The CBC has named their list of the 25 Greatest Canadian Singers Ever, topping the list with k.d. lang.

The unnamed 82-year old British based Australian entertainer who was arrested in child sex offences on Thursday has gone into hiding.

Sydney’s Lime Cordiale has opened day two of the inaugural Deni Blues and Roots Festival in Deniliquin, New South Wales.

Phil Ramone, the producer of some of the greatest albums of the 20th Century, has died in New York after being admitted to a Manhattan hospital for surgery.

Breaking the eight week running one-week-at-the-top for number one albums by staying at the top for a second week is Justin Timberlake’s “The 20/20 Experience”, beating the one week his previous album stayed at the top back in 2006.

Current tourist Passenger scores his eighth international number one placement by moving up one spot to the top of the ARIA Singles Chart with his hit “Let Her Go”.

Jimmy Barnes joined Bruce Springsteen on stage at the first of two shows at Hanging Rock, Victoria this weekend. 

The first day of the first ever Deni Blues and Roots Festival has officially been declared a success with Bonnie Raitt turning in a stunning set for her first ever trip into inland Australia.

The Zac Brown Band debuted a brand new song called ‘New Day’ at the inaugural Deni Blues and Roots Festival this weekend.

Howlin’ Steam Train can officially lay claim to being the first band ever to perform at the Deni Blues and Roots Festival. In fact they have.

The 82-year old Australian entertainer arrested for child sex offences in London has still not been named for legal reasons although social media sites and posts are constantly referring to a household name originally from Perth.

The Hoodoo Gurus Dig It Up for Adelaide has been cancelled.

About 12,000 music fans are expected to descend on the NSW border town of Deniliquin for the inaugural Deni Blues & Roots Festival this weekend.

Renowned session musician, guitarist Hugh McCracken has lost his battle with Leukemia.

The Rolling Stones will announce their 50th anniversary world tour on April 3.

Bernie Nolan has moved back to her family home in Surrey, England to live out her final days as she succumbs to the cancer which has spread to her brain, bones, liver and lungs.

The Bluesfest music festival at Byron Bay has unveiled its new Lotus Palace solar powered performance stage.

London Police have confirmed that they have arrested an “82-year old high-profile Australian entertainer” in their continuing investigation into sexual abuse of children related to the late Jimmy Savile.

Australian rock legend Russell Morris has put his name and song to the See The Real Thing campaign, a move to de-stigmatise hepatitis C.

Anthrax fans in West Hollywood were treated to some surprise guests last night. Slash and Chuck D joined Anthrax on stage at the House of Blues.

Robert Zildjian, founder of Sabian Cymbals, has died at the age of 89.

Status Quo are about to become movie stars. Prepare yourself for the first Quo action comedy ‘Bula Quo’.

Wilko Johnson, who has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and has not sought treatment for the disease, has played his final show.

Seeing Paul Simon, one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century, performing other people’s songs shows the reverence he must have for those artists.

Sir Paul McCartney joined his son James on stage in London this week.

The Presets will tour the USA and Canada in May.

Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus will be doing time in Australia as a member of The Dead Daisies.

The Arctic Monkeys frontman has been officially confirmed as a guest on the new Queens of the Stone Age album titled '...Like Clockwork'.

Elvis Costello will scale back his shows this summer, dropping the Spectacular Spinning Songbook, which saw his sets each night chosen by the spin of a fair wheel, to a straight forward show with his band the Imposters (keyboardist Steve Nieve, drummer Pete Thomas and bassist Davey Faragher).

Gordon Stoker, tenor and manager of the Jordanaires who spent years backing Elvis Presley along with many other greats, died on Wednesday after a long illness at the age of 88.