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Stevie Nicks ADOTG at Rochford Winery on Saturday 18 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Stevie Nicks To Be Inducted Into Pollstar Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Stevie Nicks will be Inducted into the Pollstar Hall of Fame at the 36th annual Pollstar Awards in April.

Tagged as: Fleetwood Mac, Hall of Fame, music industry, Pollstar Live, Stevie Nicks, USA

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Delta Blues Museum To Pay Tribute To ZZ Top

by Paul Cashmere

On Wednesday April 9, 2025, the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, MS will honor Billy Gibbons with a tribute to ZZ Top and homage to Muddy Waters.

Tagged as: 70s, Billy Gibbons, blues, Red Hot Summer, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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Former Heartbreakers Drummer Stan Lynch Preps Debut Album With The Speaker Wars

by Paul Cashmere

Stan Lynch, the founding member and drummer of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, has a new band called The Speaker Wars.

Tagged as: 20s, rock, Stan Lynch, The Heartbreakers, The Speaker Wars, Tom Petty, USA

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The Fray To Play Australia For The Fifth Time

by Paul Cashmere

The Fray will return to Australia for their fifth tour and first since 2012.

Tagged as: 00s, rock, The Fray, USA

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Camila Cabello Reveals Yours, C World Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Camila Cabello will perform in Australia for the first time this August.

Tagged as: 10s, Camila Cabello, Fifth Harmony, pop, USA

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Guns N’ Roses New Drummer Is Isaac Carpenter of AWOLNATION

by Paul Cashmere

Guns N’ Roses have announced the new drummer for the band is Isaac Carpenter of AWOLNATION.

Tagged as: 80s, AWOLNATION, Frank Ferrer, Guns n Roses, Isaac Carpenter, metal, rock, USA

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Eddie Vedder Covers Neil Young for New Neil Tribute Album

by Paul Cashmere

Eddie Vedder has covered the Neil Young classic ‘Needle and the Damage Done’ for an upcoming Neil Young tribute album ‘Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young Volume 1’.

Tagged as: 70s, Eddie Vedder, Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, rock, USA

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Slinky Vagabond Is One For Bowie Fans

by Paul Cashmere

Keanan Duffty and Fabio Fabbri are Slinky Vagabond and Slinky Vagabond have great connections to the past.

Tagged as: 20s, electronica, Fabio Fabbri, Keanan Duffty, Slinky Vagabond, USA

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KISS To Perform Again In Las Vegas In November

by Paul Cashmere

KISS will reunite AGAIN in November for a series of Las Vegas shows for the KISS Army Fan Club’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

Tagged as: 70s, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Las Vegas, rock, USA

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Neil Young Cancels Ukraine Concert Due To Uncertainty In The Region

by Paul Cashmere

Just one week after announcing he would perform a free concert in Ukraine, Neil Young has cancelled the event citing the growing uncertainty in the war-torn country.

Tagged as: 70s, Neil Young, rock, Russia, Ukraine, USA

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Samantha Fish Photo credit Doug Hardesty

Samantha Fish Had a Bucket List Moment When She Opened For The Rolling Stones in 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Blues singer Samantha Fish says her opening slot for The Rolling Stones on the final show of the 2024 Hackey Diamonds tour was a bucket list moment for her.

Tagged as: 10s, blues, Hackney Diamonds, Samantha Fish, The Rolling Stones, USA

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How a 30 Rock Christopher Cross Joke Turned Into A Song

by Paul Cashmere

Christopher Cross has been name-checked in The Simpson, Family Guy and Seinfeld but his favourite is when Tina Fey once made a Christopher Cross reference and Christopher turned it into a song and became the topic of a future show story.

Tagged as: 30 Rock, 80s, Christopher Cross, contemporary, Tina Fey, Toto, USA

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Janet Jackson Pulls Out Of Music Festival “For Personal Reasons”

by Music-News.com

Janet Jackson has shared her regret over being forced to pull out of a festival appearance this summer.

Tagged as: 80s, Janet Jackson, pop, USA

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Former Eminem Employee Charged With Leaking Music

by Music-News.com

An ex-employee of Eminem has been charged with selling his unreleased music.

Tagged as: 00s, Eminem, rap, USA

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Erykah Badu To Release First Album In 15 Years

by Music-News.com

Erykah Badu is working on her first album in 15 years.

Tagged as: 90s, Erykah Badu, soul, USA

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Joe Walsh of Eagles performing at Rod Laver Arena on 22 February 2015. (photo by Ros O'Gorman

Eagles Add Four More Vegas Sphere Shows

by Music-News.com

Eagles have added four new dates to their residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere “due to overwhelming demand”.

Tagged as: 70s, Eagles, Las Vegas, rock, Sphere, USA

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Teddy Swims Expands Australia Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Teddy Swims tour has expanded with new shows for Sydney and Melbourne.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, country, pop, soul, Teddy Swims, USA

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Frank Ferrer Quits Guns N Roses After 19 Years

by Music-News.com

Guns N’ Roses drummer Frank Ferrer has left the band after nearly 20 years.

Tagged as: 80s, Frank Ferrer, Guns n Roses, hard rock, rock, USA

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Steve Miller Band perform at the Deni Blues and Roots Festival. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Steve Miller Band Reveal New Dates for 2025

by Paul Cashmere

The Steve Miller Band have announced six American dates for August 2025.

Tagged as: 70s, rock, Steve Miller, Steve Miller Band, USA, Wooten Brothers

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Paris Jackson To Join Incubus At London Show

by Music-News.com

Incubus will perform their iconic “Morning View” album in its entirety plus the hits at London’s The O2 on Saturday 26 April 2025, their only UK and Ireland show.

Tagged as: 90s, Incubus, Morning View, Paris Hilton, rock, USA

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Drake Responds To Label Dismissing Lawsuit Over Kendrick Lamar

by Music-News.com

Drake has addressed his record label’s motion to dismiss his lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us.

Tagged as: 10s, Canada, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, rap, USA

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Steve Lukather Addresses Van Halen Story

by Paul Cashmere

Toto’s Steve Lukather has addressed the recent story in Dutch newspaper De Telegraah which stated he was making a new Van Halen album with Alex Van Halen.

Tagged as: 70s, Alex Van Halen, rock, Steve Lukather, Toto, USA, Van Halen

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Teddy Swims To Play Australia and New Zealand Arenas

by Paul Cashmere

Teddy Swims will return to Australia and New Zealand in October for the ‘I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy’ tour.

Tagged as: 20s, rap, Teddy Swims, USA

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Cat Power Does Dylan At Festival Hall

by Anna-Maria Megalogenis

When Bob Dylan played Festival Hall on April 19th and 20th in 1966, it was standing room only, fast forward to tonight’s show almost 59 years later and it’s a fully seated affair, with comfy cushioned seats and bougie carpet.

Tagged as: 00s, 60s, Bob Dylan, Cat Power, folk, USA

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SXSW Announce the 2025 Winners of the Grulke Prize

by Announcement

With the conclusion of the SXSW Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas for 2025, the Grulke Prize winners have been announced.

Tagged as: Australia, Grulke Prize, jasmine.4.t, John Fogerty, music industry, Samara Cyn, South by Southwest, SXSW, Texas, USA

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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues Teaser Premieres

by Paul Cashmere

A teaser for the long overdue Spinal Tap sequel ‘Spinal Tap II : The End Continues’ has premiered.

Tagged as: 80s, comedy, Elton John, Garth Brooks, Harry Shearer, hristopher Guest, Michael McKean, movies, Paul McCartney, Rob Reiner, Spinal Tap II, The End Continues, USA

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The Commodores To Tour Australia For The First Time since 1993

by Paul Cashmere

The Commodores are coming back to Australia for the first time in 32 years and for only their fourth ever Australia tour.

Tagged as: 70s, soul, The Commodores, USA

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Alex Van Halen and Steve Lukather May Be Working On A New Valen Album

by Paul Cashmere

There could very well be another Van Halen album, according to Dutch newspaper De Telegraah.

Tagged as: 70s, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, metal, rock, Steve Lukather, USA, Van Halen

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Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed To Release 20th Anniversary Edition of ‘Walkin’ and Talkin’ and Other Smash Hits’

by Paul Cashmere

It has been 20 years since the first Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed album ‘Walkin’ and Talkin’ and Other Smash Hits’ and a 20th anniversary 3CD expanded edition is on the way.

Tagged as: 00s, blues, eli paperboy reed, USA

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Tom Morello Joins John Fogerty At SXSW Stubbs Showcase

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Morello jumped up with Creedence Clearwater Revival legend John Fogerty at his Stubbs BBQ showcase at SXSW on Wednesday 12 March 2025.

Tagged as: 60s, Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, rock, SXSW, Tom Morello, USA

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