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Scottish superstar Lewis Capaldi has announced he will return to Australia this December.

His Sydney show at Qudos Bank Arena on December 6 will be the same day the Fray perform at Enmore Theatre, and Kelsea Ballerini performs at ICC Sydney Theatre.

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/lewis-capaldi-to-make-good-on-2023-cancelled-shows-with-new-december-tour/news-story/d48261c9bb5bb1ae378c62d8ad4a5672?amp

Guy Sebastian’s manager found not guilty of four counts as jury returns partial verdict

Guy Sebastian’s former manager has been found not guilty of four counts of embezzling money from the former pop star.

Titus Emanuel Day stood trial in the NSW District Court where he battled allegations he embezzled more than $600,000 in royalties and performance fees from the Australian Idol winner between 2013 and 2020.

They have been told to continue to deliberate on the remaining 31 counts.

Update:

https://www.noise11.com/news/ed-sheeran-announces-his-sixth-australian-and-new-zealand-tour-20250722

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This is something I don’t get.

Ozzy Osbourne dies and 2 days later, half of his songs are in the iTunes Top 10 ???

His music hasn’t charted for years otherwise.

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People listening to his music again (or for the first time) after this death. Happens a lot when ever a musician kicks the bucket

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I think this is the norm when an artist passes away, their music gets a major resurgence in downloads/streaming etc.

From memory, some (if not most) of Michael Jackson’s discography charted in Australia in the week following his death in 2009.

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3AW’s Rumour File reported this morning that the AFL is considering inviting Snoop Dogg to perform at this year’s AFL Grand Final.

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Yes but not to that extent
 not half the Top 10 given most of his music was bespoke and were never big charters to begin with.

I could understand a better known song like “Paranoid” making such a comeback, but that’s about it.

Of course, his music was much bigger / more popular than Ozzy Osbourne’s.

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I would suggest that there’s probably an element of discovery from listeners rather than seeking out his well known hits given his profile probably outshone the profile of his musical output - at least in the last 25 years.

People looking for why his music was popular versus just replaying Paranoid or War Pigs.

Paralympic swimming champion Alexa Leary has released her first single.

Two will head to the UK, with one on display in London and the other in Blackpool, and the rest will be featured in Amsterdam, Berlin, Blackpool, Budapest, Hollywood, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, Nashville, New York, Orlando and Sydney attractions.

One will also be kept as a touring figure and appear at various Madame Tussauds globally. It will kick off its residency in Shanghai.

At the footy industry summit in Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium this afternoon, AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon said that an announcement on this year’s grand final entertainment could be made as early as this week. He did not rule out Snoop Dogg as the headline act.

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