Morrissey has been forced to postpone four shows so he could fly back to England where his mother is said to be hospitalized.

James Blunt has not quit music as reported by that bastion of credibility the Daily Mail.

Stuart Coupe, the well-known music journo, broadcaster, label owner and artist manager, will present ‘Wild About You’, a panel about the history of Australian and New Zealand music at SXSW in 2013.

The line-up for Golden Plains 7 is out and Dinosaur Jr and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion lead the line-up following on from the already announced Cat Power and George Clinton.

Blind Boys Of Alabama and Sweet Honey In The Rock have announced sideshows around Bluesfest 2013.

Arlo Guthrie and Gurrumul lead the first round of artist announcements for the Port Fairy Folk Music Festival.

Live Nation have announced details of the Hit Factory Live - Christmas Cracker and our very own Dean 'Midas' Maynard found out more...

ABC will show the new documentary by Spike Lee on Michael Jackson's Bad album on Thanksgiving night starting at 9:30 PM (EST).

Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes has gone back to school. He is attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

The Official Chart Company in the U.K. are gearing up for next month's 60th anniversary of their first published chart with countdowns of some of the biggest artists of the era.

Grammy-Award winning R&B/Soul singer-songwriter, Macy Gray, will be releasing a new album called "TALKING BOOK" on October 30th, 2012.

On November 6, Steven Tyler (vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), Brad Whitford (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass) and Joey Kramer (drums) will release MUSIC FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION on Columbia Records.

There are dozens of music halls of fame that have sprung up around the country.

Black Country Communion has had a pretty active career, especially for a group that has so many musicians active in other areas.

Ke$ha has announced that she will publish an illustrated photo journal and scrapbook entitled My Crazy Beautiful Life, with Touchstone on November 20, 2012.

Jack Osbourne declined baby gifts for his daughter Pearl.

Mandy Moore is in no rush to have kids.

Madonna has angered fans in Colorado after performing a gun scene in concert.

Willow Smith has covered Adele's theme song for forthcoming Bond film Skyfall.

Britney Spears' father feared she would die during her 2007 meltdown.

Justin Timberlake has emerged with his wedding ring on hand after exchanging vows with Jessica Biel.

The legendary The Hollies will tour Australia in February to mark their 50th anniversary.

Let me start by saying the very topic of the current existence of INXS generates polarised debate. I have never understood why many people despise the fact they are still around.

Pink not only stays at No.1 for a fifth consecutive week with “The Truth About Love”, but she also picks up a four x Platinum certification, and the album is now the equal third longest running chart-topper for the year. So far the list looks like this…

With PSY in the country most of last week, dancing for his fans and the media with his “Gangnam Style”, he has remained at No.1 for a fourth straight week on the ARIA Singles Chart, plus the song leaps from two times to now four x Platinum in sales.

Adele has given birth to her first child and managed to keep the news out of the news for days.

Neil Young’s Bridge School concert will stream this weekend.

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ron Wood went to the movies together last night. The Rolling Stones attended the world premiere of ‘Crossfire Hurricane’, a documentary on The Stones.

Niagara Detroit and Pink go back a few years and know each other so it was no coincidence for Pink to drop into a Niagara exhibition this week in Los Angeles and buy a painting.

 The father of Rihanna has called her celebrity thug boyfriend "a super guy".