Allen Lanier, keyboard player, rhythm guitarist and a founding member of Blue Oyster Cult, has died at the age of 66.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Bob Evans are just two of the artists named for the Australian Music Prize longlist.

Chic featuring Nile Rogers and The Melvins have already been announced for the Meredith Music Festival 23. Now add the Brian Jonestown Massacre, Beasts of Bourbon and Spiderbait.

Live education platform CreativeLIVE will launch a music education channel in September with key music identities as the speakers.

O2 today announces that it is to host a Plan B multi-platform launch gig, which will be live-streamed across London on 29th August, to celebrate O2's 4G switch on.

Haim announced their long awaited debut album 'Days Are Gone' due on September 30th.

Green Day will prepare for their major headline sets at this summer's Reading and Leeds Festivals by playing a very intimate warm-up show at London's O2 Academy Brixton on August 21st.

Linda Ronstadt's memoir, Simple Dreams, will be released on September 17 in hardback, as an e-book and as a six-CD unabridged audio read by the singer herself.

Fresh from their top slot at the Bloodstock Festival this weekend, groove metal giants Lamb of God are pleased to announce their return in January 2014 for a nine-date headline tour.

Glasvegas will release their third studio album, 'Later.When The TV Turns To Static' on 2nd September.

Ed Sheeran has recorded a track with rapper The Game.

Carling, the nation's favourite lager and official beer of V Festival is bringing the infamous Channel Carling tent to this year's V Festival in both Chelmsford and Stafford.

Rod Stewart's acclaimed new album 'Time' has just gone Platinum. 'Time' was Rod's first number one UK album in 34 years and was top five for 12 consecutive weeks.

Saxon was forced to cancel their appearance last weekend at the Vagos Open Air in Fago, Portugal after vocalist Biff Byford was injured.

Katy Perry and Rihanna reunited to enjoy a night out in New York City on Monday.

Sydney indie-dance trio RÜFÜS look set to take the No.1 albums spot this week with their debut album “Atlas”, a brilliant sounding mix between Coldplay, Cut N’ Copy and The Presets (in my opinion).

One of Australia’s most famous Underbelly identities Mark ‘Chopper’ Read will appear on stage at Melbourne’s Athenaeum in September.

The line-up for the 24th Wangaratta Jazz & Blues Festival has been revealed with Russell Morris and Jazz Bell Award winner Mick Nock on a list of artists from Australia, USA, The Netherlands, Norway, Belgium and Austria.

Lady Gaga will showcase her new album ARTPOP with an hour-long performance of new music at London’s iTunes Festival n September.

Lanie Lane has announced a series of dates to play new music from her upcoming second album.

After a decade of crooning, it's easy to forget that Rod Stewart is one of the great rockers.

Influential country singer/songwriter Tompall Glaser has died in Nashville on Tuesday of an undisclosed cause at the age of 79.

There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the 20th anniversary edition of Nirvana's swansong, In Utero, but most didn't see the amazing list of tracks coming that were announced on Tuesday.

Carlton Dry is the new sponsor for The Independent Music Awards.

Jon Brookes, the drummer and founding member of UK indie rock band The Charlatans, has passed away at the age of 44 after a battle with brain cancer.

Katy Perry has released a lyric video for her new song ‘Roar’.

Megan Washington will return to the stage in September to showcase songs from her second album.

Cosmo Jarvis has announced shows up and down the east coast of Australia in October with Lime Cordiale joining him as special guests.

The Room8 production ‘At Last: The Etta James Story’ will continue its record run with a return visit to where it all started, Melbourne in November.

Australian supergroup The Dead Daisies have started its first US tour as part of the Uproar Festival with Alice In Chains and Jane’s Addiction.