Sam Smith learned to become a "natural liar" by blagging sweets from his parents as a child.

Lester "Rusty" Paul, the eldest son of guitar genius Les Paul and his wife Virginia Webb, died on Thursday from complications of diabetes. He was 74.

Bon Jovi returned to the studio where they made their first album ‘Runaway’ for their next album ‘This House Is Not For Sale’, due in March.

David Bowie’s 25th studio album ‘Blackstar’ will be the first major release of 2016.

Andrew Stockdale will attempt to resurrect the Wolfmother brand with a new album ‘Victorious’ in February.

Adele and her mega third album “25” stay atop the ARIA Albums Chart for a sixth straight week, also becoming the first No.1 album for 2016.

The first ARIA Chart for 2016 has Justin Bieber holding for a fourth straight week with “Love Yourself”, which matches the four week’s his previous No.1 “What Do You Mean” (TW-9) achieved back in September of 2015.

Bruce Springsteen says he wrote ‘Hungry Heart’ for The Ramones.

It took very little time for music artists to start reacting on social media to the death of Natalie Cole.

Motley Crue ended their career just short of 35 years after it began with a final show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Singer Natalie Cole, the daughter of Nat King Cole and a hitmaker in her own right, died on Thursday night from what was reported to be congestive heart failure. She was 65.

The band who retired and unretired in the shortest time, the Grateful Dead, have said that they will continue in 2016.

The Stevie Wright farewell will take place at Sydney’s St Andrews Cathedral on January 8.

James Southwell has released ‘Walkin’ Now’, a stunning new blues song 2016, and just check out the band.

Romantic tragic Taylor Swift will debut another tell-all video today, this time blabbing about her relationship with One Direction’s Harry Styles.

Tonight is the last show for Motley Crue.

Rock legend Lemmy could show up in spirit at a gig in 2016 if his eerie warning in a final interview is realised.

Blur and Gorillaz star Damon Albarn has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal for services to music.

Some rare demos and unreleased tracks by The Smiths have surfaced at a Morrissey fan site.

Beyonce and Rihanna will join Coldplay when the band performs at the Super Bowl in February indicting what songs they may played.

Dave Grohl has inked an Ace of Spaces tatt on his inner left arm in honor of his mate Lemmy who died this week.

‘Neverland’, the Peter Pan inspired home of superstar Michael Jackson, is for sale for a not too shabby $100 million.

The reformation of the “original” and/or “classic” Guns N Roses line-up may not be quite what it seems.

During 2015, the entertainment industry lost over 100 names from both in front of the microphone and behind the scenes.

Ozzy Osbourne has recalled his times with former “king of partying” Lemmy Kilmister in a touching tribute to the star, who died on Monday (28Dec15).

Aretha Franklin is one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, living singer and she proved it again in early December at the Kennedy Center Honors when she brought President Obama to tears with her performance.

Mariah Carey has sparked rumours she received a Christmas proposal from her boyfriend James Packer after she was spotted showing off a huge ring on her wedding finger.

The members of Skid Row have posted a response to the departure of Tony Harnell from the band, express surprise at the move and saying that they learned about it from the statement below:

Michael Stipe has definitely been laying low in the last couple of years since the breakup of R.E.M. He made a quick appearance with Chris Martin at the Concert For Sandy Relief in 2012 and just four other short sets, rarely longer than five or six songs, since that time.

Singer Tom Jones can't help but wonder why he has never been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, despite enjoying hits and acclaim for more than 50 years.