Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, the multi-instrumental country musician who wrote the song that would become Dueling Banjos, died at his home on Thursday at the age of 93.

John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols and Public Image, Ltd. is taking on a new career role as King Herod in the touring company of Jesus Christ Superstar.

INXS maintain a sixth non-consecutive week at No.1 on the ARIA Albums chart with their compilation set “The Very Best of”, which is helped by the recent release of the TV mini-series on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Returning for a twelfth week at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart is “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, which now becomes the equal longest running No.1 this century alongside Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” (Dec. 2002).

The City of Port Phillip’s acting mayor Serge Thomann has made the local residents ‘Happy’ with their own version of the Pharrell Williams ‘Happy’ video.

Robert Smith really doesn't like the writing of Guardian Critic Caroline Sullivan.

Eric Clapton has announced a few changes to his band for shows in the U.S., U.K. and Europe.

ZZ Top and Jeff Beck will be teaming for a 2014 summer tour with the artists promising a lot of synergy.

Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network is producing a film on the life of singer Darlene Love and producers have selected Darlene Love for the title role.

Reckless Jane, a previously unheard track written by Nick Drake with musician and friend Beverley Martyn, has today been premiered with The Independent.

Steely Dan will once again be on the road this summer; however, only the first two dates have been announced.

Steve Hackett follows up his 2013 release Genesis Revisited: Live at Hammersmith with the new DVD Genesis Revisited: Live at the Royal Albert Hall out on June 30 in the U.K. (U.S. release TBD).

Aerosmith are about to head out on a US tour, if you can believe Joe Perry and his spray-can.

Lorde will showcase three-piece Canberra band Safia on her upcoming Australian tour.

Jack White has given fans an early preview of a brand new song titled ‘High Ball Stepper’.

Sydney's Jagwar Ma and Melbourne's Courtney Barnett are the sole Australian acts named to play Glastonbury 2014.

Marcia Hines 'Amazing' and Dan Sultan's 'Blackbird' are the major album releases for the week.

Neil Young played four solo shows over five nights at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, offering up a career spanning show.

The Rolling Stones will return to Australia in October and have now given a range of dates for the tour.

Pseudo Echo will release their fifth album ‘Ultraviolent’ this Friday. It will be the band’s first album in 14 years.

Marcia Hines new studio album ‘Amazing’ will be released this Friday, April 4, 2014.

KC & The Sunshine Band has just passed its 40 year milestone thus beginning a new era for the band Harry Wayne Casey started back in 1973.

Hole are once again whole. The classic ‘Celebrity Skin’ line-up featuring Courtney Love, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Eric Erlandson and Patty Schemel are back together.

Australia’s Stonefield are about to head off to the UK to perform at The Great Escape and Dot To Dot festivals.

Cut Copy haven’t headlined their own shows in Australia for three years but will return home to play Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in May.

Things Of Stone And Wood fans have flocked for tickets following news the band had reformed for 25th Anniversary dates.

Triple J has written a cheque for $19,477.83 for the Red Cross from proceeds from their ‘Christmas Number 1’.

5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) will most likely be a one-week wonder after last week's no 1, as it looks like either a return to the top spot for Pharrell, or the ever patient Clean Bandit.

Joan As Police Woman will return to Australia in June.

Wilko Johnson’s pairing with Roger Daltrey for the album ‘Going Back Home’ has kicked in immediately in the UK with the album debuting at no. 3.