Tween metal trio signed for $1.9M
BRUTAL metal band Unlocking the Truth turn it up to 11 at just 12 and 13 years old — and it’s earned the tween trio a $1.9 million record deal.
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Radiohead to go back in studio
BRITISH rock band Radiohead are set to record a new album after a three-year break, their guitarist Jonny Greenwood has confirmed.
The Ramones drummer dies
TOMMY Ramone, drummer and last surviving member of influential US punk band the Ramones, has died.
Lorde reminds all why she reigns
LORDE is just Lorde. The young woman who has swept the world’s airwaves confirmed her singular specialness at her opening Sydney concert.
Robin Thicke’s new album is tanking
A YEAR ago Robin Thicke was singing ‘I know you want it’. But sales of his new album suggest listeners have stopped wanting it, and him, in a very big way.
AC/DC’s Malcolm Young in hospital
AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young is in hospital as he continues to battle ill health.
Bombs away for Sheppard
FROM ABBA to Sheppard, Australians have always loved pop music despite insisting we built our musical identity on the back of pub rock.
Ouch: Britney minus autotune
THE worst singing ever? Hideously painful leaked studio clip shows just why Britney Spears needs her trademark autotuning. Listen if you dare.
Swift and fans ‘are a love story’
TAYLOR Swift says the relationship between a musician and her fans is like a great love story.
Songbird’s singing an escape from stutter
ARIA award winning songbird Megan Washington has revealed she has a severe speech impediment and that she was bullied at school because of it.
Katy makes a splash in Miami
THE singer lashes out on a party at a $2390 a night boutique hotel, on star-studded Ocean Drive. Take a peek inside …
Kylie puckers up for a new tour
SHE has sprinkled fairy dust on The Voice ratings and now Kylie wants her fans to get their dancing shoes on for her next Aussie tour.
‘It’s all over now’ for Bobby Womack
LEGENDARY soul singer Bobby Womack who worked with The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin and Lana Del Rey, has died aged 70.
Delta’s awkward striptease for toothpaste
WHY, Delta, why? The singer doesn’t make it any easier on herself with this cringe-worthy new ad for whitening toothpaste.
Vance wins, Sia gives quirky speech
THE tidal wave of success continues for Vance Joy whose hit Riptide took out two APRA Awards, while Sia Furler left the crowd in stitches with her speech.
Jailed Christian rocker was faking
THE lead singer of a Christian metal band jailed for hiring a hitman to murder his wife has confessed he doesn’t believe in God and used his faith to sell records.
Anger at ‘offensive’ Beatles Hitler game
A NEW computer game which imagines a world in which Adolf Hitler won WWII and The Beatles sang in German has been slammed as “offensive.”
‘Smoking pot made me bipolar’
AUSSIE singer-songwriter Sia says her bipolar disorder is a result of smoking too much marijuana as a child.
‘OMG! I just sang for Obama’
AUSSIE singer Sia Furler stole the show when she performed for US President Barack Obama at a gala celebrating New York’s gay and lesbian community.
Artists facing YouTube ban
A ROYALTY stoush with YouTube could see some of your favourite artists including Adele, Arctic Monkeys and Hot Chip banned from the website within days.
‘I will miss you everyday’, Jade posts
LIKE lyrics from a heart-rending ballad, Samantha Jade posts a moving tribute to her mother, saying she will miss her everyday “especially on my wedding day.”
Coldplay star’s bloody Sydney arrival
COLDPLAY frontman Chris Martin arrived into Australia today, sporting a mystery cut on the top of his nose.
Kanye plays, Kim steals headlines
WITH new wife Kim Kardashian looking on, along with 80,000 fans, Kanye West showed up pretty much on time at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
Samantha will keep singing for mum
SINGER Samantha Jade has spoken of her heartache after the death of her beloved mother Jacqui from cancer.
JLo pulls out of World Cup opening
JENNIFER Lopez has canned her World Cup performance just days after it was revealed she split from boyfriend Casper Smart.
Sir Mix-A-Lot raps with Symphony
IT seems like an unlikely collaboration but rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot has teamed up with the Seattle Symphony to perform his iconic hit Baby Got Back.
How Doc Neeson changed music forever
IT was music to sweat to, dance to, drink to, spew to. It was music that left your ears ringing for days. This is why we’ll never see the likes of Doc Neeson again.
Angels singer Doc Neeson dead
DOC Neeson’s bandmates have remembered the rock icon as a “great frontman” and the reason the band became an iconic force in the 70s.
Henley talks egos, jealousy and bust-ups
THINKING of starting a band? The Eagles’ Don Henley is clear — you are going to have trouble and don’t for one minute think it can be a democracy.
Red card: Cup star’s anthem shocker
SHAKIRA scored, Pitbull missed — and one star’s effort was so bad she’s erased it from memory. These are the best and worst World Cup songs.
1D pot video causes new stink
THE video showing One Direction members smoking marijuana on their tour bus has caused a fresh cloud of controversy.
Beatles made me ‘scream like a girl’
THE Beatles did it all, and did it first. They’re a major influence on most musicians, and some have shared their memories as Beatlemania hit Australia.
Fan’s epic moment on stage with The Beatles
THE Beatles had been on stage for more than half an hour and had worked the packed crowd at Melbourne’s Festival Hall into a frenzy.
Secret to The Beatles tour revealed
THEY were the biggest band in the world, so how did the biggest band there ever was end up in our corner of the globe nearly 50 years ago?
Brain implant made man Cash fan
RESEARCHERS were shocked after a man with obsessive-compulsive disorder became a Johnny Cash fan after having a brain implant.
Hidden meaning of famous songs
THE lyrics of these songs seem pretty clear, but once you discover what they’re really about you’ll never hear them the same way again.
Rocker: ‘One more drink and I’ll die’
DERYCK Whibley, the former husband of Avril Lavigne, drank so much his liver collapsed. He released this shocking photo with the words: “If I have one drink I will die”.
One Direction get all Aussie on us
IN three years One Direction have taken on the world. Now they are coming back Down Under … with an interesting wardrobe choice.
Is this the end for Eurovision?
WILL the bearded lady’s win spell the end of Eurovision? Horror over Conchita Wurst’s victory sparks calls for a drastic Cold War-style move.
5 SOS to release long-awaited album
DIGITAL meltdowns are predicted as 5 Seconds of Summer announce details and open pre-orders for their debut record.
Conchita victory ‘the end of Europe’
RUSSIA slams the Eurovision Song Contest victor Conchita Wurst, as Austria’s “bearded lady” gets a heroine’s welcome in Vienna.
Bearded drag queen Eurovision fav
A BEARDED drag queen who was initially written off as too provocative is now a favourite to win the annual Eurovision Song Contest.
Jess’s wardrobe malfunction fear
BACKSTAGE, Jessica Mauboy revealed her greatest fear while on the Eurovision stage as her boyfriend helped her through her performance.
Jessica wows crowd at Eurovision
JESSICA Mauboy sobbed with emotion after a stunning performance blew away the crowd at the Eurovision song contest last night.
Mauboy starstruck by royalty
AN excited pop Princess Jessica Mauboy had her first brush with royalty – Princess Mary and her children – backstage at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Could this bearded beauty take out Eurovision?
THIS Austrian drag queen is a Eurovision frontrunner — but he’s facing a backlash from his own country.
Mum’s a super woman, says Sam Jade
SAMANTHA Jade says she wants to go upbeat, revealing her “super woman” mum is her inspiration as she battles cancer.
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