Duane McDonald’s One Electric Day has developed into one of the greatest music events in Australia. This year, Duane has outdone himself with a line-up that has delivered 74 Top 40 hits in Australia – Jimmy Barnes, The Angels, Ian Moss, Jon Stevens, Richard Clapton and Thirsty Merc.
Australia has a stack of live music happening now and on the way with Grant Lee Phillips currently on tour, Jon Stevens rounding up his guests Heartache State featuring Nick Barker and J.R. Reyne for the Corner Hotel, Def Leppard and Cher touring for Live Nation and Suzanne Vega on her way for Lennard Promotions.
Major new titles coming this week from: Delta Goodrem, Bad Wolves, Charlie Puth, Sevendust, Derek Smalls, Joan Armatrading, Ty Dolla $ign, Arctic Monkeys, Dan Sultan, Simian Mobile Disco and Loreena McKennitt.
With upcoming tours for Def Leppard with Scorpions, Foreigner with an orchestra and Suzanne Vega without one there is a stack of artists to play this week at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com.
Major new titles coming this week from: Parkway Drive, Reef, Leon Bridges, Tove Stryke, The Lulu Raes, Plan B, Shinedown, Lake Street Dive, Frank Turner, Belly and Live TV version of Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack.
The Australian music industry has had another victory this week in Victoria with the pro-active Dan Andrew’s Labor Government announcing new legislation to create a force of ‘ticket cops’ to enforce the illegal sale tickets at inflated prices.
Major new titles coming this week from: Post Malone, Keith Urban, Missy Higgins, DMA’s, Godsmack, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson. Foreigner, Matt Cardle, Anne-Marie, Janelle Monae, Kasey Chambers and Neil Young (live).
Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Burt Bacharach, Judy Collins, Sheryl Crow, Beck, Patti Smith, Heartbreakers’ Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell as well as Chris and Oliver Stills gathered in Los Angeles to play for Autism on Saturday night (21 April 2018).
Local indigenous artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu achieves something after his passing in July of 2017 which he didn’t do while he was still alive, and that is score a No.1 album locally, as his fourth studio album and first posthumous release “Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.
Major new titles coming this week from: Samantha Jade, Kimbra, A Perfect Circle, Pennywise, Sting & Shaggy, The Shires, Mya, Thievery Corporation and the soundtrack for the new Amy Schumer film “I Feel Pretty”.
The fourteenth studio album for Kylie Minogue titled “Golden” becomes her fifth No.1 on the ARIA Albums Charts, plus the set also took out the top spot in England (her 6th there) and Scotland as well.
Listen Up Music will focus on mental health issues specific to the music industry. The new direction was announced this week at the rebrand at Café Del Mar, Sydney.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and 28 original co-sponsors today introduced sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the nation’s antiquated music licensing laws, including providing federal copyright protection for sound recordings made prior to February 15, 1972.
