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Guns N Roses perform at the MCG in Melbourne on Tuesday 14 February 2017. Guns N Roses are touring Australia on their Not In This Lifetime tour. Photo Ros O'Gorman
Duff of Guns ‘N Roses Joins Lily Cornell For Mind Wide Open Podcast

Guns ‘N Roses bass player Duff McKagan is Lily Cornell’s guest on Mind Wide Open this week.

August 11, 2020
Wangaratta National Jazz Awards
Submissions for National Jazz Awards Announced

Organised as part of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, each year the National Jazz Awards focus on a different instrument. In 2020, the focus is on voice.

August 11, 2020
Art Music Awards 2020
Finalists for ART Music Awards Announced

The ART Music Awards will be virtual in 2020 with 278 nominees holding out for 13 awards.

August 11, 2020
Deep Purple: Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Photo, Noise11
Deep Purple Might Top UK Chart This Week

Taylor Swift is on track for a third week at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart this Friday, but two new entries from Glass Animals and Deep Purple aren’t missing out on the top spot without a fight.

August 11, 2020
MTV VMAs
2020 VMA’s Venue Changed Because of Safety Concerns

The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) will no longer be held at Brooklyn's Barclays Centre, due to "safety concerns" amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

August 10, 2020
Baker Boy
Baker Boy Named Artist Of The Year At NIMAs

Baker Boy has been named Artist of the Year at the 2020 National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs).

August 9, 2020
Taylor Swift Folklore
Australian Albums: Taylor Swift ‘Folklore’ Spends Second Week At No 1

Taylor Swift holds for a second week at No.1 in Australia with her eighth studio album "folklore", which also holds in England and debuts at the top in both America and Canada.

August 9, 2020
Taylor Swift Folklore
UK Charts: Taylor Swift Tops UK Chart For Second Week

Taylor Swift scoops Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart for a second week with Folklore.

August 9, 2020
AMEX Music Backers Fund
American Express Pump $1 Million Into Australian Music Industry

American Express will channel $1 million in funds into the Australian Music Industry via the launch of the Music Backers Fund.

August 7, 2020
Midnight Oil play the Bowl on their Great Circle Tour 2017 Monday 6 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Midnight Oil Debut ‘Gadigal Land’ Their First New Music in 18 Years

Midnight Oil’s ‘Gadigal Land’ is the band’s first new music since 2002. The song features Dan Sultan, Joel Davison, Kaleena Briggs and Bunna Lawrie.

August 7, 2020
Taylor Swift Folklore
Australian Albums: Taylor Swift ‘Folklore’ Is No 1

The 8th studio album for Taylor Swift called "Folklore" starts the eighth month of the year off as the 888th No.1 Album in Australia this week.

August 2, 2020
Jane Gazzo photo by Ros O'Gorman
The Sound Week Three, Here’s The Line-up

The Sound returns this Sunday, celebrating the very best Australian music has to offer.

July 29, 2020
Kim Salmon at the launch of Leaps and Bounds 2015, photo by Ros O'Gorman
Kim Salmon Is On Delivered Live This Weekend

Delivered, Live kicks off its second episode of the return season with a line up with a punk edge and an indie heart. Kicking off the show is Melbourne indie singer songwriter Nat Vazer, followed by blues-punk legend Kim Salmon & The Surrealists, with punk 3 piece Cable Ties rounding out the show.

July 29, 2020
Archie Roach, The Age Music Victoria Awards, Photo by Ros O'Gorman
NIMAs Performers Revealed

The performers for this year’s National Indigenous Music Awards have been announced today, including a tribute to the Warumpi Band with an exclusive performance of ‘My Island Home’ featuring songwriter Neil Murray and the artist who took it to the mainstream, Christine Anu alongside Mau Power, Jim Moginie and Rob Hirst.

July 28, 2020
Taylor Swift Folklore
Taylor Swift Dominates Uk Charts

The Official Chart: First Look, which airs on BBC Radio 1 today between 6pm – 7pm, offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100. The chart is based on preliminary sales and early streaming reports.

July 27, 2020
Juice WRLD
Australian Charts: Juice WRLD To No 1 In Australia

Last week's No.3 entry for Juice WRLD called "Legends Never Die" is up two places to land in the No.1 spot in Australia, matching its peak in New Zealand (2nd week), America, Canada (1st week) and England (No.1 last week).

July 26, 2020
Jane Gazzo photo by Ros O'Gorman
The Sound Episode Two Details

Grab a bevy and tune in on Sunday 26 July at 5.30pm on ABC for The Sound – Australia’s new favourite live music show! With an outstanding line-up announced for Episode Two, it’s time to reveal two new special additions you don’t want to miss…

July 24, 2020
Mark Seymour of Hunters and Collectors at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Noise11
Red Hot Summer Rescheduled Into 2022

Red Hot Summer's postposted shows will now be delayed until 2022 because of the uncertainty surrounding the coronaviris pandemic.

July 22, 2020
Lime Cordiale 14 Steps To A Better You
Australian Charts: Lime Cordiale Have Australia’s No 1 Album

The second studio album for Sydney group Lime Cordiale called "14 Steps to a Better You" debut's at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart this week, becoming their second chart entry, first Top 10 and No.1 Album too.

July 19, 2020
Jane Gazzo photo by Ros O'Gorman
Jane Gazzo Returns To The ABC for The Sound

Jane Gazzo, the host of Recovery on ABC Mornings “all those years ago” will return to the ABC this Sunday for the new show The Sound.

July 16, 2020
Bec Sykes
ANNOUNCEMENT: Josh Pyke Partnership Announces 2020 Winner

The Josh Pyke Partnership is thrilled to announce the winner for 2020 is Melbourne based singer-songwriter Bec Sykes.

July 16, 2020
Tones and I
Yours & Owls Festival Reveals Enormous All-Australian Line-up

Wollongong’s Yours & Owls music festival will boost Australian talent with its all-Aussie 2021 line-up.

July 16, 2020
National Live Music Awards
Announcement: Australia’s National Live Music Awards Set For 2020

The board of the National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are proud to announce the event will be returning in 2020 for their 5th annual ceremony, set to celebrate the resilience of the live music sector in the wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

July 15, 2020
Julia Stone Photo Credit Brooke Ashley Barone
Julia Stone Signs With BMG

Julia Stone is BMG Australia’s latest signing.

July 14, 2020
BIGSOUND 2020
ANNOUNCEMENT: BigSound To Go Ahead For 2020

BIGSOUND is pleased to announce that it will proceed in 2020 with a revised program of conference, live music and parties, ensuring that its long-standing role of providing forward thinking, listening, learning, discovering and most importantly industry connection for the music community, is not lost due to COVID-19.

July 14, 2020
Tones and I
Dance Monkey Is Spotify’s Most Played Song of 2020

A study by the Polytechnic University of Valencia shows that the list of hits on Spotify grew by 18% during the worst months of the pandemic and generated 8% more traffic.

July 14, 2020
Mike Skinner - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
UK Charts: The Streets On Track For First No 1 Album In 14 Years

The Streets are on course for their first chart-topping album in over a decade with new mixtape None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive.

July 14, 2020
Possum Records
Philip Israel Takes Possum To Robert Rigby’s Fanfare Records

Philip Israel’s record label Possum has done a deal with Robert Rigby’s Fanfare Records for a new joint venture for future projects.

July 13, 2020
Baker Boy
Announcement: National Indigenous Music Awards Finalists Unveiled

The nominations for this year’s National Indigenous Music Awards have been announced today, with a huge geographic and genre range, representing a true snapshot of Australia’s First Nations talent.

July 13, 2020
Pop Smoke
Australian Albums : Pop Smoke Debuts At No 1

The debut and posthumous album for American rapper Pop Smoke is the new No.1 album on the ARIA Charts, called "Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon".

July 12, 2020