Beyonce and rapper Kendrick Lamar have reportedly been tapped to headline California's Coachella festival next year (17).

Eddi Reader will scoot around Australia in March following her appearance at the Port Fairy Folk Festival.

Rapper Ty Dolla Sign will be in Australia in January for dates with special guest Kent Jones.

Rapper Azealia Banks had a court date in New York on Tuesday (29Nov16) to face charges she spat at and bit a bouncer.

Dolly Parton has been left "heartbroken" as raging wildfires sweep across eastern Tennessee, prompting the evacuation of her Dollywood resort.

Opening track on the album neatly sums this album up ‘Heavy’. Massive bass riff, hammering drums and THAT voice – child-like or monster-bellows in turn. Quintessential Glenn Hughes.

The DJ accused of groping Taylor Swift in 2013 has questioned why the alleged incident was never reported to police if he had behaved inappropriately during the meet-and-greet.

Kanye West has reportedly been put under constant watch in hospital as he has become "very paranoid", an insider has revealed.

The vinyl collection of the late Dennis Hopper is for sale … for $150,000.

Neil Young has cancelled his upcoming headline Australian tour and removed his Bluesfest date from his website.

New Zealand's Ray Columbus has died at the age of 74.

Eddy Grant's forthcoming album ‘Plaisance’ will be out in 2017.

Some have questioned how fast the executors of Prince's estate have managed to get the Paisley Park complex up and running as a museum, feeling it was a bit disrespectful to the late singer this soon after his death, but the company running the site keeps forging forward with new special events.

Neil Young has taken to Facebook to publish a lengthy opinion of the situation at Standing Rock and president-elect Trump.

It's not unusual for an artist to say they are retiring and then drawing out that final tour for years.

Coldplay will drop by The X Studio in Kings Cross, Sydney in December for a up close and special invite only show for Nova listeners.

Australian composer Dr Allan Zavod has died at the age of 71.

Who’s This? band to watch in 2017.

Kasey Chambers will head out on the road with Bernard Fanning in 2017.

Ed Sheeran reportedly had his face sliced open by Princess Beatrice.

Beyonce took home four gongs at the 2016 Soul Train Awards.

Rapper Drake reportedly left fans disappointed after he didn't show up for a gig in Abu Dhabi.

The dawning of Kate Bush's first Number 1 album for 30 years is on the horizon in this week’s Official Albums Chart.

Metallica failed to claim their fourth number 1 album in the U.K. this week as Little Mix took the top spot with Glory Days.

Ahead of the BBC Music Awards 2016 on Monday December 12 , Radio 2, which with 15.14m listeners is the biggest radio network in Europe (RAJARs, Q3, 2016), has today revealed the full shortlist for BBC Radio 2 Album of the Year: a new award for this year’s star-studded ceremony celebrating the best albums of the past twelve months.

Ahead of the release of his fifth studio album, 'Darkness and Light' on Friday (2nd December), John Legend has covered Jocks&Nerds in a great shoot.

In the five or so years that One Electric Day has been around it has become one of Melbourne’s most treasured music events.

One World’s reggae fest Ragamuffin will resurrect for 2017 for Sydney and Melbourne.

Atlanta band Issues has replaced Of Mice and Men who have dropped off the A Day To Remember Australian dates due to illness.

British singer David Essex will perform his final solo tour show tonight at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England; however, it is not the end of his career.