Paul McCartney has been spreading the Christmas spirit in his recent shows performing his Christmas classic ‘Wonderful Christmastime’.

Melbourne’s Greek community will be treated to the Rebetiko Festival at Melbourne Recital Centre in March 2019.

Australian radio paid greater attention to Australian music in 2018 with almost 50,000 most spins this year.

Jack White has reunited The Saboteurs for their first ever Australian visit for Bluesfest.

Mumford & Sons will scale back to intimate mode for a one-off theatre show during their 2019 Australian tour.

Kelly Clarkson fears she has become an overzealous "momager" to her new protegee Chevel Shepherd following her second straight win as a mentor on U.S. talent show The Voice.

Sam Smith is reportedly planning to put his vocal talents to good use, playing the wedding singer in the charity mini sequel of Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Tragic DJ Avicii's parents have been named the beneficiaries of his $25.5 million (£20.1 million) estate.

Kylie Minogue has confirmed that she will be playing the Legends slot at Britain's Glastonbury Festival in 2019.

Suzi Quatro was once a Bob the Builder character. In 2006, Suzi Quatro was the voice of Rio Rogers and sang the song ‘Cactus Creek’.

Anthony O’Grady, the founder of Australian music newspaper RAM and before that contributor to predecessor pop paper Go-Set has passed away in Sydney.

The Fabulous Singlettes Christmas show is on for two nights at MEMO Music Hall in St Kilda this weekend.

The Illusionists tour has made the Top 100 tours of 2018 worldwide.

Berlin-based Irish artist Wallis Bird has released a video for ‘The Ocean’ from an album she is still working on for 2019.

Australia’s Meg Mac will perform dates in North America in early 2019.

Taylor Swift tour pocketed $277.3 million in ticket sales in 2018 and that was just for North America.

While its hardly ‘Kiss Unmasked’ Boy George is seen without make-up and hat in the new Culture Club video ‘Life’.

Penny Marshall, who starred as Laverne in the 70s sitcom Laverne & Shirley, has died at age 75 following a battle with diabetes.

Noel Gallagher has taunted Liam Gallagher by flaunting the financial boost he's had from his estranged brother playing Oasis songs at gigs.

Miley Cyrus has joined the star-studded line-up to pay tribute to her godmother Dolly Parton at the 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year gala.

Jimmy Barnes fans can now wear him to bed with their own Jimmy Barnes pyjamas.

Vika and Linda Bull will be spending New Years Eve at MEMO Music Hall after they wrap up their current tour with Paul Kelly. Kelly has one more show in Brisbane 21 December.

Alex Smith of Moving Pictures is finishing off his very first solo album, due in 2019, and the first taste of the album is ‘Slow Train’.

Billy Elliot The Musical will return to Australia in 2019.

The Beasts, Tex Perkins new incarnation of The Beasts of Bourbon, will have Dallas Crane, The Johnnys and The Painkillers opening their 2019 shows.

Warner Music Australia’s new signing is Melbourne act JXN (pronounced Jackson). JXN is Jackson Brazier.

Techno event PURE will head to Adelaide in 2019.

With the Teenage Fanclub Australian and New Zealand tour about to kick off in February the special guest openers have been announced.

Boom Crash Opera and Taxiride, two of Australia’s most successful bands of the 80s and 90s, have announced their Crazy Ride 2019 tour.

Eric Clapton has released the must-hear Christmas album of 2018 he calls ‘Happy Xmas’.