Usher only agreed to portray Sugar Ray Leonard in new boxing biopic Hands of Stone after obtaining the sports legend's personal approval.

Empire Of The Sun have completed their third album Two Vines and it will feature some impressive names.

Chris Bailey will form a special edition line-up of his historic band The Saints for three very tiny Melbourne pub shows in October.

Hunters & Collectors will perform at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide in 2017.

Van Morrison has made a music video for his new song ‘Too Late’.

Red Hot Summer returns for 2017 with Icehouse leading the all-Aussie line-up and a crack cast of James Reyne, Daryl Braithwaite, Shannon Noll, Models & Pseudo Echo.

Bluesfest 2017 is off to its strongest start in years with what is their strongest first announcement in years.

Aretha Franklin has pulled out of performing at Tony Bennett's upcoming birthday concert to get some rest.

After years of plugging, gigging, slogging and epitomising Malcolm Gladwell’s ’10,000 hours’ outliers’ hypothesis’ the ‘break’ happens.

Britney Spears is giving back to her native Louisiana by raffling off the costume she plans on wearing to this weekend's MTV Video Music Awards.

A representative for Justin Bieber has denied reports suggesting he mimed during his headlining performance at Britain's V Festival on Saturday.

Mariah Carey's representative is laughing off reports suggesting the diva once threw fiance James Packer's computer out of a window when a Beyonce song appeared on a playlist.

Jay-Z prevented an overzealous fan from getting a little too close to Beyonce on Monday as they attended the New York premiere of Hands of Stone.

Another member of Celine Dion's family is battling cancer, the same disease her late father, brother, and husband suffered.

The Falls Festival line-up for 2016/2017 is one of the best in years with Grouplove, The Avalanches, London Grammar and The Rubens heading an international bill.

Fans of Stoner Rock, rejoice! Cleopatra Records has released a potent, heavy groovin' box featuring 6-CDs of the stickiest, dankest stoner rock from around the globe.

With the 20th anniversary of the first of Oasis’s era-defining Knebworth gigs, Big Brother Recordings has released My Big Mouth (Live At Knebworth Park).

Applications for the Bank of Melbourne’s music initiative Melbourne Music Bank close this Saturday.

Temple of the Dog have released a rare demo of ‘Black Cat’, a song recorded but not used for the one and only Temple of the Dog album.

Singer Michael Buble will launch his new women's fragrance with a special online gig.

Stevie Wonder, Caitlyn Jenner and Matt Bomer gathered in support of the Orlando nightclub shooting victims at an emotional fundraiser.

London Grammar will head back to Australia to play the Falls Festival over New Year but they won’t be playing any sideshows.

Sia had to delay the start of her set at Britain's V Festival on Saturday due to bad weather conditions.

Fletcher from the Bridge School has announced the lineup for Neil Young’s 30th Bridge School Benefit Concert and it rivals most music festivals.

Demi Lovato was left stunned after the cast of her favourite TV series The Walking Dead sent her video messages for her birthday.

Lea Michele’s new album features a “hopeful” song about her late boyfriend Cory Monteith.

Christian metal band Stryper is going to jump back thirty years to play their breakthrough album, To Hell With the Devil, in its entirety during their fall tour.

Bette Midler has apologised after a tweet she posted about Caitlyn Jenner was deemed transphobic.

Kanye West's fans reportedly caused chaos outside the rapper's pop-up clothing store in New York.

R&B act TLC will tour Australia and New Zealand in November with special guest Montell Jordan.