Although Beyonce has been nominated for nine awards at the ceremony – which will take place in Los Angeles on Sunday (14.03.21), Beyoncé will not be among the performers, Recording Academy interim chief executive Harvey Mason Jr has confirmed.

Melbourne guitarist Dion Hirini died suddenly overnight from a heart condition on his way back from a gig.

Harry Styles is to open the Grammy Awards this Sunday.

A new batch of Zoot songs are being worked on, the first from the band in over 50 years, but its uncertain at this stage if they’ll be released.

Neil Finn dedicated his Corwded House classic ‘Don’t Dream Its Over’ to Mushroom founder Michael Gudinski at the first Crowded House show of 2021 in New Zealand this week.

Paul McCartney will release a completely new version of 2020’s ‘McCartney III’ titled ‘McCartney III Reimagined’.

Andrew Farriss is planning on reinventing one of his INXS classics on his upcoming Australian tour.

Madness past and present members Chris Foreman, Mike 'Barso' Barson, Lee 'Thommo' Thompson, Graham 'Suggs' McPherson, Daniel 'Woody' Woodgate, Mark 'Bedders' Bedford and Carl 'Chas Smash' Smyth - will have their incredible music career documented in a new three-part series, titled 'Before We Was We: Madness by Madness', which will debut on BT TV on May 1.

Sir Kenneth Branagh will reportedly lead the way for the Paramount Pictures' movie focused on the life and career of the Bee Gees from their humble beginning to pop superstardom.

Beyoncé has sent a message of support to her friend and former Suits star Meghan Markle after the controversial Oprah interview knifing the Royal Family.

Wolfmother and C.W. Stoneking are just a couple of names added to Blues on Broadbeach in Queensland in May.

Former The Saints, Laughing Clowns and The Aints guitarist Ed Kuepper will mark his 45 years as a recording artist with three retro albums.

Pierre Baroni, a one-time member of The Ponys and The Aliens, has died after an 18-month battle with cancer.

DZ Deathrays have started to preview with 2021 album ‘Positive Rising Part 2’ with a video for the all-new song ‘All Or Nothing’.

Alice Cooper has had a good week. His ‘Detroit Stories’ album has been a Top 10 album in 10 countries.

Melbourne’s Chocolate Starfish have found another song to cover. This time its 4 Non Blondes 1993 hit ‘What’s Up’.

Bruno Mars' new band Silk Sonic will perform at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, after bosses took heed of their pleas.

Pink Floyd's David Gilmour insists he "absolutely" doesn't want to go back to the group and play stadiums again, as he enjoys being able to be "free to do" what he wants.

In an act of unity and support, 100% Pure New Zealand has invited rock music icon, Rod Stewart to surprise America's Cup teams with a "dock out" serenade of his hit song, Sailing.

R&B superstar The Weeknd is aiming to strike gold at the 2021 Juno Awards after landing six nominations.

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will join host Dermot O’Leary for an in-depth look back at his career to date in the latest instalment of BBC Two’s Reel Stories.

Machine Gun Kelly is keen to keep reinventing himself every time he releases new tracks and he wants to be so "polarising" that people feel like they have to listen to his music.

Courtney Barnett has revealed an website of her live music.

Gary Numan will release his 18th solo album ‘Intruder’ on 21 May 2021.

Sunday 11 April has been designated Roady4Roadies Day 2021. The event to be held in 10 cities around Australia is a day for crew and the musicians who work with them to reconnect in social gatherings.

DMA's, which features Tommy O'Dell, Matt Mason, and Johnny Took, have already been given the blessing of the former Oasis star and they admitted that receiving support from Liam is "great" for them.

IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has announced that Blinding Lights by The Weeknd is the winner of 2020’s IFPI Global Digital Single Award.

Alicia Keys felt under pressure to present a perfect image of herself early in her career, but Alicia now believes that being "perfectly imperfect is the magic".

Cardi B has made history by becoming the first female rapper to receive a diamond-certified single in America with Bodak Yellow.

Laneway Music has teamed Dollsquad, Radio KSG and Charlie Marshall & The Body Electric.