Former Little River Band members Gerard Bertelkamp (Beeb Birtles) and David Briggs have both been named in the Australia Day honors list and awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie, the guitarist for Skyhooks, has been diagnosed with aggressive Leukemia and has cancelled all of his upcoming shows.

Chappell Roan has topped the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2025 with 'Good Luck Babe'. Australia's Royal Otis is at number two with a cover of 'Murder on the Dance Floor.

The 53rd Country Music Awards of Australia were announced in Tamworth on Saturday 25 January 2025. Troy Cassar-Daley was the big winner for the night.

Julian Lennon has taken up the offer from his friend Gregory Darling to feature on a new version of 'A New Dream'.

David Gray says the songs on his 13th albums are short stories, not confessions.

In 2015 when I spoke with Joan Baez, the warning signs were already brewing for a Trump take-over of America. When I asked her about the threat to American democracy becoming a reality she said this.

The Corrs will bring back ‘All The Love In The World’ for Australia when they return in February.

Skyhooks’ debut album ‘Living In the 70s’ was a massive success, so much so that it Mushroom Records as the number one Australian record label, a title it arguably holds to this day. But did Mushroom make Skyhooks or Skyhooks make Mushroom.

Songwriter, producer and keyboard player Barry Goldberg has died at the age of 83.

Ice Cube will play two Australian shows for Melbourne and Sydney in March 2025.

Ed Kuepper has reached back to his days of The Saints, The Laughing Clowns and his solo works to reimagine his early works on his new album ‘After The Flood’.

Sting has revealed it was a “temporary throat infection” that forced him to postpone a string of performances this week.

Charli XCX has secured the highest number of nominations for the 2025 BRIT Awards.

George Clinton and The Doobie Brothers are to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Ringo Starr inadvertently has his late Beatles bandmate George Harrison to thank for his new country album.

In 1984 Tina Turner recorded a cover of John Paul Young’s 1980 single ‘Hot For You Baby’ but it didn’t make the ‘Private Dancer’ album … until now.

Melbourne country duo Patsy and Dave have won two People's Choice awards in Tamworth including best song for ‘The Willow’ co-written and recorded with Russell Morris.

Marlon Williams (Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) next album ‘Te Whare Tīwekaweka’ will be his first album entirely in the Māori language.

When Skyhooks started bubbling around 1974 co-founder and principal songwriter Greg Macainsh says he was creating the sort of band he would like to go and see live.

Grimes is fed up of being "hated all the time" for her former partner Elon Musk's controversial behaviour.

Splendour in the Grass will not return for 2025.

Sting has cancelled several of his upcoming shows due to ill health.

Black Sabbath's founding members are set to be honoured with the Freedom Of The City by Birmingham City Council.

Zak Starkey is suffering from a serious leg condition, which forced his band Mantra Of The Cosmos to pull out of their Soho party performance on Tuesday (21.01.25).

Singer-songwriter-composer, producer Björk is the next artist to take the stage for Apple Music Live – the live performance series that gives the biggest stars in music a platform to connect with audiences around the world.

Sony Pictures Classics/Sony Pictures UK have released a teaser clip from Becoming Led Zeppelin. In the official clip, the members of Led Zeppelin remember the very first time they played together.

Stone Temple Pilots will still tour Australia despite the cancellation of the Hello Sunshine festival. New dates have been added to Melbourne and Gold Coast to make up for the cancelled festival shows.

The full list of Australian sideshows for Knotfest is here.

The Doobies Brothers have released the first song from the first album with Michael McDonald in 45 years. ‘Walk This Road’ is the title track from the upcoming album and also features Mavis Staples.