According to a statement on their website, Billy Hyde Stage Systems is now an independent company, with Soundwave/Harvest Backline Manager, Billy Hibben, announced as national manager.

Apple Inc now legally owns the Apple Corps logo. The Californian computer company now controls The Beatles iconic Granny Smith.

Heavenly Sounds, the Australian national tour of churches and cathedrals, will feature British soul singer Michael Kiwanuka in 2013.

Andre Rieu will tour Australia again in 2013.

Rock band No Doubt have opted to withdraw their controversial new video for their 'Looking Hot' single, after outcry amongst fans and critics alike with regard to their questionable use of Native American symbolism in the provocative clip.

I've been in retail a while now, and it's not as easy as people think. In fact it's actually quite hard, in music retail I mean. On one hand you're facing the wholesalers, filtering through their messages and priorities, and turning 180 degrees, you're facing the people that make it all worthwhile-the public. Sometimes.

Pink has added yet another Melbourne show bringing the total to 15.

If you buy the Rod Stewart Christmas album ‘Merry Christmas Baby’ you will get a surprise. The album comes with a code to download his new song ‘Beautiful Morning’.

Engelbert Humperdinck has recorded a duet with Elton John for his forthcoming duets album, due next year.

Music Victoria will bring live music to Melbourne’s Tullamarine International Airport during the busiest two weeks of music in the city.

For the first time, Britain's Official Chart Company has released a list of the top selling singles of the last sixty years in the U.K.

When actress Zoe Saldana agreed to take on the role of Nina Simone in the film Nina, she most likely didn't suspect that her casting would be such a huge controversy.

It took less than one show for controversy to hit the Who's Quadrophenia tour opener Thursday night in Sunrise, Florida.

Pitbull describes himself as a "dirty, nasty gentleman".

Cellist, songwriter and activist Ben Sollee took to the Lincoln Monument in Washington, D.C. recently to make a musical statement to get people to vote.

Alice Cooper has revealed why he 'never swears'.

Today sees the worldwide release of the Oscar-winning song 'Born Free' re-recorded by legendary Queen guitarist Brian May and West End and Broadway songstress Kerry Ellis.

December 3, 2012 will mark the 50th anniversary of Judith Durham, Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley and Athol Guy first singing together as The Seekers.

Sir Elton John has joined Engelbert Humperdinck in the studio in Los Angeles to record a song together for Engelbert’s forthcoming duets album.

Boston’s favourite sons Aerosmith will perform live on the streets of Boston for election eve.

Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together, a live, one-hour benefit telethon, generated nearly $23 million in support of victims impacted by Hurricane Sandy, with a record number of individual donations accepted by the American Red Cross that evening.

The first acts have been announced for the annual Royal Variety Performance, set for November 19 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Hawaiian Elvis fans are in for a treat with a special 40th anniversary screening of Elvis Presley Aloha From Hawaii. The show will be January 14 at Neal Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. Tickets are on sale now.

U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve has tossed a lawsuit brought by a photojournalist against Elton John over the song Nikita.

Ronnie Wood has started planning his wedding after getting engaged last month and has asked fellow musician Rod Stewart to be his best man.

Robbie Williams admits there were times he wanted to 'run off' when his wife got pregnant.

R. Kelly says his new album Black Panties marks a return to the "old R. Kelly".

Steven Tyler says Aerosmith are like "modern-day sorcerers".

Chris Rock, Jamie Foxx, Adam Sandler and Samuel L. Jackson were just some of the names that had already been announced as part of the line-up for Spike TV's gala, Eddie Murphy: One Night Only, but everyone got a surprise near the end of the night when Stevie Wonder came out to perform, including doing a playful duet with Eddie himself.

One Direction is set to get even fitter because their music exec bosses have put them on a special fitness programme ahead of their world tour.