Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong is preparing her fifth album.

Live Nation has introduced am initiative to encourage female entrepreneurs in the music industry.

Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band founder (and the voice of Wags the Dog) Mic Conway is planning a 50th anniversary show.

After years in development hell, the Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, finally has a trailer and a release date of November 2.

Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Our Country: Americana Act II, the eagerly awaited new album from Ray Davies on Friday, June 29. This new studio album will be available on CD, 2LP vinyl and digital formats.

The legendary and multi-award winning, multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter and actress Macy Gray has confirmed today that she will be releasing her tenth studio album titled Ruby on Artistry Music, a Mack Avenue label this fall. Talking exclusively to Billboard Magazine about the record today, Macy revealed the album will be "gritty and grimy and dirty," and have elements of pop, R&B and jazz.

Prince played with many talented musicians over the course of his 40-year career, but his most celebrated and iconic allies will always be Bobby Z, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink & Brownmark; The Revolution.

Boz Scaggs is in the midst of a musical renaissance. Through his recent explorations in R&B, jazz and the Great American Songbook, the versatile singer/songwriter/guitarist has created a highly personal, unfailingly soulful modern repertoire.

After rave reviews in Australia and New Zealand from the media and fans alike, The Music of Cream: 50th Anniversary World Tour is primed to take over North America and celebrate the music and legacy their family members created.

Patti Smith personally delivered a birthday cake to Eric Burdon at his City winery show in New York on Friday night and accidentally set her hair on fire.

Backstreet Boys will release their first new music since the 2013 ‘In A World Like This’ album soon.

The Milk Carton Kids will release 'All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn't Do’ in June.

Puppet Ed Sheeran has given one of his most controversial interviews admitting publically that he think English hotdogs are better than American hotdogs.

Smashing Pumpkins will perform an intimate show known as the 1979 House Party as a secret show inspired by the video for their hit song ‘1979’.

Nick de la Hoyde joined a line-up featuring Post Malone, Machine Gun Kelly, Wiz Khalifa and Lil Skies when he played the Rolling Loud Festival in Florida on the weekend.

Keith Urban has been awarded the Highest Selling Album award at the Queensland Music Awards while Amy Shark has taken home five awards.

Patti Smith has documented the 40th anniversary of the 70s masterpiece ‘Horses’ with the upcoming documentary ‘Horses: Patti Smith and her Band’.

The Kite String Tangle, The Teskey Brothers, Alex The Astronaut and City Calm Down are some of the Australia acts set to showcase for Sounds Australia in the UK and Spain in coming weeks.

Chris Cornell's widow has invited the rocker's fans to pay tribute to him on the anniversary of his death.

Sam Smith is reportedly locked in a legal battle with his former label to prevent the release of music he recorded before he became famous.

Russian born singer songwriter Regina Spektor will return to Australia in July for concerts in Melbourne and Sydney.

Melbourne’s newest music venue The Hummingbird has changed its name after being threatened with legal action by millionaire real-estate developer Albert Dadon (aka Albare) for referencing a bird in their name.

Olivia Newton-John has been given the title Doctor for her work in developing cancer research in Australia.

Neil Young will start charging at monthly or annual subscription for his online archive from June 1.

Classic rock band Foreigner are now officially a classical rock band. The legendary 70s rock band is number one on Billboard’s Classical Chart.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has passed a milestone. Gold record awards have turned 60 years old.

The Rubens have handpicked director Sam Brumby for their new ‘Never Ever’ video.

Cam Avery, from Perth bands Tame Impala and Pond, is a special guest on the new Arctic Monkeys album ‘Tranquillity Base Hotel & Casino’.

Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, KT Turnstall and Leah Julius of Thunderpussy decided to get together and record a song by one of their all time musical heroes Tom Petty. They chose ‘I Won’t Back Down’. The 3 musicians felt it would serve as a loud shout of support to all the people all over the world marching, protesting and standing up for justice and equality”.

The Vines ‘Winning Days’ line-up will reform to tour Australia with Jet in May and June.