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40 Year Old John Paul Young Cover By Tina Turner Released on 40th Anniversary ‘Private Dancer’

In 1984 Tina Turner recorded a cover of John Paul Young’s 1980 single ‘Hot For You Baby’ but it didn’t make the ‘Private Dancer’ album … until now.

Tagged as: 80s, Hot For You Baby, John Paul Young, pop, Private Dancer, R&B, soul, Tina Turner, USA

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Patsy and Dave Win Two People’s Choice Awards Including One With Russell Morris

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne country duo Patsy and Dave have won two People’s Choice awards in Tamworth including best song for ‘The Willow’ co-written and recorded with Russell Morris.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, country, Patsy and Dave. Russell Morris

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Marlon Williams To Release First Māori Language Album

by Noise11.com

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

Tagged as: 10s, folk, Kāi Tahu, Marlon Williams, New Zealand, Ngāi Tai, Te Whare Tīwekaweka

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Greg Macainsh Created Skyhooks As A Band He’d Like To See

by Paul Cashmere

When Skyhooks started bubbling around 1974 co-founder and principal songwriter Greg Macainsh says he was creating the sort of band he would like to go and see live.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Greg Macainsh, Living In The 70s, rock, Skyhooks

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Grimes Distances Herself From Her Vile Ex Musk

by Music-News.com

Grimes is fed up of being “hated all the time” for her former partner Elon Musk’s controversial behaviour.

Tagged as: 00s, Elon Musk, Grimes, pop, USA

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Splendour In The Grass Confirms There Won’t Be A 2025 Festival

by Noise11.com

Splendour in the Grass will not return for 2025.

Tagged as: Australia, music festival, Splendour In The Grass

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Sting at A Day On The Green 2023 photo by David Jackson

Sting Cancels Show Due To Ill Health

by Music-News.com

Sting has cancelled several of his upcoming shows due to ill health.

Tagged as: 70s, rock, Sting, The Police, UK

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Birmingham To Award Black Sabbath With Freedom of the City

by Music-News.com

Black Sabbath’s founding members are set to be honoured with the Freedom Of The City by Birmingham City Council.

Tagged as: 70s, Birmingham, Black Sabbath, Freedom of the City, metal, rock, UK

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Mantra Of The Cosmos Show Cancelled Due To Zak Starkey Injury

by Music-News.com

Zak Starkey is suffering from a serious leg condition, which forced his band Mantra Of The Cosmos to pull out of their Soho party performance on Tuesday (21.01.25).

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Happy Mondays, Mantra of the Cosmos, Oasis, rock, UK, Zak Starkey

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Björk Writes A Song Every Month Regardless Of Recording Them

by Music-News.com

Singer-songwriter-composer, producer Björk is the next artist to take the stage for Apple Music Live – the live performance series that gives the biggest stars in music a platform to connect with audiences around the world.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, avant-garde, Bjork, electronica, experimental, Iceland

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Becoming Led Zeppelin Trailer Released

by Music-News.com

Sony Pictures Classics/Sony Pictures UK have released a teaser clip from Becoming Led Zeppelin. In the official clip, the members of Led Zeppelin remember the very first time they played together.

Tagged as: 70s, Becoming Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin, rock, UK

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Stone Temple Pilots Add Melbourne and Gold Coast Show

by Noise11.com

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.

Tagged as: 90s, Australian Tour, metal, rock, Stone Temple Pilots, USA

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Knotfest Sideshows Schedule Revealed

by Noise11.com

The full list of Australian sideshows for Knotfest is here.

Tagged as: Australia, Knotfest, live music, metal, music festival, music industry, sideshows, Slipknot

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The Doobie Brothers Premiere ‘Walk This Road’ With Michael McDonald and Featuring Mavis Staples

by Paul Cashmere

The Doobies Brothers have released the first song from the first album with Michael McDonald in 45 years. ‘Walk This Road’ is the title track from the upcoming album and also features Mavis Staples.

Tagged as: 70s, Doobie Brothers, Mavis Staples, Michael McDonald, rock, soul, USA

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Joan Baez Found Bob Dylan When He Was Still ‘A Complete Unknown’

by Paul Cashmere

The movie ‘A Complete Unknown’ is about Bob Dylan’s early years. Many of those years were spent with folk legend Joan Baez, his girlfriend at the time. In 2015, Joan Baez spoke to Noise11 and talked about the time.

Tagged as: 60s, A Complete Unknown, Bob Dylan, folk, Joan Baez, USA

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Garth Hudson, the Last Remaining Member of The Band, Dies At Age 87

by Paul Cashmere

Garth Hudson, the longest living founding member of The Band, has died at the age of 87.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, Canada, Garth Hudson, rock, The Band, USA

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EMF To Perform In Australia For The First Time Since 1991

by Paul Cashmere

EMF, best known for the 1990 hit ‘Unbelievable’ will return to Australia for the first time since 1991 in July and August 2025.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, EMF, rock, UK

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Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy Guitarist John Sykes Dies At Age 65

by Paul Cashmere

John Sykes, the former guitarist for Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy has died at the age of 65 from cancer.

Tagged as: 80s, Guns n Roses, John Sykes, metal, Thin Lizzy, UK, Whitesnake

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Bob Dylan ‘Mr Tamborine Man’ Lyrics Sell for $508000

by Music-News.com

The original handwritten lyrics of an early draft of Bob Dylan’s hit Mr. Tambourine Man have sold at auction for $US508,000 ($AUD815,000).

Tagged as: Bob Dylan, folk, Mr Tamborine Man, rock 60s, songwriter, USA

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David Gray Officially Releases His 13th Album ‘Dear Life’

by Paul Cashmere

David Gray has released brand new music for 2025. ‘Dear Life’ is his 13th album but he isn’t superstitious about the number.

Tagged as: 90s, David Gray, Dear Life, pop, rock, UK

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Bob Kuban (The Cheater) Dead at 84

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Kuban only had one hit. ‘The Cheater’ by Bob Kuban and the In-Men had a hit in both the USA and Australia with the song in the 1966.

Tagged as: 60s, pop, USA, xBob Kuban

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Edwyn Collins Premieres First Song Since 2019 ‘Knowledge’

by Paul Cashmere

Edwyn Collins, the former lead singer of 80s post-punk band Orange Juice, and who had a massive hit in 1994 with ‘A Girl Like You’ has a new song ‘Knowledge’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Edwyn Collins, Orange Juice, pop, post-punk, UK

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Fanning Dempsey National Park Have More Dates For 2025 As Well As Summersalt

by Paul Cashmere

Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger) and Paul Dempsey (Something For Kate) have more Fanning Dempsey National Park dates for 2025.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Bernard Fanning, Fanning Dempsey National Park, Paul Dempsey, Powderfinger, rock, Something For Kate

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APRA Reveals Professional Development Awards Finalists

by Announcement

The 61 songwriter and composer finalists for the 2025 APRA Professional Development Awards (PDA) have been revealed and are now one step closer to receiving one of 13 awards when they’re announced in Sydney on Thursday 13 February.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australia, music industry, Professional Development Awards

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Def Leppard Play Without Vivian Campbell As He Undergoes Cancer Treatment

by Music-News.com

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell missed the band’s first concert of 2025 due to his recovery from cancer treatment.

Tagged as: 80s, Def Leppard, metal, rock, UK, Vivian Campbell

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Keith Urban, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2014 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Keith Urban To Be Inducted Into Roll of Renown at Tamworth Golden Guitar Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Keith Urban will be inducted into the Roll of Renown at the 2025 Tamworth Golden Guitar Awards.

Tagged as: country, Country Music Awards, Golden Guitar Award, Keith Urban, music industry, Tamworth

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Hello Sunshine Festival Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s Hello Sunshine Festival, featuring Stone Temple Pilots, Smash Mouth, Wolfmother and Kasey Chambers, has been axed.

Tagged as: Australia, Hello Sunshine, Kasey Chambers, music industry, Smash Mouth, Stone Temple Pilots, Wolfmother

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Scorpions Cancel Vegas Show Due To Mikkey Dee’s Sepsis

by Music-News.com

Scorpions have postponed their Las Vegas residency so drummer Mikkey Dee can continue his recovery after being hospitalised with life-threatening sepsis.

Tagged as: 80s, Europe, Germany, metal, Mikkey Dee, Motorhead, Scorpions

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The Waifs Add Regional Dates Alongside Summersalt Tour

by Noise11.com

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

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Fanning Dempsey National Park, folk, indie, John Butler Trio, Missy Higgins, The Waifs

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Bob Dylan A Complete Unknown Fact Check

by Paul Cashmere

The Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ is a remarkable telling of the rise to fame of the legendary Bob Dylan but like all movies based on real life, liberties were taken to fit the story into one two-hour and 20-minute capsule.

Tagged as: 60s, A Complete Unknown, Bob Dylan, Dylan Goes Electric, Elijah Wald, folk, rock, USA

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