Redneck Rodney Carrington To Tour Australia For First Time

Tay Keith, the Memphis producer whose signature sound helped shape modern hip-hop and powered hits for Travis Scott, Drake, Beyoncé and Sexyy Red, has died at the age of 29.

Eddie Vedder has released the original song ‘Better Believe', a collaboration with young musicians from Guitars Over Guns that premiered at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

Sparks have unveiled Live On The Moon, a new 20-track live album that playfully imagines the duo becoming the first band to perform a concert on the lunar surface, with actor Cate Blanchett appearing as the event's “Lunar Emcee”.

Samantha Fish has released her first official live album, Paper Doll Live, capturing a full concert performance recorded at Knoxville's historic Bijou Theatre and unveiling the new live single 'Rusty Razor Live'.

Illinois emo-punk band Harrison Gordon have announced their second album Bliss, due on September 4 via Hopeless Records, alongside the release of the new single ‘Not Working! Not Working!' and its accompanying music video.

Carly Simon has announced the release of Comes In Waves, her first album of original songs in 18 years. The album will arrive on 14 August and is led by the new single Howl, a track Simon says explores the emotional territory between betrayal and forgiveness. The project was largely written and recorded at her home studio in Martha's Vineyard and reunites the acclaimed singer-songwriter with family members and longtime collaborators.

Duane Betts has released Isle Of Hope, a deeply personal album recorded in the aftermath of his father Dickey Betts' death, marking the guitarist's debut project for Sun Records.