When Cyndi Lauper announced she releasing a country album, many fans of the genre decried her being a sheep and following its recent swell of international popularity.

Engelbert Humperdinck, one of the world’s true music legends, is 80 today. I say this on behalf of me and my family. Happy birthday Enge.

Bob Dylan will release his 37th studio album, Fallen Angels, on May 20 and, like last year's Standing in the Night, it is a disc of covers of American standards, most of which were made famous by Frank Sinatra.

Death is undeniably the greatest promotional tool of the music industry as sales of Prince and Bowie attest.

The City of Chanhassen has reopened Audubon Road along Prince’s Paisley Park estate and updated information for fans who wish to visit the area where Prince died on April 21.

Prince has dominated music sales in Australia this week much like the impact David Bowie’s death had on fans back in January.

The sixth studio album for Beyonce entitled “Lemonade” becomes her second successive No.1 album in Australia this week, but it also becomes her first to debut at the top of our Albums chart.

After debuting at No.2 last week Pink climbs to the top of the ARIA Singles chart this week with her eighth No.1 in Australia entitled “Just Like Fire”, plus the track achieves Gold (●) in sales in its second week on the chart also.

Paul Simon has shared Cool Papa Bell, a new track from his forthcoming album, Stranger to Stranger.

Prince has placed fourteen albums in the British Top 100 just eight days after his death.

Chainsmokers have released the video for 'Don't Let Me Down', featuring Daya.

Could Prince have had his own Dr. Nick, or a bunch of them?

Mick Jagger has paid tribute to his late girlfriend L'Wren Scott on what would have been her 52nd birthday.

Fans will be able pay tribute to late icon Prince during a public memorial in Los Angeles next month (May16).

Wave four of the Phil Collins reissue project is a bit out of the normal.

David Draiman tells the story of Disturbed’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ at Noise11 iHeartRadio this week and Martika says how Prince crafted her prayer into ‘Love Thy Will Be Done’.

The Cure will play shows in Sydney and Melbourne in July as well as their Splendour show.

Neil Young will release Earth, with performances from his 2015 Monsanto Years tour with Promise of the Real, on June 17 (note Amazon is listing a June 10 availability) via Reprise Records.

It has a sound reminiscent of the original Monkees' style but the song is brand new, written by Rivers Cuomo of Weezer.

Authorities in Minnesota have been granted a warrant to search the Paisley Park studios where Prince died last week.

Whitney Houston's family have given their blessing to an "unvarnished" documentary about the late star.

Minnesota authorities have called upon officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to assist with the investigation into Prince's death after prescription painkillers were reportedly found in his possession.

Drake, Travis, The Jayhawks, Rob Zombie, Martina McBride, Olympia, Amber Lawrence, Antwood, Brian Eno, Billy Ocean (GH) and Sixx.A.M. lead the weeks new music releases.

Ross Wilson’s first solo album ‘Dark Side Of The Man’ is finally available via iTunes.

Aerosmith is going on the road, which is a small miracle in itself with the band members involved in so many projects.

Adam Levine has teased Maroon 5 have a new song "in the incubator".

Alicia Keys will debut new music from her upcoming album next month (May16).

Prince's Purple Rain-era backing band The Revolution have reunited for a series of tribute shows dedicated to their late leader.

The Eels are somewhat of a rarity in the music industry today. Basically left to his own devices, front-man E roams free to produce real music based on his own creative sources jumping across genres as he pleases.

Prince's former lover Apollonia Kotero has broken her silence following the music icon's death last week (21Apr16), assuring fans she will pour out her feelings when "it's appropriate".