Australian Music Association CEO Rob Walker is to be honored at NAMM with The Believe In Music Award.

Jim Rodford, the bassist for Argent, the Kinks and the Zombies, has died at the age of 76. A cause of death has not been announced but his cousin, Rod Argent, pointed to a fall in a social media post:

Tom Petty's daughter has taken to social media to deny reports her father was a prescription drug addict.

Melbourne singer songwriter Dan Sultan is getting together with Camp Cope, A.B. Original, Meg Mac, and Dave Le’aupepe from Gang Of Youths to rework some of the songs from his 2017 ‘Killer’ album.

Jennifer Lawrence joined forces with Cameron Diaz and Adele as they took part in a Women's March event on Saturday.

Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett, A.B. Original’s Briggs as well as Christine Anu have been added to the Spinifex Gum concerts for Adelaide and Melbourne in March.

Evanescence’s Australian tour will now start one day earlier and in a new venue in Brisbane.

John Butler Trio have been working on their seventh studio album and will preview new songs from the record on their upcoming Australian tour.

John Waite, the former frontman for The Baby’s and Bad English will perform his greatest hits from his bands and solo on his first ever Australian tour in March/April.

Kele Okereke of Bloc Party will do a small round of solo shows in Australia in March.

Roger Waters is in New Zealand preparing for his Australian and New Zealand tour. Rehearsals for the tour starting 24 January in Auckland are now underway.

Chris Martin is reportedly in line to take on best man duties at his ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow's wedding to Brad Falchuk.

The Eels have released a LOT of music over the last two decades, some under the band name and others by members, especially Mark Oliver Everett, the one member who has been consistently with the group since their 1995 debut.

Marilyn Manson has excited fans by suggesting pal Johnny Depp may be joining his band.

Legendary British rock icons Def Leppard have finally debuted their full recording catalog worldwide via streaming and download platforms.

Machine Gun Kelly has been tapped to play Tommy Lee in a movie biopic about rock group Motley Crue.

Ed Sheeran is engaged to his long-time girlfriend Cherry Seaborn.

The soundtrack for the film "The Greatest Showman" remains at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart for a third consecutive week, with the set also on hold in England and America for a second week.

The Ed Sheeran ballad "Perfect" remains at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for a seventh straight week, giving him an accumulated equal amount of weeks at No.1 this decade with Justin Bieber.

The cause of death for The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan has been delayed until April.

The family of Tom Petty has confirmed that the rock legend died from an accidental drug overdose from prescription medications.

On 17 February 1973 the Rolling Stones played Kooyong in Melbourne, Australia.

Steve ‘Grizzly’ Nisbett of reggae band Steel Pulse has died at age 69.

Gil Matthews, the former Aztecs drummer and founder of Aztec Records, is working on a box set of the complete A and B sides of all Go!! Records singles.

90s alt-punk band Regurgitator will perform a show for children at the Melbourne Recital Centre this weekend.

The 2002 George Harrison tribute concert ‘Concert For George’ will undergo a major for a limited edition release.

While there have been many releases out of the Parliament-Funkadelic universe over the last few decades by the P-Funk Allstars, Funkadelic (alone), and other groups along with George Clinton solo releases, there has not been a studio recording from Parliament in 38 years. There last album was 1980's Trombipulation and last single "Agony of DeFeet" from the same year.

U2 have always been politically active, so it is no surprise that the video for their track "Get Out Of Your Own Way" is filled with images of the current political climate.

Dumping of Kirin J Callinan from the Laneway line-up have been revealed by Brisbane rapper Miss Blanks.

Grammy award winning trumpet player Chris Botti says he is not interested in making any more albums.