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Doug Parkinson, Soulful Australian Singer, Dies at 74
Doug Parkinson, the hirsute Australian singer and bandleader whose distinctive, soulful vocals powered a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, died Monday (March 15) at the age of 74. Parkinson’s publicist Lionel Midford broke the news, announcing “the legendary Australian recording artist with a powerful and soulful voice, passed away suddenly at home.” Parkinson, he continued, was widely considered one of the “most unusual and influential singer-songwriters in the history of contemporary music” in Australia. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and ...
Olivia Rodrigo Set to Lose U.K. Crown as Nathan Evans’ ‘Wellerman’ Leads Midweek Chart
Meanwhile, A1 and J1’s “Latest Trends” lifts into second place, while KSI’s “Patience” (BMG/Interscope) featuring Yungblud and Polo G is set for the week’s highest debut. It’s at No. 3 on the midweeks. Blackpink’s Rosé could start her solo career with a Top 40 hit, as her debut release “On The Ground” (Interscope) opens at No. 32 on the midweek survey. Over on the chart race, Tom Grennan is on the road to the chart crown with his sophomore album, Evering Road (Insanity). The British singer-songwriter tops the U.K.’s Albums Chart Update, and holds a lead of 1,700 combined units over the second-placed LP, Thunder’s All The Right Noises (BMG), the OCC reports. Grennan’s debut album, 2018’s Lighting Matches, peaked at No. 5. London rapper Central Cee takes third spot with his debut...
Kings Of Leon Rule Australia’s Albums Chart With ‘When You See Yourself’
Also new to the ARIA Albums Chat this week is A Day To Remember’s You’re Welcome, at No. 9. It’s the American post-hardcore band’s second Top 10 on the ARIA Charts, having hit No. 1 with their previous album, 2016’s Bad Vibrations. The Smith Street Band return to the chart with Unplugged In Wombat State Forest, the Melbourne rock band’s third live release in 12 months. It’s new at No. 11 on the national all-albums survey, and it’s this week’s best-seller on the ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart. Veteran Australia singer and songwriter Pete Murray impacts the chart for the first time since 2017 with The Night – EP, which starts at No. 22. Rising Australian funk/hip-hop artist Genesis Owusu makes his ARIA Top 50 debut with Smiling With No Teeth, bowing at No. 27. The Canberra artist collected AR...
Australia’s Chart Release Day Moves Forward to Friday
Every day, Australia enjoys the sunrise before most other countries. There’s a new dawn for the country’s official music charts, too, which are moving forward one day for a Friday publication. Starting From this Friday (March 19) the weekly ARIA charts will be published at 5pm, a full 24 hours earlier than usual. With the shift, Australia will be the first major market weekly charts available anywhere. “We hope this will provide more opportunities to promote the Australian market and local artists,” says a rep for ARIA, which compiles the charts. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, shari...
Kings of Leon Crowned on U.K. Chart With ‘When You See Yourself’
KoL’s previous leaders in the U.K. are: Because of the Times (2007); Only By The Night (2008); Come Around Sundown (2010); Mechanical Bull (2013); and Walls (2016), their last album. Also debuting this week is Gabrielle’s seventh studio album Do It Again (BMG), new at No. 4. It’s the British soul singer’s third Top 5 and her highest-charting album in two decades, since her career retrospective Dreams Can Come True peaked at No. 2 in 2001. Meanwhile, Zara Larsson’s third studio album Poster Girl (Black Butter) bows at No. 12, new wave outfit Japan return to the chart with the reissue of their 1980 album Quiet Life (BMG). It arrives at No. 13, easily eclipsing the set’s previous chart peak of No. 53. Veteran Scottish alternative rock outfit Arab Strap bag their highest chart position with As...
Ontario Government Injects $2 Million Into Canada’s Ailing Music Sector
The Government of Ontario says it will inject $2.5 million (USD $2 million) into the struggling Canadian music industry by investing in two non-profit groups. The Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) will receive $500,000 (USD $400,000) to aid the live industry all over the province, Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture, announced today (March 12). The provincial government will also provide $2 million (USD $1.6 million) in COVID-19 relief to the Unison Fund, the Canadian music industry’s emergency charity, which provides financial assistance and counseling services for musicians and industry members. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get...
Thelma Plum’s ‘Better In Blak’ Wins Vanda & Young Songwriting Comp
Its parent album placed second in the triple j album of the year listeners poll in 2019, was shortlisted for the prestigious Australian Music Prize, and scored the Brisbane-based artist six ARIA Award nominations, winning for best cover art. “Feeling so honored that ‘Better in Blak’ has won the Vanda & Young competition,” she wrote on social media after her name was called out. Plum also gave “heartfelt thanks” to her co-writers Alex Burnett and Oli Horton “for their creativity and to everyone who connected to a song that is deeply personal, written when I was feeling very alone. I don’t feel alone today.” Baker Boy, the one-time young Australian of the year, takes second spot with “Meditjin” and is the first prize recipient to include lyrics in a language other than English. A Yolngu ...
Bill Harkin, Designer of Glastonbury Festival’s Pyramid Stage, Dies at 83
Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis pays tribute to Harkin, whose ideas were so unusual they took some time to sink in. “I liked the idea but was slightly wary of the reality, although was captivated by their childlike excitement,” recounts Eavis, the dairy farmer who turned a small concert on his property into the world-famous event, with the help of Harkin. A top-flight architect working for British Leyland car launches, Harkin first came to Glastonbury toward the end of 1970, following the first iteration of the event. The original stage was erected out of scaffolding and plastic sheeting and made its debut for the second edition of Glastonbury Festival, in 1971. Several versions of the Pyramid Stage have popped up over the years, one of which burned down shortly before the 1994 ...
Charles Caldas, Ex-Merlin CEO, Talks Exceleration Music
Prior to leaving at the end of 2019, Caldas had struck licensing deals with Spotify, YouTube, Deezer, SoundCloud, Pandora, Facebook, Tencent and more. Merlin is a multiple winner of the A2IM Libera Awards’ Independent Champion honor, Caldas is a recipient of the Indie Champion honor at the AIM Independent Music Awards. Post-Merlin, Caldas stayed true to his independent roots by joining the newly-formed Exceleration Music, spearheaded by former Concord Music Group CEO Glen Barros with a calling to “invest in the future of independent labels and artists.” Unveiled earlier in the year, its mission statement touts a values-led approach to investment and acquisition, and a mindset of preserving and building on the legacies of labels and the artists the venture works with, with an eye to a...
Citing Reforms, CISAC Readmits Troubled Spanish Society SGAE
Paris-based CISAC temporarily expelled the Spanish society in May 2019 after finding it had violated the international confederation’s rules, which included discriminatory treatment of rights holders and irregularities in its distribution of royalties. CISAC set out a list of 17 reforms it required SGAE to implement to comply with CISAC’s rules. “CISAC has worked for over three years to monitor, support and evaluate SGAE’s transformation into a society that is compliant with international standards,” CISAC director-general Gadi Oron and board chairman Marcelo Castello Branco said in a joint statement. “This has been a complex task of utmost importance both to CISAC members, who depend on the integrity of the collective management system internationally, and to Spanish creators and rights h...
Helen Reddy to be Posthumously Honored at APRA Awards
Reddy won a Grammy Award for “I Am Woman, co-written with Ray Burton, and went on to reach the summit of the Hot 100 with “Delta Dawn” in September 1973 and “Angie Baby” in December 1974. Upon the latter’s coronation, she tied the then-record for most No. 1s among solo women, sharing the honor with Cher, Roberta Flack and Connie Francis. Across her career, Reddy notched 20 career entries on the Hot 100, and 25 million albums sold. She also chalked-up 24 entries on the Adult Contemporary airplay chart, with eight of those topping the tally. Her place in history was confirmed in 2006 when she was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, and the story of her journey was documented in the 2019 biopic I Am Woman. Traci Donat will accept the award the Ted Albert Award o...
Kings of Leon on Track For U.K. Chart Crown With ‘When You See Yourself’
It’ll take something special in the home straight for Kings of Leon to be denied. Their eighth studio album is outperforming the rest of the Top 5 combined. All five of the Followills’ previous studio albums hit No. 1 in the U.K.: Because of the Times (2007); Only By The Night (2008); Come Around Sundown (2010); Mechanical Bull (2013); and Walls (2016). Meanwhile, Japan are eyeing a career-best U.K. chart position with Quiet Life. The deluxe reissue of the new wave outfit’s third album from 1979 is at No. 3, well ahead of its No. 53 peak. Also jostling for Top 10 bows are Australian Britpop revivalists’ DMA’s‘ Live in Brixton collection (No. 4); Scottish rockers Mason Hill’s debut Against The Wall (No. 6); English singer-songwriter Jane Weaver’s Flock (No. 8); Scottish indie ro...
