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Continuing the Noise11 top news stories of 2020, Mick Fleetwood became a social media sensation, AC/DC coins debut and live music events for 2021 start happening again.

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As Covid increases and isolation locked us down the music world faces challenges with cancellations globally but new music kept on coming. Here are Noise11.com’s top music news headlines from April to June 2020.

2020 began with Australia in a State of Disaster as bushfires continued to choke the East Coast. Australian climate denying Prime Minister Scott Morrison had to cut short a holiday in Hawaii to deal with it.

Major new titles coming this week from: Harry Styles, Stone Sour (live), Stormzy, Blake Shelton (GH), Lil’ Durk, Dirty Projectors, The Go-Between (Boxset), Furnace & the Fundamentals and Akon.

Major new titles coming this week from: Camila Cabello, Kylie Minogue (live), Muse (boxset), Cold Chisel, The Who, Liam Payne, The Beautiful Girls (GH), Fat Freddy’s Drop, Polish Club, Blueface and French Montana.

Live Nation has announced Australian dates for Ian Anderson in April but with a more carefully worded announcement than Bluesfest.

Western Australia’s WAMAwards nominations have been announced with Tame Impala and Troye Sivan obvious inclusions for 2016.

The BMI last night honoured internationally-celebrated songwriter Sting as BMI Icon at the 2016 BMI London Awards.

Out On The Weekend has revealed stage times for this weekend’s music festival at Williamstown in Victoria.

CMC Rock Qld has revealed its full line-up with a dozen international acts and a batch of Australian country royalty.

The Black Sorrows 20th album The Faithful Satellite has been released and Joe Camilleri will be along to share some stories at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com.

Jennifer Lopez is recording a Spanish-language album which her ex-husband will produce.

Prince’s Paisley Park compound in Minnesota will open for fans as planned on Thursday (06Oct16) after local officials granted the estate a temporary tour permit.

Steve Earle’s classic ‘Guitar Town’ will have a make-over for its 30th anniversary and he will do shows to play the album in full.

All things Australian Crawl will soon be reissued as the seven album vinyl collection appropriately titled ‘The Album Collection’.

Melbourne Music Week has announced its nine-day program for November and it is pretty bloody impressive.

Dan Sultan has teased his upcoming album with a stunning video that was two months in the making.

The great Sharon Jones has had to cancel her Monday appearance at the White House after coming down with pneumonia.

Lady Gaga will hit a series of dive bars across America to launch her new album Joanne.

Meat Loaf’s most treasured possession is his rubber duck collection.

Richie Sambora and Orianthi performed at the NFL Grand Final in Sydney on Sunday and left Australia bewildered.

The Living End returned to their hometown Melbourne for a very special performance, to play the After Party show for the AFL Grand Final.

Jon Stevens has been working with Dave Stewart and the result is quite stunning.

Radiohead has released a special edition of their current album ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’ with two additional tracks added.

Richie Sambora appears to have redeemed himself in Sydney after a hideously embarrassing performance in Melbourne days earlier.

Lady Gaga has confirmed she will perform at the Super Bowl in 2017.

Outside of their time on Epic and Epitaph Records, Social Distortion released four albums independently. Those albums are being assembled in a brand new vinyl box set, The Independent Years: 1983-2004, out October 28.