New releases for the week of the 13th of January, 2017.

There's a lot of Prince news this week as the first anniversary of his death last April approaches.

Chance the Rapper wants to emulate Kanye West's self-assurance but not his personality.

Madonna is planning to return to the director's chair for movie Loved, a big screen adaption of Andrew Sean Greer's novel The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells.

Heart's Ann Wilson is going out on a solo tour during March and April.

Global Music Rights, a company founded by Irving Azoff in 2014, has acquired the rights for all released and unreleased Prince songs.

Dance star Moby will only agree to DJ at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration if the Republican makes his tax returns public.

Original Foreigner lead singer Lou Gramm has an upcoming reunion with the band and a big decision to make.

Gilbert O'Sullivan is about to celebrate fifty years in the music business.

Charli XCX has created her own party anthem album.

Jimmy Buffett will headline Bluesfest with an Australian exclusive at Easter.

Rebecca Ferguson has declined Donald Trump's invitation to perform at his inauguration after she was told she wouldn't be allowed to sing Strange Fruit.

Los Angeles based, Australian singer-songwriter Tim Wheatley leads an impressive list of Australian acts added to the SXSW Music Festival for Austin in March.

Scarlett Johansson, Katy Perry, and Amy Schumer are preparing to join a planned protest in support of women's rights at a big march in Washington, D.C.

Singer Halsey has opened up about her "terrifying" endometriosis surgeries.

Justin Bieber's Love Yourself hit was originally intended for Ed Sheeran's album Divide.

Fadi Fawaz has blasted a report alleging George Michael tried to end their relationship, calling it 'lies'.

The upcoming U2 ‘The Joshua Tree Tour’ shows will bring some rarities and one never played live song into the U2 setlist.

Welsh born, Australian based drummer Johnny Dick has died at the age of 73.

Ed Sheeran joined Roman Kemp at Capital Radio to perform his new song ‘Shape Of You’.

U2 will mark the 30th anniversary of their iconic ‘The Joshua Tree’ album by performing the album on tour from start to finish.

Kasabian will launch their 6th album with two Australian shows exclusively in Sydney in March.

When Donald Trump was elected on November 8 in the U.S., the world changed for many including U2.

Green Day have announced a new leg to their Revolution Radio Tour.

On March 8, 1977, Foreigner released their self-titled debut album which included such classics as Feels Like the First Time, Cold as Ice and Long, Long Way From Home.

The early days of the Buzzcocks are being chronicled in a brand new box set, Buzzcocks MK.1.

Those waiting for the Broadway debut of the Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville will have to hold while people in San Diego, New Orleans, Houston and Chicago sample the musical first.

The fall-out from Mariah Carey's New Year's Eve concert disaster has prompted the superstar to take a social media break.

Music as diverse as rock legend Daryl Braithwaite through to rapper Drapht has been selected to play the 2017 St Kilda Music Festival.

Justin Hurwitz has picked up two Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score for ‘La La Land’ at the Golden Globe Awards.