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Rihanna and Meek Mill Plead For Texan Court To Overturn Death Sentence

Rihanna, Meek Mill, and Busta Rhymes have urged fans to petition Texas' government to save a man on death row.

November 5, 2019
George Michael photo by Ros OGorman
Posthumous George Michael Song Coming This Week

The estate of the late music icon has given permission for the new track, 'This Is How', to be used for the soundtrack to the forthcoming film 'Last Christmas' – a festive romantic comedy inspired by the music of George and his former band Wham!.

November 5, 2019
James Van Cooper
Australian Music Week Beach Concert Roster Revealed

Australian Music Week will give Sydney a dose of live music this week when the AMW Beach Concert series kicks off in Cronulla from Wednesday.

November 4, 2019
Bush
Latest Bush Track features In ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’

Bush’s only new music in 2019 is for the ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’ movie.

November 4, 2019
Whitesnake
David Coverdale Confirms Whitesnake Really Did Use The Exorcist Piece On Stormbringer

If you thought that subtle vocal at the start of Deep Purple’s ‘Stormbringer’ sounded a bit like Linda Blair’s demonic dialogue in The Exorcist then you would be right.

November 4, 2019
Tool Tease Tour For Australia

Frontier Touring is teasing a not so subtle message suggesting that a Tool tour in imminent.

November 4, 2019
John Farnham performs at One Electric Day Werribee Park. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
John Farnham Kicks Off His Summer Season For One Electric Day

John Farnham resumed work for the summer of 2019 for One Electric Day on a not so summer’s day in Launceston on Saturday.

November 4, 2019
The Edge and Bono, U2 perform at Etihad Stadium. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
U2 To Play First Shows Of 2019 In New Zealand This Friday

The U2 The Joshua Tree tour of 2019 will kick off this Friday (8 November) in Auckland, New Zealand. The Australasian U2 show will be their only shows on 2019.

November 4, 2019
Olivia Newton-John - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Olivia Newton-John Grease Outfit Sells For $405,700

The black leather jacket and skintight trousers that Olivia Newton-John wore for the finale of Grease have fetched a staggering $405,700 (£314,000) at auction.

November 4, 2019
Taylor Swift Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Taylor Swift Won’t Tour ‘Lover’ Because of Mother’s Health

Taylor Swift has suggested "change" in her life is the reason she's not heading out on the road in support of her new album, Lover.

November 4, 2019
La Roux Elly Jackson by Ros OGorman
La Roux Finally Has A Third Album Coming

La Roux has confirmed details of for her upcoming third record, which is the long awaited follow-up to 2014’s ‘Trouble In Paradise’, and she has also unveiled a brand new single alongside the announcement.

November 4, 2019
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Chrissie Hynde Gave Up Dope Five Years Ago

The Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde has known for decades that drugs and alcohol weren't good for her but only gave up around five years ago after experiencing a week-long hangover.

November 4, 2019
Pussycat Dolls Kimberly Wyatt by Ros OGorman
Kimberly Watts Is Suggesting A Pussycat Dolls Reunion

The 37-year-old singer insisted she has no news to share following speculation she and her former bandmates, Nicole Scherzinger, Ashley Roberts, Carmit Bachar, Melody Thornton and Jessica Sutta have signed a multimillion dollar deal to embark on a huge world tour but admitted it would "be a dream" to get on stage with them in front of her and husband Max Rogers' three kids, Willow, four, Maple, two, and two-week-old Senna.

November 4, 2019
Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance photo by Ros O'Gorman
My Chemical Romance Comeback Show Sells Out In Minutes

My Chemical Romance, comprised of brothers Gerard and Mikey Way, Ray Toro, Frank Iero, and James Dewees, announced plans to return to the stage together for the first time in seven years earlier this week, and after tickets for their one-off Los Angeles show went on sale on Friday (01.11.19), they were all gone almost immediately.

November 4, 2019
Lorde, Noise11, Photo
Lorde Delays Third Album

Lorde has put plans for her long-awaited third studio album on hold following the death of her beloved dog, Pearl.

November 4, 2019
Kurt Kansley in Ragtime from The Production Company
The Production Company Ends 21st Season With Potent ‘Ragtime’

‘Ragtime’ is possibly the most confronting production The Production Company has ever presented.

November 3, 2019
Kanye West photo by Ros O'Gorman
Australian Charts: Kanye West ‘Jesus Is King’ Debuts At No 1

Kanye West scores his third No.1 album in Australia this week as he debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart with his ninth album, this one a gospel set called "Jesus is King".

November 2, 2019
Tones and I
Australian Charts: Tones and I Spends 15 Weeks At No 1

It's a massive fourteenth week at No.1 at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for Tones and I and her worldwide smash single "Dance Monkey", becoming the longest #1 for 2019 and the second longest for this entire decade.

November 2, 2019
Midnight Oil signed poster for RSPCA
Midnight Oil Poster Bid Reaches $1500

Bidding for the signed Midnight Oil poster from Songland Records’ RSPCA auction has reached $1500.

November 2, 2019
Tom Morello - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Rage Against The Machine To Reform For Coachella

Rage Against The Machine have confirmed that they will reform in 2020 for Coachella.

November 2, 2019
John Fogerty photo by Ros O'Gorman
John Fogerty To Donate A House With His Cancelled Woodstock 50 Fee

Creedence Clearwater Revival legend John Fogerty will dedicate the ‘Proud Mary – John Fogerty Container Home’ at Veterans Village in Las Vegas on 11 November. Fogerty funded the construction of the ‘Proud Mary’ container using the money he received from the cancelled Woodstock 50 event.

November 1, 2019
Iron Maiden performed at Rod Laver Arena on Monday 9 May 2016. Iron Maiden are touring Australia as part of the Book Of Souls World Tour.
Iron Maiden Drops A Not So Subtle Hint About Australian Tour

Iron Maiden will tour Australia in 2020. No dates have been set but a video at the Iron Maiden YouTube page reveals an Aussie tour is in the works.

November 1, 2019
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Jimmy Barnes Releases Live CD From Sydney Show As My Criminal Record Bonus

Jimmy Barnes has announced that he will released a new live album called ‘Modus Operandi’ as a bonus disc with his current album ‘My Criminal Record’.

November 1, 2019
Michael Gudinski. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Mushroom Group Announces New Structure

Michael Gudinski’s Mushroom Group has revealed an all-new structure to combine merged resources with partners Michael Chugg and AEG Presents.

November 1, 2019
Bob Lefsetz
Bob Lefsetz To Interview Paul Kelly and Ken West for Australian Music Week Podcasts

American music industry analyst Bob Lefsetz will set down with Australian songwriting legend Paul Kelly and Big Day Out co-founder Ken West for his Podcast programs while he is in Australia next week for Australian Music Week.

November 1, 2019
Finch
Finch To Reform for 2020 Gigs

Sydney 70’s rock act Finch will reunite for their first shows in nearly 40 years.

November 1, 2019
Bob Dylan Travelin Through
New Music Releases for 1 November 2019

Major new titles coming this week from: Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Miranda Lambert, The Damned (GH), Aled Jones & Russell Watson, Underworld, Hootie & the Blowfish, Archie Roach, The Seekers (Xmas), Jeff Goldblum, Fire from the Gods, Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird, Cold War Kids and the soundtrack for the Charlie’s Angels film.

October 31, 2019
Whitesnake
David Coverdale’s Classic Jaguar Returns for Whitesnake ‘Shut Up And Kiss Me’ Video

The vintage Jaguar seen in the 2019 Whitesnake video for ‘Shut Up And Kiss Me’ is the same Jag from Whitesnake’s 1982 ‘Here I Go Again’ video.

October 31, 2019
Midnight Oil signed poster for RSPCA
Signed Midnight Oil Collectible Auction To Benefit RSPCA

A poster signed by the members of Midnight Oil is being auctioned to raise funds for the Weston RSPCA.

October 31, 2019
Cold Chisel photo by Daniel Boud
Cold Chisel Debut New Song ‘Getting The Band Back Together’

Cold Chisel’s new song ‘Getting The Band Back Together’ is a blues rocker with a Stones feel.

October 31, 2019