50 years ago this year Brian Cadd was singing about ‘Arkansas Grass’. Half a century later, and only a couple of hundred miles away, the Statesman of Australian songwriting was in Nashville working on his first Americana album ‘Silver City’. It is every bit the album you want to hear from Brain Cadd in the 21st Century.

The Weeknd was blasted by fans for including a seemingly homophobic lyric in his new track.

Missy Elliott is the first female hip-hop artist nominated to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The Killers have created a new stand-alone song ‘Land of the Free’ and then collaborated with director Spike Lee to put a powerful statement into the US marketplace.

English singer songwriter Jorja Smith has pulled out of the Laneway Festival in Adelaide, Melbourne and Fremantle but will still perform Brisbane, Auckland and Sydney.

Ed Sheeran's tour promoters are facing a lawsuit over an Indonesian gig he cancelled after suffering a broken arm.

A young woman suing R. Kelly for sexual assault has accused the R&B singer of threatening her and attempting to shame her into withdrawing her lawsuit.

Who is that familiar face in the DZ Deathrays video? It looks like … it looks like … Murray the Red Wiggle.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have returned to Australia for Red Hot Summer and kicked off the first two shows in South Australia and Western Australia on the weekend.

A 19-year old girl has died after overdosing on MDMA taken at the FOMO music festival in Sydney.

Rose Tattoo will tour with Hard-Ons across Australia from March to May.

Legends In Concert brings the Vegas experience to Melbourne but it's a whole lot more than that. The attention to detail and authenticity of the performance is what makes Legends In Concert a fun night out.

The man behind the Woodstock festival has confirmed reports he's planning a 50th anniversary bash miles away from the site of the 1969 event.

Maroon 5 will officially headline the 2019 Super Bowl Halftime Show, with special guests Travis Scott and Big Boi.

Kanye West reportedly dropped out of Coachella because festival bosses refused to build him a giant dome.

Britney Spears is feeling "blessed" as she celebrates 20 years since the release of her debut album, Baby One More Time.

Queen hold onto the top of the ARIA Albums Chart for a second week with the soundtrack to their biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody", matching the two weeks their first No.1 set "A Night at the Opera" achieved back in 1976.

Post Malone has his "Sunflower" planted in the No.1 spot in Australia for a second week, while the song also starts its run at the top in New Zealand, making us the only two countries to make it a chart-topper (so far, as it's at #2 in Canada).

Dale Ryder had wanted to perform a tribute to David Bowie five years ago, two years before Bowie had died, and last April he was finally motivated to go through with it.

Sam Smith’s new song ‘Dancing With A Stranger’ has been released making this the second new Sam Smith son in three weeks.

Paul McCartney is about to release the part animated/part concert The Bruce McMouse Show, featuring footage from his 1972 Red Rose Speedway tour.

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke says he has no intention of attending the induction of his band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Actor and singer Craig McLachlan has been changed with assault and sex offenses by Victoria Police.

Clydie King, who sang on dozens of songs including Elton John’s ‘The Bitch Is Back’, the Rolling Stones ‘Tumbling Dice’ and with Barbra Streisand on ‘A Star Is Born’ has died.

Australian post-punk and electronica pioneer Ollie Olsen has announced his retirement from music.

Jimmy Barnes will have a new album in May he is calling ‘My Criminal Record’.

Evita opened at Arts Centre, Melbourne on December 9 and was due to run until February 17. The extension gives the show two more weeks.

Olivia Newton John’s publicist Michael Caprio has warned of internet scams by Olivia impersonators on social media trying to scam money from fans.

Major new titles coming this week from: Tommy Emmanuel, Christina Perri, Swizz Beatz, Randy Houser, Katherine Jenkins, Taking Back Sunday (GH) and a bunch Australian Country Music compilations.

Manhattan Transfer will play their first show of 2019 in Bermuda for the Bermuda Festival before some US dates and then head to Australia.