The nominees for the 2011 BET Soul Train Awards have been announced with nods to veterans Michael Jackson and CeCe Winans.

Jon Bon Jovi has opened a “pay what you like” restaurant in New Jersey to help out the poor.

Syllabolix Crew rapper Hunter from Western Australia has succumbed to cancer.

Usher preps for Halloween, Devin Townsend films a puppet show, Simon LeBon muses on Gaddafi, Deadmau5 quotes a cool film and heaps more.

Melbourne Music Week brings 170 artists, including Cut Copy, Gaslamp Killer, DJ Krush, and Midnight Juggernauts.

An all-new Australian production of A Chorus Line will debut in Melbourne in February 2012.

Coldplay kick off the new albums released today, with Justice, Tom Waits, Washington, Darren Hayes and more.

Carlos Santana will visit his old Alma Mater Mission High School in San Francisco to perform for the students at assembly on Monday.

Chris Cornell will release an acoustic album of his best songs with his various bands in November.

Oh no, Westlife have broken up. Gasp!

The Rolling Stones ‘Some Girls’ album is about to get a make-over with a bonus disc including a song never-before released but widely bootlegged song ‘No Spare Parts’.

Record Store Day, normally held in April every year, is getting a mid-year counterpart for the second time with the Back to Black Friday Record Store Day on November 25.

Monmouth University in New Jersey will house The Bruce Springsteen Collection, a gathering of 14,900 documents about Springsteen from 44 countries.

Sir Paul McCartney is about to release ‘The Love You Make’, a documentary shot on the streets of New York just after the destruction of the World Trade Centre.

Now every dude can look like a lady. Steven Tyler has launched his own fashion label.

Listening to Chris Cornell perform so many classic songs the way they were originally written was indeed a rare treat.

Bad Religion, Staind and you might like to add Wednesday 13 to round two of the Soundwave line-up.

Try something new: super funky New Orleans soul-rock quartet Mutemath.

Michael Gudinski, Mushroom Records founder and now Chairman of the Mushroom Group of Companies, has joined the board of MCM Entertainment Group Limited (MEG).

Classic rock stageshow Rock Of Ages is winding up its Melbourne run in less than three weeks.

You have got to check out Anthony Callea’s “blokey” version of the Rihanna hit ‘S&M’.

Gene Simmons posts wedding pics, Steve Aoki recommends tunes, Slash hits the studio, Washington streams her EP and heaps more.

From October 31, The 7PM Project will be known as The Project and move to 6.30pm on Network Ten. Oh, and yeah, George Negus’s ‘6.30’ has been axed.

Soul singer Syl Johnson has taken exception to a sample in a bonus track on Jay and ‘Ye’s Watch The Throne.

Iconic DJ and producer Pete Rock has booked a trip to Australia at the beginning of the New Year.

Universal Music released all eight of ABBA's studio albums today on vinyl.

Architecture In Helsinki have posted a video of their ‘Wiggly Party’ cover for the Rewiggled tribute.

Acclaimed US folk throwback Frank Fairfield has booked his first Australian Tour.

Christmas always comes too soon, but not for Bieber, who delivers a theme album featuring Usher, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey and more.

Alex Lloyd has been nominated for a Screen Music Award for his song ‘Won’t Look Back’ from Mad Bastards.