Leona Lewis has written a personal plea to the Brazilian Senate in a bid to ban all cruel animal testing of cosmetics in Brazil.

Nick Cave thinks touring is 'not too dissimilar to prison'.

Todd McKenney has been named as the host of the Helpmann Awards for 2015.

Indigenous singer songwriter Archie Roach and entertainer, singer and broadcaster Denis Walter have been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday List for 2015.

Roger Daltrey, Liam Gallagher, Ian Broudie (Lightning Seeds) and Zak Starkey are reportedly forming a supergroup to perform on the upcoming TFI Friday special in Britain.

Ronnie Gilbert, the lone female voice in the folk singing legends the Weavers, died on Saturday at a retirement home in Mill Valley, CA. She was 88.

The Rolling Stones Zipcode tour zipped into zipcode 70611 Arlington, Texas at the home grounds of the legendary Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night.

Australian 60s pop legend Normie Rowe chose the same room he recorded his very first song to launch his 50th anniversary record ‘Frenzy’ in Melbourne on Saturday night.

Pixie Lott will star as Holly Golightly in a limited 12-week season of Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London's West End in 2016.

Adam Lambert 'can't do dating apps' like Tinder.

Little Boots (aka Victoria Hesketh) has premiered the official video for her new single 'Better In The Morning.' The video was directed by London based art director and stylist Nova Dando and is a delicious accompaniment to the track.

Demi Lovato is taking the opportunity to make music that 'feels right'.

McBusted have unveiled a smart and sleek new look for style magazine Fault.

Jackie Barnes is the news drummer for US based Aussie band Evol Walks.

The BPI's famous Platinum, Gold and Silver Awards Programme, which recognises achievement in respect of sales of albums, singles and long-form music video in the UK, is to include audio streaming data in its album certifications from this week.

The third studio album for English act Florence + The Machine debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week with the set “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”, which becomes the acts second No.1 album in Australia after “Ceremonials” went to the top for a single week in early November 2011.

Taylor Swift spends a second week at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart with her fourth No.1 in Australia “Bad Blood”, plus the track has sold enough during its three weeks within the Top 10 to be certified ▲Platinum in sales this week.

Harry Styles has addressed rumours he is planning to launch a solo career.

Justin Bieber has pleaded guilty to charges of assault and careless driving.

Brazilian metal icons Sepultura are very proud to announce that their 30th Anniversary Tour will now include a visit to the UK.

The Replacements have played their last show but earlier this week Australia’s You Am I got to open for their second and last shows ever.

It has been eight years since former Australian Idol contestant Paulini released a studio album and her latest offering “Come Alive” released on Robert Rigby’s Ambition label debuts this week at 25 on the ARIA chart.

Australian 60s pop legend Normie Rowe has confirmed his conscription into the Australian army to serve in Vietnam was a set-up by Liberal Prime Minister Harold Holt to generate publicity by sending ‘Australia’s Elvis’ to war.

Fleetwood Mac have discussed whether they'll be releasing a new album in the future.

The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards has told Rolling Stone magazine that the word "studio" recent came up at a band rehearsal and that it could very well lead to a new album.

Ludacris' wife Eudoxie Mbouguiengue has given birth to their first child together.

Ben Folds is going where he has never gone before.

Nick Marsh, singer and guitarist for the British rock band Flesh For Lulu, died Friday after battling cancer. He was 53.

Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp is about to become one of the nastiest men on Earth in the new motion picture thriller Age of Kill.

LA based Australian singer songwriter Ben Lee and 60s pop icon Normie Rowe are the guests this week on iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com.