The writer of some of Roy Orbison’s biggest hits, Joe Melson, has been inspired to write again after hearing Damien Leith’s “unique voice.”

Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel is now Dr. Tommy Emmanuel after receiving a doctorate from Charles Sturt University this week.

Brisbane’s Hungry Kids of Hungry have called it a day.

UK indie-rockers Bastille will return to Australia in June, 2014.

Illy will tour his Top 10 album ‘Cinematic’ across Australia in March.

Justin Bieber has left his mark on a Gold Coast, Queensland hotel, painting the wall with his signature graffiti.

The Woodfork Folk Festival is working towards completion of a brand new 15-metre earth stage before the event starting on December 27.

Dead In A Second, the new band from former Thousand Needles In Red guitarist Tristan ‘Trizo’ Bouillaut, have signed with Sydney-based Possum Records, run by industry stalwart Philip Israel.

Arctic Monkeys will play their biggest shows ever when they return to Australia and New Zealand in May for arena shows.

Neil X of Sigue Sigue Sputnik has a new band called The Montecristos.

Outspoken vegetarian Morrissey has once again put his mouth before his brain and posted a blunt letter blaming President Barack Obama for the death of 45 million turkeys.

17-year old New Zealand singer songwriter Lorde will perform at the ARIA Awards in Sydney on Sunday.

Australian film-Maker and actor John Polson has been named the recipient of the APRA AMCOS International Achievement Award.

Nai Palm of Haitus Kaiyote will perform at Melbourne’s Northcote Social Club every Tuesday during January.

‘Blurred Lines’ popstar Robin Thicke has recorded a cover of the 1980 Christopher Cross hit ‘Ride Like The Wind’ with Will Ferrell’s newsreader character Ron Burgundy.

John Cleese is heading back to Australia for some encore shows in 2014.

Grammy Award winning Mary J. Blige will perform the National Anthem at the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving match this week.

This week last year, One Direction were spending their second week at the top with their second album “Take Me Home”.

Christine McVie has told the British paper The Guardian that it took her fifteen years, but she finally has realized she misses music and Fleetwood Mac.

The Monty Python reunion show is looking to be the biggest ticket that London has seen since Michael Jackson's scheduled This is It stand.

Fiercely independent folk-rocker Ani DiFranco has received an honorary degree from the University of Winnipeg.

Ian Haug of Powderfinger has joined The Church, replacing founding member and guitarist Marty Willson-Piper.

The Voice Australia has signed will.i.am and Kylie Minogue as its 2014 judges.

Bruce Springsteen recorded two songs from his next album including the cover of The Saints ‘Just Like Fire Would’ when he was last in Sydney.

American singer songwriter Willie Nile has teamed with Stitch's to create a limited edition all black denim jean to raise money for Parkinson’s research.

The Port Fairy Folk Festival has added another 25 acts to its line up, including acts from Mongolia and Ireland.

The Potbelleez and B.o.B have released the official video for their hit single, ‘Magic Number’.

Tom Ballard, the co-host of the Triple J breakfast show for the past seven years, has quit his job.

Booker T. Jones and Suzanne Vega will perform Bluesfest sideshows in Australia next April.

Tori Amos will release her new album, 'Unrepentant Geraldines', in the Northern hemisphere spring, 2014.