Bob Dylan has been racking up the honors over the last decade or so from an Academy Award to the Presidential Medal of Freedom to France's Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, but his latest honor may be the most rare and prestigious.

Black Sabbath is calling their new album 13, which they will release on June 11 via Vertigo/Republic.

Clive Burr, the Iron Maiden drummer from 1979 to 1982 has died at the age of 56.

With a capacity of 5000, tonight’s Neil Young & Crazy Horse at Melbourne’s Plenary Hall was the smallest room Young has ever played in Australia. Every other show to date has been arenas. The Plenary show was billed as a special show and indeed it was because Neil was making a movie.

Nothing prepares you for the overwhelming assault on the senses that is SXSW. It’s a gargantuan mix of creative energy, with a multitude of bands playing at every conceivable location such as garages and purpose built pop up stages, along with the more traditional established venues.

Melbourne’s Brooke Addamo, aka Owl Eyes, is preparing for the release of her debut album ‘Nightswim’ in April and has released the new song ‘Closure’.

David Bowie's new album, The Next Day, sold 56,000 copies in its first day of release in the U.K., the best sales for any album so far this year.

Morrissey is been treated in hospital for 'double pneumonia'.

Tim Wheatley aka Crooked Saint has a new song called ‘Burning The Midnight Oil’.

Yoko Ono and son Sean Lennon have been very active in trying to persuade New York governor Andrew Cuomo to not allow fracking in the state of New York.

Evermore have handed the way their next video looks over to the fans.

Hot on the heels of the announcement that Jesse L. Martin has been, once again, selected for the role of Marvin Gaye in the movie Sexual Healing, we get news that Martin's old boss on Law and Order is being considered for the role of Gaye's mother.

Deep Purple's new album, Now What?!, will be released in the U.S. on April 30 (April 29 in the U.K.).

Oh, here we go. It's like the Rolling Stones all last year with "We're playing live"/"No we're not" back and forth between group members.

Motörhead will be headlining the Orange Amplification Metal Hammer Golden God Awards 2013, to be held on Monday, June 17 at the Indig02 in London.

Capitol Records has acquired the rights to release the recent acclaimed documentary, History of the Eagles, for release on DVD and Blu-Ray. Both sets will be out on April 30.

British legends Status Quo have played the first of a series of shows with their classic "Frantic Four" lineup in thirty years at the O2 Apollo in Manchester (Wednesday, March 6).

Willie Nelson has announced the line-up for Willie’s Fourth of July Picnic in Fort Worth, Texas.

Lady Gaga has had hip surgery and is now putting her feet up in a luxury wheelchair.

Rihanna will bring her ‘Diamonds World Tour’ to Australia and New Zealand in September.

Nick Cave gave his keynote interview at SXSW today calling his hit with Kylie Minogue “a little camp”.

Founding Yes guitarist Peter Banks has died in his London home at the age of 65.

Jerry Hall carries her ex’s around on her iPod.

Depeche Mode will tour North America and Europe in support of their new album, Delta Machine.

The Darkness and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Australian tour has been cancelled due to illness of one of The Darkness members.

Empire Of The Sun have downed tools and their second album and christened the new record ‘Ice On The Dune’.

Jewel will reunite with her former songwriter and guitar player Steve Poltz for shows in the USA in May and June.

Agnetha Faltskog from Abba has released the first video for her upcoming album 'A' and more information on the album.

Australian band The Vaudeville Smash have been delayed in going to SXSW in Austin, Texas after United Airlines abandoned their US bound flight with no notice to customers.

Molly Ringwald has covered Simple Minds ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ from her own hit movie ‘The Breakfast Club’.