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Legendary Scottish rock singer Dan McCafferty dies

Nazareth frontman Dan McCafferty passed away aged 76 Scottish rocker Dan McCafferty died on Tuesday aged 76. The Nazareth founder won worldwide acclaim for his...

Song by punk legend quietly removed by streaming platforms

Patti Smith had always defended the use of the ‘N’ word in her 1978 track ‘Rock N Roll N****r’. Punk queen Patti Smith’s song ‘Rock...

Jerry Lee Lewis dies

The rock’n’roll pianist known for hits including ‘Great Balls of Fire’ passed away aged 87. Jerry Lee Lewis, the rock’n’roll pianist famous as much for...

Sisters in Country – Hey Joelene Hits #1

Sisters in Country 'Hey Jolene' hit #1 recently on the Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart. This infectious country song is a brand new...

Haitian music legend Mikaben drops dead on stage in Paris, aged 41

Mikaben suffered a fatal cardiac arrest while performing in Paris last night. Michael Benjamin (stage name 'Mikaben') was just 41 years old. Despite rescue efforts...

Grammy-Winning American Rapper Coolio Dead at 59

Coolio began his career in the 1980s but rose to fame in 1995 with the release of "Gangsta's Paradise." The song gained increased airplay by...

Instagram post blamed for rapper’s murder

The man who killed PnB Rock likely learned about his whereabouts on social media, police say. The armed robber who murdered rapper PnB Rock in...

Too Little, Too Late: Judge Dismisses ‘Nevermind’ Child Porn Case Against Nirvana

Spencer Elden, who was pictured in 1991 on the cover of the legendary album, said that the photo caused "permanent emotional distress" despite the...

Watch: Rae Leigh – ‘Love Me’

https://youtu.be/kPQyQFhp2HQ Her first single of 2022, the irreverent, quirky #1 HIT ‘Push Em Up Jill’ certainly got our attention, and the super hooky with a...

Skank Bandit hit the mighty Manawatu with new tracks!

With Covid turmoil slowing down, Taranaki band Skank Bandit shift gears and return to touring with a live-to-air recording and gig in Palmerston North. Like...

Jodi Vaughan & Brendan Dugan release first duet single in 40 years

https://youtu.be/JzsVNeoEtY0 Jodi, an Australian born artist, came to New Zealand at 21 years of age and signed to EMI. She featured weekly on New Zealand Television...

R. Kelly Slapped With 30-Year Prison Sentence Over Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Charges

In September 2021, a New York District Court found R&B legend R. Kelly, real name Robert Kelly, guilty of a total of nine charges...

Justin Bieber forced to cancel shows due to rare facial paralysis condition

Pop icon Justin Bieber has been forced to cancel a number of concerts in his upcoming European tour due to a rare medical condition. Bieber...

Mariah Carey Sued $20M Over ‘All I Want For Christmas is You’

According to media reports, it is estimated that Carey earns between $600,000 and $1Mln every year in royalties for the popular song. Pop diva Mariah...

Katy Hurt ‘Wish I Could Give You Up’

British Country Music Award nominee Katy Hurt explores the journey to acceptance of her complicated relationship to music in her latest single Building on the...

Kendrick Lamar releases first album in five years

The 14-time Grammy Award winner’s fifth album ‘Mr. Moral & the Big Steppers’ his first since ‘DAMN’ in 2017. Mr. Moral & the Big...

What’s Wrong With Eurovision? Where Do We Begin…

The final of the Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast “live” this Saturday from the Italian city of Turin. Astoundingly, the event is in...

Korey Livy – Second Chance

Still pushing those musical boundaries, Korey Livy delivers yet another haunting country rock single. This time looking through the eyes of a soldier at...

Aly Cook releases new single ‘Little White Crosses’ in memory of Rory Nairn and others

Aly says… 'I dedicate this song to the memory of 26 year old Rory Nairn who lost his life to an adverse injury event.'...

Ronél Hunter – Dang Black Dog

In 2020 New Zealand based Singer Songwriter Ronél Hunter released her debut album 'Move at will'. New Zealand went into lockdown days after the release...

Watch: Neil Young’s connection to one of America’s most notorious companies

Music legend Neil Young made headlines this week by threatening to remove his music if Spotify did not censor Joe Rogan for 'COVID misinformation'. Spotify...

Meat Loaf dies aged 74

US rock singer Meat Loaf, known for one the best-selling albums of all time ‘Bat Out Of Hell’, has died. Singer on one of the...

Watch: The anti-woke rapper that scares the left

How is a white rapper from Canada spearheading a cultural revolution that is undermining cancel culture, wokeism, the Biden administration, and everything the left...

Stan Walker announces wife’s pregnancy

Kiwi pop icon Stan Walker announced on Instagram his partner Lou Tyson is pregnant. Posting a photo in which Tyson had a noticeable baby bump,...

The Beatles: Get Back review – Peter Jackson’s TV series is a thrilling, funny (and long) treat for fans

The Beatles’ Get Back project, undertaken in January 1969, has finally been completed. Again. For most of the last 50 years it has been known...

The Doors: L.A. Woman 50th Anniversary Edition

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of The Doors' L.A. Woman album this month in 1971. This recording is part of the new 'Deluxe'...

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