Neil Young and Crazy Horse opened their 2012 tour on Friday night at the Pavilion, Hard Rock Casino in Albuquerque, NM, playing a 15 song, 2-hour show.

Music festival Lollapalooza was shut down for 2 ½ hours on Saturday when a massive storm hit the Chicago area.

Randy Blythe of Lamb Of God has been released from Czech Republic prison after more than a month after being accused of manslaughter.

Karise Eden’s “My Journey” spends its sixth straight week at No.1 on the ARIA Albums chart, and also picks up a second Platinum sales certification. That album now becomes the longest continuous chart run this year (Adele has had two runs of four week’s, and a total of nine weeks at No.1 this year), and the longest run at the top since Adele’s eight week stretch from last September.

Justice Crew become the first Australian group to hit No.1 in over five years, as their fourth single “Boom Boom” climbs to No.1 this week and lands a Platinum sales certification too.

The J. Geils Band circus is about to begin. J. Geils is suing the J. Geils Band.

It is a shame Smashing Pumpkins weren’t more upfront in advance that their current Australian tour would be a showcase for their new album ‘Oceania’ from start to finish. What made the show special also made it a disappointment.

Ed Sheeran is a real singer songwriter, finally someone kids can look up to, appreciate and be proud of. If you have ever had one of those “but will they be around in 10 years” conversations, then Ed is someone who definitely will.

Billy Bragg’s ‘An Evening With Billy Bragg’ show at the Melbourne Recital Centre has sold out.

Pomp-rockers Muse says that their Olympic song was originally going to feature Elton John.

Beloved indie-folkies Grizzly Bear tease their new album by streaming a new song ‘Yet Again’.

Guitar rambler Newton Faulkner returns to Australia in September for some special club shows.

R&B superstar Beyonce is looking for backers to fund her self-produced and -directed autobiographical doco.

Vaughn Anthony, the little brother of John Legend, has released his first mixtape ‘Life Of A Player’.

Whitney Houston’s last musical hurrah, on the Sparkle soundtrack, leads an odd week in new releases.

 Sydney-sider sisters Neige (vocals/bass) and O (guitar/vocals) Koppes travelled to New York, London and Los Angeles, before landing in Melbourne late 2010.

Actress Scarlett Johansson has collaborated with Lulu Gainsbourg on a cover of French music legend Serge Gainsbourg's 'Bonnie & Clyde'.

Trippy indie experimentalists Yeasayer are streaming their new album Fragrant World a week before release.

Gin Wigmore will kick off her tour, complete with full band in Sydney on August 24 to support her brand new album, ‘Gravel & Wine’.

Pop producer Pete Waterman had planned to reunite the pair at his outdoor Hit Factory concert, but it was cancelled in July because of safety fears due to heavy rainfall and mud in London's Hyde Park.

Katy Perry and John Mayer 'held hands across a table' during a date last night.

Eminem has 'no idea' when it comes to the business side of his career.

Sheryl Crow has filed a request for a restraining order against a fan who allegedly threatened to shoot her.

Lilly Allen is elated to 'work at her own pace'.

Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah has tweeted that all three members of pop-punk heroes Blink-182 will be in Australia in 2013.

Jeff Lynne is going to have a very busy day October 9 with the release of two new albums via Frontiers Records.

The long-awaited ZZ Top album finally as a title and a release date. ‘La Futura’ will be released in September.

The Nicki Minaj Australia and New Zealand tour has been put back until November and December.

A new song from Bob Dylan’s forthcoming album ‘Tempest’ has debuted in a trailer for a new TV show in the USA.

American country music star Joe Nichols will return to Australia for his forth visit in September.