The National Indigenous Music Awards are pleased to announce in the face of the COVID19 pandemic, that they will continue in 2020, reacting to a climate where celebrating and shining a light on First Nations artists is even more important than ever. Opening their nominations today, the NIMAs are ready to face the challenge of building and supporting community in a changed world.

A New York judge has shot down R. Kelly's bid for an early prison release amid coronavirus concerns.

Bob Geldof has blasted the snowflakes who moan about his Band Aid hit 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' making celebrities out to be "white saviours".

Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day is using his time at home during the coronavirus pandemic to get ahead with the band's next project.

The 28-year-old Australian record producer-and-DJ has admitted he noticed similarities in the way he was dealing with his mental health to those of the late Avicii - whose family said he "could not go on any longer" after years of health worries caused by stress and alcohol abuse.

Lady Gaga's upcoming One World: Together at Home concert will not be a fundraising event as she feels it is inappropriate to ask fans for donations amid the coronavirus crisis.

Official Charts Company data confirms that sales of Vera Lynn’s wartime classic We’ll Meet Again, as referenced in Queen Elizabeth’s address to the nation on Sunday evening, have soared 580% so far week-on-week, based on download sales from chart-reporting digital retailers including the likes Amazon, iTunes and more.

Jimmy Barnes, wife Jane, Son Jackie and daughter Mahalia are all keeping musical while the global pandemic is going on.

Cat Stevens has posted a message of peace at this time as the world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ben Lee has offered fans a taste of R.E.M. to mark the 40th anniversary of the first R.E.M. concert. Ben has covered ‘Nightswimming’.

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs have spent isolation together apart and created this new version of ‘Manic Monday’ for you.

Lady Gaga has channelled a cyber punk look in the apocalyptic artwork for her forthcoming album Chromatica.

Ellie Goulding's latest music video for 'Worry About Me' was inspired by gangster flicks 'Snatch' and 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'.

Kelly Clarkson is returning to daytime TV to host The Kelly Clarkson Show from her Montana getaway.

Rita Ora is volunteering her time to assist Britain's struggling National Health Service (NHS) amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Noel Gallagher has been stockpiling beer to keep him going through the coronavirus lockdown.

JAY-Z and Meek Mill's Prison Reform Alliance has sent nearly 100,000 surgical masks to prisons across the U.S. amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Tones and I has been nominated four times for the 2020 APRA Awards and this year they’ll be virtual.

BBC One secures the first UK Television broadcast of One World: Together at Home – a special event from Global Citizen and the World Health Organisation, curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga.

R.E.M. played their first show 40 years ago this week on 5 April 1980 at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Athens, Georgia.

Rob Thomas has jumped on the couch, picked up a guitar and popped out a cover of the Crowded House classic 'Don't Dream Its Over'.

Sheryl Crow recorded and released a cover of Bill Withers ‘Lonely Town Lonely Street’ over the weekend with Citizen Cope.

John Taylor of Duran Duran has announced that he tested positive for COVID-19.

Patrick Francfort (Gibson) of Martinque’s The Gibson Brothers has died from the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, who originally planned to release the songs as singles, has announced the news of the new tracks via a post on his Facebook page.

Rita Wilson sang the National Anthem during NASCAR's iRacing Pro Invitational Series Race in a pre-recorded video over the weekend.

Leo Sayer has switched the home studio on to record a new version of the 1959 hit by The Flamingoes ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’.

Marianne Faithfull has tested positive to the coronavirus COVID-19.

The fourth studio album for local rock/pop act 5 Seconds of Summer called "C A L M" becomes their fourth consecutive No.1 album in Australia this week.

Christopher Cross has confirmed he has COVID-19, calling it “the worst illness I have ever had”.