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Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Photo: Ros O'Gorman
Thom Yorke Releases New Solo Album Via BitTorrent

Thom Yorke has explained his mystery tweets this week by releasing a new solo album 'Tomorrow's Modern Boxes' exclusively through BitTorrent.

September 27, 2014
Prince Art Official Age
Prince, Leonard Cohen Lead Weeks New Music Releases

Prince has two new albums this week, Leonard Cohen also has a new album as does Jennifer Hudson, The Preatures and John Mellencamp.

September 26, 2014
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iHeartRadio Noise11 Music News Playlist and Richard Fortus, Emilie Simon Interviews

iHeartRadio Music News, powered by Noise11.com this week features interviews with Guns N Roses/The Dead Daisies guitarist Richard Fortus and So Frenchy So Chic star Emilie Simon.

September 26, 2014
Barbra Streisand images noise11.com
Barbra Streisand Becomes First Act To Go No 1 in 6 Decades

Barbra Streisand will be at the top of the US chart this week with her tenth number 1 album, Partners.

September 25, 2014
Alt-J, Ian Laidlaw, Photo, Gwil Sainsbury
Alt-J Vs Missy Higgins Too Close To Call For No 1

Alt-J and Missy Higgins albums are both two of the hottest albums in Australia this week but sales are too close to call to estimate who will be no 1.

September 24, 2014
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan Named MusiCares Person Of The Year

Bob Dylan has been named MusiCares Person of the Year and will be honoured at an all-star dinner with Neil Young, Willie Nelson and Tom Jones in February.

September 24, 2014
Ella Hooper photo by Ros O'Gorman
Melbourne Music Bank Names 12 Finalists

The Bank of Melbourne’s music initiative The Melbourne Music Bank is now down to 12 finalists and ready to open voting to the public.

September 22, 2014
The Madden Brothers
The Madden Brothers Have The No 1 Album In Australia

The Madden Brothers, Joel and Benji Madden, enter at the top of the ARIA Albums chart with their debut album “Greetings from California”.

September 20, 2014
Meghan Trainor, Noise11.com music news
Meghan Trainor Has The No 1 ARIA Single Again

Meghan Trainor was in Australia during the past week on a promo tour, appearing on many shows, including a live performance on The X-Factor on Monday night.

September 20, 2014
Passenger, Jimmy Barnes, Steve Nieve Join Noise11 at iHeartRadio

Passenger, Jimmy Barnes and Steve Nieve are the special guests this week on iHeartRadio Music News, powered by Noise11.com.

September 19, 2014
Vance Joy, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Vance Joy Scores A US Hit Album

Vance Joy ‘Dance Your Life Away’ has debuted in the US chart at no. 17.

September 19, 2014
Barbra Streisand images noise11.com
Barbra Streisand, The Script Leads Weeks New Music Releases

The new duets album from Barbra Streisand and the return of The Script head the top music releases for the week.

September 18, 2014
Sam Smith plays the Town Hall in Melbourne at an intimate show put on by iHeart Radio, KiisFM and Optus Yes. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Sam Smith Might Grab No 1 This Week MIDWEEK SALES

Sam Smith may have the number one album in Australia this week while Meghan Trainer's reality show appearance has boosted her sales.

September 17, 2014
Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton
Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton Retire At The Movies

After 28 years on Australian television together Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton are calling it quits and the ABC will axe At The Movies.

September 16, 2014
U2 and Apple
How To Dismantle A U2 Bomb

Apple has acknowledged its mistake spamming 500 million users with a new U2 album but the band’s manager Guy Oseary is whining about the whingers.

September 16, 2014
Rob Carlton To Host 2014 Screen Music Awards

Rob Carlton, who played Kerry Packer in the biopic ‘Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo’, has been named as host of the 2014 Screen Music Awards for Sydney in November.

September 16, 2014
Royal Blood, noise11
Royal Blood, Damon Albarn Nominated For Mercury Music Prize

Damon Albarn and Royal Blood are two of the 12 nominees for the Mercury Music Prize this year.

September 14, 2014
Vance Joy, Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Vance Joy Dream My Life Away Debuts At 1 On ARIA Albums

Local singer/songwriter Vance Joy (real name James Keogh) takes his debut album “Dream Your Life Away” straight into the No.1 position on the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

September 13, 2014
Taylor Swift Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Taylor Swift Racks Up Three Weeks On Top of ARIA Singles

Taylor Swift spends her longest run at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart this week, as her second No.1 “Shake it off” racks up a third consecutive week at the chart pinnacle.

September 13, 2014
U2 and Apple
U2 Destroy 30 Years Of Legacy In One PR Stunt

U2’s album spam PR stunt has destroyed decades of legacy quicker than hitting a delete button. In fact, many millions of Apple customers were looking for their delete button as soon as they were spammed with a product they did not opt-n for.

September 13, 2014
Dead Daisies Face I Love
PREMIERE: The Dead Daisies Face I Love VIDEO

When The Dead Daisies invited fans to contribute their face to the ‘Face I Love’ video over 5000 fans globally uploaded their mug shots.

September 12, 2014
The Tea Party - Photo Ros O'Gorman
The Tea Party and HARTS Talk This Week on iHeartRadio

Jeff Martin of The Tea Party joins iHeartRadio this week as the band releases its first album in 10 years and prepares for their upcoming Australian tour.

September 12, 2014
The Madden Brothers
Madden Brothers, Train Lead The Weeks New Releases

Slash, Train, Madden Brothers, Megan Washington and Obey the Brave have the lead albums this week.

September 12, 2014
Russell Morris, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
Russell Morris Awarded Leading Edge Album of the Year

Australian music legend Russell Morris’ ‘Van Dieman’s Land’ has been named Leading Edge Album of the Year.

September 12, 2014
Kasey Chambers photo Ros OGorman, music news, noise11
Premier Artists Score ARIA Trifecta With Barnes, Chambers and Hilltop Hoods

Premier Artists have scored the ARIA trifecta with three of their artists Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers and Hilltop Hoods in the Top 3 albums this week.

September 11, 2014
Vance Joy Dream Your Life Away
Vance Joy Good For This Weeks No 1 MIDWEEK SALES

Taylor Swift is on track to spend a third week at No.1 on the ARIA Singles chart with “Shake it off”, which would in turn become her longest run at the top of the Australian charts, as her only other chart-topper; “Love Story” spent two broken weeks at No.1 in 2009.

September 10, 2014
Beeb Birtles, Glenn Shorrock and Graeham Goble aka BSG
Stephen Housden Forces Little River Band Founder To Close Facebook Page

Stephen Housden, the current legal owner of the Little River Band name, has taken action to force Little River Band founder and principal songwriter Graeham Goble to take down a LRB Facebook page.

September 10, 2014
White Night Melbourne, Ros O'Gorman Noise11.
Melbourne’s White Night Wants You For 2015

White Night Melbourne will return in February 2015 and City of Melbourne wants your contribution.

September 9, 2014
City of Ballarat Municipal Brass Band
Meredith Adds 125 Year Old Band

The Meredith Music Festival has added a 125 year old band who have played the festival 10 times.

September 8, 2014
John Butler Trio
Alberts To Work John Butler Trio Catalogue

Alberts has secured the synch licencing right to the John Butler catalogue.

September 8, 2014