Joan Jett and her band, the Blackhearts, are releasing their first album in seven years with Unvarnished, out October 1 on Blackheart Records.

Former Turtles members Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan, also known as Flo and Eddie, are suing satellite service SiriusXM for $100 million.

Richie Sambora seems to be pointing both barrels directly at Jon Bon Jovi in his brand new solo track, Come Back As Me.

Jimmy Barnes will make a special guest appearance at the Concert For Cambodia to be held in Sydney in September.

SXSW, the world’s biggest music conference held annually in Austin, Texas, is open for 2014 registrations.

Harry Wayne Casey (a.k.a. KC from KC and the Sunshine Band) has written a brand new song for Village People.

Promoter Michael Chugg’s new music division Chugg Music has scored its first platinum success with Brisbane band Sheppard.

Models have been back in the studio recording new music.

New dub-disco collective Passerine released their debut single ‘Ready To Begin’ this week.

The Beards will perform for World Beard Day in Sydney on September 7.

94 Baker Street in London's Marylebone was once more famously known as the site of the Apple Boutique, an early business venture of The Beatles. 

Shahrukh Khan, the King of Bollywood, is coming to Australia to visit the Parramasala Festival in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta.

Remote Control, the Australian independent label and home of Adele, Queens of the Stone Age, Vampire Weekend and The National, has launches a new publicity division Recon Music.

Paul Kelly and James Ledger have made the shortlist for the ‘Work Of The Year: Vocal/Choral’ category for the APRA Art Music Awards.

Ohio MC Machine Gun Kelly will tour Australia for the first time in September.

Soulfly have invited their metal mates into record with them on their upcoming ‘Savages’ album.

Korpiklanni, described as a “folk metal band”, will tour Australia in October.

The petition to have a Melbourne laneway named after Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett has been officially presented to Melbourne City Council. Melbourne City Council has voted unanimously to seek a city laneway to name after the late singer.

Big Day Out has announced one of its biggest line-ups ever with Pearl Jam, Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion), Arcade Fire and Blur announced headliners for the 2014 tour.

Splendour In The Grass has been the driving force behind album sales in Australia this week.

Steve Balbi has remade his Noiseworks classic ‘Touch’ for his very first solo album.

Melbourne’s King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have unveiled the first video from their upcoming ‘Float Along – Fill Your Lungs’ album.

Burn Yard Budapest celebrated the latest of a series of spectacular shows in style with the world dominating Avicii.

'Moon Landing' will be the title of the forth James Blunt album.

Madonna has released a second trailer for a "secret project" on which she is working with Steven Klein.

Slash has been dabbling in a new genre ... electronic. The guitar rock God jammed with Chuckie in Ibiza.

More details have been revealed about the upcoming Nirvana ‘In Utero’ 20th anniversary edition.

South Australia’s Bill Parton Trio will head out up and down the east coast of Australia in August and September before heading back to Adelaide for a hometown gig.

Melbourne’s indie record store Pure Pop Records will hold encore performances of three classic album shows with Ashley Naylor, Hamish Cowan and Pony Face.

Carly Simon joined Taylor Swift on stage Saturday night (July 27th) at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA for a surprise guest appearance.