Nazareth was forced to cancel the last four dates of their European tour last week after lead singer Linton Osborne came down with a virus of his vocal chords.

Frank Sinatra would have been 100 on December 12, 2015. One year of events to mark the occasion have just begun.

Six tracks from Madonna’s already leaked new album Rebel Heart have been released stealth style.

Taylor Swift returns to the No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums chart this week with “1989”, which by going back to the top for a fourth non-consecutive week is now her longest run at the top of the Australian Albums chart.

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars stay at No.1 for a second week on the ARIA Singles chart with “Uptown Funk”, moving Bruno’s tally of weeks at the top in Australia to six now, the same amount as Pink (3 #1’s), Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift (2 #1’s each) have notched up this decade.

The campaign to use Iron Maiden to block Simon Cowell’s X Factor winner Ben Haenow from topping the UK chart is set to fail with Haenow’s ‘Something I Need’ now set for a certain number one.

The Rolling Stones have sent a Christmas message to fans suggesting the show will go on in 2015.

Stephen Colbert has concluded with an all-star ‘We’ll Meet Again’ featuring everyone from Michael Stipe and Willie Nelson to Bill Clinton and astronauts at the space station.

Julian Casablancas has pulled out of the Falls Festival citing that old Christmas chestnut “unforeseen circumstances” as the reason to cancel the tour.

The City of Melbourne will feature 100% Melbourne music when it brings in the new year with the fireworks on New Years Eve.

John Fry, an iconic member of the Memphis' music scene and mentor to the band Big Star, died on Thursday afternoon after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 69.

Larry Henley, whose career spanned from being lead singer of the Newbeats to writing the international hit Wind Beneath My Wings, died on Thursday after battling both Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. He was 77.

Billy Corgan has revealed two new members of the Smashing Pumpkins touring band are Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine and Mark Stoermer of The Killers.

The National Gallery of Victoria will host free outdoor summer shows in February with Lanie Lane and Husky two of the acts to appear.

The Recording Academy has released it's list of special award winners for this year's ceremonies in February.

iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com features over the holiday season the touring artists of 2015.

Charli XCX, has a new album this week and there are reissues from XTC and Yes as well as vinyl Neil Young.

Mahalia Barnes, her band The Soul Mates and American blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa have been working on an album of Betty Davis covers.

Perth soul singer Shameen will head east for summer for in February.

Madonna views her music leak as "artistic rape".

Stevie Wonder has welcomed his ninth child.

Sir Elton John will marry his longtime partner David Furnish this weekend.

The Woodford Folk Festival on the Queensland Sunshine Coast has been praised for its impact on the economy.

Foo Fighters will now perform in Perth one day later than originally scheduled on March 8.

Canadian music legend Randy Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive will release an all-star album featuring Neil Young and Joe Bonamassa in April.

Metallica are no strangers to playing at sports events, but they've never done it before on ice.

Irving Berlin's 1923 song What'll I Do was already melancholy before it got into the hands of Willie Nelson on his new album with his sister Bobbie December Day (Willie's Stash, Volume 1).

Vance Joy was the musical guest of Conan O'Brien this week.

The Big Sky Blues and Roots Festival for Deniliquin next Easter has been cancelled for 2015.

Modest Mouse last released the album ‘We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank’ in 2007. The new album Strangers To Ourselves will be released in February.