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The Bamboos with Reginald AK for the “On & On” single

The Bamboos Put Reginald AK At The Centre Of Their New Single “On & On”

by Paul Cashmere

The Bamboos return with “On & On”, featuring Reginald AK on vocals. The song continues a family connection with Kylie Auldist ahead of Sugar On Top.

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Angus & Julia Stone performing during the Karaoke Bar era

Nina Simone’s Wild Is The Wind Turns 60

by Paul Cashmere

Nina Simone’s Wild Is The Wind turns 60, marking six decades of an album that became one of the defining recordings of her Philips Records period.

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Rose Royce Car Wash Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 50th Anniversary

Rose Royce Car Wash Soundtrack Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

Rose Royce’s Car Wash soundtrack celebrates its 50th anniversary on 13 September 2026, five decades after Norman Whitfield’s landmark film project became the group’s debut album.

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John Mayer performing during the Continuum era

John Mayer’s Continuum Turns 20

by Paul Cashmere

John Mayer’s Continuum turns 20 on September 12, 2026, marking two decades since his third studio album reshaped his sound through blues, soul, R&B and pop.

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Marcus Miller

Marcus Miller Celebrates Luther Vandross As New York Dance Tribute Also Takes Shape

by Paul Cashmere

Marcus Miller recalls his creative partnership with Luther Vandross, including “Power Of Love/Love Power” and “Jump To It”, as Alvin Ailey prepares a major New York tribute to Vandross.

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Steve Cropper Watching The Tide album featuring Brian May and Billy Gibbons

Steve Cropper’s Posthumous Album Watching The Tide Features Brian May, Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton And Ronnie Wood

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Cropper’s posthumous album Watching The Tide features Brian May, Billy F. Gibbons, Eric Clapton and Ronnie Wood.

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Kool and the Gang supplied

Kool & The Gang And Sister Sledge Ft. Sledgendary Announce Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Kool & The Gang and Sister Sledge ft. Sledgendary have announced a five city Australian tour for November and December, bringing two iconic soul, funk and disco catalogues together.

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Tanya George Contrast

Tanya George Announces Debut Album Contrast With New Single ‘The Devil’

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne electro-soul artist Tanya George has released new single The Devil ahead of her debut album Contrast, due on 29 July, with an album launch performance set for Melbourne’s Wax Music Lounge.

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Macy Gray

Macy Gray Expands Australian Return With Biggest Regional Tour To Date

by Paul Cashmere

Macy Gray has announced her biggest Australian tour to date, returning in September and October 2026 for a run of metropolitan and regional shows while previewing songs from her forthcoming album The Trouble With The Truth.

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Steve Cropper Watching The Tide

Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour Announce Watching The Tide, Posthumous Album Featuring Eric Clapton, Brian May, Billy Gibbons And Ronnie Wood

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour will release Watching The Tide on August 28, a posthumous album featuring Eric Clapton, Brian May, Billy Gibbons and Ronnie Wood.

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Chaka Khan Chakzilla

Chaka Khan Returns With ‘Chakzilla’, First New Album In Seven Years

by Paul Cashmere

Chaka Khan has announced ‘Chakzilla’, her first album in seven years, with the title track co-written by Sia and produced by Greg Kurstin.

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Son Little by Kendrick Brinson Photo by Kendrick Brinson

Son Little Shares “Whip The Wind” Ahead Of New Album ‘Cityfolk’

by Paul Cashmere

Son Little releases “Whip The Wind” ahead of his new album ‘CITYFOLK’, combining Afro-Latin rhythms and soulful storytelling.

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Marvin Gaye I Want You

Marvin Gaye Marks 50 Years of Iconic I Want You Album

by Paul Cashmere

Fifty years ago, Marvin Gaye released I Want You, blending intimacy, eroticism, and musical innovation, cementing his influence on soul, disco, and quiet storm R&B.

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Jason Mason Trio by Michelle Grace Hunder

Jake Mason Trio To Release New Single “Stop Searching For Love” Featuring Kate Ceberano

by Paul Cashmere

Jake Mason Trio share soulful new single “Stop Searching For Love” featuring Kate Ceberano, ahead of their album The Modern Ark.

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Mike Finnigan

My Credit Didn’t Go Through Introduces Final Album From Blues Master Mike Finnigan

by Paul Cashmere

A new track from the late Mike Finnigan introduces a posthumous album celebrating the legendary Hammond B3 player’s voice, songs and lifelong impact on blues and soul music.

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Steve Cropper STAX Review Austin Texas 2007 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Steve Cropper, Soul Architect And Guitar Pioneer, Dies At 84

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Cropper, the soul guitarist behind Booker T. & The M.G.’s and many of Stax Records’ greatest recordings, has died at 84.

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Earth, Wind & Fire performing live on stage during an international tour.

Earth, Wind & Fire To Return To Australia In April 2026 For First Shows In 14 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Earth, Wind & Fire will return to Australia in April 2026 for their first local shows since 2012, including a Bluesfest headline set and two exclusive theatre performances.

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Robert Finley to perform live on stage in Australia

Robert Finley To Tour Australia For The First Time In May 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Robert Finley will bring his blues and soul legacy to Australia for the first time in May 2026 with shows across New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.

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Fantastic Negrito performing live during his Australian tour.

Fantastic Negrito Confirms March 2026 Return To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Fantastic Negrito will return to Australia in March 2026 for a run of headline concerts and festival dates, bringing his powerful songs and bold storytelling back to local audiences.

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Mavis Staples shares title track ‘Sad And Beautiful World’ from upcoming album

Mavis Staples To Release New Album ‘Sad And Beautiful World’ November 7 – A Living Legend Still Lifting Voices Seven Decades On

by Paul Cashmere

At 86, Mavis Staples is still a force of nature. Her new album Sad And Beautiful World arrives 7 November, featuring Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt and Jeff Tweedy — a powerful testament to her seven-decade legacy.

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Cookin’ On 3 Burners release Cookin’ The Books album featuring Stella Angelico, Natalie Slade, and Mantra.

Cookin’ On 3 Burners Fire Up The Funk On Cookin’ The Books

by Paul Cashmere

Cookin’ On 3 Burners are back with Cookin’ The Books, their first studio album in six years. Featuring Stella Angelico, Natalie Slade, Mantra, and Wilson Blackley, the record captures the raw, analog soul of Australia’s funk pioneers.

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Lance Ferguson and Rita Satch collaborate on a soulful reinterpretation of Billie Eilish’s My Future

Lance Ferguson Reimagines Billie Eilish’s “My Future” With Soulful 70s Flair Featuring Rita Satch

by Paul Cashmere

Lance Ferguson reimagines Billie Eilish’s My Future with a lush 70s Soul groove featuring Rita Satch. The track previews his upcoming album Rare Groove Spectrum, Vol. 3, out 21 November.

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Ray Charles Love Country Style

Ray Charles’ Classic Country Album “Love Country Style” Returns in Tangerine Master Series

by Noise11.com

Ray Charles’ legendary 1970 album Love Country Style is set to return for the first time in more than 50 years as part of the ongoing Tangerine Master Series, a carefully curated collection of reissues celebrating the 17x GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, pianist, and producer. The album will be released on Friday, October 24.

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Boz Scaggs Detour

Boz Scaggs Announces Detour, His First New Album in Seven Years, Out October 17 via Concord Records

by Noise11.com

Boz Scaggs will return this October with Detour, his first studio album in seven years. The record, due October 17 via Concord Records, marks the Grammy-winning vocalist and guitarist’s long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Out of the Blues and finds him exploring the Great American Songbook with his trademark mix of finesse, soul and subtlety.

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Renee Geyer debut album 1973

Renée Geyer: Rediscovering the Soul of Australia’s Queen of Funk Through Aztec Records

by Noise11.com

Renée Geyer’s self-titled debut album, Renée Geyer, was released in September 1973, marking a pivotal moment in Australian music history. Now, over five decades later, Gil Matthews of Aztec Records has remastered and reissued this seminal work, offering fans both new and old a chance to experience the raw energy and soul of a young artist on the cusp of greatness. This release not only brings back the original tracks but also includes six bonus live recordings from the GTK sessions circa 1973–74, providing a comprehensive look at Geyer’s early career.

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Mavis Staples photo supplied by Anti Records

Mavis Staples to Release New Album ‘Sad And Beautiful World’ November 7

by Noise11.com

There are few voices in American music that carry the weight of history, faith, and resilience quite like Mavis Staples. Now 86, Staples is still moving forward with the same passion that has defined her life in music, announcing the release of her new album Sad And Beautiful World for November 7. Produced by Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Waxahatchee, Nathaniel Rateliff), the record is a sweeping celebration of survival and connection, featuring appearances from some of music’s greatest names.

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Lionel Richie Rod Laver Arena on Sunday 8 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Lionel Richie’s Beverly Hills Home Becomes A Crime Scene

by Noise11.com

Lionel Richie found himself at the centre of a crime scene last Friday morning when his Beverly Hills mansion was the target of an attempted burglary.

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Cookin' On 3 Burners Press 1 2025

Cookin’ on 3 Burners Fire It Up With Cookin’ The Books

by Noise11.com

Melbourne’s deep funk heavyweights Cookin’ on 3 Burners are back with a brand new double-sided 7”, the first taste of their forthcoming studio album Cookin’ The Books (out October 31 on Soul Messin’ Records).

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Wilsn photo by Rosie Cohe

WILSN Blooms With Second Album and New Single ‘GIRL’

by Noise11.com

Melbourne/Naarm-based soul singer WILSN (aka Shannon Busch) has announced her second album, Bloom, set for release on 17 October 2025. Alongside the announcement comes the release of her heartfelt new single ‘GIRL’, an ode to the bonds of female friendship.

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Teddy Swims by Claire Marie Vogel supplied Frontier Touring

Matt Corby Added To Teddy Swims Australia and New Zealand Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Australian singer songwriter Matt Corby has been announced as special guest for the Teddy Swims 2025 Australia and New Zealand ‘I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy’ tour.

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