Henry Rollins has been announced as the keynote speaker for BigSound 2021.

The Western Australian government has become the first state government to abolish all live music restrictions, hereby putting the state of Western Australia and the live music industry back to pre-Covid conditions.

R. Kelly has been transferred to a New York jail as he prepares to stand trial in his sex trafficking and racketeering case.

Pink admitted the pandemic let her focus on her organic wine label. Pink admitted being in lockdown meant she could give more attention to her Two Wolves brand, as she opened up on her "three different lives".

Ed Sheeran is heading to Los Angeles for a week-long residency on fellow Brit James Corden's American talk show.

Mick Fleetwood wants to get back on stage with Lindsey Buckingham before they "knock it all on the head".

Britney Spears has been quietly trying to end her conservatorship for years after objecting to the amount of control her father Jamie Spears has over her life, according to previously-sealed court papers.

With Motley Crue in 40th anniversary mode the first of the reissues will continue to roll out this Friday (25 June 2021).

Lizzie Mack and The Wiggles OG Murray Cook will gather up The Soul Movers for a run into the ACT and the NSW south coast next week.

Richard Clapton’s Music Is Love tour is another Covid restriction casualty.

Comedian Tom Gleeson has outed himself as a dinosaur by using the obsolete ‘LOL’ in a tweet. Oh yeah and his Perth show has been cancelled.

The Torch Festival in Sydney is another Covid casualty following the new Sydney Covid outbreak.

Neil Young has recruited Crazy Horse back to the studio for another studio album, their first since 2019’s ‘Colorado’.

Joan Armatrading agrees that her 1993 hit ‘I Love It When You Call Me Names’ could be considered by some a song about abuse these days.

Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has wrapped the branding for his next tour into something he is presenting as some kind of biochemical industry, product or project called Rushiam or AionWell or … whatever. Its somewhat confusing right now.

Gary Numan is the first to tell you he was churning out rubbish in the early 90s. “Pretty shit”, actually, in his own words.

Alt-Music festival Spring Loaded has new dates for Brisbane and Melbourne.

Miley Cyrus and Elton John are among the stars who paid tribute to Metallica by covering their favourite Black Album songs for a new box set.

Damon Albarn will release his second solo album in November. Albarn had originally intended for 'The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows' to be an orchestral piece inspired by the landscapes of Iceland, but during lockdown, the 53-year-old singer returned to the music and reformed them into 11 tracks.

Brian May is to re-release his debut solo album.

Billie Eilish feels "appalled and embarrassed" over old video footage in which she seemingly mouths a racial slur.

A painting by David Bowie, bought at a donation centre in Toronto, is expected to sell at auction for over $80000.

Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham will take ‘The Song Club’ on the road between July and November.

Reginald Arvizu (aka Fieldy) of Korn has quit the band citing his ongoing substance abuse and its effect on his relationship with the band as his reason to leave.

Foo Fighters brought out comedian Dave Chappelle for a rendition of Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ at Madison Square Garden.

Bobby Gillespie says playing "hard" in Primal Scream was painful after his accident in Switzerland.

Lorde has announced nine show across Australia and New Zealand for 2022.

Nile Rodgers has been re-elected as the chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Dave Grohl's Bee Gees dreams have been realised - the Foo Fighters are releasing a new covers album for next month's Record Store Day as The Dee Gees.

It's a fourth week of Olivia Rodrigo holding the top of both the Singles and Albums Charts with her "Good 4 U" track and her "SOUR" album.