Roundhouse Entertainment and Frontier Touring wish to advise that it is necessary to reschedule the SIMPLE MINDS Australian and New Zealand tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Federal and State Government directives. The 40 Years of Hits Tour, originally scheduled for November and December 2020, will now take place in December 2021.

In what will be regarded as an incredible act of bravery Bluesfest has announced Early Bird tickets to its 2021 festival will go on sale today. This announcement comes one week ahead of what is said to be an historical First Artist Announcement next week on July 8th.

The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) and the Australia Council for the Arts announce the five newest recipients of $15,000 grants to assist with the creation of new sound recordings.

Beyonce urged U.S. voters to "take action to dismantle a racist and unequal system" as she accepted the Humanitarian Award at the virtual BET Awards on Sunday night.

The 2021 edition of the BRIT Awards has been pushed back from its traditional February date to May due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Appearances by Elton John and Kelly Clarkson helped Los Angeles TV station KTLA raise more than $700,000 (£567,700) for Covid-19 relief.

Mary J. Blige has ventured into a new line of business, working in partnership with a vineyard to create her own brand of wine.

Aretha Franklin's niece has gushed over Jennifer Hudson's portrayal of the late singer in Respect, the forthcoming biopic of Franklin's life.

The upcoming 2020 MTV Video Music Awards will be held with "limited or no audience", according to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Dr. Dre and his wife are ending their 24 year marriage.

Singer songwriter Benny Mardones has died at age 73 after a 20-year battle with Parkinsons Disease.

Film director Jane Cho, wife of beloved Australian entertainer Michael Falzon, has released a statement following his passing last Tuesday after a year-long battle with a rare form of germ cell cancer.

A newly released version of a home recording of Tom Petty’s ‘You Don’t Know How It Feels’ has been released.

The Rolling Stones have issued a Cease and Desist order to the trump campaign for its unauthorized use of their music at his rallies.

Creedence Clearwater Revival legend John Fogerty is continuing his isolation performances with the family doing ‘Blue Moon Nights’ this week.

Taylor Swift has called out U.S. government officials for failing to recognise transgender and non-binary people on the 2020 Census.

Mick Jagger was nervous ahead of the Rolling Stones' Glastonbury debut in 2013 because Bono had warned him it was one of the toughest gigs around.

Faith Hill has implored Mississippi lawmakers to remove controversial Confederate imagery from the state's flag because it is a 'direct symbol of terror' for the black community.

Adele's latest album is no longer set to be released in September.

Congratulations to Bob Dylan, who goes straight to Number 1 with his 39th studio album Rough and Rowdy Ways.

Bob Dylan has become the oldest artist ever to score a U.K. number one album with a record comprising of new original material.

Song from a 1995 David Bowie concert from Dallas’ Starplex Amphitheater will be released this coming Friday.

Chingy has decided to return to mainstream with his first studio album in 13 years ‘Crown Jewels’ coming in July.

On April 25th of this year heaps of acts from both Australia and New Zealand got together to put on a live streamed concert called 'Music from the Home Front', screened on Channel 9 in Australia, Channel 3 in New Zealand and YouTube internationally, and now this week the album of music from the 3 hrs, 30 mins show is the new No.1 album in Australia.

The oldest track on Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission new ‘See You On The Other Side’ is ‘Mint Condition’.

Dixie Chicks have changed their name to The Chicks in line with the change of attitude brought about by the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

Sevendust have covered Soundgarden’s ‘The Day I Tried To Live’.

The Red Rocker Sammy Hagar should change his nickname to the Redneck. What a fucking moron.

Depeche Mode’s 2019 doco ‘Spirits In The Forest’ has been released on DVD/Blu-Ray.

Pete Murray’s first new song in two years comes with a video shot in isolation and featuring his wife and daughter.