Queen + Adam Lambert (the official name for this new configuration) have set 19 dates around the U.S. and Canada with Brian May exclaiming "Let's ROCK those beautiful arenas JUST ONE MORE TIME!"

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne must fork up £300,000 to repair their flooded mansion.

U2 has postponed the release of a new album & tour until 2015.

Elton John remains atop the list of the biggest selling singles in British recording history as the Official Charts Company updates their definitive list.

Based on Morrissey's regular comments on the state of the planet, it's not that surprising that he is calling his upcoming album World Peace is None of Your Business.

Justin Timberlake has doubled dates for his Australian tour adding new shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane in September and October.

Tool have been quick to dispel rumours they had completed their next album following misleading reports in the media this week.

Phil Rudd, drummer for AC/DC, has been acquitted in a New Zealand court of lying about a drug conviction.

Elbow top the album releases this week while former Taxiride frontman Jason Singh tops the single releases.

The second annual Deni Blues & Roots Festival will he held in Deniliquin, NSW over Easter with an all-star line-up featuring John Mayer, Doobie Brothers, Boz Scaggs, Dr John, Russell Morris and Elvis Costello.

Nine Inch Nails and Queens of the Stone Age kicked off their Australian tour in Sydney this week with both bands giving a musical snapshot of their entire recorded careers.

The Rolling Stones welcomed Japan’s guitar great Tomoyasu Hotei as their special guest to perform ‘Respectable’ at their final show in Tokyo tonight.

Spandau Ballet will perform at the Lou Reed tribute show at SXSW in Austin, Texas next week.

Pink has signed a new recording contract with RCA Records that will see her with the labels for many more albums to come.

The Production Company Chairman Jeanne Pratt, Artistic Director Ken Mackenzie-Forbes and Executive Director Rachel Taylor have launched the 2014 season in a lavish function in Melbourne’s historic Raheen mansion.

Entertainment and media lawyer, journalist, and the founder of InPress, Andrew Watt has released his guide to the Australian music industry titled ‘Welcome To The Jungle – Navigating the Music Business In Australia’.

Iggy & The Stooges guitarist James Williams has re-recorded some rare 70s Stooges song for the new album ‘Re-Licked’.

Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters and friends have a new project they call The Birds of Satan.

Big Scary have been named victorious for the 9th Australian Music Prize for their ‘Not Art’ album.

With Pharrell Williams in the country this week for the Future Music Festival, plus his appearance at The Oscars over the weekend, and not mention his new album GIRL being released at the start of the week, it looks likely that he will holding for a ninth week at No.1 in Australia with his song “Happy”.

Tim Rogers and Shane O’Mara will team up across March and April for the Rogers Sings Rogerstein tour.

Lizotte’s, one of Australia most loved and most frequented music establishments, is up for sale.

Frente will reform to mark the 21st anniversary of their first album ‘Marvin The Album’.

Liam Gallagher has called for a boycott of the upcoming Oasis ‘Definitely Maybe’ reissue, urging fans not to buy the special edition remastered album.

Tame Impala have announced further UK shows this summer, following on from recent news of their T In The Park, Benicassim and Latitude sets and London Arctic Monkeys support slots.

The Rolling Stones threw a curve-ball to fans in Tokyo on Tuesday night playing the Goats Head Soap classic ‘Silver Train’ live for the first time in 40 years.

Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, have set April 17 as the date for the 25th Rainforest Fund Benefit Concert.

Michael Pilmer, the webmaster for the official Devo website, ClubDevo.com, has started a campaign on gofundme.com to help the family of the late Bob Casale financially.

When Carlos Santana announced the upcoming release of Corazon, an album with numerous Latin stars guesting on vocals, it was assumed that his project reuniting the original Santana band had somehow fallen through the cracks.

Brisbane, home of Australia’s biggest music conference BigSound, will host the APRA Awards in June.