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Glenn Shorrock reclaims legacy with ‘Glenn Shorrock Sings Little River Band’ album

Glenn Shorrock has decided to take back his legacy by re-recording his Little River Band classics for a new album ‘Glenn Shorrock Sings Little River Band’.

December 10, 2018
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar leads Grammy nominations

Kendrick Lamar looks set to dominate the 2019 Grammy Awards after receiving seven nominations on Friday.

December 10, 2018
Taylor Swift, Etihad, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Taylor Swift home invader given jail sentence

Taylor Swift has one less home invader to worry about after a stalker pleaded guilty to breaking into her pad.

December 10, 2018
Chance The Rapper
Chance the Rapper takes a break to study the Bible

Chance the Rapper is taking a "sabbatical" from the limelight to study the Bible after becoming an uncle for the first time.

December 10, 2018
Russell Morris plays Hamer Hall Melbourne on Wednesday 26 July 2017.
You’re the voices Russell Morris, Daryl Braithwaite and John Farnham

Russell Morris, Daryl Braithwaite and John Farnham … collective age 208. Man are their voices in mighty fine form still!

December 9, 2018
Noise11 The 1975 photo by Ian Laidlaw
UK Charts: The 1975 score third no 1 album

Congratulations to The 1975, who land straight in at Number 1 on this week's Official Albums Chart with A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships.

December 9, 2018
A Star Is Born 2018
Australian Charts : A Star Is Born spends 7th week at no 1

It's now a seventh week at the top in Australia for the soundtrack to "A Star is Born" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, plus the set also holds for the same period in New Zealand too.

December 9, 2018
Ariana Grande Sweetener
Australian Charts: Ariana Grande ‘thank u, next’ number one for 4th week

Could the Ariana Grande track "thank u, next" become the final No.1 of 2018, as this week it lands a fourth week atop the ARIA Singles Chart, plus also a fourth stay in New Zealand and Canada and logs a fifth week atop the UK and Irish singles charts too.

December 9, 2018
Kevin Somers
Australian agent/booker Kevin Somers loses battle with cancer

Kevin Somers, the Australian agent/booker who worked with Jimeoin, Dave Hughes, Eric Bana and Vince Sorrenti over the years, has lost his battle with cancer.

December 7, 2018
Baker Boy
National Live Music Awards 2019

The National Live Music Awards were held across Australia on Thursday 6 December 2018. As part of the awards Magic Dirt were inducted into the National Live Music Hall of Fame.

December 7, 2018
Joe Creighton
Joe Creighton promises special guests at The Music of Van Morrison Christmas show at Memo Music Hall

Joe Creighton will be performing his ‘Into the Mystic – The Music of Van Morrison’ show at Memo Music Hall on 15 December and expect some special guests along for the show.

December 7, 2018
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Joan Jett label sues software company for ripping song off for advertisement

Joan Jett’s record label Blackheart Records Group is suing payroll software manufacturer Paycom for ripping off ‘I Love Rock and Roll’ for a television commercial.

December 7, 2018
Xavier Rudd
Xavier Rudd to Headline Summersalt on Bellarine Peninsula

Xavier Rudd has been announced as the headliner for the Summersalt music festival at Bellarine Peninsula on March 6.

December 7, 2018
Coldplay Live In Buenos Aires
New Music Releases 7 December 2018

Major new titles coming this week from: Coldplay (Live), All That Remains, Cilla Black, Slipknot (re-issue), John Mellencamp, The Carpenters & RPO, Brett Young, Ice Cube, Van Morrison, Brothers 3, Wes Carr, Mel Parsons, Richard Swift and the Mary Poppins Returns soundtrack.

December 7, 2018
Justin Timberlake - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Justin Timberlake cancels all remaining 2018 shows

Justin Timberlake has cancelled his remaining shows for 2018 as he works on repairing his vocal cords.

December 7, 2018
Pete Shelley
Pete Shelley, formerly of Buzzcocks, dies aged 62

One-time Buzzcocks singer and songwriter Pete Shelley has died from a suspected heart attack at age 62.

December 7, 2018
Palace of the King
Palace of the King have a stack of dates over summer

Palace of the King has a stack of tour dates across December and January starting tonight in Emu Plains and finishing up on 25 January in Belconnen as they open for The Screaming Jets and a show with Living Color.

December 7, 2018
Kylie Minogue photo by Ros OGorman
Kylie Minogue adds Sydney shows

Kylie Minogue will play an additional shows for Sydney on 6 March 2019.

December 7, 2018
Front row L-R: Denis Handlin AO (Chairman & CEO, Australia & New Zealand and President, Asia, Sony Music Entertainment), Christine Woodruff and John Woodruff (JWM) Back row L-R: Brett Oaten (Brett Oaten Solicitors) and Keith Welsh (JWM)
Denis Handlin signs Savage Garden back catalogue to Sony

The music of Savage Garden will be remarketed to the world in 2019 following a deal between Sony boss Denis Handlin and John Woodruff Management.

December 7, 2018
Michael Hutchence, music news, noise11.com
Michael Hutchence statue set for Melbourne – The question is why?

City of Yarra mayor Danae Bosler has announced that a statue of Michael Hutchence will be erected in Melbourne. The question is why?

December 6, 2018
Kim Salmon at the launch of Leaps and Bounds 2015, photo by Ros O'Gorman
MEMO Music Hall to pay tribute to the music of St Kilda with Summer Sounds of St Kilda series

Melbourne’s hidden music gem of a venue MEMO Music Hall will pay tribute to its local artists with Summer Sounds of St Kilda series throughout January.

December 6, 2018
The Four Tops
The Four Tops bring a touch of Motown to Melbourne

The Four Tops, still with original member Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, are in Australia performing the songs that date back to their first hit ‘Baby I Need Your Loving’ 54 years ago.

December 6, 2018
The Monkees with Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz perform at the Palais in St Kilda as part of their 50th anniversary tour on Wednesday 7 December 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
The Monkees with Mike Nesmith and Micky Dolenz to tour Australia in 2019

David Roy Williams will tour The Monkees in Australia again in 2019 but this time Mike Nesmith is coming.

December 6, 2018
Debra Byrne
Debra Byrne has a new band Cornerstone

One time Young Talent Time teen idol Debra Byrne has a new band she calls Cornerstone and the band already has a sell-out show at MEMO Music Hall.

December 5, 2018
James Reyne photo by Ros O'Gorman
James Reyne is happy to enter his “Vegas years”

James Reyne is thrilled to enter his “Vegas years” as he sets up a 12 month residency at The Palms at Crown Casino for 2019.

December 5, 2018
Mary Webb
Final names added for National Live Music Awards around Australia

The National Live Music Awards are thrilled to announce the final additions for the 2018 runs of events this Thursday!

December 5, 2018
J.I.D
Rapper J.I.D to play one Australian show in 2019 for Live Nation

Live Nation will bring rapper J.I.D to Australia for one headline show in Melbourne in 2019.

December 5, 2018
Tropical Fuck Storm
Tropical Fuck Storm 2019 Australian dates

Gareth Liddiard will take Tropical Fuck Storm for a tour up and down the east coast of Australia in March 2019.

December 5, 2018
Divinyls
New Divinyls tour has Charley Drayton riled

On Monday Divinyls co-founder Mark McEntee announced he will tour a new line-up of his legendary band in 2019. While the announcement was met with scorn from Charley Drayton, the husband of his late co-founder Chrissy Amphlett, the fact remains that Divinyls is very much a part of McEntee’s legacy and he is well within his rights to honor that legacy any way he sees fit.

December 5, 2018
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
There’s a Prince musical in the works

Prince's music is to feature in a new movie musical in the style of ABBA's Mamma Mia!.

December 5, 2018