music industry

Kate Ceberano, Tania Doko and Ella Hooper To Perform At ROAR Fest

by Paul Cashmere

ROAR Fest is a new music event for Melbourne in 2025 featuring Kate Ceberano, Tania Doko and Ella Hooper.

Tagged as: Australia, Ella Hooper, Kate Ceberano, music industry, ROAR Fest, Tania Doko

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Australian Music Vault Reposts Molly Meldrum: Short Documentary

by Paul Cashmere

The Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum short documentary from the Australian Music Vault has been reposted to mark the 50th anniversary of Countdown.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian Music Vault, Countdown, Ian Meldrum, Molly, music industry

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Aussies Nick Cave, Tame Impala and Troye Sivan Nominated For Grammy Awards

by Noise11.com

Australia’s music scene has always been vibrant and diverse, producing a wide array of artists who have made significant contributions to global music culture.

Tagged as: Australia, Grammy Awards, music industry, Nick Cave, Tame Impala, Troye Sivan

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The 2025 Grammy Awards Nominees Have Been Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Beyoncé has been nominated for 11, Billie Eilish, Charli xcx, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone for seven and Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Taylor Swift have six nominations each for the 2025 Grammy Awards to be announced February 2, 2025 in Los Angeles.

Tagged as: Beyonce, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar, music industry, Post Malone, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, USA

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Rachel Perkins To receive APRA’s Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award

by Paul Cashmere

Writer, director, producer and storyteller Rachel Perkins will be the 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award at the 2024 APRA Screen Music Awards to be held in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Tagged as: APRA Screen Music Awards, Australia, music industry, Rachel Driver

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APRA Screen Music Awards Nominees For 2024 Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

APRA has revealed the nominees for the 2024 Screen Music Awards.

Tagged as: APRA, Australia, music industry, Screen Music Awards

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Convicted Felon Suge Knight Drops Bombshell Allegations About Powerful Music Execs

by Paul Cashmere

Convicted felon Suge Knight, the former CEO and founder of Death Row Records, has called into Chris Cuomo’s podcast to namedrop some very rich and powerful music industry executives associated with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.

Tagged as: Clive Davis, Diddy, music industry, Russell Simmons, Sean Combs, Suge Knight, USA

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James Taylor at MCA Melbourne 16 April 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Reveals 2024 Presenters List

by Paul Cashmere

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced the list of presenters and performers ahead of this year’s event.

Tagged as: Busta Rhymes, Demi Lovato, Dr Dre, Dua Lipa, Ella Mai, James Taylor, Jelly Roll, Julia Roberts, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Lucky Daye, Mac McAnally, Method Man, music industry, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Roger Daltrey, Sammy Hagar, Slash, USA

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Screen Music Awards 2024 Has Three New Categories @apraamcos

by Noise11.com

The 2024 Screen Music Awards has recognised the changing landscape for the business and has added three new categories for 2024.

Tagged as: APRA, Australia, music industry, Screen Music Awards, Susie Yourself

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Noise11 Invites You To Attend M.I.C.S On Youth Conference On Us

by Paul Cashmere

With the first M.I.C.S. on Youth conference and showcases this weekend in Melbourne, Noise11.com has a limited number of places for the event if you would like to attend.

Tagged as: Australia, conference, M.I.C.S. On Youth, music industry, showcase

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Nick Kontonicolas, Dawn DePhillips, Stephanie Wooten, Lynn Price and Stacey Schieffelin at the Journey, Def Leppard, Steve Miller Band concert New York 2024

Rock Legends Steve Miller, Journey and Def Leppard Treat New York To A “Live Music Masterclass”

by Noise11.com

Rock legend Steve Miller is currently touring North America with contemporary legends Journey and Def Leppard and Steve Miller is keeping up the pace. With three iconic acts on the bill this concert was essentially a “Rock Masterclass” . From the pulse of the audience with people dancing, people enjoying themselves, it was obvious the experience of all three bands, united energy at the five+ hour event. The Noise Network’s Chief Operating Officer Nick Kontonicolas was at the Queens, New York show at Citifields Mets baseball stadium.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Dawn DePhillips, Def Leppard, Joseph Wooten, Journey, Lynn Price, music industry, Nick Kontonicolas, rock, Stacey Schieffelin, Stephanie Wooten, Steve Miller, The Wooten Brothers, USA

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Missy Higgins AWITG on Sunday 19 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Artists Missy Higgins Skipped Over For The ARIA Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Missy Higgins released her debut album ‘The Sound of White’ in 2004 and yes it was huge. It was a number one album that year and she had two more number one albums in a row. A position in the ARIA Hall of Fame is warranted. But for FFS ARIA, how about these artists first:

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Hall of Fame, Missy Higgins, music industry

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Sun Records Founder Sam Phillips – The Noise11 Interview Archive Series (2002)

by Noise11.com

Sun Records Founder Sam Phillips, the Noise11 Interview Archive Series 2002

Tagged as: 50s, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, music industry, Sam Phillips, Sun Records, USA

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Music Business Attracted 19.2 Million Tourists To UK in 2023

by Music-News.com

UK Music, the collective voice of the UK music industry, today unveils new research into the value of gigs, concerts and festivals to local economies.

Tagged as: Beyonce, Glastonbury, music industry, UK

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The 20th Australian Music Prize Prizemoney Increased To $50,000

by Paul Cashmere

The 20th AMP (Australian Music Prize) has had an increase into the prize pool with the $50,000 now going to the first prize winner.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian Music Prize, music industry, Scott Murphy, SoundMerch, The 20th AMP

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Make Music Day Is Friday 21 June 2024

by Announcement

All the world is a stage, and this week the joy of music-making is stepping into the spotlight at home and abroad. Come and join the worldwide celebration of music this Friday June 21 with the return of Make Music Day, a global day dedicated to celebrating all things music-making.

Tagged as: Australia, Make Music Day, music industry

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Glastonbury To Take 2026 Off

by Music-News.com

Glastonbury festival fans might be disappointed to hear that the annual event will have a year off in 2026.

Tagged as: Glastonbury, music festival, music industry, UK

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The Black Keys Fire Managers Irving Azoff and Steve Moir

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Keys are putting the blame for their failed tour and album directly on their managers, Irving Azoff and Steve Moir.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Irving Azoff, music industry, rock, Steve Moir, The Black Keys, USA

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Recording Legend Bill Armstrong Donates Royalties From Historic Recordings To ARCA

by Paul Cashmere

Australian audio pioneer Bill Armstrong has donated his royalties from 42 historic Australian jazz recordings from his Bilarm Music and Swaggie Records labels.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, ARCA, Armstrong Studios, Australia, Australian Road Crew Association, Bill Armstrong, jazz, music industry

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2024 Ivor Award Winners List

by Paul Cashmere

Since 1956, the Ivor Novello Awards have been awarded annually honouring excellence in Music for songwriting and composing in London.

Tagged as: Ivor Novello, music industry, UK

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Russell Morris The Real Thing Symphonic Concert

AIR Awards Nominees Announced

by Paul Cashmere

The 2024 AIR Awards nominees have been revealed.

Tagged as: AIR Awards. Adelaide, Australia, music industry

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If APRA Can Reward Misogynist Act ONEFOUR Then Something Needs To Change

by Paul Cashmere

A misogynist rap song glorifying violence against women and sex acts has won the APRA Award for Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap song at the 2024 APRA Music Awards.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australia, music industry, ONEFOUR

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Ian Kenny of Birds of Tokyo photo by Winston Robinson

APRA Awards Winners For 2024 Announced

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA Awards have been revealed with The Teskey Brothers, Birds of Tokyo and Casey Barnes taking home awards this year.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, APRA Awards, Australia, music industry

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LA’s Oldest Record Store The Record Collector Is Up For Sale

by Paul Cashmere

The Record Collector, the oldest record store in Los Angeles, is up for sale.

Tagged as: Los Angeles, music industry, The Record Collector

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Cher in Melbourne 2005 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class Of 2024 Announced

by Paul Cashmere

The inductees for the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of fame have been announced and once again, controversy surrounds the announcement this year as it has done every other year.

Tagged as: A Tribe Called Quest, awards, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Kool & The Gang, Mary J. Blige, music industry, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Frampton, rock, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, USA

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Lookout Festival Plays To Capacity Crowds In Queensland With Incubus and Live

by Paul Cashmere

With all the doom and gloom in the live music industry right now, the all-new Lookout Festival is off to a fine start with 12,000+ concert goers heading to Sandstone Point and Gold Coast, Queensland on Saturday and Sunday for the Lookout Festival.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, Incubus, live, live music, Lookout Festival, music industry, Regional Touring

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Australian Promoter Garry Van Egmond Has Passed Way at Age 82

by Paul Cashmere

One of Australia’s pioneer concert promoters Garry Van Egmond has passed away.

Tagged as: Australia, Garry Van Egmond, music industry, TEG, Van Egmond

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Splendour In The Grass Release Official Statement About 2024 Cancellation

by Paul Cashmere

Following is the exact statement from Splendour In The Grass about the cancellation of the July festival today from CEOs Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco.

Tagged as: Arcade Fire, Australia, Jessica Durcou, Kylie Minogue, live music, music festival, music industry, Paul Piticco, Splendour In The Grass

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APRA Awards Adds Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Category for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The 2024 APRA Music Awards will recognise Hard Rock and Heavy Metal with a new category this year.

Tagged as: APRA Music Awards, Australia, hard rock, heavy metal, music industry, The Presets, Tom Gleeson

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Red Hot Summer Wins Ticketmaster Australia Festival of the Year Award

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer, the music festival founded by Duane McDonald in 2011, has won the Festival of the Year Award at Ticketmaster Australia’s annual award event.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, live music, music industry, Red Hot Summer, Ticketmaster

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