The Allman Brothers Band hit their commercial peak in August 1973 with the release of Brothers and Sisters.

On Thursday night, a long list of artists took to the stage of the TD Garden in Boston in support of the charity Boston Strong and their effort to support the victims of the recent Boston Marathon bombing.

The rare Paul McCartney track ‘Blue Sway’ has been used for the soundtrack of Frances Ha.

Brisbane’s Dead Letter Circus will headline the Krank’d Up Music Festival in Johannesburg this year.

Black Sabbath founder Tony Iommi has donated his old guitar strings to Wear Your Music, a charity that turns the strings into jewellery.

Horsehead members Scott Kingman and Andy McLean are calling on the old Horsehead fans to help them crowd-fund a new music.

Go Show Gold’ featuring Australian music legends of the 60s, will head to Adelaide in August.

Paul Bostaph, the drummer for Slayer from 1992 to 2001, is back in the band.

Ben Folds Five first live album will be released in June and the album will be called … wait for it … ‘Live’.

The first three You Am I albums ‘Sound As Ever’, ‘Hi Fi Way’ and ‘Hourly Daily’ will be released on vinyl.

On the occasion of the band's 25th anniversary, Barenaked Ladies - Ed Robertson (guitar/vocals), Jim Creeggan (bass/vocals), Kevin Hearn (keyboard/guitar/vocals) and Tyler Stewart (drums/vocals) are celebrating with new album GRINNING STREAK. The album, the band's twelfth, is their first in partnership with Vanguard Records after self-releasing their last four efforts.

Nine Inch Nails will release new music later this year.

Franz Ferdinand have slipped a sneak preview of their new album online via the song ‘Right Action’.

John Fogerty will definitely be digging deep into the Creedence Clearwater catalogue during his upcoming tour.

An economic report conducted by Lawrence Consulting has shown the positive effect Bluesfest has had on Byron Bay and surrounds.

Zayn Malik's mother has joined Twitter to lash out at online bullies targeting her son.

Michael Jackson’s ‘The Immortal World Tour’ Cirque du Soleil production will head to Australia in September.

Ringo Starr is set to release Photograph, a collection of material taken from his personal archive.

Keith Urban says working with new collaborators has been "incredibly liberating".

The Seekers will receive the coveted Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music at the 2013 APRA Music Awards on June 17.

Otis Redding's short but illustrious career included some of the most important singles to come out of R&B during the 60s. All of those singles have been collected on The Complete Stax/Vold Singles, out July 23 on Shout! Factory.

British singer Sandie Shaw let it be known that she was retiring last month, even though the plan had been put in place earlier in the year after she was in an horrific car accident.

Sheryl Crow has recorded her new album in her new home of Nashville. The result ‘Feels Like Home’ will be released in September.

The Rolling Stones replaced one of their own songs with ‘Six Days On The Road’ when blues legend joined the band on stage in Chicago on Tuesday night.

Daft Punk ‘Random Access Memories’ has sold 339,000 copies in its first week in the USA.

Former Prisoner star Val Lehman will play the part of Miss Lynch in the upcoming Australian production of Grease.

The loudest band in rock n roll, have confirmed that their annual run of UK dates will, as always, be taking place this November and this time they're bringing the mighty Saxon with them.

Daft Punk landed the fastest selling album for 2013 last week with “Random Access Memories”, which could stay at the top again this week.

Michael Bublé slept in Cinderella's castle on his honeymoon.

You Am I now have their own beer called Brew Am I.