Major new titles coming this week from: HAIM, Violent Femmes (live), Jay-Z and the Spider-Man: Homecoming and War for The Planet of the Apes soundtracks.

Britney Spears is set to have a new cancer care centre named in her honour after helping to raise $1 million (£773,000) to pay for the facility.

Australian audiences are about to witness Shakespeare plays exactly as they were originally staged in London from 1599-1614. An exact replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is to be built at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne.

Prince and the Revolution are back in the top five with the new deluxe versions of the soundtrack to the film Purple Rain.

Rocker Morrissey was left fearing for his life on Tuesday (July 4) after he was allegedly accosted by an "obviously insane" police officer in Rome, Italy.

The wife of late Status Quo rocker Rick Parfitt has alleged his death is a result of "medical negligence".

Former Wham and Marc Bolan manager Simon Napier-Bell will speak at the BigSound music conference in Brisbane in September.

Music SA today opened the entries for the third annual South Australian Music Awards (SAM Awards).

The sales and listening of recorded albums continues to drop according to Buzz Angle Music but, of the LPs that have been purchased or streamed, almost two-thirds were catalogue product.

Australian rock legend Richard Clapton will head out of another national tour in September, celebrating over 40 years on the road.

Jay-Z's new album 4:44 has officially been declared a hit after going platinum in five days.

In 1970’s Manchester, Steven Morrissey (Jack Lowden – Dunkirk, A United Kingdom, ’71), an introverted, uncompromising teenager, finds himself frustrated with his working-class existence.

John Blackwell, Jr., the drummer for Prince's New Power Generation, D'Angelo and others, died on Tuesday, July 4 after suffering from cancer. He was 43.

My Friend The Chocolate Cake’s latest video is a homage to Australian artist Jeffrey Smart and features the artworks of Jeffery Smart with thanks to Stephen Rogers, archivist for the Jeffrey Smart estate.

Neil Young has made a video for ‘Children of Destiny’, his new song with Promise of the Real.

Pink has returned to the stage with her first appearance for 2017 and first US appearance in three years at Summerfest in Milwaukee.

Elvis Costello has released a stunning cover of Paul Simon’s ‘American Tune’ as The Imposter for the July 4 celebrations.

Jack Moffitt, the guitarist for The Preatures, has been working on a new album for Sydney band Wild Honey.

Green Day's Tuesday (July 4) show at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, Scotland has been cancelled after the promoters deemed impending weather too dangerous.

Lady Gaga has declared her love for fellow pop star Ed Sheeran after he was scared off Twitter following a barrage of nasty insults from her fans.

Ed Sheeran is determined to silence his cruel critics by continuing to build on his hugely successful career.

TMZ is reporting that Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines has filed for divorce from her husband of seventeen years, actor Adrian Pasdar. She has cited irreconcilable differences.

Sony Music hasn't pressed a vinyl LP since 1989 but they are getting back into the business.

A host of stars came together Friday (June 30) to celebrate some of the biggest artists in music at the annual O2 Silver Clef Awards, in support of music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins.

I have to say that it was a stroke of genius by whoever had the idea to team up two of the best duos of all time, Daryl Hall and John Oates and Tears For Fears, and get them out on the road on a joint tour this summer, which performed June 24, 2017 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston.

Mel B was accused of squandering her Spice Girls fortune during a hearing held as part of her divorce case on Friday (30Jun17).

Depeche Mode playing the San Siro stadium in Milano in the year 2017 is nothing short of a miracle in itself, considering the trials and tribulations of the band and especially Dave Gahan, but it’s fairly safe to say there is NO other band that hails from 1980 to evolve as much as DM have.

Jimmy Barnes is heading back to his birthplace Scotland to perform the Working Class Boy show, the show about his heritage.

Madonna's manager, Israeli-born Guy Oseary, has defended JAY-Z from accusations his lyrics are anti-Semitic.

The Living End will perform a benefit show for the Animal Rescue and Sanctuary Centre in October.