The forthcoming Australian tour for From The Jam has been cancelled following the sudden departure of Mark Brzezicki from the band.

Beyoncé Knowles lip-synched America's national anthem at President Barack Obama's inauguration.

Taylor Swift has jetted to the UK in a reported effort to win back Harry Styles.

Katy Perry has joked she will 'judge' all parties against US President Barack Obama's inaugural ball.

Joe and Nick Jonas are said to have been scathingly mean to fans that approached them in public.

Rihanna shocked a waiter by leaving a $200 tip over the weekend.

Purveyors of classic British songwriting, Stereophonics, cement their return with first single, 'Indian Summer', out February 25th on their own Stylus Records and available to download with the video from January 20th.

Sheryl Crow acknowledges her ex-fiance Lance Armstrong for his candour.

Justin Timberlake has broken records with his new single Suit & Tie.

Music industry legend Clive Davies has been named as the featured speaker for South By Southwest (SXSW) 2013.

Prince keeps the surprises coming this month, with the sudden reveal this afternoon of a new website, containing a lyric video for his new song, 'Screwdriver', all in the lead-up to a new album.

The Angels' bass player Chris Bailey has been diagnosed with an aggressive, life threatening cancer and is undergoing immediate chemotherapy.

Blues legend Charlie Musselwhite will join Ben Harper at Bluesfest in Byron Bay at Easter.

Bad Religion will be one of the first acts with new music in 2013. ‘True North’, their first album in three years, will be released in Australia on Friday.

Jack Russell of Great White wanted to be able to give proceeds from a benefit concert recognizing the tenth anniversary of The Station nightclub tragedy to the Station Fire Memorial Fund, but the charity wants nothing of it.

Courtney Love apparently had a blast mixing and matching the freebies she picked up in Utah.

Lana Del Rey wants to "become a sort of Angelina Jolie" figure with her charity work.

Joel Madden has joked he is packing 'bootie shorts and tube tops' for his trip to Australia.

Simon Cowell insists good reality TV shows aren't 'dead'.

One Direction wants to 'avoid embarrassing moments' in foreign countries in the future.

Cyndi Lauper says the secret to her success is 'never stopping'.

Billy Bragg releases his first new studio album in five years Tooth & Nail on Cooking Vinyl records on March 18 2013.

The legendary Isle of Wight Festival 2013 is shaping up to be one of the year's most exciting events with the addition of The Modfather himself Paul Weller.

PPCA, the Australian organization representing the rights of artists and record labels, has distributed $29 million to artists earned from the 2011/2012 year.

Wilko Johnson, founding member of Dr Feelgood and later guitarist with Ian Dury & The Blockheads, has added an extra date to his farewell tour.

‘At Last – The Etta James Story’ will play for Sydney as well as Melbourne for one week starting the end of April.

American folk/blues singer Chris Smither has more than a guitar to his name. He is also featured in a series of spy novels.

Elvis Costello has made his way into the southern hemisphere and stopped over in New Zealand on the weekend to play a 29 song set for Auckland.

The Rainbow Serpent Festival in western Victoria this long weekend will go ahead as planned and will have one new performer to be announced Tuesday.

The Killers are paying tribute to Melbourne’s own Crowded House with a cover of ‘Don’t Dream Its Over’ on their current Australian Big Day Out tour.