‘Defiant’, the 21st studio album for Jimmy Barnes, will be released 6 June 2025.

Russell Morris has added more shows to The Farewell tour for extra’s for Melbourne, Gold Coast, Geelong, Canberra, Thirroul And Bendigo.

Pearl Jam will release a limited edition four track vinyl of music inspired by the hit TV show ‘The Last Of Us’.

Gunditjama man Richard J. Frankland, singer/songwriter/poet and activist, has released a studio version and live version of his new song ‘Lawmaker’.

John Edwards, The Spinners lead singer has died at the age of age.

Suzanne Vega was told by police to pull out of headlining Glastonbury after receiving death threats.

Andy Bell has confirmed that he and Vince Clarke are working on a new Erasure album.

Ruby Rodgers is taking the family tradition into a third generation with her new song ‘Family Tree’.

Australian duo Royel Otis (Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic) have a new song ‘moody’ co-written with Grammy winning songwriter Amy Allen, the song was produced by Blake Slatkin (Gracie Abrams, Omar Apollo, Charli XCX).

In 2024 The Teskey Brothers played three sold out shows at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.

The Living End will play two ‘pop-up’ pub gigs for Sydney and Melbourne May 15 and 16.

Motörhead will release the 1976 recordings ‘The Manticore Tapes’ that were originally intended for an album at the time but then discarded.

INXS have expanded their classic 1985 ‘Listen Like Thieves’ album and there is a brand new Giles Martin remix of the album. ‘Listen Like Thieves’ was the fifth INXS album.

The Who will perform their final North American dates in August and September. ‘The Song Is Over’ tour has been named after the band’s 1971 song.

The Bjork concert movie ‘cornucopia’ is screening in cinemas worldwide including Australia until May 16.

The Wiggles are heading to Deniliquin to perform at the 2025 Deni Ute Muster.

This will be Usher’s fourth live shows in Australia. Usher first toured Australia in 2003, again in 2011and for RNB Fridays in 2018.

George Thorogood formed The Destroyed in 1973, ZZ Top started in 1969. Combined, George’s 53 years as a Destroyer and Billy Gibbons 56 years as a Top gives this night an incredible combined 109 years of experience on stage.

It must be a strange feeling for Billy Gibbons to have to celebrate 50 years of ZZ Top on tour without his co-founders and best friends Dusty Hill and Frank Beard. The good news is that Gibbons is continuing the legacy of one of America’s greatest Blues-Rock bands.

3 Doors Down has been forced to cancel their latest tour after the band's lead singer and drummer, Brad Arnold, was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer.

The Ivors Academy has today announced that the four original members of Bloc Party are set to receive an Ivor Novello Award in the Outstanding Song Collection category. This award recognises the pioneering indie-rock band’s exceptional ability and legacy in songwriting throughout their 25-year career. Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong will be honoured with the award at The Ivors with Amazon Music which takes place at Grosvenor House in London on Thursday 22 May 2025.

Franz Ferdinand will return to Australia in November for their first tour since 2018.

Dr Jim Chalmers, the newly elected and returned Treasurer of Australia, can take 100 of his mates to the Illy concert in Canberra in August.

Fun fact: The Rolling Stones made the Tequila Sunrise famous first, not Eagles.

Pink Floyd are on course to claim their seventh UK Number 1 album this week, as Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII dominates the midweek Official Albums Chart.

The Damned guitarist Brian James has been buried at sea.

The Jesus Lizard will return to Australia in 2025 for their third Australia tour and first since 1998.

Andre 3000 released a surprise album after stepping out at the Met Gala.

Keith Urban will be honoured with the Triple Crown Award at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards.

A footnote video explaining the making of Britney Spears’ ‘Oops…I Did It Again’ video has been released to mark the 25th anniversary of the song.