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APRA AMCOS Arts Music Fund Offer $100,000 In Grants To Songwriters

Art music composers have the chance to share in A$100,000 worth of funding to create new commissioned work thanks to the APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund.

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Artists React To The Death of Leon Russell

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It seems that we just did this for Leonard Cohen and we are back again with the reactions from over 25 artists on the passing of Leon Russell.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Artists React To The Death of Leon Russell, blues, Leon Russell, Oklahoma, rock, songwriter, USA

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R.I.P. Leon Russell 1942-2016

by Paul Cashmere

Leon Russell, the genius songwriter and musician, passed away in Nashville on Sunday (13 November, 2016) at the age of 74.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, Leon Russell, Oklahoma, R.I.P. Leon Russell 1942-2016, rock, songwriter, USA

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Leonard Cohen I’m Your Man To Be Broadcast On ABC2

by Paul Cashmere

ABC2 will pay tribute to the late Leonard Cohen with ‘Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man’ on Sunday night.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, ABC2, Canada, country, folk, I'm Your Man, Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen I’m Your Man To Be Broadcast On ABC2, songwriter

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R.I.P. Leonard Cohen 1934-2016

by Paul Cashmere

Canadian songwriting legend Leonard Cohen has passed away at the age of 82.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Canada, folk, Leonard Cohen, R.I.P. Leonard Cohen 1934-2016, songwriter

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Josh Ritter Pulls Out An Old W Song For The Trump Lunacy

by Paul Cashmere

Josh Ritter has resurrected his song ‘The Temptation of Adam’ as the lunacy of Donald Trump continues.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 30 Days 30 Songs, alt-country, Americana, Donald Trump, folk, Josh Ritter, Josh Ritter Pulls Out An Old W Song For The Trump Lunacy, singer, songwriter

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Blame Randy Newman If World War III Starts Next Week

by Paul Cashmere

Randy Newman may just cause World War II with his new song ‘Putin’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Blame Randy Newman If World War III Starts Next Week, contemporary, Randy Newman, songwriter, USA

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Barry Gibb, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11

Barry Gibb Australian Tour Dates 2017

by Paul Cashmere

Barry Gibb will return to Australia for shows in 2017.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Barry Gibb, Barry Gibb Australian Tour Dates 2017, Bee Gees, bluesfest, disco, Live Nation, pop, R&B, songwriter

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R.I.P. Rod Temperton Composer of Thriller 1947-2016

by Paul Cashmere

Songwriter and producer Rod Temperton, best known for writing ‘Thriller’ for Michael Jackson, has died in London at age 68.

Tagged as: 70s, disco, Heatwave, Michael Jackson, pop, R.I.P. Rod Temperton Composer of Thriller 1947-2016, R&B, Rod Temperton, songwriter, Thriller, UK

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Perry Keyes Preps Two Albums For 2015

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney singer songwriter Perry Keyes will release his 4th and 5th studio albums during 2015.

Tagged as: Australia, music news, Perry Keyes, singer, songwriter, Sunnyholt, Sydney

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Tori Amos Performs Divinyls And Stuns Melbourne REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

Tori Amos is not a man-made product of the music industry. She is simple pure talent and it is stunning.

Tagged as: 90s, Live Nation, review, singer, songwriter, Tori Amos

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James Blunt Debuts When I Find Love Again VIDEO

by Paul Cashmere

James Blunt has released a new and expanded edition of his platinum album ‘Moon Landing’.

Tagged as: 00s, James Blunt, music news, pop, singer, songwriter, UK

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Paolo Nutini Goes Six Times Platinum In UK

by Music-News.com

Paolo Nutini has the biggest selling record of the year in the UK.

Tagged as: music news, Paolo Nutini, pop, singer, songwriter, UK

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Paolo Nutini Has Tonsillitis, Cancels Shows

by Music-News.com

Scottish singer Paolo Nutini has been forced to pull out of his second Glasgow date this week after being diagnosed with severe tonsillitis.

Tagged as: 00s, Paolo Nutini, pop, rock, singer, songwriter, UK

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Neil Diamond Debuts At 4 In UK

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Neil Diamond once again proves that he has one of the most enduring careers in music as his new album, Melody Road, debuts at number 4 in the U.K.

Tagged as: 60s, folk, music news, Neil Diamond, rock, Sing, songwriter, USA

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Steve Smyth Cancels Shows After Thugs Break His Jaw

by Paul Cashmere

Singer songwriter Steve Smyth has been forced to postpone all of his Australia dates after thugs left him with a broken jaw on Sydney on Tuesday.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, music news, singer, songwriter, Steve Smyth

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Kate Bush Says Thanks For Coming To The Show

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Kate Bush has written a thank-you note to her fans.

Tagged as: 70s, Kate Bush, pop, singer, songwriter, UK

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Watch Taylor Swift Perform Vance Joy Riptide VIDEO

by Paul Cashmere

Taylor Swift has performed a version of Vance Joy’s ‘Riptide’ for the BBC Live Lounge.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, music news, Riptide, singer, songwriter, Taylor Swift, Vance Joy

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Joan Armatrading Not Retiring, Just Not Touring

by Paul Cashmere

Joan Armatrading has clarified early reports that her final tour will be her exit from the music industry.

Tagged as: 70s, folk, Joan Armatrading, rock, singer, songwriter, UK

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Yusuf Releases Short Film For Tell ‘Em I’m Gone Album

by Paul Cashmere

Yusuf aka Cat Stevens has releases a short film by director Danny Clinch to explain his next album ‘Tell ‘Em I’m Gone’.

Tagged as: 70s, Cat Stevens, music news, pop, singer, songwriter, Tell Em I'm Gone, UK, Yusuf

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Ed Sheeran Adds Second Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran will perform second arena shows for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on his upcoming Australian tour.

Tagged as: 10s, Ed Sheehan, Frontier Touring, music news, pop, singer, songwriter, UK

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Passenger Releases Josh Pyke Collaboration ‘27’

by Paul Cashmere

Passenger’s latest single ‘27’ is a collaboration with Australia’s Josh Pyke.

Tagged as: 00s, acoustic, Josh Pyke, Mike Rosenberg, music news, Passenger, pop, singer, songwriter, UK

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Damien Rice Returns With First Album In 8 Years

by Music-News.com

The long awaited new album from Damien Rice, ‘My Favourite Faded Fantasy’, will be released globally this autumn (3rd November in the UK & Ireland).

Tagged as: 90s, Damien Rice, music news, singer, songwriter, UK

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Rodriguez Has Three Albums In Australian Chart

by Paul Cashmere

Rodriguez has three albums in the Australian chart this week. The Rodriguez catalogue took an active run on the ARIA chart after his 2014 tour was announced last week.

Tagged as: 70s, music news, Rodriguez, singer, songwriter, USA

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Vance Joy Sets Next UK Single

by Music-News.com

Vance Joy has announced details of the lead single to be taken from his forthcoming debut album Dream Your Life Away.

Tagged as: Australia, music news, pop, singer, songwriter, Vance Joy

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Leonard Cohen Prepping New Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Unofficial word has come down that Leonard Cohen’s thirteenth studio album, reportedly called Popular Problems, will be released at the end of September.

Tagged as: 70s, Canada, folk, Leonard Cohen, music news, singer, songwriter, USA

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Bob Dylan Australian and New Zealand Tour Starts In Hamilton

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has resumed his 2014 touring schedule with a performance at Claudelands Arena in Hamilton, New Zealand on Saturday night.

Tagged as: 60, Australian Tour, Bob Dylan, Chugg Entertainment, country, music news, s rock, singer, songwriter, USA

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Ed Sheehan Reveals Don’t VIDEO

by Music-News.com

Ed Sheeran has unveiled the official video for his new single ‘Don’t’.

Tagged as: 10s, Don't, Ed Sheehan, music news, singer, songwriter, UK, X

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Missy Higgins Covers Oz Classics For New Album

by Paul Cashmere

Missy Higgins has recorded an album of Australian covers for her next album.

Tagged as: 00s, alt-country, alt-pop, alt-rock, Australia, Missy Higgins, music news, Oz, rock, singer, songwriter

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Ed Sheehan x Returns To No 1 ARIA ALBUMS

by Gavin Ryan

Ed Sheeran climbs back to No.1 on the ARIA Albums chart this week with his second album “x”, giving it a second week at the top overall, twice as much as his original “+” (TW-41) album achieved during it’s 147 week run on the charts.

Tagged as: 10s, ARIA Albums, Ed Sheehan, multiply, pop, singer, songwriter, UK, X

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The Beths Channeled Stephen King and Olivia Rodrigo For Fourth Album ‘Straight Line Was A Lie’

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