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Australian Stars Pay Tribute To Carole King With ‘Beautiful’ Album

Australia’s cream of pop will pay tribute to the genius of Carole King with the upcoming tribute album ‘Beautiful – A Tribute To Carole King’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Carole King, contemporary, pop, songwriter, USA

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Carole King Concert To Screen In Theatres In USA

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The concert film Tapestry: Captured Live at Hyde Park London, which captures Carole King’s first and, to date, only performance of her landmark album in its entirety, will play in theaters on July 11 at 7 PM local time.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Carole King, contemporary, pop, songwriter, USA

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Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran Spends 11th Week Top Of ARIA Album Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Ed Sheeran remains in the No.1 spot for an eleventh broken week on the ARIA Albums chart with his third studio album “÷ (Divide)”.

Tagged as: 10s, Ed Sheeran, pop, songwriter, UK

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Lakyn Signs With Island And Debuts View Looks So Good

by Noise11.com

Melbourne based singer songwriter Lakyn has signed with Island Records and released his first song ‘View Looks So Good’.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, contemporary, Lakyn, roots, songwriter

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Marco Gandolfi Interviews Albert Hammond

by Music-News.com

Albert Hammond interviewed by Music-News.com editor – Marco Gandolfi – in central London on 23rd May 2017.

Tagged as: 70s, Albert Hammond, pop, songwriter, USA

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Randy Newman To Release Dark Matter His First New Album In 9 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Randy Newman has gathered up his first collection of new songs in nine years for ‘Dark Matter’, coming in August.

Tagged as: 70s, contemporary, pop, Randy Newman, rock, songwriter, USA

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Josh Pyke Has A New Best Of And A Stack Of Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Josh Pyke will release his first Best Of album in June and he will add a stack of b-sides, rarities and tour dates while he is at it.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, folk, indie, Josh Pyke, songwriter

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R.I.P. Nashville Songwriter Joy Byers At 82

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Long-time successful songwriter Joy Byers died on May 10 at the age of 82.

Tagged as: 60s, Elvis Presley, Joy Byers, songwriter, USA

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Lorde Reveals Melodrama Tracklisting

by Paul Cashmere

Lorde has revealed the tracklisting for her second album ‘Melodrama’.

Tagged as: 00s, indie, Lorde, Melodrama, New Zealand, pop, songwriter

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Stephen Schwartz Honoured With ASCAP Founders Award

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has honored composer Stephen Schwartz with their 2017 Founders Award at the 32nd Annual ASCAP Screen Music Awards, held last night (may 16) at The Wiltern in Los Angeles.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, songwriter, Stephen Schwartz, USA

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Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran Divide is Back At Number 1

by Gavin Ryan

After a single away from the #1 spot, returning this week to the top of the ARIA Albums Chart is Ed Sheeran’s “÷ (Divide)” album.

Tagged as: 10s, contemporary, Ed Sheeran, pop, songwriter, UK

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Paul Simon, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Paul Simon 2012 Hyde Park Show To Become Live Album

by Music-News.com

Legacy Recordings has announced the June 9 release of Paul Simon: The Concert in Hyde Park, featuring Simon’s July 15, 2012 performance in London.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, contemporary, folk, Paul Simon, pop, songwriter, USA

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Ed Sheeran, 2013, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Ed Sheeran Won’t Be At SXSW 2018

by Noise11.com

Ed Sheeran will not be heading to SXSW in 2018 because he will be busy on tour in Australia.

Tagged as: 10s, contemporary, Ed Sheeran, pop, songwriter, UK

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Ed Sheeran, Photo Image Ros O'Gorman, Noise11

Ed Sheeran Says Eminem Fixed His Stammering

by Music-News.com

Ed Sheeran cured his childhood stammer by rapping to Eminem songs.

Tagged as: 10s, Ed Sheeran, pop, songwriter, UK

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Cat Stevens Adds Second Melbourne Sydney and Brisbane Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Cat Stevens will perform second shows for Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney on his upcoming Australian tour.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cat Stevens, contemporary, folk, songwriter, UK, Yusuf

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Ed Sheeran Plays Personal Gig For Ill Superfan

by Music-News.com

Ed Sheeran made a seriously ill 10-year-old’s dreams come true by performing privately for her at London’s O2 Arena.

Tagged as: 10s, Ed Sheeran, pop, songwriter, UK

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Liz Stringer To Chat and Sing With Four Of Her Besties

by Noise11.com

Melbourne singer-songwriter Liz Stringer will take up a month-long residency in July to discuss the biz and sing a few tunes with four of her favourite people.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Australia, indie, Liz Stringer, songwriter

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Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran Blocks Kendrick Lamar From No 1 Debut

by Gavin Ryan

It’s the seventh week in a row for Ed Sheeran’s “÷ (Divide)” at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart, one week shy of the eight weeks his previous set “x (Multiply)” (TW-9) achieved during its six separate runs at the top during 2014 and 2015.

Tagged as: 10s, Ed Sheeran, pop, songwriter, UK

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Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran Shape Of You Returns To No 1

by Gavin Ryan

After a single week away from the top of the ARIA Singles Chart, Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” returns to the top of the Australian charts for a record breaking the 14th week at No.1.

Tagged as: 10s, Ed Sheeran, pop, songwriter, UK

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Australian Charts : Ed Sheeran Spends Sixth Week At No 1 With Divide

by Gavin Ryan

Ed Sheeran might have lost the No.1 singles spot in Australia, but his third album “÷ (Divide)” stays for a sixth straight week at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

Tagged as: 10s, Ed Sheeran, pop, songwriter, UK

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Melbourne’s Hue Blanes To Launch H O L I D A Y

by Noise11.com

Melbourne singer-songwriter Hue Blanes is ready to reveal his new album ‘H O L I D A Y’.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Hue Blanes, jazz, songwriter

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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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Beth Orton Has More Australian Dates In June

by Paul Cashmere

Beth Orton will perform additional dates around Australia as well as her Vivid Live performance in Sydney.

Tagged as: 90s, Beth Orton, electronica, songwriter, UK

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Dustin Tebbutt and Lisa Mitchell Head Out For National Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Lisa Mitchell has teamed with Dustin Tebbutt for the Australian tour they will be calling ‘Distant Call’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Alex The Astronaut, Australia, contemporary, Dustin Tebbutt, Lisa Mitchell, songwriter

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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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Archie Roach: Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Archie Roach To Receive Ted Albert Awards At The APRAs

by Paul Cashmere

Singer/Songwriter Archie Roach has been named to receive the 2017 Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services To Australian Music at the APRA Music Awards to be held in Sydney on April 3.

Tagged as: 90s, Archie Roach, Australia, contemporary, country, folk, songwriter

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Ed Sheeran To Receive Special Honour At Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala

by Music-News.com

Ed Sheeran will be honoured with the Hal David Starlight Award at the 2017 Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala later this year (17).

Tagged as: 10s, contemporary, Ed Sheeran, pop, songwriter, UK

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Ed Sheeran ‘divide’ Sold Over 200,000 Copies In One Day In UK

by Music-News.com

Ed Sheeran is set to storm the Official Albums Chart after getting off to an incredible start in this week’s race.

Tagged as: 10s, contemporary, Ed Sheeran, pop, songwriter, UK

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Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran Maintains Top Singles Spot

by Gavin Ryan

Australia still has a “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran at the summit of the ARIA Singles Chart for now an eighth consecutive week (the same amount in England, Ireland and New Zealand also), and with his third album “÷ (Divide)” out as of Friday (3rd March), it could either remain at the top again

Tagged as: 10s, contemporary, Ed Sheeran, pop, songwriter, UK

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Ed Sheeran Says ‘How Would You Feel’ Came In 15 Minutes

by Music-News.com

Ed Sheeran will be on The Capital Evening Show with Roman Kemp tonight talking about recording new track ‘Happier’ in the cold room on the Queen Mary 2 Cruise Ship and how he wrote ‘How Would You Feel’ in under 15 minutes for his girlfriend.

Tagged as: 10s, contemporary, Ed Sheeran, pop, songwriter, UK

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

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