Metallica will no longer be touring Australia and New Zealand in October.

Major new titles coming this week from: Boy & Bear, Steel Panther, Hellyeah, Scouting for Girls, Pitbull, Beth Hart, Busby Marou, Tegan & Sara, Of Mice & Men, Drax Project, Lucky Oceans, DaBaby, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (EP), The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’50th Anniversary, Opeth, Marc E. Bassy and Hermitude.

Queen of children’s entertainment Justine Clarke has been announced as the host of the Screen Music Awards when it returns to Melbourne in November.

Suzi Quatro will take part in the Q&A sessions for three Australian screenings of the SUZiQ documentary by Australian filmmaker’s Liam Firmager and Tait Brady.

Motown legend Smokey Robinson joined Australia’s Human Nature on stage in Las Vegas this week to celebrate their 2000th show.

An album of never before released songs by Harry Nilsson has been compiled for a brand new Nilsson album ‘Lost and Founnd’.

Louis Tomlinson has opened up about his grief following the deaths of his mother and sister.

Cream drummer Ginger Baker is fighting for his life in hospital, according to his family.

Sheryl Crow and Gibson Guitars have teamed up to produce the Sheryl Crow signature guitar the Country Western Supreme.

Archie Roach will publish his memoir ‘Tell Me Why’ on 1 November and on the same day release a companion album.

The Alice Cooper movie ‘Live From The Astroturf, Alice Cooper’ will screen in the USA and UK in October.

Adam Ant has christened his 2020 US tour ‘Friend of Foe’ which is kind of bizarre considering the song wasn’t a hit in America.

Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl joined Squeeze on stage at the Bourbon & Beyond Festival in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday evening.

Foreigner members past and present have come together to mark the 40th anniversary of the classic ‘Double Vision’ album in the USA.

The show ‘Warren Zevon: Accidentally Like A Martyr’ starring Henry Wagons, already announced for Melbourne, is to go national.

Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter has died at the age of 78 in California.

Bob, Paul and Susan Cowsill have gone back to the studio to re-record their now 50 year old classic ‘Hair’.

Sam Smith’s duet with Renee Zellwegger for the Judy Garland biopic ‘Judy’ has been released.

Paul McCartney has admitting going to a cinema to see the movie ‘Yesterday’ last week.

DJ and producer Tiesto is a married man, after exchanging vows with model Annika Backes in the Utah desert on Saturday.

Emmys chiefs have apologised for using a photo of living composer Leonard Slatkin to represent the late Andre Previn during the In Memoriam segment at Sunday night's awards show.

Randy Newman was one of those songwriters singers who couldn’t write would gravitate to in the late 60s and early 70s.

Aaron Schembri is about to release his debut album and he has chosen Memo Music Hall in St Kilda for the launch.

Australia will be treated to a screening of French superstar Mylene Farmer’s ‘2019 Le Film’ in November.

George Benson will play Sydney and Melbourne dates outside Bluesfest in 2020 marking a decade since he was last in Australia.

Just weeks ago Brandi Carlile was the big winner at the 18th annual Americana Honors & Awards in Nashville. She was crowned Artist of the Year by legendary songwriter John Prine.

Mavis Staples will perform one Bluesfest sideshow in 2020 and Brisbane has scored it.

Australia will once again be treated to punk royalty when The Stranglers return in 2020 for SBM Presents.

Mandy Moore is "overwhelmed" by fans' response to her new music.

Madonna is on the move. Madonna had been renting the 18th century historic property in Portugal after moving to support her 13-year-old son David's dream of playing football with Benfica's youth team, but now she could be set for a fresh start with the owners looking to sell.