Nazareth singer Dan McCafferty announced his retirement from the band after collapsing on stage last month.

The last year has revealed ARIA winning Sarah Blasko as a bold, thoughtful and intense female performer willing to break the mould of singer-songwriting and confirmed her place as 'one of Australia's finest Artists'.

Paul McCartney performed three songs for the very first time at the iHeartRADIO festival in Las Vegas this weekend.

Neil Young is a “long, strange trip” according to Graham Nash in his memoir.

With just over three months to go for the remainder of 2013, Russell Morris ‘Sharkmouth’ is shaping up to be the underdog success story of the year.

Avicii is joining Capital FM to host his own radio show.

The legendary Doobie Brothers will perform a special show in October to raise money for the John Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore.

The top three albums in the country are all new entries this week, with Keith Urban taking out the top spot with his ninth studio album entitled “Fuse”.

Fact: Elvis Presley and Engelbert Humperdinck were great friends.

Katy Perry goes back to No.1 in Australia with her track “Roar” this week, notching up a four week at the top, helped by X-Factor favorite Dami Im’s performance of the song on last weeks show, with Dami’s version entering at No.44.

Sir Mick Jagger is reportedly set to become a great-grandfather.

American singer, songwriter and guitarist Boz Scaggs will perform shows in Japan in November.

Frank Zappa’s band The Mothers of Invention, now called The Grandmothers of Invention’, will continue to tour after performing live throughout 2013.

Music streaming platform Deezer has added new Clash collection, ‘The Clash Sound System’ to its service.

Metallica have given fans a preview of their upcoming ‘Through The Never’ 3D movie with the release of the 8-minute ‘Master of Puppets’ clip.

Eminem has revealed the cover of his new album ‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2’ to fans.

With a little under three weeks until we finally hear a full album of music from the four Findlay sisters of the Macedon Ranges, Stonefield have detailed album pre-order options and announced an Australian tour.

Real life Spinal Tap band Steel Panther will return to Australia in December.

Australian supergroup The Dead Daisies have a new member. Darryl Jones, bass player for the Rolling Stones since 1994, has joined the band.

Homebake 2013 will be held on the steps of the Sydney Opera House and will feature performances from Paul Kelly, Gurrumul, Birds of Tokyo and The Presets.

Punk pioneers Misfits from Lodi, New Jersey will tour Australia and New Zealand in January.

After 5 years of gigging and putting together an amazing live show, Melbourne’s The Grand Rapids will release their debut album on October 18th and embark on an East Coast tour.

Former Taxiride singer/songwriter Jason Singh releases his first solo album 'Hummanequin' this week and the 20th anniversary edition of Nirvana's 'In Utereo' is also out today.

After a successful 2012, the ARIA Awards are set to take place on Sunday December 1st at a new venue, Sydney's The Star.

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Australia’s greatest country singer and songwriter Slim Dusty.

The second volume of Beatles recordings from their appearances on the BBC, out 19 years after the original set, will be released on November 11 via Apple.

Following rave reviews at BIGSOUND, Sydney's Tigertown keep the momentum going with the second single off their 'Wandering Eyes' EP, 'Back In Time'.

UB40, who were forced to postpone a series of shows due to drummer Jimmy Brown's repetitive strain injuries in his wrists, will return to the road by the end of October.

Australian singer songwriter Henry Wagons will release a collection of recordings he made in Nashville earlier this year without the aid of many digital equipment.

Ahead of their Soundwave appearance next year, Stone Temple Pilots have announced a new EP that will feature Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington.