Stevie Wonder performed his classic ‘Higher Ground’ at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago but first urged Americans to vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

The Amity Affliction have ‘chucked a Swiftie’. As Taylor Swift did with her albums, The Amity Affliction have re-recorded their fourth album ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ because their previous label Roadrunner Records, now owned by Warner Music, took “the vast majority of all revenue” leaving The Amity Affliction with fuck all.

Amyl & The Sniffers have revealed the third album ‘Chewing Gum’ is coming on October. The album was recorded at Foo Fighters’ 606 Studios in Los Angeles and was produced by Nick Launay, whose Australian connect includes Nick Cave with The Birthday Party, Bad Seeds and Grinderman, as well as albums for The Living End, INXS and Midnight Oil.

Good Things 2024 is full of surprises. Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins will be backed by Australia’s Delta Riggs, the very first Big Day Out headliner Violent Femmes are on the bill, Kerry King of Slayer will perform live and solo for the first time in Australia for the release of his first solo album, Korn will headline and you’ve got Jet and The Living End … and that’s just the start of it.

James Taylor has apologised to fans after his performance was cut from the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois on Monday night.

Taylor Swift performed with Florence Welch and Jack Antonoff during her final show at London's Wembley Stadium on Tuesday night (20.08.24).

Ashanti and Nelly have shared their joy at welcoming their first child together.

Foreigner will release a new compilation ahead of their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction. The title track from ‘Turning Back The Time’ is a brand new Foreigner song featuring founding members Lou Gramm and Mick Jones.

The Black Crowes will tour North America with new dates added to exciting dates to make up for the cancelled shows after the sudden demise of Aerosmith.

After months of speculation it has been officially confirmed that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s marriage is over.

Taylor Swift has shared a brand new music video for her song 'I Can Do It With A Broken Heart'.

The main feedback since the Face To Face Touring announcement of the Victorian show for Tina Arena and Richard Marx ‘Don’t Ask …Again Tour 2024’ was “what a great line-up”. Now the tour is going national.

Avicii's personal belongings are going up for auction to raise funds for the late DJ's namesake charity.

The first 20 acts for the final Bluesfest have been announced with Crowded House, Vance Joy, Gary Clark Jr and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram on the bill.

AC/DC have concluded dates for the European and UK Power Up tour but no new regions have been added.

Americana artist Jason Isbell performed his 2015 classic ‘Something More Than Free’ at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week.

Blink-182’s 2023 reunion album ‘One More Time’ is getting an expansion to 27 tracks.

Legendary Bluesman Charlie Musselwhite has added a second Melbourne show at Memo Music Hall.

The line-up for Beyond the Valley 2024 is here:

Russell Morris has covered The Wolfe Brothers ‘Hey Brother’ for the ‘Second Tour’ album for the Guitars for Veterans Australia project.

Graham Gouldman will bring back 10cc for more Australian shows in 2025.

Andrew Farriss has added Bryce Sainty, Dana Hassal, Kyle Manning, the Davidson Brothers, Tori Forsyth and Claudia Tripp to his upcoming ‘Something Stronger’ Australian tour.

Bob Dylan has recorded a cover of Cole Porter's Don't Fence Me In for a biopic about former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

Taylor Swift has met with some of the families from a deadly UK mass stabbing at a children's dance class in July.

Rock legend Steve Miller is currently touring North America with contemporary legends Journey and Def Leppard and Steve Miller is definitely keeping up the pace. With three iconic acts on the bill, this concert was essentially a "Rock Masterclass" . From the pulse of the audience with people dancing, people enjoying themselves, it was obvious the experience of all three bands, united energy at the five+ hour event. The Noise Network's Chief Operating Officer Nick Kontonicolas was at the Queens, New York show at Citifields Mets baseball stadium.

The Weeknd will make it to Australia with only six weeks for you to spare. The dates have been set for October 2024.

Taylor Swift performed an unexpected track 'I Did Something Bad' for the first time on the 'Eras' tour at Wembley Stadium.

Missy Higgins released her debut album ‘The Sound of White’ in 2004 and yes it was huge. It was a number one album that year and she had two more number one albums in a row. A position in the ARIA Hall of Fame is warranted. But for FFS ARIA, how about these artists first:

Australian playwright, scriptwriter and musician Richard J. Frankland has released his fourth song ‘I See You Woman’ in the lead-up to the release of his ‘Discovering Leerpeen Mara’ album.

Paris Hilton is distraught after a fire in her trailer for a music video caught fire, destroying her belongings.