Carole King was honored on Wednesday night at the White House with the fifth Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first woman to receive the award.

Slayer would like Jeff Hanneman's funeral to be peaceful, asking fans to ignore the protests of the Westboro Baptist Church.

Bon Jovi are continuing to revise the setlist for the Because We Can tour with the ‘These Days’ track ‘Hey God’ making the setlist for their second show in Norway.

Russell Morris has been awarded his first Gold Record in decades thanks to his album ‘Sharkmouth’.

Ed Sheeran says he will most likely write a song or two with Taylor Swift on their current US tour but its unlikely it will be used on his next record.

Another great musicians life story is about to start production for the big screen.

Sydney duo Jackie Onassis have returned from the UK where they performed eight shows in six days including a performance at the Great Escape music festival.

Queens Of The Stone Age have released the full 15-minute film based on music from the band's upcoming album ... Like Clockwork, out June 3rd on Matador Records.

Speaking about the 10th series of the X Factor, Simon Cowell said three words he thought he would never say..."Welcome back Sharon!"

Billy Talbot, a founding member of Neil Young's backing band Crazy Horse, released his second solo album, On the Road to Spearfish, earlier today (May 21).  The new album, credited to the Billy Talbot Band, is a nine-song digital release that includes an HD documentary.

The 2013 APRA Awards will be handed out in Melbourne on Monday June 17.

Here Lies Love, a concept album about the life of former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos written by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, was adapted for the theater and premiered earlier this year in New York.

Tame Impala have been nominated for twice for the APRA Song of the Year Awards for their songs ‘Elephant’ and ‘Feels Like We Only Go Backwards’.

Peter Murphy is hoping to release a new solo album early in 2014.

Brisbane noise rock two-piece Udays Tiger will launch their second EP in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in June.

When Ghost on the Canvas was released in 2011, it was expected to be Glen Campbell's final studio album in light of his deteriorating condition from Alzheimer's disease.

Richie Sambora says his bandmate Jon Bon Jovi is 'making it very difficult' to reunite.

The Rolling Stones are well into their 50 and Counting Tour of North America and Europe with a set list that includes both a regular sequence of titles along with new songs added at the rate of two or three per night.

For many years, the general consensus was that there would never be a reunion between John Fogerty and his other Creedence Clearwater bandmates Stu Cook and Doug Clifford (Tom Fogerty died in 1990).

Irish cult favourites, My Bloody Valentine have recently been added to the line up to this year's Fuji Rock Festival, which takes place on the green slopes of Naeba Ski Resort, Japan, in late July.

Anne Lennox performed the Jimmy Cliff classic ‘Many Rivers To Cross’ and Bill Withers ‘Lean On Me’ for Desmond Tutu when he was awarded the Templeton Prize in London this week.

Ash Grunwald and Scott and Andy from The Living End will continue to go “crazy” with dates across Australia in June and then head to the UK for more dates.

The Seekers Judith Durham is continuing to make positive improvement following a stroke after her Melbourne concert last week.

Celtic Woman will return to Australia for national dates in September.

Robin Thicke looks set for a third week at No.1 in Australia with his hit “Blurred Lines” feat T.I. and Pharrell. 

Bon Jovi’s Because We Can pulled into Norway last night with the band performing at Telenor Arena in Fornebu.

One-time Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor did some overtime for the Stones L.A. show on Monday night. He played four songs.

Katy Perry was only one of the many stars who have taken to social media to send their well wishes to victims of the tornado that has devastated central Oklahoma.

Brian May thinks The Voice is an 'insult to music'.

Tonight and tomorrow night, Carole King will be honored with the Gershwin Prize For Songwriting at the Library of Congress and the White House, but she has also been seeking out an old tape of a song that she wrote with Hal David in 1999. Her people found the cassette (!) and it was released today as King's new single on iTunes.