Lady Gaga has pledged $1 million to hurricane relief efforts in New York City.

Iconic local artists, Paul Kelly and Neil Finn announced today that they will be doing a tour together across the country in February and March next year, including three dates at the Sydney Opera House.

The Wanted have joked they want to take on One Direction in a 'boxing match'.

Eva Longoria is among the stars to tweet her delight that Barack Obama has been re-elected as President of the United States.

Radiohead kicked off the first show on their Australian and New Zealand tour in Auckland on Tuesday.

Henry McCullough, the guitarist for Paul McCartney & Wings in the 70s, is in a critical condition after suffering a heart attack on Monday.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse will be back in Australia in March 2013 for A Day On The Green and arena dates. That rules out of the possibility of Young playing SXSW or Bluesfest for 2013.

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic have announced a national tour in addition to their appearance at Golden Plains Lucky Seven next year, adding to a growing list of sideshows for the regional Victorian festival.

Bluesfest news keeps rolling in, with more sideshows announced today, ahead of their fourth artist announcement on Sunday, which promises to deliver another big name, which they are teasing could bigger than Robert Plant.

MC Wheels, the 17-year old hip-hop artist with a rare nerve disease and confined to a wheelchair, has been confirmed to perform at the Sprung Festival this weekend.

Parkway Drive, from Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, will debut in the Top 30 in the USA this week.

Taylor Swift was an easy winning again this week on the US chart. ‘Red’ sold 331,000 units and despite a 73% drop in sales from last week still managed to sell double the sales for no. 2’s Meek Mill debut.

UK band Will and the People will be easy to spot on Australian roads. They will be travelling in a Wicked Campers bus painted with an image of the Yellow Submarine ‘Blue Meanie’ and the words ‘I get high with a little help from my friends’ on the side.

Former Smiths member Johnny Marr will release his first ever solo album, The Messenger, on February 26 via Sire/ADA.

Lindsey Buckingham is one of our greatest guitarists.

Happy Election Day America. Presidents of the United States of America have chosen this day to announce their Australian tour.

The Game's fiancée wishes that her future husband had a different occupation.

Singing sensation Susan Boyle returns with a stunning album of songs from the golden era of film and stage, her fourth studio album in three years.

Rod Stewart says his love of sport stopped him becoming hooked on drugs.

One Direction has become a pop phenomenon around the world in a very short space of time.

Céline Dion says the 'chapter is not closed' when it comes to having more children.

In 2006, Mike Skinner of The Streets and Rob Harvey of The Music met backstage at the Big Day Out in Australia. Today they have a band together called The D.O.T.

Cat Power has postponed her upcoming European tour dates due to health reasons, giving the following statement:

Bret McKenzie will pen new songs for Muppets 2.

The new Whitney Houston compilation, I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston, will be released next Tuesday.

Mel C says the Spice Girls would "definitely" like to take to the stage again.

Rihanna recorded a duet with Chris Brown for her new album.

Jay-Z has become the Hurricane Sandy 'guardian angel' for Tribeca residents.

Michael Bublé decided to change so he wouldn't end up "alone with long fingernails".

Paul McCartney posted a video yesterday with the members of his band urging his fans to vote for Barack Obama.