Paul Buckmaster, the arranger, conductor and composer who was responsible for the lush backgrounds an numerous recordings, including the early albums of Elton John, has died at the age of 71.

As part of Melbourne Music Week, the City of Melbourne and Creative Victoria will present a multi-label takeover of the iconic Melbourne Town Hall, with more than 25 artists performing over three levels of the Melbourne landmark.

Midnight Oil lead guitarist Jim Moginie is recovering after falling and injuring himself at the second Melbourne Midnight Oil show last night (8 Nov 2017).

Korn will perform their only Australian show at the inaugural Australian Download Festival in Melbourne in March.

The boss of a firm which provided Mariah Carey's security has alleged in a draft legal complaint over pay that the star sexually harassed him.

Award-winning singer songwriter Bret Michaels has recorded and produced a contemporary version of the timeless holiday classic "Jingle Bells."

Universal Pictures has announced that they have acquired the life story of the Bee Gees which they will develop, through their theater division, into a Broadway musical.

Bono is 'distressed' bosses at a business he invested in may have avoided paying taxes.

US based Australian singer songwriter Shelley Segal will return to Australia at the end of the year for shows over New Year.

Pete Murray is doing something completely different in 2018. He is a music retreat.

Germany has been named as the first Music Passport country with the countries music industry reps heading to Melbourne for the Face The Music conference.

Another 15 Australian acts will head to the SXSW music conference in Austin, Texas in March.

Promoter Andrew McManus will launch a new music festival in January and has picked up Jimmy Barnes to headline.

MTV is set to honor U2 with the Global Icon award at the 2017 MTV EMAs, one of the biggest global music events of the year that celebrates the hottest artists from around the world.

In 1970, Michael Nesmith made it clear that he was exiting the Monkees to strike out on a solo career. John Ware of the band the Corvettes approached him to start a new band but Nesmith was reluctant, saying he would only do so if they could convince pedal steel player Red Rhodes to join the group.

You are always guaranteed to see at least one Morrissey American show cancelled on every tour.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs was "only playing" when he recently announced he was changing his name to Love.

The stars of country music gathered for the 55th annual American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Country Music Awards on Monday, November 6, at the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville.

Mushroom boss Michael Gudinski has become a two-time Melbourne Cup winner. Rekindling, the horse co-owned by Gudinski finished in first place in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington and another of Michael’s horses Johannes Vermeer came in at second spot.

Ozzy Osbourne will kick off his 'farewell' tour next year (18).

There is no denying Midnight Oil is the greatest live band Australia has ever produced.

Neil Diamond will perform two shows in New Zealand in March to mark his 50th anniversary.

After a nearly seven-year absence from Las Vegas, multi-platinum, chart-topping rock band, Nickelback, is returning to Sin City for an impressive five-night run at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has undergone another name change, telling fans he will only be answering to the moniker Love from now on.

Tina Lawson and her husband Richard Lawson opened a theatre centre in Los Angeles over the weekend.

Mariah Carey and her longtime manager, Stella Bulochnikov, have parted ways.

Marilyn Manson has just returned to the stage, five weeks after a stage set fell on him and broke his leg in two places. With him, he has a brand new bassist.

Lady Gaga has resumed her world tour after returning to the stage following a battle with chronic pain.

In general, live albums don't sell in numbers even close to studio releases. They make nice souvenirs of show's you might have seen, present alternative versions of a favorite artist's songs and fill out a catalog between new music releases.

Britney Spears has opened a children's cancer centre in Las Vegas named in her honour after donating $1 million (£765,000) to the charitable organisation.