Björn from ABBA went Googling through Wikipedia to find out when he first recorded the new ABBA song ‘Just A Notion’.

We’ve seen a lot of music polls recently, setting band against band, song against song but music shouldn’t be a competition. One artist or song isn’t better than another. Music is subjective. One person’s favourite sentimental country ballad might not appeal to a metal fan’s memories of a hardcore riff-laden rock song. A pop icon might mean the world to a young kid but nothing to a fan of an alt rock songsmith.

Icehouse will return to live performance for the Great Southern Land tour 2022 with initial dates announced for Sydney, Perth, Toowoomba, Gold Coast and Darwin.

Benmont Tench, a co-founding member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, first met Bob Dylan in 1981 when he was invited to play keyboards on Dylan’s ‘Shot of Love’ album.

The new Duran Duran ‘Anniversary’ video has premiered with stunning footage filmed from Belvoir Castle. The video even features a ‘dancing queen’.

Melbourne International Jazz Festival artistic director Michael Tortoni has confirmed that the festival is definitely going ahead for 2021.

Steve Miller Band keyboard player Joseph Wooten is rapping the praises of his hometown in ‘Nashville The Music City’.

The Live Entertainment Industry had a $1.4 billion decline in 2020 causing a major impact on the Australian economy.

Tom Jones has released his version of ‘Bob Dylan’s ‘Not Dark Yet’ ahead of the expanded edition of his recent ‘Surrounded By Time’ album.

Band manager and concert promoter Scot Crawford has launched a new record label Reckless with new music coming soon from James Reyne, The Poor, Palace Of The King, Angry Anderson, and Rose Tattoo.

The Darkness have released the new single, ‘It’s Love, Jim’, about an "intimate" encounter with an "extra-terrestrial goddess of otherworldly beauty."

Madonna has almost finished penning the script for her biopic.

Lawyers for Dr. Dre's ex-wife reportedly attempted to serve him with legal documents while he was burying his late grandmother.

Justin Bieber is up for eight prizes at the upcoming 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs).

Love Police have started an all-new record label Love Police Records & Tapes (yes that does mean cassettes too).

Victoria will welcome back live music on 30 October with 4000 fans attending the Play On Victoria concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

Rod Stewart will take up his 11th residency in Las Vegas in 2022.

Celine Dion has been forced to postpone the opening of her new Vegas show because she has been suffering from muscle spasms.

INXS’ second album ‘Underneath The Colours’ was released 40 years ago this week.

Strange Tenants were one of Australia’s first Ska bands. In November 1981 Strange Tenants played their first gig at the Lygon Street Festival. That was just two years after the first acknowledged Australian Ska band The Jumpers formed in Adelaide in 1979.

Slash is releasing new single 'The River Is Rising' this week.

The Weeknd has pushed back his 'After Hours Til Dawn' world tour for a third time.

Lewis Capaldi won four prizes at the ASCAP London Music Awards 2021.

Harry Styles is reportedly set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe to play Eros - the brother of the comic book film franchise's most powerful supervillain - Thanos.

‘Westworld’, ‘The Punisher’ ‘Shadow and Bone’ star turned 40 in August and has a newfound 40 year old has just released his first EP of original songs ‘Songs For You’.

Motörhead have covered The Rolling Stones a number of times over the years. Their ‘Uncövered’ album featured ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ and ‘Jumping Jack Flash’ so Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee has an insightful thoughts on Steve Jordan’s newfound role replacing Charlie Watts.

Jem Cassar-Daley, daughter of Australia’s country legend Troy Cassar-Daley, has released her second single ‘Changes’.

Rob Zombie is directing the new ‘The Munsters’ movie and has confirmed the three main characters.

As Victoria realigned in a post-Covid world, Summersalt is coming in with dates for Melbourne and Ballarat.

Adele is to celebrate the release of her new album 30 with a TV concert special.