Lou Doillon has had to cancel her So Frenchy So Chic appearances in Australia this weekend but the So Frenchy So Chic festival will go ahead as planned.

Melbourne’s Billboard The Venue has a new name. After being known as Billboard for about 40 years the venue has been renamed 170 Russell (after its address).

Music Victoria and the Victorian Government have been making positive progress to reform regulations and licensing for live music venues in the state of Victoria.

SXSW has now announced over 1200 for the music conference and festival in Austin, Texas in March.

Warner Music will release a 2-disc compilation documenting the music of Greenwich Village in the 60s.

Rock icon Lemmy of rock-band Motörhead gets immortalised as a statue. Well, a 9 inch tall one.

SXSW has confirmed 41 Australian acts has signed to perform at the 2014 music conference and festival in Austin, Texas in March.

Engelbert Humperdinck has recorded a cover of the Shirley Bassey classic ‘Never Never Never’ with Olivia Newton-John for his forthcoming duets album ‘Engelbert Calling’.

The world's most dangerous group N.W.A are to have their story immortalised in new film 'Straight Outta Compton'.

The world's most iconic guitar, the Fender Stratocaster,  celebrates 60 years in music.

Disney has ‘Frozen’ out Beyoncé from the number one album in the USA.

Beth Hart will perform Bluesfest sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne in April.

The Wailers, the original backing band of Bob Marley, have added a Melbourne Bluesfest sideshow to their upcoming Australian dates.

Guns N' Roses will tour South America in March after The Dead Daisies finish their round of shows in Australia.

T. Rex fans will have access to Marc Bolan rarities for the first time when the band's catalogue is reissued.

Metallica, Stevie Wonder and Nile Rodgers will be paired with recent artists for the 56th Grammy Awards in LA later this month.

Katy Perry 'Roar' was the biggest selling song in Australia in 2013.

Pink 'The Truth About Love' was the second biggest selling album in Australia for the second year running.

The Crimson ProjeKCt, featuring members of King Crimson, have announced rescheduled dates for Australia and New Zealand.

We Are Scientists have postponed their Australian tour to May.

Ringo Starr will become a Powerpuff Girl for the cartoon superhero comeback on January 20.

Kinks founders Ray and Dave Davies are getting on better than ever and even spent New Year's Eve together.

Kiss founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have eliminated the possibility of a reunion with Peter Criss and Ace Frehley for a performance for the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Eurythmics will be doing it for The Beatles and for the CBS/Grammy special The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles.

So Frenchy So Chic, the annual music festival celebrating the music of France, starts this Saturday in Melbourne.

The Dead Daises made the Classic Rock Magazine Top 50 Songs of the Year.

St Kilda Festival has revealed the 2014 line-up with Sunday event featuring a who’s who of Australian music including Mat.McHugh, Renee Geyer and Busby Marou.

Justin Beiber ‘Beliebers’ have become ‘Unbeliebers’. Bieber released his new album ‘Journals’ just two week ago and the fans don’t care.

Phil Everly's death at age 74 on Friday has set off tributes from some of the biggest names in the business including Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Brian May of Queen and Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong.

Lou Doillon, the French singer, actress and model, will perform at the So Frenchy So Chic festival when it gets underway in Melbourne on January 12.