Usher's stepson's funeral is planned for this Friday.

In honour of the London Olympics (perhaps), the Brits lead a pretty thin week of new releases.

Katherine Jackson was reportedly "completely unaware" that her grandchildren were so disturbed by her absence.

Rick Springfield has posted a statement at his Facebook page commenting on the death of his former Zoot bandmate Darryl Cotton today in Melbourne.

Las Vegas pomp-rockers The Killers preview their fourth album with a clip for new song ‘Runaways’.

Australian singer and actor Darryl Cotton has lost his battle with liver cancer at the age of 62.

Katherine Jackson has returned home to her house in Calabasas, California but the family is torn apart in a bitter feud.

Larry Hoppen, a founding member of the band Orleans, has passed away at the age of 61. Hoppen died on Tuesday in Florida. The cause of death is still under investigation.

Canadian electro-noise outfit Crystal Castles have posted up a new song online before their September album.

Martha Wainwright’s new album features guest spots from Sean Lennon, Nels Cline, Yuka Honda and more.

‘Release Me: The Best of Engelbert Humperdinck’ is the no. 5 album in New Zealand this week.

Victorian surf-punk buzzband King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard drop raw new single ‘Elbow’.

Former Eagles member Don Felder will release his first album since 1983 in October.

Jack White, with all his might and an all-girl band and a deep catalogue, can't beat the gulag atmosphere of Festival Hall.

Madonna has defended the use of a swastika superimposed on a French politician's face in her MDNA tour video.

The Veronicas are trying something different with their new song ‘Lolita’. When you listen to the sample of the new song you will also notice a new sound for The Veronicas.

Multi-instrumentalist Butterfly Boucher’s first single ‘5678’ from her eponymous album, received rave reviews and won her fans around the world.

Katherine Jackson has made her first public announcement since the current Jackson family circus started on the weekend when she called into ABC News Radio to tell her side of the story.

Danish psychobilly leaders Nekromantix will head out to Australia this October.

We track the progress of the new album from baroque pop songbird Sarah Blasko, who is back in Australia for August acoustic dates.

After three years, 137 blistering shows, 11 festival appearances, two successful EPs and one live album, Melbourne-based alternative prog-rockers Jericco is set to release the second single from their forthcoming debut studio album, due late 2012.

In the past year, London-based Melburnians ME have played more than 100 shows in Europe and the UK, supporting Kasabian, Panic At The Disco and Evanescence, and are coming home for Australia’s Big Day Out 2013.

West Australian chamber-folkster Emily Barker has a new single out, much to the delight of her fans.

After a five year absence from the OZ tour scene, James Mercer returns with a new edition of his industrious indie act The Shins to wince the night away.

In what sounds like an interesting concept, The Smart is to perform QLD’s first Silent rock show at the Brisbane Hi-Fi .

Alice Cooper says a guy with a "high whiny scream" sounds like he's "crying over stolen candy".

Kate Hudson is reportedly planning to marry in London next year.

Boy George has covered Video Games, the viral hit that broke Lana Del Rey worldwide.

Mark and Emma Owen have a new baby girl.

A live, intimate performance by Madonna at the Olympia in Paris will stream live tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon at 10:15 PM Paris time, 4:15 PM ET. The stream will be presented at LoveLiveTV on YouTube and will be made available for viewing after the show.