While Chris Bell is known as a founding member of Big Star (and for his posthumous classic song I Am the Cosmos), his story did not begin with that legendary band. Looking Forward: The Roots of Big Star, set for a July 7 release on Omnivore Recordings, features Chris Bell delivering the origins of his incredible, influential and far-too-short career.

They are classic rock bands of two different eras and, this summer, will come together to co-headline a series of South American dates.

Mr. Big is preparing to release their ninth studio album, Defying Gravity, on July 7 via Frontiers Music.

Last November (2016) when Craig Gill, the drummer for the Inspiral Carpets died, there was no word on the cause of his death at just 44.

Cat Stevens will perform second shows for Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney on his upcoming Australian tour.

Hanson have new music ahead of their Australian tour in June. ‘I Was Born’ marks 25 years of Hanson.

James Reyne will head out on his All Crawl: ‘James Reyne Plays Australian Crawl’ tour from Australia in August.

The fifth studio album for Australian hip-hop act Bliss N' Eso becomes their third successive No.1 album, as "Off the Grid" jumps straight into the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

DJ Khaled with the ensemble of Justin Bieber, plus the three rappers Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil' Wayne all debut in the No.1 position on the ARIA Singles Chart with a track entitled "I'm the One", a first for four of the five acts performing the song.

Singer Miley Cyrus insists she meant no offence by dissing profane hip hop lyrics in a new interview.

The Gorillaz' new album, Humanz, is making waves around the world and the musicians behind the "band" recently appeared on Britain's The Graham Norton Show.

Several of Britney Spears' most famous costumes are going up for auction.

Sydney’s Dapples Cities have released their first album in five years IIIII.

Mamma Mia the musical will return to Australian stages in November.

Country icon Loretta Lynn has been admitted to a Nashville hospital after suffering a stroke.

New Zealand country artist Keith Urban this week clocks up 52 weeks in the Australian Top 30 album chart.

Meat Loaf’s classic ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ is about to be reissued and Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman are furious about it.

Apple's Beats 1 on-line radio station is about to get a bit of classic hard rock.

Bret Michaels likes to write music for his children.

Rocker Richie Sambora has launched a mobile app that allows users to share photos and news to help raise money for charity.

Bruno Mars had the hottest ticket in town this week with over 300,000 tickets selling nationally in the first three hours after going on sale.

Kevin Garcia, the bassist for the California-based indie rock band Grandaddy, died on Monday (May 1) after suffering a massive stroke. He was 41.

Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett will perform an informal show for a few hundred fans at the Melbourne Guitar Show in August.

Shannon Noll has premiered his new video ‘Southern Sky’ with stunning views of regional New South Wales.

The classic British punk band The Damned have signed a new deal with Search and Destroy, a joint venture between Raw Power Management and Universal's Spinefarm Records, for their first studio album in almost a decade.

Matt and Luke Goss of Bros talk about the early fame, the departure of Craig Logan and the legal issues with their then-manager Tom Watkins ahead of their one-off show in Sydney this November for their reunion world tour.

Saxa, the Jamaican saxophonist who was a member of the British band The Beat (known in the U.S. as The English Beat), died on Wednesday at the age of 77.

Things just got a little more interesting in the fight over the release of the Prince album Deliverance.

Major new titles coming this week from: Kasabian, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (GH), Motionless in White, Shannon Noll, Pond, At the Drive-in, Blondie, Diana Krall, Logic, San Cisco and Dappled Cities.

Ed Sheeran made a seriously ill 10-year-old's dreams come true by performing privately for her at London's O2 Arena.