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Paul McCartney’s Seven Australian Got Back Concerts Made $US37 Million ($AUD55m)

by Paul Cashmere

Paul McCartney’s seven sold-out shows in Australia at the end of 2023 made around $37 million.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, Frontier Touring, Got Back, Paul McCartney, pop, rock, The Beatles, UK

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Pretenders ‘Learning To Crawl’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

The Pretenders third album ‘Learning To Crawl’ is turning 40. ‘Learning To Crawl’ was released on 13 January, 1984. It was the first album since the death of two members, Pete Fardon and James Honeyman-Scott, who both died of drug overdoses.

Tagged as: 80s, Chrissie Hynde, Learning to Crawl, Pretenders, rock, UK

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Will Have An Album in 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Sophie Ellis-Bextor is working on a new album. Sophie has revealed that she’s been busily working on a new record “with a lot of top writers”.

Tagged as: 00s, pop, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, UK

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Legendary Folk Singer Ralph McTell Prepares For Australia In February

by Paul Cashmere

Ralph McTell will start his Australian tour in Sydney on 8 February 2023. There are 15 Australian and two New Zealand dates on the tour, quite a lengthy tour for the 79 year old UK singer songwriter.

Tagged as: 70s, folk, Ralph McTell, UK

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Taylor Swift Has The UK’s Biggest Selling Vinyl Album of 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The UK’s 2023 Vinyl Album Chart for the year has been published giving a clearer indication of what actually sells when you take away streaming figures.

Tagged as: 2023, 20s, Offical Charts, pop, Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, UK

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Tony Clarkin of Magnum Dies At Age 77

by Paul Cashmere

Tony Clarkin, the guitarist for Birmingham band Magnum, has died at age 77.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Magnum, metal, rock, Tony Clarkin, UK

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UK Issues Spice Girls Stamps

by Music-News.com

Mel B has shared that she is “honoured” to be featured on the commemorative stamps to celebrate the Spice Girls 30th anniversary.

Tagged as: 90s, pop, Royal Mail, Spice Girls, UK

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The Rolling Stones To Release ‘Live At The Wiltern’

by Paul Cashmere

When The Rolling Stones were on their year long Licks world tour of 2002 and 2003 they played theatres, arenas and stadiums. The size of the venue dictated the setlist and the smaller theatre shows were the ones with the rarities.

Tagged as: 2002, 60s, 70s, 80s, Live At The Wiltern, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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The Scattered Solo Beatles Songs Across The Ringo Starr Catalogue

by Paul Cashmere

Ringo Starr has recorded 13 songs by the other Beatles across his catalogue plus one rare Beatles song. That’s enough to make a standalone album.

Tagged as: 70s, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, pop, Ringo Starr, rock, The Beatles, UK

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Take That Las Vegas Residency Given Go Ahead

by Music-News.com

Take That’s Las Vegas residency has been given the green light.

Tagged as: 00s, pop, take That, UK

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Lands Back In UK Top 10

by Music-News.com

Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Murder on the Dancefloor re-enters the UK Top 10 today for the first time in 22 years at Number 8, thanks to its inclusion in the soundtrack to writer-director Emerald Fennell’s erotic psychological thriller Saltburn. The 2001 disco banger – which originally peaked at Number 2 – has enjoyed its highest-ever week of streams in the UK as a result. More on that below.

Tagged as: 00s, pop, Saltburn, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, UK

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Cradle of Filth Members To Marry

by Paul Cashmere

Marek ‘Ashok’ Smerda and Zoe Marie Federoff of Cradle of Filth have announced they will be married.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Cradle of Filth, extreme metal, Marek ‘Ashok’ Smerda, metal, rock, UK, Zoe Marie Federoff

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Paul Weller Admits He Lost Old Fans By Not Playing Old Songs

by Music-News.com

Paul Weller says he won his fight against being labelled a heritage act.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Paul Weller, punk, rock, Style Council, The Jam, UK

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Have Brandi Carlile and Elton John Recorded A Sneaky Album Together?

by Music-News.com

Sir Elton John has seemingly recorded an album with Brandi Carlile.

Tagged as: 00s, 70s, Brandi Carlile, country, Elton John, rock, UK, USA

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The Full Monty Actor Tom Wilkinson Dies At Age 75

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Wilkinson, best known as Gerald Cooper in the 1997 movie ‘The Full Monty’, has died at age 75.

Tagged as: Gerald Cooper, movies, television, The Full Monty, theatre, Tom Wilkinson, UK

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Graham Nash Says Neil Young and Stephen Stills Collaborations Are Still Possible

by Paul Cashmere

Graham Nash says that it is still possible that Neil Young and/or Stephen Stills will record together again.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, David Crosby, David Roy Williams, folk, Graham Nash, Neil Young, rock, Stephen Stills, The Hollies, UK, USA

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David Gilmour Is Getting New Music Ready for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

David Gilmour has been working on a fifth solo album.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Polly Samson, rock, UK

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Shane MacGowan Left A £4.3 million Fortune

by Music-News.com

Shane MacGowan is said to have had a fortune of at least £4.3 million when he died.

Tagged as: 80s, Celtic, punk, rock, Shane MacGowan, The Pogues, UK

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Sydney Sweeney Rejects Criticism The Rolling Stones Objectified Her In ‘Angry’ Video

by Music-News.com

Sydney Sweeney has rejected claims she was sexualised in the music video for the Rolling Stones’ new single Angry.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Angry, rock, Rolling Stones, Sydney Sweeney, UK

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WHAM! Last Christmas Hits No 1 After 39 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Wham! has obtained a Christmas Number One with ‘Last Christmas’ after 39 years.

Tagged as: 80s, Last Christmas, pop, UK, Wham

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Bring Me The Horizon Parts Ways With Jordan Fish

by Music-News.com

Jordan Fish has left Bring Me The Horizon.

Tagged as: 00s, Bring Me The Horizon, Jordan Fish, metal, Oli Sykes, rock, UK

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Mars Williams of Psychedelic Furs Dies At Age 68

by Paul Cashmere

Mars (Marc) Williams, the saxophone player for The Psychedelic Furs and before that The Waitresses, has died at age 68 after a year long battle with cancer.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Mars Williams, Psychedelic Furs, UK, USA, Waitresses

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Amy Winehouse Estate Sues Her Friends For Selling Her Belongings

by Paul Cashmere

The Estate of Amy Winehouse, run by Amy’s father Mitch Winehouse, is suing friends of Amy who sold some of her personal items at auction.

Tagged as: 00s, Amy Winehouse, pop, R&B, soul, UK

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Elvis Costello Joins Billy Joel To Pump It Up At Madison Square Garden

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Costello was a surprise special guest at the Billy Joel concert at Madison Square Garden in New York this week when he joined Billy for two songs, his own ‘Pump It Up’ and Billy’s ‘Allentown’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Joel, Elvis Costello, rock, UK, USA

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Matt Lucas Says Media Reports Of A Little Britain Reboot Are Bullshit

by Paul Cashmere

Little Britain co-creator Matt Lucas says that stories circulating in the media in the past 24 hours about a Little Britain reboot are false.

Tagged as: 00s, comedy, David Walliams, Little Britain, Matt Lucas, television, UK

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Pink Floyd ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ To Be Played In Full In Melbourne Planetarium

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Scienceworks Planetarium will present a daily playing of the Pink Floyd classic ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ between Christmas and New Year.

Tagged as: 70s, Dark Side Of The Moon, Melbourne Museums, Pink Floyd, rock, Scienceworks, UK

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The Rolling Stones Add Chanel Haynes As Backing Singer

by Music-News.com

The Rolling Stones have hired a Tina Turner impersonator as a backing singer for their upcoming US tour.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Chanel Haynes, Hackney Diamonds, rock, Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, UK

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The Rolling Stones Purple Disco Machine Mess It Up

The Rolling Stones Premiere ‘Mess It Up’ Video Starring X-Men Star Nicholas Hoult

by Paul Cashmere

The new Rolling Stones video for ‘Mess It Up’ features X-Men star Nicholas Hoult.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Elton John, Mess It Up, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Slade Christmas Song Turns 50

by Music-News.com

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Slade’s Christmas hit single Merry Xmas Everybody, first topping the UK chart 50 years ago on 15 December 1973, PRS for Music reveals the legendary band’s seasonal classic continues to be a firm favourite around the world, notching up plays in 139 countries.

Tagged as: 70s, Merry Christmas Everybody, pop, rock, Slade, UK

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Wham Battle Sam Ryder For UK Christmas 2023 Number One

by Music-News.com

The UK’s Official Christmas Number 1 has kicked off in style, with some of the closest opening numbers between contenders battling for the festive chart crown in recent memory, according to Official Charts.

Tagged as: Christmas, pop, Sam Ryder, UK, Wham

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