Love blasts Aussie fan for hurling beer can
US ROCKER Courtney Love has unleased a foul-mouthed rant at a fan who allegedly threw a beer can at her during her Adelaide concert.
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Jess Mauboy named artist of the year
JESSICA Mauboy has been named Artist of the Year for the second consecutive year at the coveted National Indigenous Music Awards.
Everyone in Madonna’s Vogue is dead
WITH Lauren Bacall’s passing at 89 this week, all 16 celebrities mentioned in one of the pop icon’s most beloved songs, Vogue, are now dead.
Dion nixes tour for hubby’s health
CELINE Dion has postponed her Las Vegas residency and cancelled an upcoming Asian tour as her husband continues to battle serious health issues.
J.Lo reunites with Iggy Azalea
WHAT are Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea up to this time? The repeat collaborators have teased fans by posting a mysterious photo together.
Music industry is ‘sexualising Bieber’
FIRST she called out Miley Cyrus for “allowing herself to be pimped” by the music world, now Sinead O’Connor has some thoughts on Justin Bieber.
Classical composer Sculthorpe dies
CLASSICAL composer Peter Sculthorpe, who has died after a long illness, over six decades changed Australia’s musical landscape forever.
Fan gropes Miley during meet and greet
MILEY Cyrus made one lucky fan’s dreams come true when she let him squeeze her boobs. But wait, there’s more.
Can Guy Pearce sing? We think so
EXCLUSIVE: Hear Australian movie superstar Guy Pearce’s first single Storm. And don’t be nervous — it’s actually really good.
Son’s cancer fight captured in song
AS his eight-year-old son battled leukaemia, MC Pressure wrote songs at the youngster’s hospital bedside. The result will make you cry.
This wasn’t Kylie’s first stage-crasher
TURNS out Ms Minogue is used to athletes crashing her stage. After Genevieve La Caze’s specatular stage-bomb in Glasgow, we’ve found a similar stunt from Sydney 2000.
Tour ‘at risk as marriage implodes’
FOUR lawyers have reportedly joined emergency talks on the Beyonce, Jay Z marriage, with discussions even including which TV star gets the post-split interviews.
Missy Higgins becomes The Special Three
EXCLUSIVE: ACCLAIMED singer, actor and now author Missy Higgins is getting ready to welcome her first child, and that’s not all she’s got in store for fans.
Alternative Stairway to Heaven found
A NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED version of Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven is set to be included on one of the band’s classic albums.
Death threats over 1D Gaza tweet
ONE Direction star Zayn Malik has received death threats from angry fans after a pro-Palestine tweet.
Why Anja dumped Delta’s song
VOICE winner Anja Nissen has revealed why her debut single, co-written by Delta Goodrem, was dumped at the last minute.
Anja better off with will.i.am
MUSIC industry commentators say a will.i.am song is a better international bet for The Voice winner Anja Nissen than one written by Delta Goodrem.
Voice winner Anja’s single axed
THE Voice winner Anja Nissen has had her first single, written by Delta Goodrem, axed just hours before it was to be aired.
Molly spent how long on his book?
THE music industry is in countdown over Molly Meldrum’s autobiography The Never Um … Ever Ending Story, due for release — at long last — in October.
Who are the rockers singing for Avicii?
IT is no surprise to find Coldplay Chris Martin on Avicii’s list of guests for his second album. But the other potential collaborators may shock you.
Can Anja Nissen beat The Voice odds?
WILL Channel Nine’s decision not to release The Voice winner’s debut single My Girls until Friday cost her the number single on the ARIA charts?
will.i.am signs up his pop princess
EIGHTEEN-year-old ‘wildcard’ Anja Nissen has won The Voice for 2014 — and looks set to find fame internationally thanks to coach will.i.am.
1D partnership ‘a f—ing nightmare’
MATT Healey says his is the “busiest band in the world along with One Direction” — and now they are trying to work together.
Weird Al Yankovic spoofs Pharrell’s Happy
THE musical prankster’s latest parody is called Tacky and features dancing cameos from celebrities such as Jack Black and Eric Stonestreet.
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.
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.
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