News about Michael Gudinski

Ed Sheeran has made the shock admission he honoured his late Australian close friend and music industry icon Michael Gudinski by installing a life size statue of him in his home. The English pop star, 33, revealed on the Gudinski podcast that he installed a huge statue of his late music promoter friend Michael Gudinski in his pub at home. 'So I've got Michael's statue in my pub at my house. I felt like I wanted to have him always in the pub, so I asked him to get a bronze statue of himself made which he did,' Sheeran began.

Kate Gudinski, the daughter of Michael Gudinski, has opened about her childhood with the late music industry legend. Appearing on Channel 10'sThe Project on Friday the 36-year-old described her years growing up in the house of the famed Aussie music mogul and concert promoter as 'hectic' and 'colourful'. Michael rose to fame in the 70s as one of the founders of Mushroom Records and was known to host stars like Sting, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan and Tracy Chapman at the family home in Melbourne. 

Pioneer of Australian music TV Andrew McVitty who has died at the age of 68. The producer, best known for pioneering rock concert series Nightmoves, passed following a short battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Lisa Wang, and step-children Jin, Mei and Wei.

On Sunday, the Australian rock legend, 67, will appear at the Byron Bay music festival for his first appearance since his operation. He has been recovering after open heart surgery in December, despite his deep concerns that he wouldn't wake up from the procedure.

During the Mushroom 50 Live - 50 Songs for 50 Years concert, Ed Sheeran made a surprise appearance. For an emotional joint performance of the legendary Aussie rock band's hit Throw Your Arms Around Me, the British singer and songwriter, 32, took to the stage from the other side of the world alongside Hunters and Collectors. In 2021, the iconic Australian record label lost its founder Michael Gudinski, who was known as the godfather of Australian music, in a bittersweet event.

On Sunday night, Mushroom 50 Live - 50 Songs for 50 Years concert aired on Channel Seven. And viewers watching at home were captivated with what they were seeing as industry legends, including Jimmy Barnes, Kate Ceberano and Vika & Linda, produced their biggest hits. Among scores of other well-known Aussie entertainers, Missy Higgins, Paul Kelly, Hunters & Collectors, and Ian Moss appeared on stage.

In theaters later this month, the life of Australian music industry legend Michael Gudinski will be shown. The film will take the reader on a never-before-seen glance at the hardworking individual who was instrumental in the promotion of Aussie music around the world. Ed Sheeran, Dave Grohl, and Jimmy Barnes, three A-list celebrities, are seen in a recently released trailer reminising of the legendary promoter's fond memories.

Matt Gudinski married Cara McDonald, his fiancée. The lovebirds sang "I do" at a private celebration in Capri, Italy, where they had previously spent time together as a couple, according to the Herald Sun. The executive, who is 37, is celebrating their nuptials in the Bay of Naples, and the executive welcomed 30 families and friends to attend their exclusive wedding.

Mushroom Group has revealed that it will stage an all-star mega concert in November to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The show will be held in Melbourne and will feature a "huge lineup of artists," according to the Herald Sun. Matt Gudinski, the CEO of Mushroom Group, said the performance would commemorate Australia's most popular songs, and that it would be a 'once in a lifetime performance.'

Shane Warne, Brooke, Jackson, and Summer's three children met Ed Sheeran backstage at his Melbourne Cricket Ground performance on Thursday. The British singer-songwriter, who died at the age of 52, was close mates with Spin King. At the MGC, where a stand named in honour of Warne is now on display, his children watched from a corporate box. After the sold-out show, the Grammy winner posed for photos with Brooke, 24, Jackson, 23, and Summer 21, who gifted him with a bottle of wine and a framed photograph of Ed with Shane and Michael Gudinski, a year before Warne. 'Ed.' On Instagram, Jackson captioned a snapshot of the meeting.' I hope you like the gifts. Jackson continued to reveal that Ed Jones' MCG appearance on March 2, 2023, which can be reduced to 2.3.23. Shane played 23 times during his cricket career and was famously fixated with the number.

On the two-year anniversary of Michael Gudinski's death, Jimmy Barnes paid tribute to him. On Thursday, the Flame Trees hitman, 66, posted a snapshot of a beaming Michael on Facebook and captioned it with some sweet words. Jimmy began, 'There is no one like Michael.'

This week, Ed Sheeran has paid tribute to late Australian music legend Michael Gudinski ahead of his Melbourne shows at the MCG later this week. On Monday, the 32-year-old singer, who is Down Under on a stadium tour, paid a visit to Gudinski's statue at Memorial Park. Gudinski's son Matt, Ed toasted to the Mushroom Records founder.

Leanne Woolrich, an Aussie rock star, has reportedly split with his wife of five years. According to the Herald Sun, the pair parted ways before Reyne began to help British artist Sting on his Australian tour. The former couple hadn't been photographed together since Michael Gudinski's funeral in 2021.

Molly Meldrum is 80 on Sunday and he was celebrating early on Friday. The music legend appeared at the Australian Music Vault in Melbourne, where he was presented with a cake. It featured likenesses of Kylie Minogue, Tina Arena, Michael Gudinski, and Archie Roach.

Sam Smith has talked about touring Australia for the first time since legendary music executive Michael Gudinski's death, it's a bittersweet journey. The non-binary singer, 30, who uses they/them pronouns, is currently in South Australia for a one-off performance, but he claims it wasn't the same without Gudinski. It's weird to be here and for Michael to not be around.' He never seemed to me so well. They told the Courier Mail, 'He brought this spirit of music in Australia to me.'

On what would have been Michael Gudinski's 70th birthday, many well-known Australian musicians are thanking him. The record executive and promoter died in March 2021 at the age of 68. On Monday, Mushroom Group, the record label and tour firm Gudinski founded in 1972, curated the tributes to the industry's major.