Red Hot Chili Peppers, case/lang/veirs, Bob Evans, Jake Bugg, Mumford & Sons (EP), and the new So Fresh comp and Finding Dory soundtrack lead the week's new music releases.

Australian singer songwriter Darren Hayes has written a pointed, articulate letter to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull about the taxpayer wasting plebiscite ahead of the Federal election.

Cliff Richards has been cleared of all sexual abuse charges with the Crown Prosecution Service saying the case has been “carefully reviewed” and there is “insufficient evidence to prosecute”.

Gyan will return to live performance to perform songs from her recent album ‘This Girl’s In Love’ on a national tour.

Violinist Patrick Roberts has finished recording his new song ‘Legacy’ and is preparing to debut the song live in his hometown Melbourne at the Forum in July.

Brisbane singer Grace Sewell dropped by Daryl Hall’s house recently for an episode of Live From Daryl’s House.

Jimmy Barnes, Katie Noonan and Josh Pyke are just a few Australian Music names who have raised their voices ahead of the Australian election for governments to support the Australian Music Industry.

Rick Astley has been part of internet jokes for almost five years with the infamous "Rickrolling" where a link is placed on a post or story talking about some fabulous item or fact which just leads to the video of Astley singing his hit Never Gonna Give You Up.

Bob Dylan obliged one obnoxious fan at his LA show this week by playing Lynyrd Skynyrd's cult classic 'Freebird'.

We're here at the Eden Project to watch Duran Duran's contribution to BBC Music Day.

Beyonce and Paul McCartney paid tribute to victims of the Orlando shooting during their concerts on Tuesday night.

Brian Wilson wishes he had never experimented with drugs.

We are used to Morrissey reeling at the British and European but, on Tuesday, he wrote a lengthy piece on the upcoming U.S. election.

Ahead of their barn-storming headline slot at last weekend’s Download Festival, Steve Harris, bassist for legendary rock band Iron Maiden, spoke to Planet Rock about how he has survived their 29 years of touring, that famous Ed Force One jet and how singer Bruce Dickinson’s illness failed to de-rail the Maiden juggernaut!

Janet Jackson's brother Tito Jackson has confirmed his baby sister is not using a surrogate to become a first-time mum at 50.

Ice Cube and Common put their "beef" to bed on the set of Barbershop: A Fresh Cut.

Melbourne’s Yarra was finally name-checked on American television this week when singer songwriter Marlon Williams and his band The Yarra Benders performed for Conan O’Brien.

Songwriter Jimmy Webb visited his friend Glen Campbell and updated fans on Glen’s condition.

Deftones singer will perform a solo acoustic show inside a volcano in Iceland this weekend.

Henry McCullough, session guitarist and member of Paul McCartney & Wings during the 70's, has died at his home in Belfast, Ireland. He was 72.

The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards in association with Fireball blew the roof off a sold-out Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith last night, and honored the very best of the past 12 months’ metal and rock from around the globe.

Tony Visconti has apologized for offending Adele.

As projected, Paul Simon debuts at number 3 this week with his latest album Stranger to Stranger. The album was the biggest selling album in the U.S. over the last week but debuts at number 3 after streaming equivalents are added.

Lincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman, the multi-talented producer, guitarist and songwriter, died in La Grange, GA after battling lung disease at the age of 79.

James Corden took Red Hot Chili Peppers on a trip around LA … and it really was a trip.

It's hard to review compilations because, in most cases, it's all been heard before. Fans own most or all the albums and those acquainted with an artist's music will be interested only if they know a lot of the songs.

Hot Tub Time Machine star Craig Robinson has postponed Australian dates until December.

Gorillaz, the virtual band created by Damon Albarn of Blur and comic artist Jamie Hewlett, are on track to release their fifth album in 2017.

Elton John reportedly threatened to walk out of his gig on Saturday during a foul-mouthed rant at security guards.

Songwriters are advised to get their Performance Report into APRA AMCOS by July 31 to receive payment for their work.