The Strokes, Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi, Albert Hammond Jr., Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti, have confirmed the title for their first album in seven years, which was produced by Rick Rubin and recorded at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu.

Queen + Adam Lambert have played the first three shows of their 2020 The Rhapsody Tour and will kick off the Australian leg of the tour in Brisbane on Wednesday (13 February).

Australian soprano Mirusia will head out on one of the most extensive national tours of 2020.

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters will be joined by controversial film maker Michael Moore for a SXSW keynote in Austin in March.

The Screaming Jets’ 2019 touring drummer Cameron McGlinchey has been upgraded to a permanent position with the band.

Joseph Shabalala, the founder of South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo, has died in Pretoria at the age of 78.

Green Day have abandoned plans for a movie version of their rock musical and album American Idiot.

Billie Eilish has indicated that her James Bond theme will be a ballad.

Janet Jackson's son asked her to buy him a violin when he was just two years old.

Lil Nas X has issued a denial in response to a copyright infringement lawsuit over his hit single Rodeo.

The Doors’ fifth album ‘Morrison Hotel’ turned 50 years old this week. Miley Cyrus came to the party.

In 1992 Italian superstar recorded a duet with Paul Young. ‘Senza una donna’ became a global hit.

Rage Against The Machine have announced a “world tour", although dates are only North America and Europe so far.

Here is the Groovin' The Moo 2020 line-up:

The Apia Good Time Tour is back for 2020 with Brian Cadd, Deborah Conway, Joe Camilleri, John Paul Young, Kate Ceberano, Leo Sayer, Vika & Linda Bull and Wendy Matthews.

Alice Cooper played the first Australian show of his ‘Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back’ tour in Perth on Friday.

Witnessing a true legend live in concert is getting rarer as we get older. To watch Gladys Knight in concert in Australia hasn't happened that often.

Tame Impala's Kevin Parker has admitted the "creative strain" he experiences making albums is the "hardest" aspect of his career.

Rihanna is planning her first album in four years.

Zucchero will perform at Bluesfest 2020. Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne will have an extra chance to see one of Europe’s biggest stars.

Gwen Stefani had to cancel her show in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Sydney art-pop singer songwriter Montaigne will represent at Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Justin Bieber donated $100,000 (£77,556) to a fan in New York who was raising money for mental health awareness.

Local Australian rock band Dune Rats see their third studio album called "Hurry Up and Wait" becomes their second successive No.1 album, as it debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week.

SXSW has popped out another 80 artists for the 2020 music festival and conference. Melbourne's Banofee has made the list.

The Doors began when Ray Manzarek met Jim Morrison on Venice Beach in Los Angeles in 1965.

The Red Hot Summer shows this weekend on Cockatoo Island in Sydney have been cancelled due to severe flooding and rain forecast this weekend.

Pete O’Doherty and Reg Mombassa’s Dog Trumpet have new music. The song is ‘Wallpaper’.

Jesse and Ella Hooper are in party mode for Red Hot Summer and while new music was at one time a forbidden discussion, the brother/sister band say its now not out of the question.

Sarah McLeod of The Superjesus, Jon Toogood of Shihad and Bon Evans aka Kevin Mitchell of Jebediah will perform Neil Young’s classic live album ‘Live Rust’ in concert in Sydney and Melbourne in May.