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Flume by Cybele Malinowski
Sydney’s Flume Wins A Grammy Award

Flume has picked up Australia’s first Grammy Award for 2017.

February 13, 2017
Al Jarreau
R.I.P. Al Jarreau 1940-2017

Al Jarreau, the jazz singer who crossed over to the pop music charts on a number of occasions during his long career, has died at the age of 76.

February 13, 2017
Dune Rats
Australian Charts – Dune Rats Have The No 1 ARIA Album

Brisbane three-piece Indie-punk band Dune Rats see their second album "The Kids Will Know it's Bullshit" debut in the No.1 position on the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

February 13, 2017
Ed Sheeran Divide
Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran Remains Top Of ARIA Singles

With Ed Sheeran in the country this past week on a massive promo tour, it helps to cement him into the Top 2 for a fifth straight week with "Shape of You" at No.1 and "Castle on the Hill" at No.2.

February 13, 2017
Bruce Springsteen and Max Weinberg at AAMI Park on Thursday 2 February 2017. Photo Ros O'Gorman
Bruce Springsteen Delivers Another Unique Setlist At Hanging Rock

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at regional Victoria’s picturesque Hanging Rock on Saturday night.

February 12, 2017
Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Angus Young and Angry Anderson Join Guns n Roses Second Sydney Show

Angus Young was back on stage with Gun n’ Roses in Sydney Saturday but so was Angry Anderson.

February 12, 2017
Ed Sheeran Divide
Australian Charts – Ed Sheeran Still Has Top Two Downloads

Ed Sheeran still has Australia’s top two songs ‘Shape of You’ and ‘Castle On The Hill’.

February 11, 2017
Ed Sheeran Divide
Australian Charts: Ed Sheeran Keeps Top Two Spotify Spots

Ed Sheeran ‘Shape Of You’ and ‘Castle On The Hill’ has stayed another week on the Spotify chart at number one and two.

February 11, 2017
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Raggamuffin Festival Cancelled

The Raggamuffin Music Festival and the related sideshows for Sydney and Melbourne next week have been cancelled.

February 11, 2017
Snakehips and MØ Don't Leave
Australian Charts: Snakehips & MØ Have No 1 Shazam Song This Week

Snakehips & MØ ‘Don’t Leave’ was the most Shazamed song last week in Australia.

February 11, 2017
Rick Derringer
Rick Derringer Arrested To Bring Gun On Plane

Rick Derringer has been arrested after taking a loaded gun on a plane.

February 11, 2017
Bruce Springsteen and Max Weinberg at AAMI Park on Thursday 2 February 2017. Photo Ros O'Gorman
Bruce Springsteen Once Wrote A Song For A Harry Potter Film

For quite awhile, there was a rumour that Bruce Springsteen had written music for the first Harry Potter movie in 2001 that was never used.

February 11, 2017
Anthony Kiedis, Red Hot Chili Peppers- Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Anthony Kiedis Suffers Torn Tendon

Anthony Kiedis has torn a tendon in his ankle after "spinning around" while performing.

February 11, 2017
Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau Forced To Retire From Performing

Al Jarreau has said he has to stop touring.

February 11, 2017
Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Angus Young Joins Guns N Roses In Sydney

The much rumoured Angus Young and Guns N Roses collaboration did happen in Sydney Friday night.

February 10, 2017
Aretha Franklin, Noise11, Photo
Aretha Franklin Announces Her Retirement

One of the greatest singers in history, Aretha Franklin, has announced her retirement.

February 10, 2017
Brian Cadd APIA Good Times Tour 2015
Brian Cadd Kicks Off More Dates With Bootleg Family And Glenn Shorrock

Australian music legend Brian Cadd is playing a round of dates up and down east coast Australia from now until April 8, some with his iconic Bootleg Family Band and others with fellow legend Glenn Shorrock.

February 10, 2017
Randy Travis
Friends Pay Tribute To Randy Travis

If friends are the measure of a man, then Randy Travis is one truly great man.

February 10, 2017
Scott Carne Kids In The Kitchen
Mike Barson of Madness and Scott Carne of Kids In The Kitchen Join Noise11 iHeartRadio This Week

Mike Barson of Madness says he is amazed his band have become “national treasures” in England because when they started out the press thought they were a joke.

February 10, 2017
Tom Jones, Forum theatre Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman
Tom Jones Denies Priscilla Presley Romance

Tom Jones' representative has cleared up rumours of a romance with Priscilla Presley, insisting the crooner and old pal Elvis Presley's ex are "no more" than close friends.

February 10, 2017
Prince at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 21 October 2003. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Tidal Scores Prince Streaming Rights

One streaming service has confirmed, and the rest are expected to follow suit, that the music of Prince will return to streaming on Sunday night.

February 10, 2017
Rhiannon Giddens
New Music Releases For 10 February 2017

Major new titles coming this week from: Rag'N'Bone Man, Jess & Matt, Michael Bolton, Lupe Fiasco, Jay UF, Thundamentals, Adam Brand and the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack.

February 10, 2017
Bruce Springsteen and Nils Lofgren perform at AAMI Park on Thursday 2 February 2017. Photo Ros O'Gorman
Bruce Springsteen’s Second Sydney Setlist

The current Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Australian tour has gone up a notch on previous tours, and with three in the last five years that is saying something.

February 9, 2017
James Taylor performs with his All Star Band in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday 8 February 2017. Ros OGorman
James Taylor Opens Australian Tour In Melbourne REVIEW

The keyword for a James Taylor concert is ‘perfection’. James Taylor’s albums are often music masterpieces but it is the live concert experience that makes the songs larger than life.

February 9, 2017
Dave Davies photo by Ian Heath
Dave Davies To Release Album With Son Russ

Dave Davies will release his new album, Open Road, on March 31 via Red River Entertainment.

February 9, 2017
Justin Timberlake - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Justin Timberlake Has Come To Terms With His Childhood Trauma

Fatherhood has made Justin Timberlake realize how messed up his youth was.

February 9, 2017
Julie's Greenroom
Julie Andrews Lines Up Idina Menzel and Josh Groban For New Kids TV Show

Julie Andrews is about to have her own show on Netflix and her famous friends like Josh Groban and Idina Menzel will be joining her.

February 9, 2017
Rick Nielsen photo Ros O'Gorman, noise11
Toto and Cheap Trick Both Have New Albums Coming

Two classic rock groups from the 70's, Toto and Cheap Trick, have said that they are in the studio working on brand new albums.

February 9, 2017
Blondie photo by Ros O'Gorman
Blondie And Garbage To Tour US Together

A big group of the 70's and 80's is coming together with a big one from the 90's for a major summer tour.

February 9, 2017
Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss Debuts Losing You VIDEO

One of the albums with the most pre-order interest so far this year over at Amazon is Windy City by Alison Krauss. It has rarely fallen out of the top twenty since the album was announced a month ago.

February 9, 2017