Danny Sembello, a singer/songwriter who wrote a number of top twenty R&B hits, drowned in the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia early last week. He was 52.

Kelis is reportedly in "amazing spirits" over her second pregnancy.

Morrissey has, at least partially, given up the music business to become a writer.

The cast of ‘Georgy Girl – The Seekers Musical’ has been revealed.

Rita Ora has been heavily influenced by punk rock since childhood.

Ice Cube will never grin and bear racism.

One Direction is expected to announce their hiatus this week “to concentrate on solo projects”.

BBC Radio 6 Music and the Radio Festival 2015, organised by the Radio Academy, have announced that this year's BBC Music John Peel Lecture will be delivered by legendary musician and producer, Brian Eno.

The Charlatans have announced a new UK tour in December.

Conrad Miller (Luke Goss), is an AWOL military officer who has been accused of selling secrets to ex-KGB during the cold war.

Carrie Underwood's new album Storyteller is more traditionally country than any of her previous work.

Australia’s Delta Goodrem has had a chart resurgence in the past two weeks and it is in part to the some clever old school marketing by her record label Sony Music Australia. Delta has been selling thousands of CD singles.

Welsh rock band Bullet For My Valentine and Australia’s Dead Letter Circus can thank Soundwave for their ARIA chart success this week. They respectively have the number 1 and number 2 album.

Bruce Johnston has clocked up 50 years performing with the Beach Boys.

As part of Billboards Music Men of Style issue Nick Jonas reveals his greatest fashion regret and the accessory he can't live without.

Foo Fighters interrupted a protest by radical hate group Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri “rick rolling” a demonstration by the homophobic cult.

Taylor Swift told Little Mix to always stay a four-piece group.

Stereophonics announce ten UK dates this December including a show at The O2 on the 16th.

Jon Bon Jovi has severed ties with his record label Mercury Records after 32 years.

‘My Hero’, the classical album from Sir Donald Bradman’s granddaughter Greta Bradman, is the number one classical album in Australia for a second week and has now been released in the USA.

Jordin Sparks is planning on doing a full country music album one day.

Mitch Mitchell’s widow Dee Mitchell has warned Jimi Hendrix fans of the amount of fake memorabilia flooding auction sites online.

Disturbed played their first show in four years on Friday night in their hometown of Chicago to launch their new album ‘Immortalized’.

Andrea Bocelli returns with his eagerly-awaited new album Cinema, for release worldwide on 23 October.

Azealia Banks thinks it's only a matter of time before Donald Trump gets his "ass yanked".

The release of the new Libertines album, Anthems For Doomed Youth, has gone back one week, from September 4th to September 11th, to allow for more special events.

As part of today's Music's Men of Style issue of Billboard, Adam Lambert opens up about his style evolution and why he has put away most of the makeup.

The Kooks continue their busy year with a 10 date UK tour including two dates at London's Forum Friday 18th and Saturday 19th December.

The 41-year-old rocker is currently celebrating the 20th anniversary of her legendary album Jagged Little Pill, with a special reissue of the LP hitting shelves in October.

Natalie Imbruglia took a lot of persuading to get back into music.