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Announcement: The AFL To Have All-Australian Music At Grand Final

The AFL is pleased to announce the 2020 Toyota AFL Grand Final entertainment artists,featuring an All-Australian and quintessential Queensland line-up set to perform under lights at the Gabba, Saturday October 24, 2020.

October 12, 2020
Singer Brian Canham Pseudo Echo performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Wednesday 13 December 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Pseudo Echo Get Proactive In A Covid 2020 Year

Brian Canham has delivered two Pseudo Echo albums in 2020. That’s the same number of Pseudo Echo albums he released in the previous 20 years.

October 12, 2020
Brian Johnson AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
AC/DC Shares Second PWR/UP Teaser

AC/DC has powered up more from 'PWR/UP' with the release of a second teaser sharing yet another riff.

October 12, 2020
Eddie Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen of Van Halen perform on stage during 2013 STONE Music Festival at ANZ Stadium on April 20, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.
Jack White Pays Tribute To Eddie Van Halen On Saturday Night Live

Jack White dedicated his 'Saturday Night Live' musical performance to the late rocker Eddie Van Halen.

October 12, 2020
Brian May of Queen performs at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 2 March 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Australian Charts: Queen + Adam Lambert Live Album Lands At No 1

Queen and Adam Lambert debut at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart this week with "Live Around the World", becoming the groups third overall chart topping album in Australia and the first for Adam.

October 12, 2020
AusMusic TShirt Day
Announcement: AusMusic T-Shirt Day Is 20 November

To say that 2020 has been a difficult year for the Australian Music and Arts industries doesn’t even begin to touch the sides of what industry workers have faced, and continue to face, during the pandemic. For many, it’s been a complete wipe out!

October 12, 2020
Stevie Nicks ADOTG at Rochford Winery on Saturday 18 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Stevie Nicks Debuts New Song ‘Show Me The Way’

Stevie Nicks has released a new solo single 'Show Me The Way', produced by studio wizard Greg Kurstin and featuring Dave Grohl on drums.

October 11, 2020
Brian May of Queen performs at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 2 March 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Queen + Adam Lambert Land No 1 UK Album

Queen + Adam Lambert have beaten Blackpink to Number 1 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart this week, the Official Charts Company can confirm.

October 11, 2020
Trevor Hall
Trevor Hall Has No Idea What Songs Fans Will Like From His Albums

Trevor Hall says he has no idea what songs of his fans will gravitate to when he releases an album.

October 9, 2020
Low Cut Connie
Barack Obama Inspired Adam Weiner To Take Low Cut Connie Full Time

President Barack Obama changed the life of Adam Weiner when in 2015 he included Adam’s Low Cut Connie song ‘Boozophilia’ on his Spotify playlist.

October 9, 2020
Icehouse Plays Flowers
Icehouse To Release Icehouse Plays Flowers Live Album

Iva Davies is planning a live album ‘Icehouse Plays Flowers’ to mark the 40th anniversary of the release of the debut album ‘Icehouse’ by Flowers.

October 9, 2020
Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer
Jimmy Barnes Releases Killing Time With the Australian Chamber Orchestra

With the release of the third Jimmy Barnes book ‘Killing Time’ Jimmy has released a new version of the song originally recorded with Cold Chisel, this time with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

October 9, 2020
Chester Bennington Linkin Park. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Linkin Park Expand Hybrid Theory For 20th Anniversary

Linkin Park’s Hybrid Theory has been given a 20th anniversary make-over with a massive 5CD, 3DVD and 3LP box set release.

October 9, 2020
Stone Temple Pilots Purple
Stone Temple Pilots To Live Stream Purple

Stone Temple Pilots will perform the classic ‘Purple’ album on 16 October.

October 9, 2020
Dizzee Rascal. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.
Noel Gallagher Confirms Dizzee Rascal Collaboration

After Dizzee Rascal revealed he has “got a little something" with Noel Gallagher coming out soon, Noel has seemingly teased more details about when the collaboration was recorded and said those that have heard it didn't recognise him on it.

October 9, 2020
Ariana Grande Sweetener
Ariana Grande Working On Sixth Album

Ariana Grande has teased that she's reached the mixing stage of her follow-up to 2019's 'Thank U, Next' and reminded everyone to vote if they haven't already for the upcoming presidential election on November 3.

October 9, 2020
Lorde, Photo By Serena Ho
Lorde Is Working On New Music

Lorde has called on her fans to make sure they vote in the upcoming election in New Zealand and teased that she will give them "something in return" if they hand in their ballot on October 17.

October 9, 2020
Sammy Hagar and the Circle
Sammy Hagar Talks About His Reconnection With Eddie Van Halen

After Eddie Van Halen passed away this week following a lengthy battle with cancer, the band's ex-frontman Sam Hagar - who replaced David Lee Roth as the lead singer in 1985, but left in 1996 - revealed they had secretly been texting and got their friendship back on track after having not spoken to each other since Van Halen's 2004 reunion tour.

October 9, 2020
John Lennon, music news, noise11.com
George Michael Estate Loans Imagine Piano To John Lennon Estate

Representatives of the late George Michael's estate have loaned the piano John Lennon used to compose Imagine on to the Strawberry Field exhibition in Liverpool, England.

October 9, 2020
Meghan Trainor, Noise11.com music news
Meghan Trainor Departs The Voice UK

Meghan Trainor is stepping down as a coach on The Voice U.K. after confirming she is pregnant with her first child.

October 9, 2020
Culture Club Encore Tour at Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Sunday 11 December 2016. Culture Club headlined the show after support bands Wa Wa Nee, Pseudo Echo, Eurogliders and Real Life performed their sets. Photo Ros O'Gorman
Boy George Took A Pay Cut To Stay On The Voice

Boy George apparently agreed to a pay cut from Australia's Channel Nine in order to secure a spot on the coaching panel of The Voice Australia.

October 9, 2020
Mary Mihelakos announcing Leaps and Bounds 2015, photo by Ros O'Gorman
Music Victoria Industry Award Winners and Hall of Fame Inductees

Music Victoria has rolled out the first of its awards for 2020.

October 8, 2020
John Legend, Image, Ros O'Gorman
John Legend, Usher Contribute To ‘Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey’

Usher has recorded the new song ‘This Song’ for the upcoming Netflix movie ‘Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey’ with John Legend providing original music for the movie.

October 8, 2020
Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen photo by Ros O'Gorman
Janie Van Halen Speaks About Husband Eddie Van Halen

The death of rock legend Eddie Van Halen has "shattered" the heart of his widow into "a million pieces".

October 8, 2020
Stevie Nicks ADOTG at Rochford Winery on Saturday 18 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Watch Stevie Nicks Perform ‘Rhiannon’ From 24 Karat Gold Concert

Stevie Nicks’ ’24 Karat Gold’ concert film will be shown in cinemas for two nights only on October 21 and 25.

October 8, 2020
ACDC 2020 Coin series from the Royal Australian Mint
Royal Australian Mint Debuts New AC/DC Coins

The Royal Australian Mint has debuted a stunning collection of AC/DC coins as a box set with original album covers.

October 8, 2020
Judas Priest Colouring In Book
There Are Motorhead and Judas Priest Colouring Books On The Way

Motorhead and Judas Priest fans will be able to buy band themed colouring-in books soon.

October 8, 2020
Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger photo by Ros O'Gorman
Bernard Fanning, Matt Corby To Play Sandstone Point Queensland

Queensland is getting back into live music with Regional Touring taking Bernard Fanning, Matt Corby, Boy & Bear, Thelma Plum and Tia Gostelow into Sandstone Point Hotel on 21 November.

October 8, 2020
Music Victoria
Reminder: Stream The Music Victoria Awards Tonight

Tonight! Ahead of the Music Victoria Awards in December, we invite all nominees, families, friends, fans and Music Victoria Members to tune in to the Music Victoria Industry Awards Live Stream!

October 8, 2020
Dizzee Rascal. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.
Noel Gallagher To Feature On Dizzee Rascal Album

Dizzee Rascal, who releases his new album, 'E3 AF', later this week - revealed in May that he asked the former Oasis guitarist to lay down a hook on one of his songs, and now Noel Gallagher has done just that.

October 8, 2020