Extreme right-winged tragic Cory Bernardi was given a slap in his bass clef from international Australian songwriter Darren Hayes after using Hayes’ Savage Garden music to promote his fanatical agenda.

Alex Lahey will head out to play six free concerts around Australia in February and March.

Double J will replay the Triple J Hottest 100 from January 1997 on the same day at the same time that Triple J will be playing its Hottest 100 for 2018.

The music of The Cranberries is dominating iTunes charts worldwide following the death of singer Dolores O’Riordan. In Australia, The Cranberries have the top three songs and four albums in the Top 10.

London police are treating the death of The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan as “not suspicious”.

Even with the firing of original director Brian Singer and the addition of replacement Dexter Fletcher, it appears that the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody remains on schedule for an end-of-year release.

Joe Walsh has signed over his songwriting catalogue to Sony/ATV Music Publishing for an undisclosed amount.

The Beatles cartoon classic ‘Yellow Submarine’ is heading back to the big screen for one day only.

Amy Shark is working on new music with Mark Hoppus of Blink-182.

Carrie Underwood will perform her sports anthem ‘The Champion’ as the opening song for the 52nd Super Bowl on February 4, 2018.

Dallas Crane, The Hitman and Palace of the King are a few of the bands that will open for Rose Tattoo’s 2018 Blood Brothers tour across Australia.

Frenzal Rhomb guitarist and former Triple J breakfast jock Lindsay McDougall will return to the airwaves at ABC Illawarra later this month.

Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan and Fergal Lawler of Irish band The Cranberries have released a joint statement following the death of their lead singer Dolores O’Riordan.

Dolores O'Riordan, the lead singer of the Cranberries, has died "suddenly" in London at the age of 46. She was in the city for a recording session.

Edwin Hawkins, the gospel great who brought the genre to the masses with the 1969 hit "Oh Happy Day", has died at the age of 74. According to reports, he had been ill for some time.

Danny Woods, one of the co-founders of the group Chairmen of the Board, has died at the age of 73.

Australian electro-pop musician Nick Summerfield has released his first new music in four years.

The publisher behind ‘Love Is In The Air’ is suing US songwriters John Padgett and Lori Monahan over the alleged use of the song in an Air France television commercial.

The members of The Smith Street Band will be gainfully employed doing what they are trained to do, play as musicians, throughout March, April and May.

Singer and actor Grace Jones says that the producer of her first movie attempted to sexually abuse her.

Sam Smith will be offering a morsel of his national tour later in the year when he performs for iHeartRadio in Melbourne later this week.

Six South Australian acts will take to the stage at the Adelaide 500 to perform ahead of Cold Chisel, Live and Robbie Williams.

Kasey Chambers, Birds of Tokyo, Sheppard as well as Bad//Dreems will open for the headline entertainment at the end of each day of the Adelaide 500 in March.

Retaining its No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart for a second week is the soundtrack for "The Greatest Showman".

It's a sixth week at No.1 in Australia for Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" track, now becoming his second longest running chart-topper on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Australian singer and songwriter Suzie Dickinson has lost her battle with brain cancer.

A song Ed Sheeran co-wrote for Faith Hill and Tim McGraw is the subject of the latest copyright infringement lawsuit.

A new movie is being released called Proud Mary. Starring Taraji P. Henson (Empire), the movie is described as about a "hitwoman working for an organized crime family in Boston. Mary's life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes awry."

Arts Centre Melbourne has brought together the best of jazz, opera and theatre for three nights of a new High Tea Live series.

ZZ Top legend Billy Gibbons may be the victim of false marketing following a serious of disastrous appearances in Australia.