Posts Tagged ‘Music’
This 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 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…
Read MoreThis Week In Entertainment News 12 June 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. Six Australian artists have been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, memorialising their significant contributions to Australian music culture over the past 40 years. Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End, and Vika and Linda Bull…
Read More5150:The Album That Redefined America’s Biggest Rock Band
5150: The Album That Redefined America’s Biggest Rock Band When Van Halen released 5150 on 24 March 1986, the album arrived with more pressure than almost any blockbuster rock record of its era. It was the band’s first release after the departure of David Lee Roth, whose flamboyant presence had helped define Van Halen’s rise…
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