In today’s music world a band like Hunters & Collectors would not have survived. After debuting with their self-titled album in 1982 and peaking at number 21 Hunter & Collectors started to go backwards fast. Album two ‘The Fireman’s Curse’ peaked at number 77 and the third ‘The Jaws of Life’ went unnoticed at number 89.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have a second EP for 2019 with ‘This Is The Place’.

Michael James Ryan, the songwriter better known as Busbee has died at the age of 43 after a battle with brain cancer.

Pennywise will return to Australia in 2020. The tour marks the 20th anniversary of the fifth Pennywise album ‘Straight Ahead’ and to mark the occasion Pennywise will perform the album.

The Queenscliff Music Festival for 2019 is a complete sell-out.

With the release of the 50th anniversary ‘Abbey Road’ deluxe box, The Beatles have created a brand new video for ‘Here Comes The Sun’.

Australian music legend and singer for The Seekers for 50 years Judith Durham will be added to the Australian Women In Music Awards Honour Roll at the 2019 awards in Brisbane in 9 October.

It's a third week at No.1 for the third Post Malone studio album "Hollywood's Bleeding", becoming now his longest running chart-topping album in Australia.

Tones and I remains at No.1 in Australia with "Dance Monkey" for a ninth consecutive week, the equal longest running song at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for an Australian Artist (1983 to 2019).

Metallica will no longer be touring Australia and New Zealand in October.

Major new titles coming this week from: Boy & Bear, Steel Panther, Hellyeah, Scouting for Girls, Pitbull, Beth Hart, Busby Marou, Tegan & Sara, Of Mice & Men, Drax Project, Lucky Oceans, DaBaby, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (EP), The Beatles ‘Abbey Road’50th Anniversary, Opeth, Marc E. Bassy and Hermitude.

Queen of children’s entertainment Justine Clarke has been announced as the host of the Screen Music Awards when it returns to Melbourne in November.

Suzi Quatro will take part in the Q&A sessions for three Australian screenings of the SUZiQ documentary by Australian filmmaker’s Liam Firmager and Tait Brady.

Motown legend Smokey Robinson joined Australia’s Human Nature on stage in Las Vegas this week to celebrate their 2000th show.

An album of never before released songs by Harry Nilsson has been compiled for a brand new Nilsson album ‘Lost and Founnd’.

Louis Tomlinson has opened up about his grief following the deaths of his mother and sister.

Cream drummer Ginger Baker is fighting for his life in hospital, according to his family.

Sheryl Crow and Gibson Guitars have teamed up to produce the Sheryl Crow signature guitar the Country Western Supreme.

Archie Roach will publish his memoir ‘Tell Me Why’ on 1 November and on the same day release a companion album.

The Alice Cooper movie ‘Live From The Astroturf, Alice Cooper’ will screen in the USA and UK in October.

Adam Ant has christened his 2020 US tour ‘Friend of Foe’ which is kind of bizarre considering the song wasn’t a hit in America.

Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl joined Squeeze on stage at the Bourbon & Beyond Festival in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday evening.

Foreigner members past and present have come together to mark the 40th anniversary of the classic ‘Double Vision’ album in the USA.

The show ‘Warren Zevon: Accidentally Like A Martyr’ starring Henry Wagons, already announced for Melbourne, is to go national.

Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter has died at the age of 78 in California.

Bob, Paul and Susan Cowsill have gone back to the studio to re-record their now 50 year old classic ‘Hair’.

Sam Smith’s duet with Renee Zellwegger for the Judy Garland biopic ‘Judy’ has been released.

Paul McCartney has admitting going to a cinema to see the movie ‘Yesterday’ last week.

DJ and producer Tiesto is a married man, after exchanging vows with model Annika Backes in the Utah desert on Saturday.

Emmys chiefs have apologised for using a photo of living composer Leonard Slatkin to represent the late Andre Previn during the In Memoriam segment at Sunday night's awards show.