Ivor Novello Award-winning musician and producer Nile Rodgers surprised a room full of songwriters, music industry professionals, and academics recently, emerging as the unannounced keynote speaker for the latest Songwriting Studies Research Network event held at The Ivors Academy in London, UK.

Beatles author Kenneth Womack has a new book ‘Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles’ documenting the technical side of the writing, recording, mixing and reception of The Beatles final studio album.

Stereophonics have grabbed Steve Miller Band’s title ‘Fly Like An Eagle’ and popped out a completely different song with the same name.

Youth Group will release ‘Australian Halloween’, their first album in 10 years, in October.

British indie rockers Chvrches are among several acts who have cancelled concerts in Hong Kong after protests closed the city's airport.

Olivia Newton-John has shared a health update with fans amid her ongoing cancer battle.

A$AP Rocky has broken his silence following the guilty verdict in his Swedish assault case, telling fans he's "disappointed" with the outcome.

John Mayer has taken a fan to court to get a retraining order.

Major new titles coming this week from: Friendly Fires, Killswitch Engage, A$AP Ferg, Lillie Mae, Bad Omens, Catherine Britt (EP), Off with Their Heads, ILLENIUM, Air Land Sea, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Iggy Azalea (phys), Sleater Kinney, Ride and the new Tarantino soundtrack ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’.

Neil Young has told Howard Stern the story about how is pissed off a camera-man at Woodstock 50 years ago so to piss him off they edited him out of his Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young performance and edited his name out of the band title.

In 1997 Paul Kelly released his first compilation ‘Songs from the South’. A second volume was released in 2008. Now 11 years later, the collection is getting another upgrade.

When you go to a Pseudo Echo show you will be guaranteed the hits. You’ll also be surprised with a few songs you may least expect.

Henry Wagons, together with Musical Director Lachlan Bryan, will explore the music of Warren Zevon in the new show for Melbourne ‘Zevon – Accidentally Like A Martyr’.

Mr Bungle will play their first shows in 20 years in February.

The Angels will perform the ‘Dark Room’ album in its entirety as part of their ‘Recharge’ series.

The Superjesus have created a new video to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a piss-take sending up all of the conspiracy theories.

The Australian leg of the Fleetwood Mac tour reached Perth this week. There have been a few changes to the setlist since the start of the tour but Neil Finn gives a Split Enz and Crowded House classic a work-out and Mike Campbell reverts back his Tom Petty years for ‘Free Fallin’.

Amy Shark is heading out for a regional tour of Australia in October and November with dates from Darwin to Hobart.

A guitar smashed onstage by Paul Simonon will be one of dozens of The Clash's personal items to be displayed in London.

JAY-Z and Will Smith have invested in a new app billed as the Airbnb for campers.

Underground Lovers will release their 10th album ‘A Left Turn’ in October and have previewed the record with this new song ‘Seven Day Weekend’.

August 24 will mark the 20th anniversary of the release of the first Christina Aguilera album.

Thembi Soddell, Elision, Emily Bennet and Cat Hope in her duo Super Aluminium with Lisa MacKinney are just some of the Aussie acts set to perform at Copy That, Copy Cat for the Jolt Sonic Festival 2019 in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray.

The first announcement for Bluesfest 2020 is in with Crowded House, Patti Smith, Dave Matthews and George Benson leading the lineup.

The Butterfly Effect quietly released their first new song with former singer Clint Boge in over 10 years this morning and a new beer too.

Mathew Knowles is "certainly hopeful" that Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams will come together for a Destiny's Child reunion.

Ol’ Black Eyes Alice Cooper will be back in Australia in February.

K-pop supergroup BTS have announced plans to take a long break after spending six years conquering charts and concert stages around the world.

Rap trio De La Soul have cut ties with their record label after 30 years following a spat over the band's back catalogue.

Kelly Rowland has shot down rumours of a Destiny's Child reunion tour.