Sharon Jones was surrounded by loved ones at a Cooperstown, NY hospital for most of the last week of her life.

Pregnant Janet Jackson has taken to Twitter for the first time in several months to assure fans she's doing well.

The fifth studio album for local rapper Illy (Alasdair Murray) entitled "Two Degrees" becomes his first ever ARIA Albums Chart No.1, plus only his second Top 10 entry.

Retaining his No.1 position on the ARIA Singles Chart for a sixth straight week is James Arthur and his ballad "Say You Won't Let Go", which is now 2x▲Platinum in sales.

Trump’s Divided States of America is happening fast and ugly. Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn was defaced by racist Trump supporters on Friday.

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler has been selected to receive the 2016 Humanitarian Award from the Hospitality Committee for United Nations Delegations.

The sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Elton John by a former security guard has been dismissed.

Garbage founder Butch Vig will not be with the band when they tour Australia next week.

Hugh McDonald, a member of Australian band Redgum, has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 62.

Sharon Jones of soul and funk band The Dap Kings, has lost her battle with cancer at age 60.

Twisted Sister is no more. The band played their final show last Saturday night at Parque Fundidora in Monterrey, Mexico, ending their "Forty and Fuck It Tour" which began on June 10 at the Sweden Rock Festival.

While there has not been an official announcement, all signs point towards lead vocalist Ed Kowalczyk returning to the band Live.

Music industry support organization Sounds Australia has been given a last-minute lifeline with the Federal Government reversing its decision to discontinue funding.

Metallica have not only made a video for every song on their new ‘Hardwired…To Self-Destruct’ album, they have made them free for you to watch on YouTube.

Bruce Springsteen will narrate the audio edition of his critically acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Born to Run. Simon & Schuster Audio will publish the 18-hour-long audiobook on December 6.

Nile Rodgers has signed on as a keynote speaker at SXSW.

Oliver Perry (aka D.D Dumbo) has won the award for Triple J Album of the Year for 2016.

Bruce Springsteen and Diana Ross were among the 21 people named today to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Disturbed frontman and founder David Draiman is at Noise11 iHeartRadio this week from The X Studio.

Major new titles coming out this week include: Little Mix, Bic Runga, Sixx.A.M., Bruno Mars, Kerser, Justice, Metallica, DNCE and the Fantastic Beasts soundtrack.

Bobbi Kristina Brown's boyfriend has been ordered to pay her estate officials more than $36 million (£29 million) after he was found civilly liable for her death.

Bon Jovi's complete studio album catalog including their latest, This House is Not For Sale, is being collected in a new 25-LP box set Bon Jovi: The Albums set the release for February 10.

Moira Bennett, producer for Room 8, is taking her show 'At Last: The Etta James Story' on tour in the UK in March 2017.

Art music composers have the chance to share in A$100,000 worth of funding to create new commissioned work thanks to the APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund.

Ricky Martin is heading to Las Vegas for a residency.

Bob Dylan will not travel to Sweden to accept his historic Nobel Prize win.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard took home a stack of music awards from The Age and Music Victoria this week.

Triple J Unearthed winners The Money War has released the another single from their upcoming EP.

Western Australia’s Human Buoy has revealed their video for ‘Fields’.

Don Henley will return to Australia as a solo artist in 2017.