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Metallica Claims Spotify Has Cost Them Album Sales

The management for Metallica are spinning the numbers released by Billboard on Metallica's album sales after they put their music on Spotify.

January 31, 2013
Cash Stamp
Johnny Cash Commemorated On U.S. Stamp

The United States Postal Service will be putting out three commemorative stamps in 2013 that depict legendary music artists with the first release being the great Johnny Cash.

January 31, 2013
Emmylou Harris, Photo: Ros O'Gorman
Emmylou Harris Faces Possible Prosecution Over Hit-And-Run

The Los Angeles prosecutors office has officially charged Emmylou Harris with hit-and-run stemming from an October 1 incident where the singer she allegedly bumped another car while driving on the 405 freeway and kept going without stopping to exchange information or report the accident.

January 31, 2013
Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson. photo by Ros O'Gorman
Ian Anderson To Perform One-Off Thick As A Brick Show At Royal Albert Hall

After the enormous success of his 2012 UK tour, Ian Anderson is back for a very special one-off show at the Royal Albert Hall on 30th June.

January 31, 2013
Justin Timberlake - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Justin Timberlake To Sing At Grammy Awards

Justin Timberlake will perform at the Grammy Awards ceremony.

January 31, 2013
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Barbra Streisand To Perform At Academy Awards

Barbra Streisand will perform at this year's Academy Awards.

January 31, 2013
Sinead O'Connor (Photo: Tim Cashmere)
Sinead O’Connor Shuts Her Mouth

Singer Sinead O'Connor has revealed on ITV's Lorraine she intends to keep her 'mouth shut and behave' and let her new music speak for itself.

January 31, 2013
Elvis Costello, Photo By Ros OGorman, Noise11
Jeff Martin and Pete Murray To Play For SLAM Day

Over 200 Australian venues have signed up for SLAM Day 2013 with new acts being added every day and today you can add Pete Murray and Jeff Martin to the list.

January 31, 2013
Tim McGraw Gave Up Booze For His Children
Tim McGraw Gave Up Booze For His Children

Tim McGraw gave up alcohol after realising he had no "moral high ground" with his children.

January 31, 2013
Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham Insists She’s Comic Spice

Victoria Beckham couldn't help laughing when her son asked her why she only ever "sang background" in the Spice Girls.

January 31, 2013
Patty Andrews
Patty Andrews Of The Andrews Sisters Dies At 94

Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of the phenomenally popular 40's group the Andrews Sisters, died on Wednesday at her home in the Northridge area of Los Angeles at the age of 94. Her spokesperson said she passed of natural causes.

January 31, 2013
Zayn Malik One Direction Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Girl Receives Death Threats After One Night Stand With One Direction Star

Courtney Webb has been bombarded with death threats after claiming to have slept with One Direction star Zayn Malik.

January 31, 2013
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Tame Impala Release Third Single Off Lonerism

The video for 'Mind Mischief', the third official single off 2012's critically acclaimed 'Lonerism', is proudly brought to you by Modular.

January 31, 2013
Paul Greene - Image By Ros O'Gorman
Paul Greene and the Other Colours Drummer Killed In Boating Accident

Matt Sykes, the drummer for Paul Greene and the Other Colours has died following a boating accident near Jervis Bay on the New South Wales south coast.

January 31, 2013
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Universal Absorbs EMI And Then There Were Three

There are now three major music labels in Australia following the absorption of EMI into Universal Music this week.

January 31, 2013
Jimmy Little and Buzz Bidstrup photo by Ros O'Gorman
Jimmy Little Foundation And Warner Music Announce Jimmy Little Grant

Before Jimmy Little passed away in April, 2012 he set up a charity to help children and the indigenous people that will continue on in his name. That includes the announcement today of the Jimmy Little Grant.

January 30, 2013
Josh Groban All That Echoes
Josh Groban Will Live In CSI:NY

Unlike Justin Bieber’s performance in the TV show ‘NCIS’ Josh Groban will survive through to the end of his guest appearance on ‘CSI-NY’ on Valentine’s Day.

January 30, 2013
Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame
Julio Iglesias And Jose Feliciano Inducted Into New Latin Songwriters Hall Of Fame

Julio Iglesias and Jose Feliciano are among the first six inductees in the new Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.

January 30, 2013
Randy Travis - Photo credit: AAP
Randy Travis To Plead Guilty To Drink-Driving Incident

Country legend Randy Travis will plead guilty in an incident from last August in Sherman, TX where police found him by the side of the road, naked and over the legal alcohol limit, with his crashed car.

January 30, 2013
Steve Martin
Steve Martin And Edie Brickell Team Up To Tour

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell will be on the road this spring to promote their new album, Love Has Come to You, due on April 23 via Rounder Records.

January 30, 2013
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber Writes Song About Split With Selena

Justin Bieber has penned a song about his split with Selena Gomez.

January 30, 2013
Jay-Z. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Jay-Z To Hold Super Super Bowl Party This Weekend

Jay-Z will apparently host a lavish bash ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday.

January 30, 2013
Bon Jovi photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo
Jon Bon Jovi Turned Down Several Reality TV Gigs

Jon Bon Jovi turned down a judge's job on X Factor last year.

January 30, 2013
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Björk Turns To Kickstarter To Launch Campaign For Educational Apps

Björk is launching a Kickstarter campaign to make the Biophilia apps available for Windows8, Android and Mac Desktop.

January 30, 2013
Zayn Malik One Direction Photo by Ros O'Gorman
One Direction’s Zayn Given Second Chance By Girlfriend

Zayn Malik's girlfriend will reportedly stick by the "cheating" star, as she is "deeply in love" with him.

January 30, 2013
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Whitney’s Brother Blames Himself For Her Death

Whitney Houston's brother feels "responsible" for introducing her to drugs.

January 30, 2013
Morrissey, Festival Hall 2012, Photo Ros O'Gorman
Morrissey Cancels More U.S. Shows Due To Ulcer

Morrissey has cancelled six more shows on his U.S. tour after being diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer.

January 30, 2013
Cher, Photo Ros O'Gorman
Cher Wants To Develop Show With Son

Cher reportedly hopes getting her son involved in her new TV show will help "heal their relationship".

January 30, 2013
Tex Perkins A Day On The Green, 2013, Photo Ros O'Gorman
Tex Perkins Records Song for The Park Rangers

Tex Perkins has recorded the brand new song ‘One More For The Song’ for an album in support of wildlife park rangers.

January 30, 2013
They Might Be Giants, Noise11, Photo
They Might Be Giants To Play Groovin’ The Moo

They Might Be Giants will return to Australia for the first time since 2001 to perform for the Groovin’ The Moo festival.

January 29, 2013