Axl Rose has thrown another one of his famous tantrums and withdrawn from the Guns N’ Roses Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction just days before the event.

The 2012 Australian Jazz Bell Awards will take place in Melbourne on May 3.

Jimmy Niven, keyboard player for a number of Australian bands including The Sports, The Pink Finks and Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, passed away in Melbourne on Monday (April 9, 2012).

One Direction’s debut album ‘Up All Night’ has moved to number one of the ARIA chart in Australia but Madonna ‘MDNA’ has gone in the other direction.

Victoria’s Slightly Left Of Centre have topped the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Buzz Chart this week with their song ‘Glorious Way’.

Jim Marshall, the man who is most likely responsible for that ringing in your ears, has died at the age of 88.

The Melbourne music community gathered at St Peter and Paul’s Catholic Church in South Melbourne yesterday to farewell Chocolate Starfish guitarist Zoran Romic.

US touring giant Live Nation has acquired Australian promoter Michael Coppel Presents and Michael Coppel will take over as the company President and CEO.

Melbourne singer/songwriter Megan Washington has become an Ambassador for Record Store Day Australia.

Canadian rock icon Neil Young has filed trademark applications for a “studio quality” audio format to challenge mp3s.

A tribute video from Zoran Romic’s last performance with Chocolate Starfish is now live at zoranromic.com.

Melbourne rocker Jacob Butler to debut 'Come My Way' on the South African home of Temper Trap, Bush, Placebo and Nickelback.

Madonna has the top album, and Carly Rae Jepsen has the top single, on a refreshed ARIA chart.

Madonna ‘MDNA’ is taking on Lionel Richie ‘Tuskegee’ for the top spot on the US album chart this week and Madonna will win.

Today the Australian music industry lost one of the nicest guys in the business. Chocolate Starfish guitarist Zoran Romic is now at peace after a one-year battle with cancer. He passed away this morning at 10:30am (March 31, 2012) in Melbourne.

Oz hip-hop gods Hilltop Hoods spend a second week at the top of a busy week for new releases on the ARIA Chart.

The family of Vince Lovegrove has released the following statement following Vince’s tragic death in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Australian music pioneer Vince Lovegrove has lost his life in a car accident near Byron Bay in New South Wales on Saturday.

Henry Wagons has decided to make an honest woman of Melanie Crawford (or is that the other way around).

Melbourne, Australia singer songwriter Gotye has a Top 10 album in the USA.

Following the news that British punk icons the Sex Pistols have signed a new deal with Universal Music Catalogue, the band will release a limited edition 7" record of their first ever single Anarchy in the UK on April 21st for Record Store Day.

EMI Records in Australia is doing its part to save the Annandale Hotel in Sydney. The company has bought a brick in the Annandale wall.

Hilltop Hoods and Bruce Springsteen trump Adele, plus all the other movements on this week’s ARIA Charts.

Bruce Springsteen has pipped Adele on the Billboard chart, tying with Elvis for third most number one albums.

Adele scores her 31st week at the top, but we have a new number one single from Fun with Janelle Monae.

Former US Vice President Al Gore will speak at SXSW in Austin on Monday.

Dan Bradley has reignited the ongoing debate over the Australian radio Australian content quota.

Melodramatic Sydney indie-pop quartet The Jezabels have won this year's Australian Music Prize for their album Prisoner.

Rachael Ray is having Train, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Jimmy Cliff over to lunch.

Gotye ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ exceeded 100 million views on Youtube earlier today.