Briggs and Trials A.B. Original project has picked up five awards at the 2017 AIR Awards.

Australian rapper Adam Briggs (aka Briggs aka AB Original) has landed as job as a writer on Matt Groening’s new show for Netflix ‘Disenchantment’.

June Foray, the voices for Rocky J. Squirrel and Nastasha in Rocky & Bullwinkle, has died at the age of 99.

September 2017 will mark the 50th anniversary of the release of Russell Morris’ first single ‘Heat Wave’ with Somebody’s Image. America’s first hit ‘A Horse With No Name’ popped up on the chart in 1972, 45 years ago. When America performed ‘A Horse With No Name’ with Morris in Melbourne Wednesday night there were 95 collective years of hitmakers on stage at the same time.

Russell Morris was on home turf this week, opening (and closing) for America.

Elton John has chosen Busby Marou to open for him on his upcoming regional tour of Australia.

Former Skyhooks guitarist, now presenter for ABC Radio Melbourne Red Symons, has suffered “a significant injury to his brain” according to the ABC.

Brisbane's Bigsound music festival has upped its line-up to 133 acts.

British India have named their new album ‘Forgetting The Future’.

Josh Groban will release a coffee table book, which is great news because as it turns out most Josh Groban music is listened to over a latté.

Alice Cooper will release his 27th studio album, Paranormal, this Friday (July 28) and, yesterday (July 25), he gave fans a preview of all twelve tracks on the album including two with the original Alice Cooper band.

A Day On The Green will be hitting the playlists of 2SM, 3XY and 4IP for the first tour of the 2017-18 summer season. KC & The Sunshine Band will headline the Disco Fever tour.

Justin Townes Earle will headline Out On The Weekend for 2017.

Dead & Company have revealed details of the Playing in the Sand event, a three day excursion to the Caribbean with a show each night.

Melbourne’s Caravan Club will shut up shop soon, as the venue approaches its 10th anniversary.

The sixth annual Kyneton Music Festival is at historical Piper Street in October.

50 Cent will be in Australia in February for two dates only for Sydney and Melbourne.

Sydney band Rackett have been on tour with The Darkness, they are about to tour with Killing Heidi and they also have some of their own shows to do.

Melbourne’s City of Port Phillip will bring back its free winter music festival Live N Local in August.

The songs of Bob Dylan will be performed by Joe Camilleri, Kate Ceberano and Paul Grabowsky at the Melbourne Recital Centre in November.

The Chainsmokers will bring their ‘Memories…Do Not Open’ tour to Australia in October.

The Jezabels will take over Sydney’s The Lansdowne for seven nights in August.

Dr G. Yunupingu, best known worldwide as Australian indigenous musician Gurrumul, has died at the age of 46.

Queensland’s Caligula’s Horse will ride around Australia in September and October.

Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun has called on fans to "respect and honor" the singer's decision to cancel the rest of his world tour.

Killing Heidi have set dates for round two of their reunion tour.

Red Hot Chili Peppers in front of a sold out crowd of 36,000 to close a most successful #MilanoSummerFestival sounds like perfection and it goes fairly close but no cigar this time.

Kid Rock has been given a big confidence boost as he mulls a run for U.S. Senate in his native Michigan after emerging as the favorite in a new poll.

Arcade Fire have denied issuing strict outfit rules for their upcoming gig, insisting guests can wear whatever they want.

Along with great original rock, Motorhead also occasionally recorded cover versions of some of their favorite songs.