Ed Sheeran’s new single Bad Habits is off to a strong start on this week’s Official Singles Chart, currently at Number 1 on the First Look. The song, which picked up 1.5 million streams in its first 48 hours, could earn Ed his tenth chart-topper if it holds on until Friday (July 2).

Joan Armatrading’s new album, Consequences, just out via BMG on June 18th has shot straight to the No 10 position in the UK charts in its first week of release.

Paul Stanley is convinced KISS could "continue" and "evolve" without himself and Gene Simmons.

Former Skid Row star Johnny Solinger has died at the age of 55.

Marilyn Manson has reportedly reached an agreement to turn himself in to police on two outstanding warrants for misdemeanour assault in New Hampshire.

Queensland's Trip The Switch music festival set for Ipswich, Queensland next weekend is the latest victim of #Gladyscluster.

Australian music exec Justin Cosby, co-founder of Inertia, has died at the age of 50.

It's a fifth week atop both charts for teenager Olivia Rodrigo with her track "Good 4 U" and it's parent album "SOUR", which is newly Gold (●) in sales.

The #Gladyscluster in New South Wales has forced Jimmy Barnes to postpone the Perth date of his upcoming ‘Flesh and Blood’ tour.

UPDATED: Jim Jefferies Australian tour information.

Tame Impala have apologised to fans after having to exclude some locations on their rescheduled tour.

Britney Spears kept secret her objections to her conservatorship because she "didn't believe any" of Paris Hilton's claims about her abuse at boarding school.

Mark Hoppus, the 49-year old lead singer of Blink-182, has revealed he has been fighting cancer for the past three months.

Sunset Sounds is heading to Hastings Foreshore Reserve in Victoria in November.

Gibson has revealed its latest edition, the Noel Gallagher Gibson J-150.

Sir Elton John has announced the return of his 'Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour', with the final dates in the UK, Europe and North America announced to today and Australia and New Zealand dates soon.

Mirusia has been forced to postpone for Wollongong and Nowra shows this weekend due to the new Covid restrictions for New South Wales.

Henry Rollins has been announced as the keynote speaker for BigSound 2021.

The Western Australian government has become the first state government to abolish all live music restrictions, hereby putting the state of Western Australia and the live music industry back to pre-Covid conditions.

R. Kelly has been transferred to a New York jail as he prepares to stand trial in his sex trafficking and racketeering case.

Pink admitted the pandemic let her focus on her organic wine label. Pink admitted being in lockdown meant she could give more attention to her Two Wolves brand, as she opened up on her "three different lives".

Ed Sheeran is heading to Los Angeles for a week-long residency on fellow Brit James Corden's American talk show.

Mick Fleetwood wants to get back on stage with Lindsey Buckingham before they "knock it all on the head".

Britney Spears has been quietly trying to end her conservatorship for years after objecting to the amount of control her father Jamie Spears has over her life, according to previously-sealed court papers.

With Motley Crue in 40th anniversary mode the first of the reissues will continue to roll out this Friday (25 June 2021).

Lizzie Mack and The Wiggles OG Murray Cook will gather up The Soul Movers for a run into the ACT and the NSW south coast next week.

Richard Clapton’s Music Is Love tour is another Covid restriction casualty.

Comedian Tom Gleeson has outed himself as a dinosaur by using the obsolete ‘LOL’ in a tweet. Oh yeah and his Perth show has been cancelled.

The Torch Festival in Sydney is another Covid casualty following the new Sydney Covid outbreak.

Neil Young has recruited Crazy Horse back to the studio for another studio album, their first since 2019’s ‘Colorado’.