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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Wins Bid To Fast-Track Appeal Of Prostitution Conviction

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has successfully won a bid to fast-track his appeal against his four-year prison sentence following his 2025 prostitution conviction, with arguments expected to begin in April 2026.

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The Herd performing live celebrating The Sun Never Sets 20th Anniversary Tour 2026.

The Herd To Celebrate 20 Years Of ‘The Sun Never Sets’ With 2026 Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Herd will mark 20 years since The Sun Never Sets with a 2026 Australian tour, performing songs from their landmark album and fan favourites across seven cities.

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Pulp To Return To Australia For 2026 Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Pulp will return to Australia in February and March 2026 for their third visit and first in 15 years, performing songs from their 2025 album More.

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David Draiman Disturbed at Margaret Court Arena on Saturday 12 November 2016 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Disturbed Call Time On Their Career (For Now) After a Year of Controversy

by Paul Cashmere

Disturbed have announced an indefinite hiatus following a year of controversy and tension. Guitarist Dan Donegan says the band “needs to breathe” after nearly three decades on the road.

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Brian Wilson Live At The Roxy Theatre 25th Anniversary Edition 3LP Box Set

Brian Wilson’s Live At The Roxy Theatre 25th Anniversary Edition Marks First Posthumous Release

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Wilson: Live At The Roxy Theatre (25th Anniversary Edition) will be released 7 November 2025 via Oglio Records, featuring 40 tracks across 2CDs, newly unearthed recordings, and the first-ever vinyl edition.

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360 Announces 2026 Back N Forth Australian Tour With Pez

360 Announces 43-Date “Back N Forth” Tour For 2026 With Special Guest Pez

by Paul Cashmere

Australian rapper 360 has announced his biggest-ever regional Australian tour, the 43-date Back N Forth Tour with Pez, kicking off February 2026.

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Bernth and Charles

Bernth & Charles Berthoud On Metallica, AI Music And The Escape The Internet Tour

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Bernth and Charles Berthoud will bring their Escape The Internet Tour to Australia in October and November 2025, blending performance, humour and masterclass for guitar and bass fans.

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Wu-Tang Clan performing live during their Final Chamber Tour farewell

Wu-Tang Clan To Say Farewell To Australia With ‘Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber Tour’ In 2026

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Wu-Tang Clan will perform their final Australian shows in March 2026 as part of Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber Tour, marking the end of a 30-year legacy.

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Richard Marx in Melbourne 4 March 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Richard Marx To Return To Australia In 2026 With Four Decades Of Hits

by Paul Cashmere

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Richard Marx will tour Australia in April 2026, performing new songs and his greatest hits from a four-decade career.

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Limp Bizkit Bassist Sam Rivers Dies At 48

by Paul Cashmere

Limp Bizkit’s bassist and founding member Sam Rivers has died aged 48. Rivers was a key part of the band’s sound and legacy, performing on all albums since 1997’s Three Dollar Bill, Y’all.

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Crowded House performing live during the Red Hot Summer Tour 2025

Crowded House Red Hot Summer Turns Into One Of The Most Successful Ever

by Paul Cashmere

The 2025 Red Hot Summer Tour featuring Crowded House has become one of the most successful ever, with nearly every show sold out across Australia.

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Laufey performing live in 2024

Laufey Expands Her Storytelling With Debut Picture Book Mei Mei The Bunny

by Paul Cashmere

GRAMMY®-winning Icelandic artist Laufey will publish her first children’s picture book Mei Mei The Bunny on 21 April 2026, a heartwarming story about music, courage and believing in yourself.

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D’Angelo performing onstage, late 1990s, soulful spotlight

D’Angelo, Neo-Soul Pioneer, Dies Aged 51

by Paul Cashmere

Michael D’Angelo Archer, known simply as D’Angelo, has died aged 51 after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. A look back at his career and legacy.

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Ian Watkins, former Lostprophets singer, has died at age 48 following a prison attack in Wakefield, England.

Pedophile Ian Watkins, Former Lostprophets Frontman, Killed In UK Prison

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Ian Watkins, the disgraced former frontman of Lostprophets, has been killed in prison at age 48. The Welsh musician was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences.

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Gene Simmons recovering after Malibu car crash October 2025

Gene Simmons Recovering After Malibu Car Crash Ahead of Major KISS Reunion

by Paul Cashmere

KISS co-founder Gene Simmons is recovering at home after a car accident in Malibu. The 76-year-old rocker fainted behind the wheel just weeks before the KISS 50th anniversary event in Las Vegas.

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Brantley Gilbert with BBR Music Group and BMG Nashville executives on stage during The Tattoos Tour in Nashville

Brantley Gilbert signs with BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville as Tattoos Tour rolls through Nashville

by Paul Cashmere

Brantley Gilbert has signed with BBR Music Group and BMG Nashville in a deal announced on stage during The Tattoos Tour in Nashville, marking a new partnership for the country rock powerhouse.

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Robbie Williams at A Day On The Green Geelong 2023 photo by Winston Robinson

Robbie Williams Istanbul Concert Cancelled Amid Protests and Safety Concerns

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Robbie Williams’ 7 October concert in Istanbul has been cancelled after Turkish authorities cited public safety concerns amid protests accusing the British pop star of being “Zionist.”

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Ike Turner Jr, Son of Tina and Ike Turner, Dies Aged 67

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Ike Turner Jr, son of Tina and Ike Turner, has died at 67 from kidney failure. A Grammy-winning musician and sound engineer, he carried on his family’s musical legacy despite a life marked by hardship and health struggles.

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chokecherry announce debut album Ripe Fruit Rots and Falls and release new single Major Threat

chokecherry Announce Debut Album ‘Ripe Fruit Rots and Falls’ With Gritty Punk Single ‘Major Threat’

by Paul Cashmere

San Francisco’s chokecherry will release their debut album Ripe Fruit Rots and Falls on 14 November. The announcement arrives with their fierce new single Major Threat, a gritty punk detour from the duo’s lush sound.

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Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie performing live with his Skyhooks Show band

Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie Cancels Skyhooks 50th Anniversary Shows Due to Health

by Paul Cashmere

Skyhooks guitarist Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie has cancelled his 50th anniversary Skyhooks Show celebrating Ego Is Not A Dirty Word due to ongoing health issues. Shows are expected to be rescheduled in 2026.

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Dayseeker press photo by Alex Bemis. The Southern California band release new single Bloodlust and announce Creature in the Black Night, out 24 October via Spinefarm.

Dayseeker Unleash New Single Bloodlust Ahead of Album Creature in the Black Night and Australian Return for Good Things 2025

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Dayseeker have unleashed their eerie new single Bloodlust, the latest preview of their upcoming album Creature in the Black Night (out 24 October). The band will return to Australia in December for Good Things Festival 2025.

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Noah Cyrus To Return To Australia With Living Room-Intimate Sonic Journey This November

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Noah Cyrus returns to Australia in November to perform selections from her deeply personal new album I Want My Loved Ones To Go With Me, blending country, folk and Americana across headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, plus a slot at Kiama’s Changing Tides Festival. Tickets on sale 26 September.

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Nine Inch Nails Drops Full “TRON: Ares” Soundtrack – First Ever Film Score From the Industrial Icons

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Nine Inch Nails have officially entered the cinematic arena with the release of TRON: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) via Interscope Records. The album marks the band’s first full-length film score, and it’s pure NIN – dark, pulsating, and relentless.

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Drake, Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sidney “Omen” Brown, Producer for Beyoncé and Drake, Dies at 49

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Sidney “Omen” Brown, the acclaimed producer behind tracks for Beyoncé, Drake and Ludacris, has died suddenly in New York. He was 49.

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Vince Neil, Motley Crue, Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Vince Neil Opens Up About Stroke and His Fight Back to the Stage

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Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil is back on stage in Las Vegas, but just nine months ago the band’s future was in doubt. The 64-year-old singer revealed that he suffered a stroke the day after Christmas in 2024, a health scare that left him unable to walk and forced the band to postpone the start of their Las Vegas residency.

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Slipknot Mark 25 Years With Deluxe Edition Of Groundbreaking Debut Album

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Slipknot’s self-titled debut album landed on 29 June 1999 like a pipe bomb in the middle of the metal world. Twenty-five years later, that same record – the one that introduced nine masked maniacs from Des Moines, Iowa to the world – has been reimagined in a definitive deluxe edition, Slipknot (25th Anniversary Edition), out now via Roadrunner Records.

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Nick Cave To Receive Honorary Doctorate From Royal College of Art

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Nick Cave will add another remarkable accolade to his long and varied career this month when the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London presents him with an Honorary Doctorate.

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Rick Davies, Supertramp Co-Founder and Songwriter, Dies at 81

by Paul Cashmere

Rick Davies, co-founder of Supertramp and the man behind classics like Goodbye Stranger and Bloody Well Right, has died at the age of 81 after a long battle with cancer. His death was confirmed by the band in a statement, noting he passed away at his home on Long Island on September 5.

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Excide Announce Second Album ‘Bastard Hymns’ With New Single ‘Worth Your Salt’

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Post-hardcore rising force Excide, Tyler Washington, Gill Gonzalez, Gage Lanza, Caleb Hogue, and Jacob Paris, have announced their highly anticipated second album Bastard Hymns, due for release on November 28 via SharpTone Records.

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Flip performing live with drums on stage, promoting new album Dream Ride

G Flip Sets Fire With New Single ‘Bed On Fire’ From Album Dream Ride

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G Flip releases powerful new single Bed On Fire with video, taken from their third album Dream Ride. The Melbourne-born artist also announces a massive 2025/26 world tour across the US, UK and Australia.

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