Bruce Howe, the bass player for Fraternity, has died at the age of 77. Fraternity was a pioneering Aussie rock band with singers at various stages including Bon Scott (before AC/DC), Jimmy Barnes (before Cold Chisel) and Swanee.

Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother catches up with Noise11 to talk touring 2025, the 20th anniversary of the debut album, his songwriting process and experimenting with new music. He is about to tour Wolfmother for Red Hot Summer and he says has enough new music for a 2025 Wolfmother album.

Billy Ocean is coming back to Australia for another tour in September 2025, nearly 50 years since his first hit ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’.

Colin Greenwood of Radiohead will be the bass player for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on the upcoming US tour.

The Vans Warped Festival will return in 2025 for the first time since with Simple Plan, Bowling For Soup and Pennywise in a handful of first announced names.

Selena Gomez has taken aim at imbecile American politician Sam Parker who called for her to be deported.

Lady Gaga has spoken out about the disappointing performance of her 2024 film, Joker: Folie à Deux.

System of a Down are "testing the waters" with their upcoming tour but there are no firm plans for an album.

Sex Pistols are planning a US tour with Frank Carter.

Coldplay has broken the record for playing the largest stadium show of the 21st century.

‘Venus and Mars’, the fourth Paul McCartney Wings album, will be reissued in March as a half-speed master.

Tunde Adebimpe of TV On The Radio has a solo song ‘Drop’ and a solo album ‘Thee Black Boltz’ coming in April.

Kate Miller-Heidke is the sole Australian judge for The Voice 2025 Australian season.

Rose Tattoo will release a cover of Stevie Wright’s ‘Hard Road’ in February marking the first new music for the band since 2008.

Jade MacRae will launch her ‘In My Veins’ album together with Karen Lee Andrews launching her album ‘Survival’ at The Factory Theatre in Sydney on Friday, 7 February 2025.

Kisschasy will regroup to perform complete album shows of their second album ‘Hymns for the Nonbeliever’ in June.

James Blunt is heading back to Australia and New Zealand in October for shows to mark the 20th anniversary of his classic debut album ‘Back To Bedlam’.

British rapper Central Cee is heading out of his first major world tour in June. ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ will include stopovers in New Zealand and Australia.

The Pseudo Echo tour will give new members Valentina Taylor (backing vocals) and Andrea Krakovska (guitar) their first national tour with the band.

Australian singer songwriter Merryn Jean will open for The Stranglers on their upcoming Australian tour.

50s Rock and Roll legend Dion DiMucci is still going strong at age 85. He has a brand-new song titled ‘New York Minute’.

Toto and Christopher Cross will perform a double headliner in Sydney and Melbourne in April.

Lady Gaga will release her seventh album titled ‘Mayhem’ in March.

A relic of rock history, the bass guitar J.J. Burnel used to record The Stranglers’ classic ‘Peaches’ with is now owned by Adam Clayton of U2.

Former Little River Band members Gerard Bertelkamp (Beeb Birtles) and David Briggs have both been named in the Australia Day honors list and awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie, the guitarist for Skyhooks, has been diagnosed with aggressive Leukemia and has cancelled all of his upcoming shows.

Chappell Roan has topped the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2025 with 'Good Luck Babe'. Australia's Royal Otis is at number two with a cover of 'Murder on the Dance Floor.

The 53rd Country Music Awards of Australia were announced in Tamworth on Saturday 25 January 2025. Troy Cassar-Daley was the big winner for the night.

Julian Lennon has taken up the offer from his friend Gregory Darling to feature on a new version of 'A New Dream'.

David Gray says the songs on his 13th albums are short stories, not confessions.