Posts Tagged ‘Entertainment’
This Week In Entertainment News 14 August 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. Beloved Australian entertainer and pop icon Johnny Young has died, aged 79. His family released a statement announcing he had passed following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. “Johnny was the creator, host and producer of the much-loved television…
Read MoreThis Week In Entertainment News 7 August 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. Veteran artist and sports manager Ralph Carr was convicted of rape and is currently in prison awaiting sentencing. He is reported to be considering an appeal. Carr was revealed to be the high-profile Melbourne businessman on trial after a…
Read MoreThis Week In Entertainment News 31 July 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. Australian music journalist, historian, and broadcaster Glenn A Baker has died aged 74. His death was announced on social media by fellow music journalist Stuart Coupe.”I’m beyond sad,” Coupe posted. “This is a post that I was hoping I…
Read MoreThis Week In Entertainment News 24 July 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. Noel and Liam Gallagher have finally achieved their lifelong goal of being bigger than the Beatles. Oasis’ 1995 sophomore album ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’ has officially become the UK’s bestselling studio album of all time, surpassing The Beatles’…
Read MoreThis Week In Entertainment News 17 July 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. Australia’s most-played song this week has drawn controversy for alleged use of AI. Brisbane DJ Josh Fawaz’s cover of Madonna’s 1989 hit ‘Like A Prayer’ has been topping the radio airplay charts but other artists claim Fawaz has used…
Read MoreThis Week In Entertainment News 10 July 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. AC/DC fans have celebrated what would have been frontman Bon Scott’s 80th birthday, raising their horns in respect for on of rock and roll’s most iconic voices. Devout fans made the pilgrimage to Bon’s memorial statue in Fremantle to…
Read MoreVale Derryn Hinch, The Human Headline
Veteran Australian broadcaster, media personality, and former senator Derryn Hinch has died at the age of 82. His death was confirmed on his former radio station 3AW this morning, with ABC reporting he passed away in his sleep. Derryn Hinch was known for his unabashed style of journalism that often made him a controversial figure,…
Read MoreThis Week In Entertainment News 3 July 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new music releases and tour updates. The UK government is likely to challenge the $110bn Paramount-Warner Bros merger, which has already been cleared in most global regions. British culture minister Lisa Nandy said she was “minded to intervene”, citing concerns about the impact on…
Read MoreThis Week In Entertainment News 26 June 2026
Your weekly roundup of music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. Channel Nine has dumped longtime presenter Karl Stefanovic amid the fallout from him interviewing British far-right activist Tommy Robinson on his independent podcast. Karl launched his podcast The Karl Stefanovic Show earlier this year and…
Read MoreThis Week In Entertainment News 19 June 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. US singer/songwriter and rapper Oliver Tree was killed in a helicopter collision in Brazil while on tour for his fourth album ‘Love You Madly Hate You Badly’. Tree was reported among six casualties aboard the aircraft. Oliver Tree was…
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