Prince fan Jesse Jenkins had an experience he'll never forget last weekend, after Prince arranged for him to travel to Austin to see Prince's now infamous SXSW closing concert, after which he got to meet and embrace his favourite artist.

Birds of Tokyo number one debut last week outsold the Bon Jovi one number debut this week.

Harry Styles is reportedly "determined" to get to know "self-deprecating" star Jennifer Lawrence.

Noel Gallagher has slammed Emeli Sande and Paloma Faith insisting he doesn't 'get' their music.

Mumford & Sons have a group hug before going out on stage.

Ed Sheeran reveals that his friend Elton John 'has a room full' of bobblehead figures.

The lighting director for the last 17 years for Chris Isaak is suing the singer, his tour manager, his company and his management for wrongful termination after witnessing what he portrays as the sexual harassment of two female roadies.

Dave Grohl says Gangnam Style is one of his "favourite songs of the last ten years".

Rapper Tone Lōc was playing a show Saturday night in Des Moines, IA when he suddenly collapsed on stage.

Bruce Willis would have loved to have co-starred with "fabulous" Justin Bieber in his new movie.

Cash Money co-founder Ron ‘Slim’ Williams has confirmed that rapper Lil Wayne is in hospital but that media reports that he was in a coma were false.

It was arguably the most coveted show in SXSW history. Prince played out SXSW at La Zona Rosa.

Prince and his 22-piece band were the last musicians standing as SXSW drew to a close at about 3am Sunday morning, after a blistering 3hr funk-filled concert at La Zona Rosa.

Melbourne rapper Seth Sentry will be touring the USA with LL Cool J after being selected by punters who voted via the Doritos Facebook page.

The Stevie Nicks documentary, In Your Dreams, will be released to U.S. theaters for one night only on April 2.

Kiss paid a special tribute to murdered Mackay woman Shandee Blackburn at their final Australian show in Mackay on Saturday night.

Green Day slipped Guns N’ Roses’ classic ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ and AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’ into their Austin setlist on Friday night.

Morrissey has pulled the plug on his US tour with more than 20 shows still to play.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed their second Brisbane show last night with a totally revamped setlist to the opening night Australian show on Thursday.

ZZ Top performed their first of two shows at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne on Saturday (March 16, 2013).

Axl Rose brought Rose Tattoo’s Angry Anderson on stage in Melbourne last night to help Guns N’ Roses out with ‘Nice Boys’.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse finished the Australian leg of the ‘Alchemy’ tour in Geelong, Victoria with ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’ making the final setlist.

Sir Elton John cancelled his Friday night concert in Alabama due to unspecified medical reasons.

Skyhooks’ Greg Macainsh, Bob Starkie and Bob Spencer performed a complete set of Skyhooks songs on Saturday night (March 16, 2013) at Phillip Island in a band you cannot call Skyhooks.

Depeche Mode powered up with a showcase for their upcoming album ‘Delta Machine’ at SXSW in Austin on Friday night.

Grammy Award winner Gotye has recorded a cover of The Reels ‘Quasimodo’s Dream’ for SLAM (Save Australia’s Live Music).

The twelfth studio album for Bon Jovi "What About Now" becomes their ninth No.1 album in Australia (seven studio and two greatest hits).

Pink spends a fourth week at No.1 in Australia with "Just Give Me A Reason" equalling her previous best effort of four weeks at the top with "So What" in September 2008.

Day 4 and slight delirium sets in. The SXSW schedule that you adhered to on Day 1 has gone out the window and openness to suggestion has taken its place. Feet ache from walking from one venue to the next and egos are both bruised and massaged by the ballot system.

Lil Wayne is in the hospital again in critical condition, it has been reported by TMZ.