Harpist and cult star Joanna Newsom has performed a new song during a benefit show with Philip Glass.

A UK fan has got up onstage with Chris Cornell to perform the Soundgarden classic ‘Outshined’, all captured on video.

Globetrotting Perth psych rockers Tame Impala have posted a teaser trailer for the next album featuring new sounds.

The new Lana Del Rey video features her as Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy, A$AP Rocky as JFK, and the assassination.

After a decade Rod Stewart has left J. Records and has a new home at Universal Music.

R&B star R. Kelly has had to suddenly cut short a promo tour when he was rushed to hospital today for emergency medical treatment.

Florence + The Machine have a dance side project, called Side Project, and have already recorded a house track.

Disco-pop prince Sam Sparro will do a live Q&A from Paris tonight through Facebook.

Queensland post-hardcore outfit The Amity Affliction take international acts around the nation in September.

Charlie Watts has recorded a new version of 'Route 66', the Bobby Troup song also made famous by The Rolling Stones in the 1960s.

Justin Bieber ‘Believe’ sold 374,000 units in its first week in America last week giving it the highest selling first week sales of the year.

British folkies Mumford And Sons book an Australian tour with buddies Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros.

UK hardcore punks Gallows off their first single as a free download and announce their self-titled third album.

Big Easy Express follows Mumford And Sons, Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show on their train journey.

Nada Surf will head back to Australia for the first time in a decade for shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Kelly Clarkson will return to Australia for a national tour in September with The Fray as her special guest act.

Muse new song 'Survival' is the official song for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The Rolling Stones 50th anniversary year is yet to gather any real moment but at least there is some activity. A new logo has been unveiled.

The next round of Icehouse releases will feature special edition anniversary additions of ‘Primitive Man’ and ‘Man Of Colours’ plus reissues of the remainder of the Icehouse back catalogue.

Master dobro guitarist Jerry Douglas prepares an album featuring Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Dr John, Mumford & Sons, Alison Krauss and more.

Lupe Fiasco chides his fellow rappers about misogyny on a new track ‘Bitch Bad’.

Duran Duran founder John Taylor will tell all in his first book ‘In The Pleasure Groove’.

Chicago post-rock pioneers Tortoise have announced a full Australian tour for October.

A major music label insider has claimed that their top two sources of income are now iTunes and Spotify.

Country icon Kenny Rogers will join rockbilly chick Lanie Lane, quirk-pop star Kate Miller-Heidke and more at this year’s Darwin Festival.

The Super Bowl Halftime entertainment rumour mill has already begun, and NBC Sports suggest it might be Van Halen’s turn.

Canadian hardcore rockers Cancer Bats have had to cancel their July tour, but will be back for Soundwave 2013.

Money For Rope’s Michael Cini broke his arm valiantly playing in the Community Cup, and now The Vasco Era’s Ted O’Neil will fill-in on their tour.

Van Morrison is returning to Blue Note Records for his album Born to Sing: No Plan B. Due October 2, the album is his first since 2008's Keep it Simple and his first for Blue Note since 2003's What's Wrong With This Picture?

North Carolinian psych-folk singer-songwriter Jonathon Wilson brings songs from his debut to Australia.