After many, many tours playing guitar for Bruce Springsteen and a lot of side projects such as the Rascals reunion and his radio show, Steven Van Zandt has returned to the recording studio for his first solo album since 1999.

Brisbane’s The Blurst of Times now has Jack River on the bill.

Mariah Carey has a brand new record label, Butterfly MC Records, which she has formed in conjunction with Epic.

New Zealand-born comedy writer and actor John Clarke has died suddenly at the age of 68.

The Starting Ground workshop is heading back to Byron Bay and APRA AMCOS is inviting Aboriginal songwriters and musicians to attend.

Five weeks and counting for Ed Sheeran and his "÷ (Divide)" album in the No.1 position on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Ed Sheeran creates another new chart record this week with his No.1 song "Shape of You", as it now holds for a record-breaking thirteenth week at No.1, now the longest stint at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for this century, and the equal-longest during the ARIA Chart history (1983 to 2017).

Those in the know were treated to a rarity on Sunday afternoon when Midnight Oil played their first show since 2009 at the Marrickville Bowling Club in Sydney.

Jay Z has pulled his entire music catalogue from Spotify.

Pipsy is a project by Melbourne-based artist and producer Paul Pouwels.

Britney Spears will reportedly end her Las Vegas residency in December (17).

Michelle Branch is finally making her music comeback after a long break from the business.

Rapper Kanye West has released a collection of gold jewellery his wife Kim Kardashian has been wearing on red carpets for months.

Former Southern Sons frontman Jack Jones has done something he hasn’t done for a long, long time … sung a Southern Sons song.

The ABC’s iconic Elsternwick studio, home to Countdown, Recovery and more recently The Weekly and Mad As Hell has been sold to Woolworths.

Janet Jackson and her husband have reportedly split three months after becoming parents.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame held their annual induction ceremony on Friday night at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, NY with an evening with a few surprises, just as many disappointments and a VERY long running time of four hours and fifty minutes.

History was created at Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday night when Australian legend Daryl Braithwaite sang his iconic hit ‘The Horses’ with the lady who wrote the song, Rickie Lee Jones.

Queens of the Stone Age will play additional Australian and New Zealand shows when they head out for Splendour In The Grass.

Irish singer Lisa Hannigan will play a series of national dates when she heads to Australia for Vivid Live in May.

Melbourne is once again proving to be Australia’s creative hub with Husky achieving musical excellence on their third album ‘Punchbuzz’.

Natalie Merchant is one of the guest vocalists to appear on the upcoming Kronos Quartet album ‘Folk Songs’.

Middle Kids have returned home to Australia after a visit to SXSW ready to premiere their new video ‘Old River’.

Pond have a new video for the title track of their next album The Weather.

Major new titles coming this week from: Mike & The Mechanics, The Chainsmokers, Falling in Reverse, Sean Rowe, Tina Arena, Cold War Kids, Kendrick Lamar, Michelle Branch and Father John Misty.

Don Rickles, also known as Mr. Warmth and The Merchant of Venom for his biting comedy, died on Thursday (April 6) morning at his home in Los Angeles from kidney failure. He was 90.

Elton John has been named Record Store Day's first Legend.

Nate Dogg's son Naijiel Hale is facing life in prison after he was arrested on felony drug charges following a police sting.

Australian rapper Iggy Azalea and her ex-fiance Nick Young have put the home they once shared on the market.

Keith Urban was honored for his dedication to furthering music education at the Grammys on the Hill Awards on Wednesday (April 5).