The HMV retail chain in the UK has officially placed into administration as of opening trade today in London.

When you head to Big Day Out take note of the Red Hot Chili Peppers backdrop. It will feature digital art from Sea Shepherd Australia.

The xx shows for Sydney and Melbourne sold out within 15 minutes of going on sale this morning. Extra shows have now been added for both cities.

‘At Last: The Etta James Story’ with Vika Bull will premiere in Melbourne at the Athenaeum Theatre in February, just one year after the death of the great Etta James.

The Aussie BBQ is one of SXSW's main attractions and the 2013 date has been set for March 16 at Maggie Mae's in Austin, Texas.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have reached the southern hemisphere and played the first show of the 2013 tour in Auckland last night (January 14).

Mike Scott of The Waterboys will read from his new book ‘Adventures of a Waterboy’ at Readings in Carlton tonight from 6pm.

Jimmy O'Neill, who came to prominence in the mid 60's as the host of the ABC music show Shindig!, has passed away at the age of 72. He had been suffering from diabetes and a heart condition for a number of years.

Uriah Heep's bassist, Trevor Bolder, has been forced to take a leave of absence from the group to have an unnamed surgery.

Mona in Hobart has announced the Mona Bushfire Fundraiser for next Monday with The Hoodoo Gurus, The Break and Evan Dando part of the bill.

Pink used to act like gym class was 'the Olympics'.

Australia’s Tim Minchin is playing coked-up rockstar Atticus Fetch in Season 6 of Californication.

Kelly Osbourne remains a 'big fan' of Lady Gaga despite their ongoing dispute.

Dave Navarro is putting a face ' and a body ' to the hundreds of thousands of animals worldwide who are poisoned, blinded and killed every year in tests for the cosmetics industry.

William Hill have slashed the price of Adele winning the Best Original Song Oscar from 4/6 to 1/3 after she won the Golden Globe.

Nobody is quite sure what this short, animated video is for, but what we do know is that it contains a stripped down version of the song Heart of the Country from the album Ram by Paul and Linda McCartney.

An effort to erect a statue to the late George Harrison in his final home town of Henley-on-Themes has been stopped by the artist's widow, Olivia Harrison.

Britney Spears'  fiancé Jason Trawick has reportedly signed a confidentiality agreement.

‘Jubilee Street’ is the second song to be released from the upcoming 15th Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album ‘Push The Sky Away’.

UK retail institution HMV will close its doors. Administrators have been called in to shut 240 stores effecting 4000 employees.

Kylie Minogue has taken to Twitter following the news on the weekend that she was quitting music.

Limp Bizkit have confirmed an Australian tour for 2013 although no dates have been announced.

Be sure to add Sean Taylor to your artists to see in Australia in March.

After announcing his music comeback last week, Justin Timberlake released his first new song in years, ‘Suit & Tie’, at midnight (New York time) today.

Pink's beloved bulldog has died.

Canadian group Men Without Hats are headed to Europe for their first tour of the continent in twenty years.

Adele has picked up her first Golden Globe Award for her theme song to the James Bond movie ‘Skyfall’.

The Weezer Australian tour got underway last night, Sunday January 13, in Brisbane.

Jason Mraz will play Bluesfest sideshows around Australia as well as dates for Bluesfest, West Coast Blues N Roots Festival and the Deni Blues & Roots Festival.

The Beatles first single, Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You, has entered the public domain in Europe and small labels are already taking advantage of the situation.