‘Release Me: The Best of Engelbert Humperdinck’ is the no. 5 album in New Zealand this week.

Victorian surf-punk buzzband King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard drop raw new single ‘Elbow’.

Former Eagles member Don Felder will release his first album since 1983 in October.

Jack White, with all his might and an all-girl band and a deep catalogue, can't beat the gulag atmosphere of Festival Hall.

Madonna has defended the use of a swastika superimposed on a French politician's face in her MDNA tour video.

The Veronicas are trying something different with their new song ‘Lolita’. When you listen to the sample of the new song you will also notice a new sound for The Veronicas.

Multi-instrumentalist Butterfly Boucher’s first single ‘5678’ from her eponymous album, received rave reviews and won her fans around the world.

Katherine Jackson has made her first public announcement since the current Jackson family circus started on the weekend when she called into ABC News Radio to tell her side of the story.

Danish psychobilly leaders Nekromantix will head out to Australia this October.

We track the progress of the new album from baroque pop songbird Sarah Blasko, who is back in Australia for August acoustic dates.

After three years, 137 blistering shows, 11 festival appearances, two successful EPs and one live album, Melbourne-based alternative prog-rockers Jericco is set to release the second single from their forthcoming debut studio album, due late 2012.

In the past year, London-based Melburnians ME have played more than 100 shows in Europe and the UK, supporting Kasabian, Panic At The Disco and Evanescence, and are coming home for Australia’s Big Day Out 2013.

West Australian chamber-folkster Emily Barker has a new single out, much to the delight of her fans.

After a five year absence from the OZ tour scene, James Mercer returns with a new edition of his industrious indie act The Shins to wince the night away.

In what sounds like an interesting concept, The Smart is to perform QLD’s first Silent rock show at the Brisbane Hi-Fi .

Alice Cooper says a guy with a "high whiny scream" sounds like he's "crying over stolen candy".

Kate Hudson is reportedly planning to marry in London next year.

Boy George has covered Video Games, the viral hit that broke Lana Del Rey worldwide.

Mark and Emma Owen have a new baby girl.

A live, intimate performance by Madonna at the Olympia in Paris will stream live tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at 10:15 PM Paris time, 4:15 PM ET. The stream will be presented at LoveLiveTV on YouTube and will be made available for viewing after the show.

Californian punk legends Bad Religion take some time off from their many projects to record their new album.

Perth psych rock worldbeaters Tame Impala release the first official single from Lonerism titled 'Elephant'.

Tuesday night, Daryl "D.M.C." McDaniels of Run-D.M.C. joined Aerosmith at the Izod Center in New Jersey for their version of Walk This Way.

The Grand Ole Opry will welcome a legend this Friday night (July 27) when Barry Gibb performs.

TJ Jackson, the son of Tito Jackson, has been appointed the temporary guardian of Michael Jackson’s children Paris, Prince and Blanket.

Nicki Minaj is heading back to Australia for dates in October.

The Sex Pistols punk classic ‘Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols’ is now 35 years old and about to be re-released in a deluxe box set.

Michael Jackson's brother Randy Jackson has called into Al Sharpton's program on MSNBC got talk about the latest developments in the Jackson family soap opera.

Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Steve Earle will be the opening keynote speaker at the BIGSOUND music conference in Brisbane in September.

The ARIA #1 Chart Awards will return on August 10 to honour local artists who have had a number one single, album or music DVD between August 2010 and August 2012.