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David Gray’s ‘Dear Life’ was a missing a few dates when it was announced. Australia and New Zealand weren’t on the list. But they could be soon.

Elton John and Brandi Carlisle have a brand new song ‘Never Too Late’.

Linkin Park have announced a world tour taking in the America and UK/Europe for 2025.

Jack White has popped in sudden dates for an instant Aussie tour for December 2024.

Shel Talmy, the legendary record producer behind the hits of The Kinks, The Who and The Easybeats, has died at age 87 and he has gone out laughing.

There is finally a trailer for the Disney+ ‘Beatles ‘64’ documentary.

Former Moloko singer Róisín Murphy will play Australian dates in 2025 including a Live At The Gardens show in Melbourne as well as WOMADelaide and WOMAD Aotearoa shows.

Pearl Jam’s first Australian show for the Dark Matter tour in Queensland last night (13 November) was a bit wet. Actually it was a lot wet.

2025 is an anniversary year for Pseudo Echo with the second album ‘Love an Adventure’ turning 40 in October 2025.

The dead in the water Kyle and Jackie O show has had another ratings dip in Melbourne.

AC/DC seem set to announce a 2025 US tour after a post for a Minneapolis date was posted to the band’s Instagram account and then quickly deleted.

As Andy White prepares for his last Australian show for some time, here is a video of Andy performing his 2022 song ‘I Miss You’ at the Merri Creek Tavern in Melbourne in 2023.

Neil Finn popped on stage with Eddie Vedder in Auckland, New Zealand this week to perform the Hunters & Collectors classic ‘Throw Your Arms Around Me’.

Wheatus have chosen four Australian acts to open for them on the 2025 acoustic tour.

After 36 years together, New Zealand’s Shihad have announced they will be no more after one final tour.

Annie Lennox and The Circle, a global feminist organisation announce the inaugural SISTERS: Annie Lennox and Friends concert to be held live at London’s legendary Royal Albert Hall. The special event is in support of The Circle, raising funds to help women and girls facing violence and injustice across the world. Taking place on 6th March 2025, the concert will be headlined by music icon, singer-songwriter, activist and The Circle Founder Annie Lennox.

Midnight Oil’s Jim Moginie has a funny story about Bob Dylan.

Custard have premiered the third video from the ‘Suburban Curtains’ with ‘Heart Attacks’

Art Garfunkel and Art Garfunkel Jr discovered they were in the same studio Cyndi Lauper recorded ‘Time After Time’ in when they were about to start recording their version of the Cyndi classic.

Ireland born, Melbourne based singer songwriter Andy White has revealed he made an album at London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios.

When The Screaming Jets co-founder Paul Woseen passed away in 2023, the band was about to release a new album ‘Professional Misconduct’.

The Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum short documentary from the Australian Music Vault has been reposted to mark the 50th anniversary of Countdown.

Don Walker will release a new live album ‘Live Lightning’ on 22 November recorded live during his 2023 and 2024 solo dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Eumundi.

The very first Countdown aired in Australia on 8 November 1974, at 6:30pm on a Friday and its original duration was to fit inside a 30 minute slot.

Beyoncé has been nominated for 11, Billie Eilish, Charli xcx, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone for seven and Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Taylor Swift have six nominations each for the 2025 Grammy Awards to be announced February 2, 2025 in Los Angeles.

Davey Lane’s new song ‘God I’m Fucked Up Over You’ comes at a crucial time for America. Davey used footage from his recent US trip to construct the video.

Versailles, France electronic duo Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel (aka Air) will perform ‘Moon Safari’ at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl for Always Live in December.