Iconic singer/songwriter Billy Joel has lost his mother, Rosalind Nyman Joel, at the age of 92. She had been in hospice care according to Long Island's Newsday.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's historic 1974 live album could just be their first album to debut in the US top 10 in 32 years later this week.

Guitarist Dick Wagner, who is best known for his work with Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, has been hospitalized for a blocked artery and further complications.

Jackson Browne's first studio album in six years will be out on October 7 (October 6 internationally).

Deadly Awards founder Gavin Jones has been found dead at his property in Goulburn.

Bruce Springsteen has been nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best International Contemporary Concert after winning the category last year.

The Wild Feathers will no longer travel to Australia for Splendour In The Grass but will tour Australia in 2015.

Damon Albarn’s Melbourne show has been announced for December.

Justin Townes Earle, Ryan Bingham and Henry Wagons will perform at the inaugural Out On The Weekend festival in Melbourne in October.

Rhys Darby will perform Perth and Brisbane sideshows when he returns to Australia for Just For Laughs in October.

Just For Laughs will return to Sydney for a fourth season in October.

Robin Thicke ‘Paula’ has shown up on the ARIA chart at no. 207 this week.

Bob Dylan has added a fourth Melbourne show and third Perth concert on his upcoming Australian tour.

Lily Allen will perform a secret show for iHeartRadio in Sydney on July 26.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse did not perform in Tel Aviv, Israel this coming Thursday (July 17) due to the conflict in the region.

Radiohead will return to the studio in September to record the follow-up to 2011’s ‘The King Of Limbs’.

Sia lands her first ever No.1 on the ARIA Albums Charts this week, as her sixth studio set “1000 Forms of Fear” debuts at the top, becoming the seventh album in a row to land at No.1 first week.

Joel and Benji Madden score their first ever No.1 single in Australia this week, as their tune “We Are Done”.

MuchMusic, Canada’s first music channel, has suffered a staff massacre with the sacking of 91 people.

Tommy Ramone, the original drummer for The Ramones, has died at age 62 from bile duct cancer.

Australian singer songwriter Dan Sultan will perform at Bush Hall in London for concert promoter Live Nation in September.

The Kooks comeback continues apace with the release of stunning new single and Zane Lowe's Hottest Record 'Forgive and Forget'.

Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics has reportedly filed suit against alleged counterfeiters with the rap royalty claiming the company is losing billions in sales.

Charlie Haden, one of the great jazz bass players of the world, has died at age 76 after suffering from the effects of post-polio syndrome.

The Dead Daisies are back in the USA, touring America with Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Neil Young debuted a brand new song ‘Who’s Gonna Stand Up and Save The World’ at Iceland earlier this week and then repeated the song in Ireland on Thursday.

Damon Albarn stars in the first of a series of films commissioned by WeTransfer and featuring many of the most influential creatives today.

John Mayer has shared a list of whacky article titles on his Twitter account.

NBC's The Voice has picked up a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer for its fall season.

Stevie Wonder, Paloma Faith and Richie Sambora played the Calling Festival this week.