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Australian Charts: Marilyn Manson Has The Number One Album

The eleventh studio album for American goth-metal act Marilyn Manson called “We Are Chaos” is the new No.1 album in Australia this week, becoming his second here overall.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian charts, Marilyn Manson, music industry, Vika & Linda, We Are Chaos

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Announcement: Tom Morello To Speak At Virtual Bigsound Conference

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BIGSOUND 2020 has dropped the mic on its first (and hopefully last) ever 100% virtual program on October 21 and 22, bringing together a stacked first announcement of keynote presenters to lead a program to re-future a challenged industry with positivity, connection and reality.

Tagged as: Australia, BigSound, music industry, Tom Morello

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Falls Festival To Pay Out Near $7m To Stage Crush Victims

by Paul Cashmere

77 punters who attended the Falls Festival in Lorne in 2016 will divvy up nearly $7 million after a court award damages against the festival owners Ash Sounds Pty Ltd.

Tagged as: Ash Sounds Pty Ltd, Australia, Falls Festival, London Grammar, music festivals, music industry

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Australian Charts: Music From The Home Front Returns To No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Returning to the No.1 spot, and up a massive 82 places to reclaim the Albums chart pinnacle for a third overall week is the compilation album “Music from the Home Front”, which is helped back to the top by it’s vinyl release and Father’s Day occurring in Australia last week(end).

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Australian charts, Music From The Home Front, music industry

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One Electric Day To Skip 2020

by Paul Cashmere

Regional Touring’s One Electric Day has been officially scratched for 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Daryl Braithwaite, Duane mcDonald, Icehouse, James Reyne, Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham, Jon Stevens The Black Sorrows, Mondo Rock, music industry, One Electric Day, Russell Morris, Southern Sons, The Angels

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Rolling Stones On Track For UK No 1 With Goats Head Soup Reissue

by Paul Cashmere

All change! The Rolling Stones have pulled ahead of Declan McKenna in the nail-bitingly close race for this week’s Number 1 album.

Tagged as: Declan McKenna, music industry, Rolling Stones, UK, UK charts

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The 2020 Art Music Awards Complete Winners List

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The APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards have been announced for 2020.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Art Music Awards, Australia, music industry

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Sampa The Great 13th AMP showcase Pop up at the Arts Centre Foyer Melbourne on a Flatbed Truck. Photo Ros O'Gorman

National Live Music Awards Nominees Announced

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The National Live Music Awards has revealed the nominees for its 5th annual award ceremony, set to be held on 20th October 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Larry Health, music industry, National Live Music Awards, NMLAs

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UK Charts: Its A Declan McKenna vs Rolling Stones Week

by Music-News.com

It’s youth vs experience on this week’s Official Albums Chart Update as Declan McKenna and The Rolling Stones go head-to-head for the UK’s Number 1 album.

Tagged as: Declan McKenna, music industry, Rolling Stones, UK, UK charts

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Patrick Donovan Ends A 10 Year Run Leading Music Victoria

by Paul Cashmere

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Tagged as: Australia, Martin Foley, Melbourne, music industry, Music Victoria, Patrick Donovan, Victoria

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Announcement: ARIA To Present Great Southern Nights

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New South Wales’ ground-breaking music event is tuning up for a spectacular month of gigs with over 50 Australian artists and eight regions confirmed for the Great Southern Nights lineup, which forms part of the NSW Government’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Dan Rosen, Great Southern Nights, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, music industry, New South Wales

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Meredith Music Festival 2020 Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

The Meredith Music Festival for 2020 will not go ahead this year.

Tagged as: Australia, Meredith Music Festival, music industry

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Announcement: Music Victoria nominated for Best Global Music Office in the inaugural Music Cities Awards

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Music Victoria has been nominated in the top three Best Global Music Offices in the inaugural Music Cities Awards.

Tagged as: Music Cities Awards, music industry, Music Victoria, USA

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Australian Charts: The Killers ‘Imploding The Mirage’ Debuts at No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The Killers see their sixth studio album called “Imploding the Mirage” become their third No.1 album in Australia this week, while the set also becomes their sixth consecutive #1 in England (a first for a non England based band).

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australian charts, Imploding The Mirage, Las Vegas, music industry, Nevada, rock, The Killers, USA

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Record Store Day Ambassador Ross Wilson Takes You On A Tour Of His Jukebox

by Paul Cashmere

Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock legend Ross Wilson is the Record Store Day 2020 Ambassador.

Tagged as: Australia, Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock, music industry, Record Store Day, Ross Wilson

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Falls Festival 2020 Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

Falls Festival has been cancelled for 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Falls Festival, music festivals, music industry

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Taylor Swift Spends 4th Week At No 1 in USA

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift has scored another chart milestone by becoming the first woman to claim four successive weeks at the top of America’s Billboard 200 with the same release since 2015.

Tagged as: Billboard charts, Folklore, music industry, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Australian Albums: Taylor Swift Folklore Stays At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Taylor Swift lands a fourth consecutive week at No.1 in Australia with her eighth album “folklore”, becoming her second longest run at the top locally.

Tagged as: Australian charts, Folklore, music industry, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Australian Music Industry Legend Ron Tudor Dies Aged 96

by Paul Cashmere

Australian music industry legend Ron Tudor has passed away at the age of 96.

Tagged as: Australia, Brian Cadd, Fable Records, music industry, Ron Tudor, The Seekers

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The Final Episode of The Sound Series One To Air On Sunday

by Paul Cashmere

The Victorian Government / Mushroom Group music initiative The Sound will air its final broadcast of Series One this Sunday.

Tagged as: ABC, Ash Grunwald, Australia, Australian music, Ben Rodgers, Bliss N Eso, Chris Cheney (The Living End), CXLOE, Electric Fields, Guy Sebastian, Jackie Barnes, Jane Gazzo, Jessica Mauboy, Jimmy Barnes, John Butler, Josh Teskey, Lachy Doley, Mahalia Barnes, Missy Higgins, music industry, The Sound, Tones and I, Vika & Linda

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Announcement: Kerry Kennel Joins Music Victoria Board

by Paul Cashmere

Music Victoria is thrilled to announce the appointment of Kerry Kennell to its board of directors.

Tagged as: Australia, Kerry Kennell, music industry, Music Victoria, Victoria

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Steve Kilbey, Pure Gold Live at the Palais in St Kilda on Friday 13 May 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Announcement: What’s In Store For Delivered Live Season 2 Episode 5

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Delivered Live this week brings you another incredible line up of talent with full sets from 3 amazing Sydney artists; Christine Anu (fresh from her appearance on The Masked Singer!), Aus music icon and frontman for The Church, Steve Kilbey, and indie rnb up and comer, Kyva.

Tagged as: Australia, Christine Anu, Delivered Live, music industry, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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China Was Ground Zero For $1 Million of Counterfeit CDs

by Music-News.com

The BPI can report that a Morecambe-based motor dealer has been exposed as the ringleader of a music piracy operation going back to 2016. John Waldie, 56, is believed to have made £464,000 from illegally dealing in counterfeit CDs.

Tagged as: BPI, CDs, counterfeit CDs, music industry, UK

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Record Exec Nick Hampton Publishes His Autobiography

by Paul Cashmere

Former EMI Record executive Nick Hampton has published his life story with ‘Nick of Time: My Life and Career All on the Record’.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Andy Williams, Australia, Donovan, Elton John, EMI Records, Glenn Shorrock, Iva Davies, Jackie Trent, Jenny Morris, Jimmy Barnes, Johnny Cash, Joy McKean, music industry, Neil Finn, Nick Hampton, Nick of Time, Petula Clark, Richard Clapton, Sandie Shaw, Slim Dusty, The Easybeats, The Kinks, Tony Bennett, Tony Hatch, Vera Lynn

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Announcement: First Nations artists work to challenge stereotypes and break down barriers to audiences

by Paul Cashmere

New research from the Australia Council for the Arts explores the perspectives of First Nations artists and creatives working in theatre and dance.

Tagged as: Australia, Australia Council for the Arts, Indigenous music, music industry

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Announcement: Port Fairy Folk Festival Cancels 2021 Event

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The Port Fairy Folk Festival Committee today announced that the 2021 Festival will not go ahead.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, music industry, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival 2021

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Damon Albarn Melbourne 2014, photo ros ogorman

Damon Albarn To Close AIM Awards 2020

by Music-News.com

The year’s AIM Independent Music Awards will close tonight with a tribute to the late, great drummer Tony Allen with a very special performance from long-time friends and collaborators Damon Albarn, Ezra Collective’s Femi Koleoso, Gorillaz’ Seye Adelekan and Remi Kabaka Jr., as well as Allen’s The Good, The Bad & The Queen bandmate Simon Tong.

Tagged as: AIM Awards, Damon Albarn, Ezra Collective’s Femi Koleoso, Gorillaz, music industry, Seye Adelekan, UK

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Submissions for National Jazz Awards Announced

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Organised as part of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, each year the National Jazz Awards focus on a different instrument. In 2020, the focus is on voice.

Tagged as: Australia, blues, jazz, music industry, National Jazz Awards, Wangaratta, Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues

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Finalists for ART Music Awards Announced

by Paul Cashmere

The ART Music Awards will be virtual in 2020 with 278 nominees holding out for 13 awards.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Art Music Awards, Art Music Awards nominees 2020, Australia, music industry

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2020 VMA’s Venue Changed Because of Safety Concerns

by Music-News.com

The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) will no longer be held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Centre, due to “safety concerns” amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tagged as: MTV, music awards, music industry, USA, VMAs

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