U2, Justin Timberlake, and Lin-Manuel Miranda led the stars of a live U.S. TV special on Friday evening (08Sep17) which stressed the importance of rethinking high school education.

Wes Scantlin, lead singer of Puddle of Mudd, just managed to lengthen his rap sheet.

Rapper Lil Wayne was back in the recording studio in the early hours of Thursday (07Sep17), just days after doctors advised him to rest following his latest seizure scare.

Keith Urban has hinted he won't be returning as a judge on the American Idol reboot.

Dead & Company, the continuation of the retired Grateful Dead with Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and John Mayer, have announced a new group of dates.

Ed Sheeran's third album "÷ (Divide)" returns for a twentieth week at No.1 in Australia and also a 23rd week in New Zealand this week, potentially helped back to the top by Father's Day music sales occurring during the past weeks sales period (Sunday 3rd of Sept.).

Taylor Swift holds for a second week with her single "Look What You Made Me Do", whilst also landing a new entry at No.3 this week too.

The War On Drugs will play the Laneway Festival in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore in 2018.

Pete Murray has released a video for his new song ‘Connected’ ahead of his A Day On The Green shows with James Blunt.

The Rolling Stones have drilled down to 1973 for the first show of 2017, opening night of the No Filter tour in Hamburg Germany.

Little River Band legend Beeb Birtles will be inducted into the South Australia Music Hall of fame in November.

Russell Crowe is taking his current Indoor Garden Party out for some gigs in the UK.

Placebo has sent a very blunt message to Margaret Court Arena’s namesake. ‘Margaret Court, fork you.”

Following the successful opening night of his ANTHEMS – The Singles USA tour in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA, last night, Adam Ant, his band and team are safe after they were forced under a mandatory evacuation order to leave the area in advance of the pending arrival of Hurricane Irma.

Brian May has stunned Queen fans by revealing he dated late singer Freddie Mercury's longtime companion before she became the rocker's muse.

There's not a lot that we can write about what you are about to read. A letter from Walter Becker's daughter, Sayan, to her father who passed away this past week beautifully portrays the love and respect between the two.

Country Music Hall of Fame member Don Williams has died after a short illness at the age of 78.

Talinda Bennington, the wife of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, has shared a private family photo just days before the death of her husband.

Ever wondered why your new song is ignored by radio even though it sounds pretty shit hot to you and all your mates? The answer is simple. Radio is being flooded with new music at the moment.

Sam Smith slipped a new song out today. ‘Too Good At Goodbyes’ is Smith’s first new song since his James Bond ‘Spectre’ theme ‘Writing’s On The Wall’ in 2015.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have revealed the Adelaide date and line-up for their upcoming GizzFest.

Sinead O’Connor will answer the questions about why she locked herself away in a New Jersey hotel room and tell all about her battle with depression, her suicidal thoughts and her mother, in a confronting program from Dr Phil.

Major new titles coming this week from: Anthony Callea, Nothing But Thieves, Arch Enemy, Neil Young, The Dream Syndicate, Dustin Lynch, Jack Johnson, Tori Amos, Mutemath, Sparks, Living Colour, the Twin Peaks 2017 soundtrack and a new So Fresh.

Niall Horan, the one from One Direction who actually has talent, will make his solo debut in Australia in June 2018.

Roy Hay of Culture Club says that the band’s long overdue album ‘Tribes’ will be released in 2018.

Q Magazine, one of the UK’s biggest music magazines, has unveiled the nominations for the Q Awards in association with Absolute Radio.

On September 29, Epic/Legacy Recordings, in collaboration with The Estate of Michael Jackson, will release Michael Jackson SCREAM, a collection of 13 of his all-time most electrifying and danceable tracks including Ghosts, Torture, Thriller, and Dirty Diana.

Three music stars are set to compete on season 25 of ABC's Dancing With the Stars.

Phil Rudd is, according to Modern Drummer magazine, "the very definition of rock drumming". Malcolm Young co-founder of AC/DC describes his long term bandmate as “the real deal”.

Continuing the celebration of the legendary Americana band's 50 years of making music together, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's extraordinary career is encapsulated in the new retrospective two-disc set, Anthology, due September 29 via Capitol Nashville/UMe.