Tributes are flowing for Austin singer songwriter Nanci Griffith who passed away at age 68 this week.

Tony Bennett has retired from performing. Bennett performed two sold-out shows with Lady Gaga at Radio City Music Hall in New York last week, but his son and manager Danny Bennett has revealed he's now decided to cease his on-stage shows.

Live Nation will make everyone at their festivals and venues show proof of full vaccination or a negative coronavirus test from October.

On July 17, guitarist Jitse Zonneveld and keyboard player Frank Steijns went to Church. The pair recorded a “heavenly” version of the Motorhead classic ‘Ace of Spades’ in the centre of the city of Weert in the south of the Netherlands.

Oasis Knebworth 1996 will have a global cinema release in September.

Matt Johnson is building towards the major release of The The’s ‘The Comeback Special’ as a live album, film and book.

Lindsay McLellan (aka Link Meanie of The Meanies) has a new project called Bag of Beez and the first song from the project, ‘Syco’.

Courtney Barnett is continuing to spoon feed her next album ‘Things Take Time, Take Time’, coming in November. The latest mouthful is ‘Before You Gotta Go’.

It looks like the expanded edition of The Beatles ‘Let It Be’ will be released on October, possibly on 15 October, the same day the ‘Get Back’ book is being released.

The upcoming Melbourne production of The Who’s Tommy has been postponed until February 2022 due to Covid lockdowns.

Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa have teamed up for a new song.

Billy Idol’s new music is coming via Dark Horse Records, the record label founded by George Harrison in 1974.

George Clinton has been successful in defeating a motion against him by music publisher and record company owner Armen Boladian, who claimed Clinton defamed him in his 2014 biography ‘Brothas Be’.

Ringo Starr says he is over making albums. From now on it will be all about EPs.

The next Black Sorrows album ‘Saint Georges Road’ will be the 50th album for Joe Camilleri. The album also reunites Joe with producer Peter Solley, who worked with him on The Falcons’ ‘Screaming Targets’ and the hits ‘Hit and Run’ and ‘Shape I’m In’.

When you add up all of his albums, Steve Kilbey has made probably over 70. I say “probably” because even he has lost count. Steve’s new album ‘The Hall of Counterfeits’ most likely sits as his 70 Somethingth album.

Actor, author, singer David Duchovny has his total entertainment background to fall back on when he writes a song.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have reunited for a second album. ‘Raise the Roof’ is coming in November.

A documentary of Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott will launch Australia’s new music film company Long Play Music Films.

Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello will perform at Global Citizen Live.

Jason Isbell has made it compulsory that all audience members of his shows are vaccinated against COVID-19.

Beyoncé has confirmed new music is on the way.

Billie Eilish has added an extra date to her extensive 'Happier Than Ever World Tour'.

Harry Styles leads the nominations at this year's Ivor Novello Awards.

Ed Sheeran has announced an intimate show in London next month.

George Harrison ‘All Thing Must Pass’ keyboard player Bobby Whitlock has slammed the Harrison Estate for the release of an over-priced, awfully remixed 50th anniversary edition of George’s iconic album.

On 10 August, 1981, exactly 40 years ago today, Bob Dylan released the last of his trilogy of Christian albums ‘Shot of Love’.

‘Who’s Next’, the fifth album by The Who, turns 50 this week.

Christine McVie is the latest artist and member of Fleetwood Mac to sell her songwriting catalogue.

Following the news that events like the Helpmann Awards and BIGSOUND would be taking a break for 2021, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) have today confirmed that their 6th Annual event will be postponed to 2022.