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Margaret Court Has Now Completely Overstepped The Line

Margaret Court, the former tennis champion who recreated her own Church and now judges the world based on her interpretation of a 2000 year old book, has completely lost the plot with her latest rant.

Tagged as: Australia, Margaret Court, Margaret Court Arena, music industry

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Brett Cottle To Step Down As Head Of APRA/AMCOS

by Paul Cashmere

Longtime CEO of APRA/AMOCOS Brett Cottle will step down from his position in June.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, Brett Cottle, music industry

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AIR Awards Nominees Revealed For 2017

by Noise11.com

The nominees for the 2017 AIR Awards have been announced, as well as the new location for the ceremony.

Tagged as: AIR Awards, Australia, music industry, Russell Morris

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R.I.P. Gary Ashley 1955-2017

by Paul Cashmere

Gary Ashley, the man who set up Mushroom Records in the UK and then went on to a remarkable music industry career, has died in London after a year-long battle with cancer.

Tagged as: Australia, Gary Ashley, Mushroom Records, music industry

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Matt Murphy of The Wombats Is At Noise11 iHeartRadio This Week

by Noise11.com

Matthew Murphy of The Wombats is at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com this week with an update on the next album for his band and so background on the previous ones.

Tagged as: Australia, iHeartRadio, music industry, noise11., The Wombats

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New Music Releases 26 May 2017

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Bernard Fanning, Frenzal Rhomb, Sgt Peppers 50th Anniversary, Lil’ Yachty, The Charlatans, The Wiggles, In Hearts Wake, Justin Townes Earle, New Order and soundtracks for Wonder Woman, Alien: Covenant & Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, new music releases, The Beatles

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Regional Touring Boss Duane McDonald Calls For Changes To Law After Farnham Tickets Fall To Scalpers

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald, founder of touring company Regional Touring, is demanding changes to the law after pre-sale tickets for John Farnham’s Wollongong concert were snapped up this morning and immediately on sold by scalpers.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, John Farnham, music industry, Regional Touring

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L.A. Reid Departs Epic Records

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Music wonder executive L.A. Reid is out as the Chairman and CEO of Epic Records.

Tagged as: Epic Records, L.A. Reid, music industry, USA

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New Music Releases For 12 May 2017

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Harry Styles, Dead Letter Circus, Paul Weller, Paramore, Zac Brown Band, Dean Lewis, Machine Gun Kelly, Seether, Warrant and Lambert.

Tagged as: Australia, Dead Letter Circus, Dean Lewis, Harry Styles, Machine Gun Kelly, music industry, new music, Paramore, Paul Weller, Seether, Warrant, Zac Brown Band

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Archie Roach And Tina Arena To Deliver Keynotes At BigSound

by Noise11.com

Australian icons Archie Roach and Tina Arena will deliver keynote addresses at BigSound 2017.

Tagged as: Archie Roach, Australia, BigSound, music industry, Tina Arena

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65th BMI Pop Awards Complete Winners List

by Paul Cashmere

The 65th BMI Pop Awards were handed out in Beverly Hills this week with Barry Manilow receiving the icon award and Shawn Mendes ‘Stitches’ awarded Song of the Year.

Tagged as: Barry Manilow, BMI Pop Awards, music industry, Shawn Mendes, USA

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Grateful Dead and David Bowie Were Record Store Day’s Best Sellers

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Record Store Day 2017 is in the books and the results show that, while still very popular, there was little to no growth this year.

Tagged as: David Bowie, Grateful Dead, music industry, Record Store Day, USA

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There’s A Stax 60th Anniversary Album On The Way

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Concord and Rhino Records are joining forces for special releases saluting the legacy of Stax Records.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, music industry, soul, Stax, USA

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Anthony Albanese Spreads The Word For Record Store Day

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s former Deputy Prime Minister, the member for Grayndler, Anthony Albanese, has written a piece in The Herald Sun about Record Store Day.

Tagged as: Anthony Albanese, Australia, iHeartRadio, music industry, noise11.com, Record Store Day

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MusicSA Announces Female Industry Professional Scholarship

by Noise11.com

MusicSA has created a new scholarship to assist female South Australian music professionals.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, MusicSA

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Grammy Museum and Grammy Foundation Merge To Create Educational Institution

by Announcement

The Grammy Museum and the Grammy Foundation have merged to create America’s leading music education institution.

Tagged as: Grammy Foundation, Grammy Museum, music industry, USA

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Australia’s Former Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Is Set For Record Store Day

by Paul Cashmere

Anthony Albanese, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, is looking forward to Record Store Day this Saturday as Ambassador for 2017.

Tagged as: Anthony Albanese, Australia, iHeartRadio, music industry, noise11.com, Record Store Day

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Anthony Albanese MP at Reclink Community Cup Elsternwick Park Melbourne on Sunday 21 June 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Anthony Albanese Curates A Special Record Store Day Edition of Noise11 iHeartRadio

by Noise11.com

Anthony Albanese, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and current Member for Grayndler, has curated a special edition of iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com for Record Store Day 2017.

Tagged as: Anthony Albanese, Australia, iHeartRadio, music industry, noise11.com, Record Store Day

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New Music Releases For 14 April 2017

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: John Mayer, Mark Vincent, Tinie Tempah, Little Dragon, Kendrick Lamar, Andre Rieu and The Fate of the Furious soundtrack.

Tagged as: Andre Rieu, Australia, John Mayer, Kendrick Lamar, Little Dragon, Mark Vincent, music industry, new music, Tinie Tempah

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APRA Invites Aboriginal Songwriters and Musicians To Starting Ground Workshop

by Announcement

The Starting Ground workshop is heading back to Byron Bay and APRA AMCOS is inviting Aboriginal songwriters and musicians to attend.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, music industry, songwriter

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Ian Molly Meldrum and Iggy Pop at Countdown

Old Countdown Studio To Be Turned Into A Woolies

by Paul Cashmere

The ABC’s iconic Elsternwick studio, home to Countdown, Recovery and more recently The Weekly and Mad As Hell has been sold to Woolworths.

Tagged as: ABC, Australia, Countdown, music industry, pop

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Setlists From Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame held their annual induction ceremony on Friday night at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, NY with an evening with a few surprises, just as many disappointments and a VERY long running time of four hours and fifty minutes.

Tagged as: ELO, Joan Baez, music industry, Pearl Jam, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, USA, Yes

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Sydney Drum & Percussion Show Set For May 27 and 28

by Noise11.com

Sydney will host the inaugural Sydney Drum & Percussion Show in May.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, Sydney Drum & Percussion Show

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Leonard Cohen And Gord Downie Win Seven Jonos Between Them

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Junos, Canada’s biggest music awards, carried a somewhat somber tone as the late Leonard Cohen took two of the top prizes of the night while Gord Downie, who is suffering from terminal brain cancer, won five including three as a solo artist and two with his group The Tragically Hip.

Tagged as: Canada, Gord Downie, Juno Awards, Leonard Cohen, music industry

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Flume Wins Big At 2017 APRA Music Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Flume won three APRA Music Awards this week after a run in the past year that netted the electronica producer eight ARIAs and one Grammy.

Tagged as: APRA Music Awards, Australia, Flume, music industry, songwriter

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Courtney Barnett . Photo by Ros O'Gorman

BIGSOUND Reveals $100,000 Music Prize Pool

by Paul Cashmere

BIGSOUND has unveiled a $100,000 music prize for artists who have used the event to showcase over the years.

Tagged as: Australia, BigSound, Courtney Barnett, music industry

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Streams Kickstarts Music Biz With Biggest Gain In 19 Years

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The music industry is on a new high after seeing their retail revenues grow 11.4% in 2016.

Tagged as: music industry, RIAA, USA

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Gold Coast Music Awards Name 43 Finalists

by Paul Cashmere

Hit thing Amy Shark leads a list of 42 finalists for the 2017 Gold Coast Music Awards.

Tagged as: Amy Shark, Australia, Gold Coast Music Awards, music industry

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Albo Talks Up Record Store Day Australia In Parliament

by Paul Cashmere

Former Deputy Prime Minister the Honorable Anthony Albanese has spoke up for Record Store Day in Parliament today.

Tagged as: Anthony Albanese, Australia, music industry, Record Store Day

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Albo Becomes A Record Store Day Australia Ambassador

by Paul Cashmere

The honourable Anthony Albanese MP (aka DJ Albo) has agreed to be an ambassador for Record Store Day Australia.

Tagged as: Anthony Albanese, Australia, music industry, Record Store Day

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2017 Record Store Day Ambassador Anthony Albanese (aka Albo) at Red Eye Records handing over the Ambassadorship to the current ambassadors. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Albo’s B-52’s Gig Gets Bumped At The White House

A B-52’s performance at the White House at a state dinner to honor Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been cancelled to acknowledge victims of the Israel-Hamas war instead.

October 26, 2023

Reg Mombassa of Dog Trumpet photo by Ros O'Gorman

Albo Has A Night Out With Dog Trumpet

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was out soaking up some local Aussie culture with Dog Trumpet at The Factory in Marrickville last night (28 September 2023).

September 29, 2023

Anthony Albanese Gifts Gang of Youths, Alex The Astronaut and Thelma Plum To New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has started a new tradition with world leaders. He is gifting them new Australian music.

February 8, 2023

Anthony Albanese and Jacinda Ardern Gift Each Other Music

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have been giving the gift of music to each other this week.

June 10, 2022

Billy Bragg Trends After His Lyrics Were Quoted In Anthony Albanese Speech

Billy Bragg started trending on Twitter today after Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese quoted one of his lyrics in his first press conference as Prime Minister.

June 1, 2022

Dan Andrews and Anthony Albanese Unhappy Homophobe Given Australia Day Honour

Homophobe Margaret Court is to receive Australia’s highest honour, the Companion of the Order of Australia, and Victorian Premier Dan Andrews and Labor’s Federal Leader Anthony Albanese are pissed off about it.

January 22, 2021

Albo Casts His Votes For Triple J’s Hottest 100

Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese has voted early and voted often for the Triple J Hottest 100.

January 6, 2021