Whitney Houston's final film, which contains her final recordings, will be released on August 17. The soundtrack album for the film Sparkle will be out on July 31 with Houston singing on two of the eleven tracks.

Smashing Pumpkins 1994 leftovers record ‘Pisces Iscariot’ is going to get a massive 21th anniversary makeover.

Kiss ‘Monster’, the 20th studio album for the band, will be released on October 16 internationally and October 15 in the USA.

Dinosaur Jr. are one of the most distinctive bands to come out of the alternative rock scene of the late 80s and 90s and with their upcoming tenth album I Bet On Sky, things don't seem to have changed.

Liam Gallagher has said that the songs on the as-yet-untitled second Beady Eye album will be “a lot better” and “absolutely bang on”.

Jade McRae has worked with Pnau, The Sleepy Jackson and Katalyst, and now branches out as electro-mummy Dune.

Check out the nostalgic US tour video for Florence + The Machine’s ‘Breaking Down’.

Electro star Santigold has a new clip for ‘The Keepers’ starring a gun-toting GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Acclaimed husky Melbourne punks The Smith Street Band announce their follow-up and a national tour.

Pennywise have issued a statement wording up fans after singer Zoli Teglas collapsed on stage in Germany on the weekend.

Rick Astley pre-sale tickets for the Australian tour have gone on sale for his Sydney and Melbourne shows.

The Arctic Monkeys have revealed that they are getting heavy for their as-yet-untitled fifth album.

Katy Perry says that her next album is going to be more serious, following her divorce from Russell Brand.

ABC Music, the ABC’s contemporary and classical music labels, has re-signed its distribution agreement with Universal Music and has expanded the deal to bring its ABC Kids Music label into the partnership.

Icelandic post-rock act Sigur Ros have delivered their second video from Valtari, which is penis-free.

With little fanfare, international pop star Justin Bieber has graduated from his Ontario high school.

After playing their live Twitter show, Blur have delivered lyric videos for new songs 'Under The Westway' and 'The Puritan'.

Hell or Hallelujah is the first track released from KISS' upcoming album Monster and its a full rocking anthem.

The new Kanye West tune ‘New God Flow’ with Pusha T hits the airwaves, as well as a compilation release date.

Indigenous star Gurrumul’s second album Rrakala has hit platinum sales in Australia.

Days after Van Halen cancelled 31 upcoming shows on their North American tour a Japanese tour has been announced.

The Falls Festival line-up has been announced with The Flaming Lips, The Vaccines and Coolio on the bill.

Queen played Kiev in the Ukraine on the weekend with Adam Lambert on vocals.

US neo-soul artist Kelis reveals the new tune ‘Distance’, co-written by UK dubstep hero Skream.

Cosmic Psychos. Pub rock doesn’t get much more iconic than them. For thirty years the band have been touring relentlessly with thirteen albums under their belt and some fans in high places.

British soul-funksters Brand New Heavies return to Australia for three shows in September.

Vampire Weekend singer Ezra Koenig reveals that the band are close to having a new album written.

Don Was has produced the next Van Morrison album ‘Born To Sing: No Plan B’.

Look out for a Go-Betweens ‘Best Of’ hand-picked by Forster, Morrison, Brown and Vickers, complete with a live disc.

American YouTube balladeer Ron Pope will play Melbourne’s Chapel Off Chapel, as well as Sydney and Brisbane.