APRA AMCOS has announced the 2017 Professional Development Awards with Ainslie Wills, Julia Jacklin and Gordi sharing in the $135,000 cash prize pool.

Nick Cave and Patti Smith have picked up 2017 Helpmann Awards.

Chester Bennington's Linkin Park bandmates have poured their hearts out in an emotional letter to the late singer, insisting his death "leaves a void that can never be filled".

Rocker Mick Jones reunited onstage with his original Foreigner bandmates Lou Gramm, Al Greenwood, and Ian McDonald for the first time in almost 40 years on Thursday (July 20).

There is more Rolling Stones music coming in the future.

Tears For Fears have been forced to postpone the last four dates of their current U.S. tour due to a "family emergency".

Justin Bieber has cancelled the final leg of his Purpose World Tour.

Jared Leto has penned an emotional tribute to Linkin Park's frontman Chester Bennington on Instagram.

Powderfinger’s reunion at Splendour In The Grass on Saturday was actually 80% of Powerfinger, not the complete band. It turns out drummer Jon Coghill wasn’t invited.

The Voice has once again rendered young Australian talent roadkill at the start of their career.

Ed Sheeran’s ‘divide’ album was leaps and bounds ahead of Meg Mac’s ‘Low Blows’ debut in its 20th week this week. ‘divide’ will safety be the biggest selling album of 2017.

Los Angeles coroners have confirmed rocker Chester Bennington committed suicide by hanging.

Both the singles and albums chart's this week have stable No.1's, as the Ed Sheeran album "÷ (Divide)" is on hold for a seventeenth broken week at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

Yusuf (Cat Stevens) will release his fourth album under his new name with The Laughing Apple, out September 15 on Cat-O-Log Records.

It's a record breaking TENTH week at No.1 in Australia for "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber, as it sets or breaks several chart feats this week.

Don Henley was working this weekend as he turned 70. Henley performed his 70th birthday concert in his hometown Dallas and he had lots of special guests.

John Heard, one of America’s greatest actors of the past half century, has died at age 72.

Bernard Fanning’s Instagram tease of a Powderfinger reunion yesterday turned out to actually happened.

Blues pioneer L.C. Cook, the brother of soul legend Sam Cooke, has died at the age of 84.

According to Brian Setzer, Dave Edmunds is retiring after this weekend.

Australian songwriter Geoff Mack, who wrote the iconic ‘I’ve Been Everywhere’, has died at age 94.

Madonna's ex-boyfriend Peter Shue has suggested the singer buy the used underwear he is selling if she wants them back.

Lana Del Rey would find it "weird" using American flag visuals on her tours now that Donald Trump is U.S. President.

A new online petition has been set up by activists hoping to persuade Sony Music bosses to drop R. Kelly following allegations suggesting the singer is running a sex cult.

Radiohead's controversial Tel Aviv gig went ahead without incident on Wednesday night (19Jul17) after the rockers ignored calls to cancel the show to protest Israel's treatment of its Palestinian neighbours.

Nine Inch Nails took to the stage for the first time in almost three years on Wednesday (July 19) night at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, CA.

For the first time in its 26 years of presenting the award, the Recording Academy has selected a group to be their "Person" of the Year. It is the first time a group has been selected.

With the Melbourne Guitar Show just weeks away guitar maestro Shannon Bourne joins us to talk Hendrix, Floyd and about the big event this week at iHeartRadio Music News, powered by Noise11.com.

Major new titles coming this week from: Declan McKenna, Foster the People, The Monkees, Sage the Gemini, Meek Mill, Wintersun, Dizzee Rascal, Damian Marley, Lana Del Rey, Vera Blue, Chris Robinson Brotherhood and the Dunkirk soundtrack.

Chester Bennington, lead singer for Linkin Park, has been found dead in his Los Angeles home at age 41. The death is being investigated as suicide.