David Bowie’s Mario McNulty re-imagination of ‘Beat of Your Drum’ has surfaced ahead of McNulty’s ‘Never Let You Down’ edition due with the ‘Loving The Alien’ box in October.

R.E.M. will release a massive 9 disc box set of sessions, concerts and interviews conducted at the BBC.

Blink-182 have been forced to cancel their upcoming dates after drummer Travis Barker was diagnosed with blood clots in his arms.

Burt Reynolds, the iconic American actor who starred in ‘Smokey and the Bandit’, ‘Deliverance’ and ‘Boogie Nights’, has died at the age of 82 from a heart attack.

Major new titles coming this week from: Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Krisiun, Led Zeppelin (re-issue), Skeggs, Lenny Kravitz, MNEK, Macy Gray, Clutch, Neil Diamond (Live), Lior, Paul Carrack and Mogwai.

Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries died from drowning in a bath due to alcohol intoxication, the coroner has revealed.

Jimmy Barnes ‘Working Class Boy’ movie had had Australia’s biggest opening for a documentary since Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ in 2009.

Expect a lot of activity from Killing Heidi soon after it was revealed the sibling act has signed up with Premier Artists.

Willie Nelson has recorded another version of Bob Dylan’s ‘Gotta Serve Somebody’ for the Muscle Shoals homage album.

Elvis Costello and the Imposters will release ‘Look Now’, their first album in 10 years, in October.

Pop star Halsey has revealed she'll appear as herself in Lady Gaga's acclaimed new film A Star Is Born.

Tim Minchin’s BACK Australian tour has almost doubled in size with 10 new shows announced today.

Dead Kennedys have added additional shows for Sydney and Melbourne after selling out their first gigs.

Cher has made a startling observation about Abba suggesting that Benny Anderson used Anna-Frida and Agnetha as instruments in the group.

Tony Joe White has cancelled his Australian tour due to back problems.

Lauryn Hill will bring her ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 20th Anniversary Tour’ to Australia in February with special guest Nas.

The new line-up of Fleetwood Mac with Neil Finn and Mike Campbell replacing Lindsay Buckingham has debuted via Ellen.

The next AC/DC album is reported to be a tribute to the late Malcolm Young and Malcolm will be included on the album.

Phil Collins has added a second Melbourne show after selling out the 30,000 capacity AAMI Park.

Sydney will host the first A Taste of Americana Festival in October.

Eight time Grammy winner Dolly Parton has been named to receive the 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year.

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler has teamed up with Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt for a cover of The Rolling Stone’s ‘Brown Sugar’.

Brisbane has a brand new music venue. Fortitude Music Hall is a labour of love from Powderfinger’s John ‘JC’ Collins, Secret Sounds’ Paul Piticco, Live Nation and Hutchinson Builders.

Engelbert Humperdinck will release his first Christmas album since 1980 in October.

Metallica’s Kirk Hammitt and Robert Trujillo paid tribute to Garbage on the weekend at their Madison, Wisconsin show.

Krist Novoselic has poked fun at Nirvana fans ripping into the “reunion” Sunday night in Seattle at a Foo Fighters gig by saying Kurt Cobain wasn’t there because he doesn’t have his email.

Goldie has backed his fellow DJ and actor Idris Elba as the next James Bond.

Ashlee Simpson felt sure the world hated her after she was caught lip syncing on Saturday Night Live in 2004.

Aretha Franklin's family have blasted the eulogy delivered by Rev. Jasper Williams Jr. at the singer's funeral on Friday, calling it "distasteful".

Bryan Ferry will start his 2019 dates in South Africa.