The 2018 Screen Music Awards have been announced with 12 categories for TV, online, film and advertising revealed.

Juan De Marcos’ Afro-Cuban All Stars, the original band from the Buena Vista Social Club, will return to Australia in March 2019.

Bernard Fanning, Sally Seltmann, Paul Dempsey, Glenn Richards (Augie March), Oh Mercy, Alan Pigram (Pigram Brothers), Jae Laffer (the Panics), Kav Temperley (Eskimo Joe), comedian Paul McDermott and many other notable musicians visited the deserted settlement of Cassack (Bajinhurrba) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia to create the VAST project.

Happy Monday’s third album ‘Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches’ is considered by fans to be their finest achievement. It was certainly their most success album.

Vanessa Amorosi is working on her first album in almost 10 years and hopes to have it ready before she tours with Red Hot Summer.

Heavy rockers Metallica have become the latest stars to make a big donation to aid relief efforts following the devastating California wildfires.

Lionel Richie has teased his return to the country music charts by declaring he's working on "something surprising".

Demi Lovato has slammed a former friend who "did interviews" after she had an overdose.

Ariana Grande’s thank u, next holds on to the Official Singles Chart Number 1 single for a second week with another bumper week of sales and streams.

Congratulations to Muse, whose new album Simulation Theory lands straight in at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart.

The cinema rules the top of the ARIA Albums Chart again this week, with firstly the soundtrack to the Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper film 'A Star is Born' holding for a fourth week here, plus the album is now Gold (●) in sales too.

After debuting at No.2 last week the new Ariana Grande track "thank u, next" climbs a spot to take over the summit of the ARIA Singles Chart this week, becoming her second No.1 for 2018.

The Christmas album of 2018 is Eric Clapton’s ‘Happy Xmas’ but a mile.

The Living End’s first-ever live album ‘Live in Europe 2018’ is nearing its released date on 30 November but fans at their recent shows had the chance to grab a pre-release edition.

PP Arnold says she started her career with thanks to Ike and Tina Turner when she became an Ikette for Ike and Tina Turner in 1964.

Kim Porter, the mother to three of rap mogul Diddy's kids, has died at the age of 47.

Studio legend Mark Opitz has re-entered the studio to work with Sydney husband and wife rock duo The Hots.

Billy Idol is officially an American citizen.

Elton John has made a gobsmackingly great television commercial for UK department store John Lewis.

When superstar violinist Nigel Kennedy returns to Australia in 2019 he will perform a program of Sebastian Bach and George Gershwin, as well as his own composition ‘The Magician of Lublin’ for the tour.

U2 star Bono and comedians Will Ferrell and Chris Rock are teaming up for a U.S. TV special to raise money and awareness in the fight against AIDS.

Keith Urban can sympathise with fellow Australian Liam Hemsworth and the other Malibu locals who lost their homes in the Woolsey wildfire over the weekend, because his house burned down when he was a kid.

Nelly is determined to stand and fight a new sexual assault claim, insisting he plans to speak up for the real victims of sexual misconduct.

Major new titles coming this week from: Mariah Carey, Little Mix, Roy Orbison & R.P.O., Michael Buble, Fleetwood Mac (GH), P.O.D., The Good, The Bad & The Queen, Boyzone, Mumford & Sons, Chris Cornell, Broods, Mark Knopfler, The Smashing Pumpkins, Andre Rieu, Sarah Brightman, Resin Dogs and 'The Greatest Showman' re-imagined compilation.

Noise11 COO Nick Kontonicolas says he discovered Leonid & Friends while doing business with the Ukraine.

Red Hot Chili Peppers appear to have hit publish on their Twitter feed early alerting fans to an Australian tour in February.

U2 ended the ‘Experience + Innocence tour in Berlin on Tuesday night telling fans “we are going away now”.

KT Tunstall and Suzi Quatro are up to something together. The pair have been working on something new at RAK Studios in London.

Tim Staffell, the lead singer of English band Smile (who later became Queen), has made a nice living over the decades because of his song ‘Doing All Right’.

The city of Birmingham UK is planning to honour its loudest sons Black Sabbath with a metal bench and also possibly name a bridge after the band.