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Bad news for Jason Isbell fans. Jason is off the Paul Kelly Australian and New Zealand tour in August and September. The good news is Lucinda Williams has replaced him.

The Teddy Swims Australian tour is getting bigger. Frontier Touring has added third dates to both Melbourne and Sydney.

Michael Flatley is bringing Lord of the Dance back to Australia for 2025.

Ed Sheeran has revealed he is changing direction when it comes to the sound of his music.

The shortlist for the upcoming Association of Artist Managers (AAM) Awards has been revealed.

After 22 years The Superjesus have a new album. ‘The Superjesus’ is the fourth album for the band and first since 2003’s ‘Rock Music’.

Hoodoo Gurus will headline Party At The Point, an event to mark the 10th anniversary of Sandstone Point Hotel as an entertainment venue.

Shannon Busch (aka WILSN) has taken out first prize in the Vanda and Young Global Songwriting Competition.

Adalita (Magic Dirt), Diesel, Steve Kilbey (the Church), Isabella Manfredi (The Preatures) and Kevin Mitchell (Jebediah/Bob Evans) will perform the music of John Lennon for the Give Peace A Chance shows in Australia in July.

Investigations are continuing into the death of Korean singer Wheesung, who was found dead in his Seoul apartment at the age of 43.

Jimmy Barnes has handpicked Taylor Sheridan to open for his Defiant tour shows in June.

Pink Floyd’s 1972 concert movie Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII has been restored and will be reissued on CD and Blu-Ray as well as have IMAX screenings in April followed by the physical release in May.

Lulu has announced she is launching her very own charitable fund – ‘Lulu’s Mental Health Trust’, a restricted fund operating under the auspices of Prism the Gift Fund (registered charity number 1099682).

Gordi album has christened her third album ‘Like Plasticine’.

Tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform one Australian show only in Sydney April 3.

Diesel has announced dates for his 2025 Bootleg Melancholy tour starting in Warragul in March and ending in Adelaide in May.

Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother catches up with Noise11 to talk touring 2025, the 20th anniversary of the debut album, his songwriting process and experimenting with new music. He is about to tour Wolfmother for Red Hot Summer and he says has enough new music for a 2025 Wolfmother album.

The 53rd Country Music Awards of Australia were announced in Tamworth on Saturday 25 January 2025. Troy Cassar-Daley was the big winner for the night.

Ice Cube will play two Australian shows for Melbourne and Sydney in March 2025.

Marlon Williams (Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) next album ‘Te Whare Tīwekaweka’ will be his first album entirely in the Māori language.

Splendour in the Grass will not return for 2025.

Stone Temple Pilots will still tour Australia despite the cancellation of the Hello Sunshine festival. New dates have been added to Melbourne and Gold Coast to make up for the cancelled festival shows.

The full list of Australian sideshows for Knotfest is here.

The Waifs will play a stack of regional dates as they tour the country as part of the Summersalt music festival.

Iggy Pop will release his live album ‘Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2023 on 25 January, 2025.

Dan Kelly has a new music video for the third single from his 2024 album ‘Goldfeels’. ‘The Sea Shepherd Cook’ features Jess Ribeiro.

The full line-up for the St Kilda Festival has now been revealed.

The Governors Ball is on for 2025 with the New York City event bringing in Tyler The Creator to headline night one, Olivia Rodrigo on night two and Hozier for the third and final night.

The 9th Annual Metal Hall of fame will go ahead on 22 January in California by the event will now be a fundraiser to raises funds for those affected by the LA wildfires.