The Woodford Folk Festival will include some new features this year including a spectacular Bamboo Tunnel.

Chaka Khan is taking the Wayne’s World “if you book them, they will come” approach by announcing a Melbourne show in just three weeks time.

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Selena Gomez has cancelled all of her upcoming dates including shows for South-East Asia and Australia.

Alicia Keys surprised fans at her Sydney show last night when she invited The Sapphires star Jessica Mauboy to the stage for a duet.

Mark Seymour, frontman for Hunters & Collectors, will address the issues facing musicians in a free talk during the Music, Melbourne + Me exhibition in Melbourne.

Boy & Bear will top off a successful 2013 with a full on national tour in April heading into the regional areas of Australia as well as the cities.

Snakadaktal have announced the release of their new EP ‘The Sun II’, together with headline shows for Sydney and Melbourne.

Jon Cleary is bringing The Absolute Monster Gentlemen band to Australia in March, 2014.

The 2014 Australian Open tennis season at Rod Laver Arena will feature an all-star cast of Australian performers including a feast of new and heritage music from British India, The Rubens and Daryl Braithwaite over summer.

Australia is in for something complete different in 2014. The SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque tour is coming Down Under.

James Cotton, the Grammy Award winning and Blues Hall of Fame inductee, will perform his own show at Sydney’s The Basement during his first Australian visit in April.

A-Ha singer Morten Harket will perform solo shows in Europe in May.

The Rolling Stones tickets for the upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour have sold out.

Taylor Swift is the first female artist to play stadiums in Australia since Madonna 20 years ago in 1993. This is the big time for the 24-year old star.

The Dead Daisies 2013 song ‘Lock N Load’ has been shortlisted by the UK’s Class Rock Magazine as one of the Songs of the Year.

Birds of Tokyo have locked in some very different shows for their first dates for 2014 in February.

Foo Fighters are officially out of hiatus. The band played three shows in the past week including two official shows in Mexico City and a secret gig in Moorpark, Los Angeles.

Keith Richards says he is yet to “nail” ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ live and calls the song “the beautiful challenge”.

The Rolling Stones were initially billed as a blues band but Mick Jagger says they were always really a rock band.

Bluesfest have added more sideshows for The Wailers, War and KC & The Sunshine Band.

Crosby, Stills and Nash will tour together once again in the USA starting this spring.

Taylor Swift fans can shop at the Taylor Swift pop-up shop in Melbourne this Friday and Saturday prior to her stadium gig.

Eddie Vedder will hang back in Australia following Pearl Jam’s Big Day Out dates for his own solo tour.

Bluesfest 2014 is forever expanding with Jeff Beck and KC & The Sunshine Band joining the line-up as well as Gov’t Mule and War.

After returning from a successful tour of the US, Clairy Browne And The Bangin’ Rackettes are set to start their Australian summer tour this weekend.

Nile Rodgers of the legendary Chic will perform his own shows in Melbourne and Brisbane as well as his festival performance at Meredith this weekend.

John Butler Trio will tour Australia next March and April to mark the release of their sixth album ‘Flesh & Blood’.

Alicia Keys graced a packed Rod Laver Arena with her amazing voice, supported by John Legend.

Canada’s Harry Manx has had to withdraw from the Woodford Folk Festival. Backsliders will fill his spot.