With almost 40 years and 20 something albums to his name Lloyd Cole still goes into the studio to make a album.

Who was that masked man joining Stevie Nicks for ‘Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around’ in Philadelphia on the weekend, Kemosabe? Halfway through the song, he reveals himself … and it was Billy Joel.

Bob Dylan made a rare alteration to his Rough and Rowdy Ways setlist in Spain last week when the Johnny Mercer cover of ‘That Old Black Magic’ was replaced with a Van Morrison cover ‘Into The Mystic’.

Marcia Hines will celebrate her 50th anniversary with the new compilation ‘Still Shining: The 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collection.

Soon to be departing Angels singer Dave Gleeson is giving supergroup The Fabulous Caprettos a ‘helping hand’ with shows in January 2024.

Duran Duran have announced further release details for their feature-length docu-concert film, ‘A Hollywood High’, which will premiere exclusively on Paramount + later this month in the US, UK, Canada, Italy and France, alongside physical product releases on DVD and Blu-ray in early August. Celebrating the band’s four-decade career and love affair with Los Angeles, the movie features new interviews with the band and a legendary rooftop set captured in March 2022, shot with the Capitol Records building – the band’s first record label home – as the iconic backdrop.

Pulp put on a spectacular show as the first headliner of the Isle of Wight Festival 2023 last night (Friday 16th June). Performing their greatest hits at their ‘526th Pulp show’, the band delivered an electrifying set.

Taylor Swift will release 'Cruel Summer' as her next single.

Kasabian have released the new track, ’Algorithms', about the difference between AI and real humans.

The third studio album for 1D member Niall Horan called "The Show" debuts at the top of the Australian Album Charts this week.

Melbourne’s iconic Festival Hall is back in the hands of the music industry with Live Nation taking over the management of the historic venue now owned by Hillsong Corp.

Monopoly now has an Iron Maiden edition. It is a shame you still go jail and not to hell though.

‘Rooms for the Memory’, the sole Michael Hutchence solo hit, has been covered by Magic Dirt’s Adalita, Bad Seed Mick Harvey and Andrew Duffield of Models as a benefit record for Ollie Olsen.

WHAM! will be in UK cinemas for one night only on 27th June and on Netflix from 5th July.

Queens of the Stone Age have released another new song ‘Paper Machette’ ahead of the ‘In Times New Roman’ album due 16 June, 2023.

Steve Nicks will release a box set of all of her solo albums plus a disc of rarities on 28 July, 2023.

New York singer songwriter Jesse Malin has been left paralysed from the waist down after suffering a stroke earlier this month.

G Flip will head around Australia on her Drummer tour of 2023.

Neil Young will return to touring but only for the USA and then only for the west coast of the USA.

The Sparklehorse album Mark Linkous had been working on at the time of his death will finally be released.

Duff McKagan of Guns ‘n Roses will release his third solo album in October. The title track to ‘Lighthouse’ is here now.

The first new music for 2023 from Hilltop Hoods is ‘Laced Up.

Tim Finn says “raise a glass” today and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of his debut solo album ‘Escapade’.

Radiohead album 'OK Computer' has been recreated in full just using sounds from Nintendo 64 games.

Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye has defended the uncomfortable sex scene in the most recent episode of The Idol.

Nine artists have shared the prize pool for the APRA Professional Development Awards with a further three taking out the inaugural NATSIMO honours.

Andy White has two new music projects running concurrently. ‘AT’ is the 2023 album with Tim Finn. ‘This garden is only temporary’ is his 2022 album.

John Rowen, aka Blackie Onassis, the drummer for Urge Overkill has passed away. No further details are known at this stage.

Alice Cooper will be 22 studio albums into his career when ‘Road’ is released in August.

International acts Aloe Blacc, Foy Vance and G. Love & Special Sauce will join Australia’s Boy & Bear, Something For Kate and Ian Moss for the 2023 Queenscliff Music Festival.