Soul singer Sharon Jones has been diagnosed bile duct cancer and has had to cancel all upcoming performances.

Debbie Harry is "flattered" One Direction chose to cover a Blondie song.

The family of Roy Orbison has a new enterprise that is aiming to bring rare recordings of live shows to the singer's fans.

Matt Bellamy reveals he and fiancée Kate Hudson may finally tie the knot in 2014.

The family of Yothu Yindi singer and former Australian of the Year Mundawuy Yunupingu has issued a statement following the announcement of his death yesterday at age 56.

Taylor Swift will be The Rolling Stones special guest singer tonight in Chicago.

Daft Punk will have a second big week in America this week holding back albums from Alice In Chains, Little Mix and John Fogerty from reaching the top of the chart.

Happy Mondays first ever Australian tour with their original line-up has been cancelled.

Alexander Gow of Oh Mercy and Helen Croome aka Gossling have got together to record the French song ‘La Minute de Silence’ for the project ‘Melodie Francaise’.

Bruno Mars' mother has died of a reported brain aneurysm.

Former Wolfmother singer Andrew Stockdale says it doesn’t matter if he is Wolfmother or solo, it is all the same thing.

Daft Punk ‘Random Access Memories’ was the biggest selling album in Australia last week by far. It almost outsold the second biggest seller ‘The Great Gatsby’ soundtrack by three to one.

Pink slips and exit interviews are out. Press releases and random twitters are in as ways to find out your presence is no longer needed, at least in the world of music.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse played the rarely performed Bob Dylan cover ‘Blowing In The Wind’ at the first show of their European tour in Germany last night.

Yothu Yindi frontman Mandawuy Yunupingu has died at the age of 56.

Molly Ringwald will move from the big screen to the concert stage when she performs at the Melbourne Recital Centre later this month.

Van Morrison hasn’t toured Australia since 1985. On the off-chance he ever does comes here again the irony is that, unless hell freezes over, you will not be treated to a setlist like this of his most popular songs.

Daft Punk holds for a second week at No.1 with their fifth album “Random Access Memories”.

Robin Thicke spends a fourth weeks at No.1 on the ARIA Singles chart with his “Blurred Lines” helped by T.I. and Pharrell.

Sheryl Crow was the Rolling Stones special guest in Chicago on Friday night.

UK boy band The Wanted rang the closing bell of the NASDAQ on Friday.

Eagles have added another dozen dates to their History of the Eagles tour commencing in June.

Melbourne’s Buchanan will perform east coast Australian dates throughout July in support of their debut album ‘Human Spring’.

Rock legend Lou Reed is recovering after a liver transplant that, according to wife Laurie Anderson, saved his life.

Melbourne’s Doubleblack have been showcasing their new line-up during the Reverend Horton Heat Australian tour and there is a familiar face in the band. Travis Dempsey, formerly of The Living End.

Tex Perkins will resurrect his Beasts Of Bourbon for the Reclink Community Cup in Melbourne this month.

The Johnny Cash Museum had its official opening in Nashville this week.

Frank Ocean will perform sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne as well as his showcase gig at Splendour In The Grass.

Barry Gibb will be this year's recipient of the Silver Clef Award in recognition of lifetime of work.

Toto kicked off their 35th anniversary tour on Thursday night at the Voorst National in Brussels, Belgium.