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ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Confirms He Turned Down $1 Million Offer To Shave His Beard
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by Tyler Jenke
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons
Gibbons reflected on how he and bandmate Dusty Hill were offered $1 million each to shave as part of an ad campaign.
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Catalog Music, Brisbane.
Save The Date: Record Store Day Locks In 2026 Event
Local artists and labels are once again being given the chance to release their own music as part of the Record Store Day festivities.
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The Belair Lip Bombs & MAY-A
The Belair Lip Bombs, MAY-A & More Lead Supports For AO Live 2026 Concert Series
"The AO LIVE line-up is locked, the nights are stacked, and THIS is what summer sounds like."
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Cub Sport @ St Kilda Festival 2025
St Kilda Festival Announces The First Acts Of Its 2026 Line-up
“St Kilda Festival always puts on a fantastic show – 2026 continues this tradition,” said Port Phillip Council Mayor Alex Makin.
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Prince
Could ‘Stranger Things’ Make Prince The New Kate Bush?
'Stranger Things' creators The Duffer Brothers explained that when it came to using Prince in the series finale, they had "never talked about a song choice as much as we did for that moment."
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Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, and Tony Iommi
Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler Says Using AI Has 'Really Helped' His New Solo Album
“It's really helped me," Butler explained. "A lot of people think it's cheating.”
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Chillinit
Chillinit Issues Apology After Arrest And Show Cancellation
“I'm sorry that I was unable to come out here for you cos that's my main goal every night,” Chillinit told fans.
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Billy Joel
Billy Joel Returns To The Stage For The First Time Since Neurological Disorder Diagnosis
“I wasn’t planning on working tonight,” the singer joked with the audience gathered to see Billy Joel tribute act Turnstiles.
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Kid Cudi
Kid Cudi Hints At Full-Scale Australian Tour: 'I’ll Be Back Soon'
"I want to thank everybody that came to the show," Cudi said after his brief run of Aussie festival dates. "Everybody that was losing their shit to every song, singing every word."
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Amyl And The Sniffers
Amy Taylor Files Lawsuit Against US Photographer For Alleged 'Exploitation Of Her Image'
The Amyl And The Sniffers singer alleges that US photographer Jamie Nelson has sold images from a prior photoshoot as "fine art prints" despite being instructed not to do so.
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Casey Donovan
REVIEW: NYE 2025 - Queen Casey Reigns... But Has Some Competition
The ABC delivered again with a New Years celebration for the TV generation.
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The Station
Beloved Queensland Live Venue Announces Abrupt Closure
The Queensland venue announced the closure on social media with just four days' notice.