I still remember the CBS guy delivering Cyndi Lauper’s debut album ‘She’s So Unusual’ to EON-FM, the radio station I was working at in 1983. ‘She’s So Unusual’ was released on 14 October 1983, the same day as Lionel Richie’s ‘Can’t Slow Down’ and The Jam’s greatest hits album ‘Snap!’. It came out in the same week as Culture Club’s ‘Color By Numbers’. Those were the days when something important was happening every week with new music.

Jeff Martin of The Tea Party, Shane Nicholson and Tumbleweed’s Richie Lewis will present a tribute to Neil Young ‘Celebrating Neil Young: From Harvest To Harvest Moon’ in August and September.

After almost 60 years of touring, rock and blues legend Russell Morris has announced what he is calling ‘The Farewell Tour’ but “never” is such a finite word.

Val Kilmer, the Hollywood star known for his roles in Top Gun, The Doors and Batman, has died at the age from pneumonia at age 65.

Wet Leg will release their second album ‘Moisturizer’ on 11 July. There’s a preview of it ‘Catch These Fists’ now.

The Hives are coming back to Australia for the first time in 10 years. The Swedish band last toured Australia in 2015 when they opened for AC/DC.

Rock icons The Who have axed drummer Zak Starkey after 29 years.

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will receive the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award for 2025.

Uptake for tickets to The Fray went faster than expected this week with sold-out shows for Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. Perth still has limited tickets.

Sir Sam Mendes has officially named his four Beatles for the four movies he is making about each of The Beatles.

Melbourne International Jazz Festival has announced three performers for 2025. Gregory Porter, Hiromi with PUBLIQuartet and Lettuce are a preview of what is to come.

David Gray is making it easy for his older Brisbane fans. They now have a matinee show to go to.

The 2025 APRA Music Awards nominees list has been finalised with Kevin Parker, King Stingray, Missy Higgins, Tones And I, and Troye Sivan in for some major awards.

Tony Bennett's daughters, Johanna and Antonia Bennett, have filed a new lawsuit against their older brother, Danny Bennett.

Comedian Jimmy Carr is coming back to Australia in 2026 and his first announcement for the tour includes 21 dates.

80s pop star and former Kajagoogoo singer Limahl has returned with his first new music in years, a cover of the America classic ‘A Horse With No Name’.

The Beatles Anthology is expected to be the major project for the band for 2025 following the announcement that the book ‘The Beatles Anthology’ will be republished in October.

LeAnn Rimes is coming back to Australia for what will be her first tour in 22 years and only second ever Aussie tour.

Zac Brown Band, John Williamson, Kasey Chambers and Troy Cassar-Daley after a few of the names announced for the first round of Deni Ute Muster artists for 2025.

Zac Brown Band will return to Australia in October for dates in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane as well as the Deni Ute Muster in Deniliquin.

Will Smith called Jay Z for advice before returning to the music industry and his wise words inspired the new album's name.

A New York judge has dismissed one of the many sexual assault lawsuits against Sean 'Diddy' Combs.

Bluesman Robert Randolph will release his seventh album ‘Preacher Kids’ in June and has the song ‘Sinner’ for us to hear now.

REO Speedwagon have announced a one-off show in June without singer and founding member Kevin Cronin and Cronin is mighty pissed about it.

The Who have played have played their first shows for 2025. The two shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London were for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Roger Daltrey is a patron of the charity.

Twisted Sister are the latest artists to cash out to a corporation.

The Dua Lipa Australian tour has concluded with Dua Lipa paying tribute to eight Australian artists across the five Melbourne and three Sydney shows.

Ricky Martin will tour Australia for the fifth time and he is bringing Rita Ora back for her third tour.

The Corrs delivered a spellbinding performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall, revisiting the venue that played a pivotal role in launching their career. The Irish pop-rock icons took to the stage in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust, an event that continues to bring together some of the biggest names in music and entertainment to raise vital funds for young people with cancer.

Bob Dylan has resumed live concerts for 2025 with the first show on 25 March 2025 in Tulsa.