Streaming is not the friend of New Music in 2018, according to data from BuzzAngle.

Britney Spears has placed all upcoming shows from the Las Vegas ‘Domination’ residency on hold to look after her ailing father Jamie Spears.

Busby Marou will play a Melbourne show at MEMO Music Hall as part of their Sound of Summer Australian tour.

With the Red Hot Summer season about to kick in for 2019 the hardest working man in showbiz looks like being Dave Gleeson.

They Might Be Giants have made an animated video ‘The Communists Have The Music’ created by David Plunkert, the award-winning illustrator who did The New York Trump/KKK sailboat cover.

Mario Rubalcaba of Earthless has named Jonan Hill’s coming-of-age flick Mid90s as his favourite movie of 2018.

Ed Sheeran's request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging he 'stole' elements of Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On for his 2014 hit Thinking Out Loud has been shot down by a U.S. judge.

The Seven Network has once again demonstrated that its newsroom looks like it is run by school children by reporting a satire piece as real news.

Whoever is still saying the physical disc is dead is full of shit. Albums thrived as well. Data released by BuzzAngle Music shows that Pop and Rock album releases are still dominated by physical sales.

Lady Gaga and JAY-Z were among the stars who refused to be part of the new R. Kelly documentary, according to the series producer.

Kanye West has reportedly scrapped negotiations to headline the 2019 Coachella music festival in California after organisers reportedly refused to let him rework their stage set-up.

Taylor Swift is shutting down her social media app The Swift Life after just over a year.

Cardi B halted her concert in New Zealand on Wednesday to fix a wardrobe malfunction.

I once had a conversation with the founder of Coachella on Sunset Blvd and asked him about Australian bands. Why haven't you ever had Jet? The answer. They aren't cool enough for Coachella.

All three albums from the Russell Morris Blues trilogy made the Top 40 ARIA Jazz and Blues Album chart for sales throughout 2018.

Texan rock legend Alejandro Escovedo got to make a “David Bowie sounding album” because he had Bowie’s producer Tony Visconti to make it for him.

The first Red Hot Summer show of 2019 headlined by Jimmy Barnes and featuring Joan Jett & The Blackhearts will kick off in Mannum, South Australia next week (12 January 2019).

Pegi Young, the former wife of Neil Young, musician and founder of the Bridge School, has died at age 66 after battling cancer for a year.

Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ movie will be released digitally on January 22 and on DVD and Blu-Ray on February 12 and will include the complete recreation of the Live Aid performance, only seen in part in the movie.

Olivia Newton-John has taken time to create a video thanking fans for their support and confirming the vile hearsay run as news by Channel 7 and 9 as well as the Murdoch media on yesterday.

Bob Einstein, the comedy genius and Curb Your Enthusiasm star, has lost his battle with cancer at age 76.

Daryl Dragon, the Captain in The Captain and Tennille, has died in Arizona from renal failure at age 76.

With a new album on the way this month and a major national Australian tour with Russell Morris Aussie songwriting statesman Brian Cadd is upping the ante on Twitter.

Dean Ford, the singer and songwriter for Scotland’s Marmalade, has died aged 72.

Walk Off The Earth has confirmed that band member Mike “Beard Guy” Taylor passed away from natural causes in his sleep on Sunday, December 30th.

Paul McCartney has released a brand new song for 2019. ‘Get Enough’ was co-written and features Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic. Tedder also produced the ‘Get Enough’.

Netflix is under fire for removing an episode of Patriot Act by comedian Nasan Minhaj because it criticizes Saudi Arabia over the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Madonna surprised New Year’s party-goers at Manhattan bar Stonewall Inn when she gave an impromptu performance just after midnight.

Lady Gaga has quietly launched her Haus Beauty website.

Ricky Martin is a new dad for the New Year. The singer, who celebrated his 47th birthday on Christmas Eve, and his husband, Jwan Yosef, surprised fans on New Year's Eve by announcing the birth of their daughter.