John Farnham said shortly after arriving in Dili: “I’ll never be able to explain to my family and friends how I felt being transported in a green truck accompanied by a soldier brandishing arms, and looking at children and women on the streets in what’s been a horrendous situation.”

The three members of Palaye Royale, brothers Sebastian Danzig, Remington Leith and Emerson Barrett have announced the passing of their mother Stephanie Cowper.

The first Pandemonium Festival shows get underway in Melbourne (Saturday 20 April). The schedule for each city has now been revealed as well as the opening acts.

Paul Weller will turn 66 on 25 May, 2024. The day before, he will release his 17th solo record ‘66’.

Guitarist Dickey Betts, a co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band and songwriter of ‘Ramblin’ Man’, has died at age 80.

A soundtrack for ‘One Hand Clapping’, the Paul McCartney & Wings doco from 1974, will finally be released after 50 years on June 14, 2024.

Gavin Webb, the founding bass player for The Masters Apprentices, has died at age 77 after six years with cancer.

Las Vegas band Palaye Royale have dropped out of the Pandemonium festival due to a family emergency. The band were not able to leave the USA to attend the festival staring this weekend in Melbourne.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney's sons Sean and James have teamed up on a new song.

Kate Hudson has announced her debut album Glorious.

Ashanti has confirmed she’s pregnant, expecting a baby with rapper Nelly — and they're engaged.

Bart Willoughby has been named as the 2024 Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.

The very first Rolling Stones album ‘The Rolling Stones’ was released 60 years ago in the UK, on 17 April 1964.

I could go to a James Taylor show just for the stories. The man is a part of music history and is still around to tell the tales of how it all began. Like, for instance, being the first artist signed to Apple Records. James “auditioned” for Apple with his song ‘Something In The Way She Moves’. "Paul went away and started the label and George went away and wrote the song”, he said.

As teased yesterday, The Beatles original 1970 Michael Lindsay-Hogg 'Let It Be' movie has been restored by Peter Jackson and will stream on Disney+ from May 8, 2024.

Organisers for the Caloundra Music Festival on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland have paved the festival citing rising costs.

Bachelor Girl’s Tania Doko has invited The Hooters’ Eric Bazilian to tour Australia with her. It is the first time Eric has played in Australia for almost 40 years on that one and only Hooters Australian tour of 1985.

There is more movement in The Beatles camp with a cryptic tease added to The Beatles official website over the past few hours.

Greta Van Fleet will return to Australia and New Zealand in August for what will only be there second time down under.

The Marley Brothers have announced a tour to honour their father’s legacy.

When Richard Clapton play a Festival we get the concentrated Best of show. When he performs his own shows we get the deeper dive into a remarkable 50+ year career.

Elly-May Barnes has released a third single from her ‘No Good’ album with the new song written for her by Neil Finn.

Macy Gray will return to Australia for 2024 to mark the 25th Anniversary of her ‘On How Life Is’ album.

No Doubt were joined on stage by Olivia Rodrigo as they played their first full gig together in nine years at the Coachella festival on Saturday.

Jon Bon Jovi will never sing live again if his voice does not fully recover following throat surgery.

Shakira has revealed she once lost song lyrics in an airport.

Fun fact: After the filming of the iconic Australia movie ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ ended, the bus was used as a tour bus for six months by The Whitlams before it disappeared for almost 30 years. And now its been found.

Benny from ABBA performed a piano only version of the ABBA classic ‘Waterloo’ on a piano in Stockholm, synched to pianos in London, Berlin and Warsaw.

Ringo Starr has another new song ‘February Sky’ ahead of his next EP ‘Crooked Boy’.

Jimmy Buffett was given an all-star Hollywood send-off with Paul McCartney joining Eagles on stage to perform his Beatles classic ‘Let It Be’.