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.

Paul Weller is set to play a special show at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea.

The first students to graduate from a North East music therapy centre have received a special message from the superstar who launched them on their journey.

Kylie Minogue is reportedly back in the studio working on new material.

Courtney Barnett, Daryl Braithwaite, James Reyne, Julia Stone, The Veronicas and The Whitlams are some of the artists performing for Great Southern Nights in early 2022 in New South Wales.

Ross Wilson has a stack of new dates for the Eagle Rock 50th anniversary tour, postponed because of Covid.

‘Wild Life’, the third post-Beatles album for Paul McCartney, was released 50 years ago this week.

The Black Sorrows have created a new video for the Saint George’s Road track ‘Chiquita’ based on footage some fans sent in.

Archie Roach has rescheduled the 14 dates in NSW postponed due to the pandemic.

Brad Butcher is the latest signing to Robert Rigby’s Ambition Records.

Daniel Johns has dropped news of his second solo album ‘FutureNever’ for 2022.

Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission was another band forced to postpone dates during Covid.

Tame Impala have a new song ‘No Choice’ from the upcoming ‘The Slow Rush Deluxe Box Set’ coming in 2022.

Courtney Barnett was back playing for America this week with a performance of her song ‘If I Don’t Hear From You Tonight’ for Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Following is an industry obituary for New Orleans music industry identity Barney Kilpatrick from Bob Merlis.

Travis Scott has filed paperwork to dismiss multiple lawsuits relating to the tragedy at Astroworld Festival.