Europe’s ‘The Final Countdown’ album reached no 3 on the Australian chart in 1986. The title track reached no 2. 32 years on, the band will tour Australia fir the very first time.

Nic Cester was pissed off when Jet broke up. After fronting the most successful international Australian rock act of the 21st century Jet went down in a ball of falls, disintegrating in a sea of politics.

Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe are wrapping up new, global Beatles releases for the holiday season.

Rockers Stone Temple Pilots will unveil their new frontman at an invitation-only event in Hollywood on November 14.

Australian icons The Black Sorrows will perform at SXSW 2018.

High profile Nashville based PR firm Webster PR is in tatters following sex abuse allegations against founder Kirt Webster.

New Bluesfest boss Steve Romer talks up 2018 with a couple of great artists for the upcoming music festival at Noise11 iHeartRadio this week. Also John Paul Young recalls the great songs Vanda and Young wrote for him and Motown legend Otis Williams of The Temptations talks about a classic they didn’t want to record.

Sam Smith wants a funeral for his "single self" to take place immediately before he gets married.

U2 have joined forces once again with rapper Kendrick Lamar to collaborate on the rockers' new single Get Out of Your Own Way.

Michael Jackson's son Prince was briefly hospitalized on Thursday morning (November 2) after he was involved in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles.

Niall Horan dedicated a song to those who lost their lives in a terror attack in New York on Tuesday (31Oct17) during a Halloween night gig in the city.

Major new titles coming this week from: Guy Sebastian, Chris Brown, Grace Vanderwaal, Bob Dylan (Bootleg), Roy Orbison & Royal Philharmonic Orch., Josh Groban (repack), Blake Shelton, Deep Purple (GH), Kid Rock, Maroon 5, Sam Smith and Shawn Mendes (live).

Jimmy Barnes ‘Working Class Man’ is the biggest selling book in Australia this week making the rock icon a two time best selling author.

The Tea Party have kicked off their Australian tour to mark the 20th anniversary of their 1997 ‘Transmission’ album but there are also a few tributes through the show.

Roy Orbison will make his after-life return to Australia in 2018 as a hologram.

Johnny Cash was a rock star. Yes, I know he played country music but his attitude was 100% rock.

Morrissey opened his U.S. tour on Tuesday (October 31) night at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland with a 22-song set that included music from his new album, a Smiths song that has never been performed live and a Pretenders cover.

Earlier this year, Snoop Dogg released the video for his track "BadBadNotGood" which included the rapper pointing a gun at an actor with a mask of Donald Trump in clown face.

George Michael's family have reportedly blocked plans for a tribute concert in the late singer's memory.

As Culture Club’s crowd-funded ‘Tribes’ album continued to get kicked down the years, the band has announced plans for a live DVD.

Pharrell Williams and his N.E.R.D. bandmates have recruited Rihanna to show off her rap skills on the hip-hop group's first single in seven years.

Hip-hop star Andre 3000 has actively taken a step back from recording new material because he is convinced he has lost "the pulse" for contemporary music.

Kesha's lawyers have slammed her former producer Dr. Luke's legal team for using private personal notes as evidence in their long-running legal battle.

Songs of Experience, the 14th studio album from U2, will be released December 1st, 2017 by Interscope Records in the U.S. and via Universal Canada on CD, vinyl, digital download and across streaming platforms.

In January, Anita Baker made a number of social media posts that made it look as if she had retired from the music business.

Midnight Oil wants fans to urgently sign the petition against environmental terrorists Adani who the Australian government is giving carte blanche to cause irreversible damage.

Sam Smith will perform an exclusive show for fans in Melbourne in January.

Selena Gomez has been named Billboard's 2017 Woman of the Year.

Singer/actor Josh Groban ran for his life on Tuesday afternoon after multiple gun shots rang out as police took down a suspected terrorist in New York City.

It looks like a U2 fan site has leaked the track list for the band's upcoming album Songs of Experience.