Chris Martin threw an epic, star-studded Willy Wonka-themed party to celebrate his 40th birthday.

Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, and Twenty One Pilots were among the big winners at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Sunday night (05Mar17).

Queen guitarist Brian May and musical partner Kerry Ellis are preparing to release their second album, Golden Days, on April 7 via Sony Music.

Gladys Knight has won her legal battle to cut ties with her son's struggling restaurant.

Most know him as a member of the Monkees but Mike Nesmith's contributions to the world of music go well beyond the 60's group.

Jerry Lee Lewis has filed a lawsuit against his daughter alleging over how she treated him while she was his manager and for the misappropriation of money.

Fiona Horne is putting Def FX back together for an Australian tour to mark the 20th anniversary of the band’s break-up.

Australian act The Waifs land their first No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with their eighth studio set entitled "Ironbark".

Australia still has a "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran at the summit of the ARIA Singles Chart for now an eighth consecutive week (the same amount in England, Ireland and New Zealand also), and with his third album "÷ (Divide)" out as of Friday (3rd March), it could either remain at the top again next week (thanks to the album), or drop down (due to people only buying the album more than the single).

Singer/songwriter Valerie Carter has died at the age of 64.

American Idol contestant James Durbin is the new lead singer of Quiet Riot.

Kenny Rogers has postponed a concert in Knoxville, Tennessee on Friday (March 3) after falling ill.

Singer/songwriter Tommy Page, who had a no. 1 hit in the USA with ‘I’ll Be Your Everything’, has been found dead at age 46.

Adelaide will add to its newly anointed ‘Australia’s music capital’ status with the addition of the Kevin Borich Express at the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

The SXSW Film Festival will premiere ‘Thank You, Friends: Big Star’s Third Live …And More’.

Ed Sheeran will be on The Capital Evening Show with Roman Kemp tonight talking about recording new track ‘Happier’ in the cold room on the Queen Mary 2 Cruise Ship and how he wrote ‘How Would You Feel’ in under 15 minutes for his girlfriend.

Coldplay have announced a brand new E.P. ‘Kaleidoscope’.

Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch is back on the market with a new name and a seriously reduced price tag.

Berlin-based, Australian animator Lucy Dyson has created a new music video for Melbourne jazz outfit Urbanity.

Sounds Australia's The Aussie BBQ at SXSW has expanded days for 2017 with a line-up featuring country Queen Kasey Chambers, Tame Impala's Cameron Avery and one to watch Vera Blue.

When Glenn Frey died early last year, it was assumed that it was the end of the Eagles. He and Don Henley were the only remaining members from the original lineup still in the group and, with Frey being so integral to so much of the band's material, people felt the best thing to do would be to put the band to rest.

Cher has joked she was performing in Las Vegas when Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears "were in rompers" and claims she will be the "Tony Bennett" of her generation.

Essential Media Group, LLC, who says they own the master tapes made by the fictional group the Archies, has sued Ron Dante who has alleged that he actually has the rights to the music.

Blink-182 fans are about to get a new version of the band's latest album, California, and, according to Mark Hoppus, it's a "whole other record".

Lorde has previewed the first taste of her second album ‘Melodrama’ with the song ‘Green Light’.

Diesel and Tim Finn head to iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com this week.

The Backstreet Boys hit the stage for the first of their 26-show residency at Planet Hollywood's Axis auditorium on Wednesday night to an ecstatic crowd who danced and sang along to a set full of hits.

Major new titles coming this week from: Ed Sheeran, Khalid, Kingswood, Colin Buchanan, The Waifs and the 'Logan' soundtrack.

Singer and dancer Paula Abdul has been selected to receive the Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award from the Music Business Association (Music Biz).

Tegan and Sara have cancelled their upcoming Australian tour including appearances at Sydney’s Twilight At Taronga and Melbourne’s Melbourne Zoo Twilights.