Billy Bragg’s Australian tour for 2022 has been confirmed with new dates added for South Australia and Western Australia in Adelaide and Perth.

With very little competition for this week, Adele's "30" holds atop the ARIA Albums Chart for a third straight week.

The original ‘OG’ Wiggles Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt and Greg Page, have joined the current Wiggles Anthony Field, Simon Pryce and Lachy Gillespie and new members Tsehay Hawkins, Evie Ferris, John Pearce and Kelly Hamilton and their famous friends for a reWiggling of their classic hits.

The first of eight international acts have been added to the Bluesfest line-up for 2022 with sideshows included.

Britney Spears has spoken out about her 2003 interview with Diane Sawyer following her break-up with Justin Timberlake.

James Brown's music assets have been sold for $90 million (£68 million).

Damon Albarn, Bastille and Anne-Marie have announced shows as part of BRITs Week for War Child.

‘Straight Up’, the fourth and most successful album for Badfinger, has turned 50 years old.

Sixx:A.M. have no current plans to tour or release new music.

Foo Fighters had to scrap their Abu Dhabi Grand Prix gig, due to "unforeseen medical circumstances".

An unheard early David Bowie and The Lower Third record is expected to sell for up to £12,000 at auction.

The Streets have cancelled all gigs next year following the "worst week" of Mike Skinner's life.

The Powder Monkey’s and Bored! guitarist John Nolan has died.

With a expected near normal 2022 on the way, SXSW has revealed its second round of artists with 10 Australian acts an a couple of Kiwis added for the 2022 Music Festival in Austin, Texas next March.

The list of Australian artists and albums vying for Australian Music Prize has been announced with 110 of the 450 entries making the longlist.

Megan Thee Stallion is a college graduate. On Saturday, Megan (The Stallion) Pete took to Instagram to share a slideshow of photos showing herself in the lead-up to the ceremony at Texas Southern University.

Garth Dennis, a co-founding member of Jamaican reggae act Black Uhuru, has died at the age of 72.

Nashville bass player Joseph Wooten turns 60 this weekend and is celebrating with a special event with friends at the Analog Room of the Hutton Hotel in Nashville Sunday (12 December). Some of those friends are Nashville’s Young in a Million.

Michael Nesmith, one of The Monkees, has died at the age of 78, his family have announced.

Faith No More will no more be coming to Australia and New Zealand in 2022.

The Bellarine Music Festival this weekend featuring Brian Mannix & The Androids, The Chantoozies and Taxiride and had to be cancelled due to a Covid quarantine.

A previously unseen music video for The Police’s 1980 UK Number One hit ‘Don’t Stand So Close To Me’ has been unearthed from the band’s archives after 41 years. The video has now been released for Christmas 2021.

Stereophonics have postponed their homecoming shows due to COVID.

Steve Bronski, a co-founder of Bronski Beat with Jimmy Sommerville, has died at the age of 61.

The Music Victoria Awards have been handed out for 2021.

US country legend Brad Paisley will headline the Deni Ute Muster for 2022.

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood have finally had their chance to farewell Charlie Watts in a memorial gathering in London.

Denis O’Brien, George Harrison’s long-time manager for most of his solo career, has died at age 80.

Paul Kelly will stream is ‘Making Gravy’ concert from the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne on 21 December.

Bass player and producer Robbie Shakespeare has died at the age of 68 following kidney surgery in Florida.