Metallica frontman plays Officer Bob Hayward in the new movie ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile'.

Indigenous rapper Danzal Baker aka Baker Boy has been named Young Australian of the Year.

Sherbet’s original singer Dennis Loughlin has passed away after a battle with cancer, Daryl Braithwaite has informed fans.

Helen Marcou and Ian ‘Quincy’ McLean of Bakehouse Studios, Melbourne have received the Order of Australia award in the Australia Day Honours.

Kylie Minogue’s work in the performing arts has earned her the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) Award.

Human Nature members Andrew Tierney, Mike Tierney, Toby Allen and Phil Burton have been honoured for their services to music with the Medal of the Order of Australia.

Olivia Newton-John has been awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Australia Day Honours.

Paul McCartney’s 1973 ‘Red Rose Speedway’ was originally planned as a double album.

Richard Clapton is giving his fans at Red Hot Summer a 40+ year career spanning snapshot of his entire history.

Disgraced Sydney post-punk performer Kirin J Callinan will use the resources of SXSW to claw back some credibility after his dick flashing expose at the ARIA Awards in 2017.

Former Finch singer and guitarist Owen Orford and Bob Spencer will perform together for the first time in over 40 years this weekend.

Earthless have recruited different supports for every show for their upcoming Australian tour.

Major new titles coming this week from: Backstreet Boys, Bring Me the Horizon, Steve Hackett, Mirusia, The Dandy Warhols, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Rudimental, Rival Sons, Skunk Anansie (live), Julia Michaels, Jack & Jack, Vangelis, Mental as Anything (live), Swervedriver, The Wiggles (on the 31st), Trixie Mattell and the 2019 Grammy Nominees album.

Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder has signed with BMG for his first solo album since 2012.

Counting Crows 1993 debut ‘August and Everything After’ finally has a title track.

Jimmy Barnes has released the title track to his next album ‘My Criminal Record’ and it is one of the best songs he has done in years.

Those dates between Fleetwood Mac shows have already started to fill in with new dates announced for Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne but Adelaide still left out.

Paul McCartney will publish his first childrens book ‘Hey Grandude’ through Random House in September 2019.

What started out as a one-off Toto cover for Weezer has turned into a full covers album ‘The Teal Album’.

New York all-girl punk band Jackknife Stiletto has turned Spice Girls 90s pop hit on its head.

Melbourne Hip-Hop artist JJay De Melo has died after drowning while swimming at the Mornington Peninsula on Tuesday.

Happy Mondays have sold out another show in Sydney, as well as the previously announced Melbourne, Perth and Auckland, more than a month ahead of their Australian tour.

Carrie Underwood is a mum again. The country singer and her husband, Mike Fisher, welcomed their second child, a boy, on Monday.

Chris Brown's French attorney is adamant the R&B singer had nothing to do with hard drugs allegedly found in his Paris hotel suite.

Oscar winner Emma Stone and pop trio Haim have joined forces to launch the ultimate Spice Girls-superfan charity campaign.

Lady Gaga is "still in shock" at landing two Oscar nominations for her work on hit movie musical A Star Is Born.

Chris Brown is planning to sue the woman who has accused him of rape for defamation.

Rodriguez has cancelled his upcoming Australian tour including A Day On the Green dates, citing health reasons for not being able to travel to Australia.

Kevin Barnett, best known for his Fox comedy series ‘Rel’, has died while on holiday in Mexico. He was 32.

DZ Deathrays make an appearance in the new video ‘You Better Believe It’ for The Soul Movers.