Michael Johnson, the singer-songwriter who had hits with Bluer Than Blue and This Night Won't Last Forever before crossing to the country charts, died on Tuesday (June 25) in Minneapolis after a long illness. He was 72.

Chester Bennington's widow has poured her heart out to the late rocker in an emotional statement a week after he committed suicide.

Comedian Chris Lilley is being slammed on social media after posted a video labelled ‘Squashed N**ga’, featuring him in blackface following the death of a 14 year old Aboriginal boy run over by a man who was then acquitted of manslaughter.

Shannon Noll has described the fool who threw a lit firecracker on stage at South West Rocks as a “fucking moron”.

Black Sorrows legend Joe Camilleri has been the victim of theft after a scum sucker broke into his car in Parkville on Saturday morning, stealing some of his most treasured instruments.

British folk rocker Marcus Mumford is to host a celebrity soccer match raising funds to help survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Legacy Recordings is expanding the Alan Parsons Project's 1982 album Eye in the Sky in celebration of its 35th anniversary of release. The new edition will be out on November 17.

Quincy Jones has won his lawsuit against the estate of Michael Jackson and Sony Music over the cash haul of money they have received since Jackson's death.

Brandy is about to return to Broadway in the role of Chicago's Roxie Hart.

The Lemon Twigs is quite literally the first modern music act I’ve bothered to become excited about within the last almost 15 years.

For the 2017 version of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ The Production Company have excelled to create a totally modern version of the classic rock opera that is worthy of touring if they so desired.

Mick Jagger has released two new songs and gets political with ‘Gotta Get A Grip’ and ‘England Lost’.

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Beyonce's lawyers have failed in a bid to have a copyright lawsuit stemming from her hit Formation dismissed.

Ed Sheeran is battling it out with grime megastar Stormzy for the 2017 Mercury Prize.

In this weeks cover story of The Village Voice Nine Inch Nails mastermind, Trent Reznor, sits down with The Voice to discuss everything from his new music to talking to his kids about Trump. Below are some highlights.

Rod Stewart donated a “big cheque” to help a disabled charity group have its voice be heard by the U.S. government.

Garbage singer Shirley Manson broke down in tears during a gig in Canada on Wednesday night (26Jul17) as she addressed U.S. leader Donald Trump's new military ban for transgenders.

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Electric Light Orchestra's (ELO) top-selling double album, Out of the Blue, Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release the first-time-ever picture disc edition of the ELO classic available everywhere on Friday, September 29.

Lady Gaga has become the latest celebrity to slam U.S. President Donald Trump following his new ban on transgender individuals serving in the military.

Major new titles coming this week from: Arcade Fire, Cage the Elephant, O'Shea, Elvis Presley (early), The Isley Brothers with Santana, Alice Cooper, Make them Suffer, Shane Nicholson, Manchester Orchestra, James Vincent McMorrow, Dan Sultan, and a Carole King tribute album.

Briggs and Trials A.B. Original project has picked up five awards at the 2017 AIR Awards.

Australian rapper Adam Briggs (aka Briggs aka AB Original) has landed as job as a writer on Matt Groening’s new show for Netflix ‘Disenchantment’.

June Foray, the voices for Rocky J. Squirrel and Nastasha in Rocky & Bullwinkle, has died at the age of 99.

September 2017 will mark the 50th anniversary of the release of Russell Morris’ first single ‘Heat Wave’ with Somebody’s Image. America’s first hit ‘A Horse With No Name’ popped up on the chart in 1972, 45 years ago. When America performed ‘A Horse With No Name’ with Morris in Melbourne Wednesday night there were 95 collective years of hitmakers on stage at the same time.

Russell Morris was on home turf this week, opening (and closing) for America.

Elton John has chosen Busby Marou to open for him on his upcoming regional tour of Australia.

Former Skyhooks guitarist, now presenter for ABC Radio Melbourne Red Symons, has suffered “a significant injury to his brain” according to the ABC.

Brisbane's Bigsound music festival has upped its line-up to 133 acts.

British India have named their new album ‘Forgetting The Future’.