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Not One Australian Song of 2023 Made The ARIA End of Year Top 100

Once again, ARIA has proven itself a disgrace with a complete lack of attention to Australian artists in 2023. Not one Australian song released in 2023 made the ARIA End of Year Top 100 Singles and only one Australian album released in 2023 made the ARIA End of Year Top 100 Albums.

Tagged as: 2023, ARIA, Australia, Australian chart, INXS, Kid Laroi, music industry, pop, Vance Joy

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WOMADelaide Reveals Final Four Artists for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

WOMADelaide has announced the addition of four artists –Afrobeat luminary Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (Nigeria); tropical pop-reggae artist Hollie Cook (UK); the Mauskovic Dance Band (The Netherlands) and DJ-producer Saliah (Lebanon/UK) – expanding the line-up to an impressive 71 groups appearing at the festival in Adelaide’s Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla from 8-11 March 2024.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Australia, music festival, WOMADelaide, world music

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Taylor Swift Has The UK’s Biggest Selling Vinyl Album of 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The UK’s 2023 Vinyl Album Chart for the year has been published giving a clearer indication of what actually sells when you take away streaming figures.

Tagged as: 2023, 20s, Offical Charts, pop, Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, UK

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Lands Back In UK Top 10

by Music-News.com

Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Murder on the Dancefloor re-enters the UK Top 10 today for the first time in 22 years at Number 8, thanks to its inclusion in the soundtrack to writer-director Emerald Fennell’s erotic psychological thriller Saltburn. The 2001 disco banger – which originally peaked at Number 2 – has enjoyed its highest-ever week of streams in the UK as a result. More on that below.

Tagged as: 00s, pop, Saltburn, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, UK

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Noise11 In Memoriam 2023

by Paul Cashmere

2023 was another huge year of losses in the entertainment world. From the legends David Crosby, Tina Turner and Tony Bennett, songwriters, musicians, actors and music industry identities, here the Noise11’s In Memoriam for 2023.

Tagged as: 2023, In Memoriam, music industry, R.I.P., Rest in peace

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Taylor Swift ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Was The Only Album To Sell Over 1m Physical Copies in the USA in 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Taylor Swift’s ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version) was the only album to sell more than one million physical copies in the USA in 2023. Taylor also dominated physical sales taking up six of the Top 10 places as the year closes in on 2023.

Tagged as: 00s, music industry, pop, Taylor Swift, USA, USA chart

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Morgan Wallen ‘Last Night’ Was The Top Earning Song of 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Morgan Wallen’s ‘Last Night’ made over $4 million in 2023 making it the top earner of the year and beating number two by over $1.1 million in the USA. According to HitsDailyDouble.com.

Tagged as: 2023, 20s, Miley Cyrus, Morgan Wallen, music industry, pop, SZA, USA

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Jimmy Barnes “Supergroup” To Fill-In For Jimmy On Initial Red Hot Summer 2024 Dates

by Paul Cashmere

A Jimmy Barnes supergroup, featuring Jimmy’s whole live band fronted by Mahalia Barnes and featuring Oz Rock royalty: Jon Stevens, Chris Cheney, David Campbell (Mannum only) and his legendary Cold Chisel bandmate, Ian Moss, will fill-in for Jimmy in Kiama, Mornington and Mannum for the first three Red Hot Summer dates of 2024.

Tagged as: Australia, Jimmy Barnes, live, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Wham Battle Sam Ryder For UK Christmas 2023 Number One

by Music-News.com

The UK’s Official Christmas Number 1 has kicked off in style, with some of the closest opening numbers between contenders battling for the festive chart crown in recent memory, according to Official Charts.

Tagged as: Christmas, pop, Sam Ryder, UK, Wham

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Trevor Noah To Host 2024 Grammy Awards

by Music-News.com

Trevor Noah is set to host the Grammy Awards for the fourth consecutive year.

Tagged as: comedy, Grammy Awards, South Africa, Trevor Noah, USA

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Live Nation Come Face To Face For A New Frontier Of Touring In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Live music in Australia has taken an exciting new direction with Live Nation announcing an acquisition of the newly merged Face To Face Touring.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, Face To Face Touring, John Zaccaria, live music, Live Nation, One Electric Day, Red Hot Summer, Regional Touring

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SXSW Announces Second Round of Artists for 2024

by Noise11.com

SXSW has announced its second round of showcasing artists for 2024 with 16 from Australia.

Tagged as: music industry, SXSW

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Melissa Etheridge, Samantha Fish and Eric Bibb To Perform for Blues on Broadbeach

by Paul Cashmere

The mystery of the missing Melissa Etheridge Queensland date has been resolved. Melissa will be performing at Blues on Broadbeach.

Tagged as: Australia, Blues On Broadbeach, Eric Bibb, live music, Melissa Etheridge, Queensland, Samantha Fish

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Mushroom 50 Live Pays To Incredible Tribute to Historic Legacy

by Paul Cashmere

Mushroom 50 Live was an incredible tribute to the historic legacy of founder Michael Gudinski and at the same time worked as a ‘passing of the torch’ to the next generation of Mushroom by his son Matt.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, Matt Gudinski, Michael Gudinski, Mushroom 50 Live

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Wheatley Records Cranks Back Up With Dan Keyes + The New Rides

by Paul Cashmere

Dan Keyes + The New Rides is the first act for the newly restores Wheatley Records.

Tagged as: 20s, Americana, Dan Keyes, Glenn Wheatley, rock, The New Rides, Tim Wheatley, USA, Wheatley Records

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Missy Higgins Replaces Belinda Carlisle For One Electric Day

by Paul Cashmere

Missy Higgins has been confirmed to replace Belinda Carlisle at this weekend’s One Electric Day festival at Werribee Park near Melbourne.

Tagged as: Belinda Carlisle, Missy Higgins, One Electric Day

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Mushroom Add More Acts To 50th Anniversary Show

by Paul Cashmere

Mushroom’s 50th anniversary concert has been expanded with Ed Sheeran, Garbage and Sam Smith now included in pre-recorded segments to add to the event.

Tagged as: Australia, Matt Gudinski, Mushroom 50, music industry

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Grammy Awards 2024 The Complete Nominations List

by Paul Cashmere

Kylie Minogue has been nominated for a Grammy Awards. So have The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.

Tagged as: Grammy Awards, music industry, USA

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2023 APRA Screen Music Awards Winners List

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA Screen Music Awards celebrating excellence in music across small and large screens, was held at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne tonight 9 November 2023.

Tagged as: APRA, Australia, music industry, Screen Music Awards

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Taylor Swift Vs The Rest of the World

by Paul Cashmere

Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ remake sold more than everything else in the Top 20 this week.

Tagged as: 1989, Australian charts, Hackney Diamonds, pop, rock, Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Fundraiser ROCK FOR REDRO Dave ‘Red’ Whip – Friday November 3rd at Cherry Bar, Melbourne

by Announcement

ANNOUNCEMENT: Perhaps you know Dave “Red, Redro, Redriguez” Whip? Singer, Guitar player, songwriter, DJ, and a live sound engineer that mixed 5000 bands at Cherry Bar in Melbourne from 2009 to 2017. A recording engineer and producer that recorded, and mixed records for Stiff Richards, Spawn, Watty Thompson and many others! And you may have stood shoulder to shoulder at one of many shows he has attended in over 30 years of gigs.

Tagged as: Australia, benefit, Cherry Bar, Dave Whip, Melbourne, music industry, Redro

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Daniel Johns of Silverchair 2005 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Daniel Johns Takes His Publishing Catalogue To BMG

by Paul Cashmere

Daniel Johns has placed his publishing with BMG globally.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, BMG, Daniel Johns, rock, Silverchair

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Red Hot Summer Bendigo Is A Sell-Out

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer has another sell-out show for Bendigo for Series one of the upcoming summer season.

Tagged as: Australia, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Living End

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Live From Daryl’s House Is Back For A New Season

by Paul Cashmere

Daryl Hall’s ‘Live From Daryl’s House’ series is back after five years.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Daryl Hall, Jonathan Wolfson, Live From Daryl's House, Philadelphia, rock, soul, television, USA

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Twilight At Taronga 2024 Line-up Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Twilight At Taronga, James Morrison, The Whitlams, Ball Park Music, The Cat Empire, live music, Taronga Zoo, Australia,

Tagged as: Australia, Ball Park Music, James Morrison, live music, Taronga Zoo, The Cat Empire, The Whitlams, Twilight At Taronga

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Millie Millgate (photo supplied by Millie Millgate)

Millie Millgate Joins Creative Australia As Director

by Paul Cashmere

One of Australia’s most respected music industry executives Millie Millgate has been appointed to a Director position with Creative Australia.

Tagged as: Australia, Creative Australia, Millie Millgate, music industry, Sounds Australia

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Wild Aid To Go Ahead Despite Bushfires

by Announcement

Announcement: Wild Aid, the benefit concert to raise money for Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital, to be held at The Green Room, on Bluesfest site Byron Bay IS ON, despite the region’s recent bushfires.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, Peter Noble, Tex Perkins, The Cruel Sea, Wild Aid

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Scott Dorsey and Jessica Sharratt Form Entertainment Company Myriad Events

by Paul Cashmere

Two legendary showbiz families have come together to form a new international entertainment company in Australia, Myriad Entertainment.

Tagged as: Australia, Jessica Sharratt, music industry, Myriad Entertainment, Scott Dorsey

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Ziggy Marley, Nitin Sawhney, José González To Play WOMADelaide 2023

by Paul Cashmere

The first artists for WOMADeldie 2024 have been announced. Nitin Sawhney, José González and Ziggy Marley will be at the event in Adelaide in March.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Australia, José González, music festival, Nitin Sawhney, WOMADelaide, world music, Ziggy Marley

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Support Act Recommits To First Australians After White Australia’s Failure

by Noise11.com

Australian music industry group Support Act has issued the following statement of support for Indigenous Australian’s following the failure of White Australia to respect First Australians.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, Support Act

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