Gotye has been nominated for the big Grammy ‘Record Of The Year’ along with The Black Keys, Kelly Clarkson, fun and Frank Ocean and Taylor Swift.

Tagged as: Black Keys, Frank Ocean, Fun, Gotye, Grammy Awards, Kelly Clarkson, Kimbra, Taylor Swift

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Grammy.com Has Some fun With Noise11

by Paul Cashmere

The latest Word Up From Down Under feature at Grammy.com is with New York band fun.

Tagged as: Fun, Grammy Awards, grammy.com, Nate Ruess

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The Temper Trap - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Armin Van Buuren, The Prodigy, PSY For Future Music Festival Asia

by Paul Cashmere

The Future Music Festival will return to South East Asia in 2013 with a line-up featuring Armin Van Buuren, The Prodigy, Bloc Party, PSY, Rita Ora and fun.

Tagged as: Armin Van Buuren, Fun, Future Music Festival Asia, Psy, Rita Ora, The Prodigy, The Temper Trap

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Paul McCartney fun. Rufus Wainwright Record For Christmas Rules

by Music-News.com

Christmas Rules, a deliciously diverse collection of seasonal music featuring an array of glittering contributions from across the musical spectrum, will be released by Hear Music/Concord Music Group on November 5th, 2012 outside of North America.

Tagged as: Andrew Bird, Beach Boys, Black Prairie (featuring Sallie Ford), Brian Wilson, Fun, Paul McCartney, Rufus Wainwright, The Civil Wars, The Head and the Heart, The Shins

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Grizzly Bear Perform Live On The Colbert Report

by Music-News.com

Grizzly Bear broke a two year hiatus from performing live to bring their new single ‘Yet Again’ to The Colbert Report last night.

Tagged as: Fun, Grizzly Bear, The Colbert Report, The Flaming Lips

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Justice Crew Boom Boom Stays No. 1 On ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

“Boom Boom” for local dance troupe Justice Crew holds at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for a second week, in fact the entire top three from last week stay put this week, Maroon 5’s “One More Night” equaling the two-weeks-at-No.2 “Payphone” (TW-19) achieved back in June, whilst former No.1 “Some Nights” for fun. holds

Tagged as: ARIA, Ed Sheeran, Flo Rida, Fun, Gavin Ryan, Justice Crew, The Veronicas

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Lollapalooza Reopens After Storm Shuts Down Chicago

by Paul Cashmere

Music festival Lollapalooza was shut down for 2 ½ hours on Saturday when a massive storm hit the Chicago area.

Tagged as: Frank Ocean, Fun, Lollapolooza, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Santigold

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Justice Crew Become First Aussie Band With No 1 Single In 5 Years

by Gavin Ryan

Justice Crew become the first Australian group to hit No.1 in over five years, as their fourth single “Boom Boom” climbs to No.1 this week and lands a Platinum sales certification too.

Tagged as: ARIA, Flo Rida, Fun, Gavin Ryan, Justice Crew, The Veronicas

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Fun Frontman Says He’d Be Cool With Being A ‘One Hit Wonder’

by Andrew Tijs

Nate Ruess, frontman for chart-toppers fun., tells Noise11 that he’d be “cool” with being a “one hit wonder”.

Tagged as: Fun, interview, Nate Ruess, pop, rock

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ARIA Number One Is Still fun

by Gavin Ryan

Current tourist’s fun. stay on top of the ARIA Singles Chart for a second week with their second No.1 “Some Nights”, but challenging for the lead this week are local dance troupe Justice Crew who jump up five places to No.2 with “Boom Boom”, another chart career high for the group who three weeks ago

Tagged as: ARIA, charts, Fun, Gavin Ryan

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fun. Bumps Pink From Number One On ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Fun become the second act this year and the second group this decade to score two No.1 singles, as their new track “Some Nights” moves up a spot to the top of the ARIA Singles Chart this week. Earlier in the year they hit No.1 with “We Are Young”, which held the top spot for

Tagged as: ARIA, Carly Rae Jepsen, Flo Rida, Fun, Pink

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Not One Australian Song Released In 2024 Made The ARIA Top 100 of 2024

The ARIA end of year chart has been revealed and it is another embarrassment for Australian artists. Not one Australian song released in 2024 made the Top 100. Just three Australian artists made the ARIA Top 100 albums for 2024. They were Cold Chisel, The Kid Laroi and INXS.

January 14, 2025

Missy Higgins AWITG on Sunday 19 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Artists Missy Higgins Skipped Over For The ARIA Hall of Fame

Missy Higgins released her debut album ‘The Sound of White’ in 2004 and yes it was huge. It was a number one album that year and she had two more number one albums in a row. A position in the ARIA Hall of Fame is warranted. But for FFS ARIA, how about these artists first:

August 18, 2024

Not One Australian Song of 2023 Made The ARIA End of Year Top 100

Once again, ARIA has proven itself a disgrace with a complete lack of attention to Australian artists in 2023. Not one Australian song released in 2023 made the ARIA End of Year Top 100 Singles and only one Australian album released in 2023 made the ARIA End of Year Top 100 Albums.

January 12, 2024

Why Are The ARIA Awards Full Of Acts Who Can’t Even Make The ARIA Chart?

The nominations for the 2023 ARIA Awards have been announced and once again the glaring failures of the ARIA Chart disconnect with Australian acts and music consumers couldn’t be more obvious.

September 21, 2023

The ARIA Chart Is Something To Get ‘Angry’ About

The Rolling Stones 'Angry' debuted at 329 on the ARIA chart this week. Flop? Not really. It is another example of the how irrelevant the ARIA chart has become. It irrelevance is also having a negative impact on the perspective of Australian artist's success.

September 18, 2023