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Sampa The Great 13th AMP showcase Pop up at the Arts Centre Foyer Melbourne on a Flatbed Truck. Photo Ros O'Gorman
ARIA Awards 2020 – The Complete Winners List

The ARIA Awards have been announced for 2020 with Tame Impala and Sampa The Great taking home the bulk of awards.

November 25, 2020
Jimmy Barnes performs at the Red Hot Summer Tour Mornington Racecourse on Saturday 23 January 2016.
Bluesfest Is Official All-Australian For 2021

Bluesfest has announced that the 2021 music festival will now feature an all-Australian line-up.

November 25, 2020
Brian Johnson AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
AC/DC Sales By The Numbers

AC/DC ‘PWR/UP’ was not only the number one album in Australia this week, it sold more than the next 15 best-selling albums combined.

November 25, 2020
Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah To Host 2021 Grammy Awards

Comedian Trevor Noah will host the 2021 Grammy Awards.

November 25, 2020
Announcement: Music Victoria Partners With Isol-Aid

This week, the instagram music festival Isol-Aid is rolling out the red carpet to highlight some of Victoria’s finest musicians as it partners with the MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS to present a lineup jam packed with nominees. The awards celebrate the vast achievements of Victoria’s music community over the last year, recognising that despite live music coming to a standstill, there have still been huge achievements by the Victorian music community.

November 24, 2020
Coal Miners Daughter
Announcement: Adelaide Festival Centre Moves Shows Due to Covid

A number of performances at Adelaide Festival Centre venues have been postponed in light of the ongoing advice from SA Health and the State Emergency Controller.

November 24, 2020
Drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac performs at ADOTG at Mt Duneed Winery on 7 November 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Veteran Acts Outselling Pop Acts on US Chart

Veteran acts such as Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Bob Marley are outselling most of the pop acts currently in the USA.

November 23, 2020
AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Australian Charts: AC/DC ‘Power Up’ Becomes Australia’s 900th No 1 Album

Landing the 900th No.1 Album this week, plus the first act to land a No.1 Album in the past five decades is AC/DC with their 17th studio album "Power Up" (or as PWRϟUP). 

November 22, 2020
One Electric Day at Werribee Mansion on Sunday 27 November 2016 with Russell Morris, Icehouse, James Reyne, Jimmy Barnes.
Red Hot Summer Mannum Is The Latest Sell Out

After a year of train-wreck weather events followed by a pandemic disaster, the 2020 derailed Red Hot Summer is well and truly back on track and selling out around the country for Regional Touring.

November 21, 2020
Casey Barnes
The Golden Guitar Nominees Have Been Announced

674 entries across 16 categories have created the shortlist for the 2021 Gold Guitar Awards.

November 19, 2020
Kylie Minogue Disco
Australian Charts: Kylie Minogue ‘Disco’ Debuts At No 1

The 15th studio album for Kylie Minogue called "DISCO" debuts at No.1 this week, becoming her seventh chart-topping album in Australia. 

November 15, 2020
Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2019 photo Noise11.com
Red Hot Summer Adds Second Queensland Date After One-Day Sellout

Duane McDonald’s Bribie Island Red Hot Summer show has set a new record, becoming the fastest selling Red Hot Summer show … EVER.

November 12, 2020
Chris Cheney at One Electric Day
Chris Cheney To Perform Solo For Red Hot Summer

Chris Cheney will step outside The Living End for Red Hot Summer in 2020.

November 10, 2020
Kylie Minogue photo by Ros OGorman
UK Charts: Kylie Minogue Vs Little Mix On Track For No 1

Kylie Minogue and Little Mix clash in one of 2020’s biggest chart battles this week, and it is Kylie that is edging ahead on the Official Albums Chart Update in the race for Number 1, the Official Charts Company can confirm.

November 10, 2020
The Cat Empire
Covid Safe Summersalt Shows Are Coming To Victoria

Live music, Covid safe Summersalt shows will return to Victoria in 2021.

November 9, 2020
Noiseworks lead singer Jon Stevens performs at the Red Hot Summer tour in Mornington at the Mornington Racecourse. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer To Return In March 2021

Duane McDonald will bring back Red Hot Summer is 2021 is a massive line-up and some special events headlined by Jimmy Barnes.

November 8, 2020
Midnight Oil play the Bowl on their Great Circle Tour 2017 Monday 6 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Australian Charts: Midnight Oil Debut At No 1 With The Makarrata Project’

Midnight Oil return to the top of the ARIA Albums Chart with their new set "The Makarrata Project", their first No.1 album in just over 23 years.

November 8, 2020
Bruce Springsteen Letter To You
Australian Charts: Bruce Springsteen ‘Letter To You’ Debuts At No 1

The twentieth studio album for Bruce Springsteen called "Letter to You" debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, becoming his fifth No.1 album in Australia.

November 1, 2020
Marty Stuart and Connie Smith photographed on stage at the Grand Ole Opry moments after the live broadcast was finished Saturday, September 26, 2020. This marked the final performance before the 95th Anniversary of the Opry which saw the return of a socially distanced crowd of 500 people.
Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music Celebrates Construction Milestone

Country legend Marty Stuart celebrated a milestone on construction today with the ‘topping off’ with the centerpiece of Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music. the final beam put in place to mark Phase 1 of the construction of the building.

October 29, 2020
Antony Partos
2020 Screen Music Awards Nominees Revealed

The 2020 Screen Music Awards will be streamed via YouTube this year on 1 December 2020.

October 29, 2020
Bruce Springsteen, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Bruce Springsteen Tracking For A UK No 1

Bruce Springsteen has a commanding lead on this week’s Official Albums Chart Update as his new album Letter To You looks set to become his 12th UK Number 1.

October 27, 2020
Guy Sebastian, photo by Ros O'Gorman, noise11
Australian Charts: Guy Sebastian Has The Number One Album

The ninth studio album for Guy Sebastian called "T.R.U.T.H." (Sony Australia) debuts in the top spot this week, becoming his third No.1 album in Australia since his first in 2003. 

October 26, 2020
Drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac performs at ADOTG at Mt Duneed Winery on 7 November 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Michael Eavis Plans A Covid Safe Glastonbury 2021

Michael Eavis is considering putting "massive testing arrangements" in place for the Glastonbury Festival next year.

October 23, 2020
Marty Stuart Congress of Country Music
Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music Building Nears Final Framework

Country legend Marty Stuart is ready to give an all-star salute when the final beam of the Marty Stuart Congress of Country Music is lifted into its framework in Philadelphia, Mississippi on 28 October, 2020.

October 22, 2020
Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2019 photo Noise11.com
Bluesfest Plows Forward With All-Australian Line-up Announcement for 2021

Bluesfest 2021 is a sure thing with potentially an all-Australian roster if international borders are not opened.

October 21, 2020
Nathan Cavaleri
Whats On At Bigsound 2020

Moving to 100% virtual and 100% free this year, BIGSOUND 2020 gets ready to go live in your living rooms, laptop screens, and office spaces from tomorrow on Wednesday October 21st and Thursday 22nd, bringing together a stacked conference program of keynote presentations, panels, workshops, performances and parties covering a wide range of topics and discussions aiming to re-future a challenged industry with positivity, connection and reality. 

October 20, 2020
APIA Good Times Tour 2019 Vika and Linda photo by Mary Boukouvalas
Record Store Day Australia Ambassadors Vika and Linda Bull Share Their Fav 5 Albums

Vika and Linda Bull went more than a decade without a new album and then delivered two this year.

October 19, 2020
Linkin Park 20th anniversary Hybrid Theory
Australian Charts: Linkin Park’s 20 Anniversary Hybrid Theory Debuts At No 1

The 20th anniversary edition of the first Linkin Park album "Hybrid Theory" finally hits the No.1 spot in Australia this week, returning to the charts in the top spot, and surpassing the previous No.2 peak.

October 19, 2020
Post Malone
Post Malone Picks Up Nine Billboard Awards

Post Malone was the big winner at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday, picking up a total of of nine trophies.

October 16, 2020
Justine Clarke
2020 Screen Music Awards To Be Streamed

A pandemic isn’t stopping APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) from honouring its finest creators of film, television, documentary and advertising music.

October 14, 2020