One of the albums with the most pre-order interest so far this year over at Amazon is Windy City by Alison Krauss. It has rarely fallen out of the top twenty since the album was announced a month ago.

After nearly 40 years, Madness have become ‘national treasures’ in the UK and that hasn’t gone unnoticed with founding member and keyboard player Mike Barson.

The Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tour has reached Sydney.

Lady Gaga will team up with Metallica for a joint performance at the Grammy Awards.

Guns N Roses played their first show in Australia last night in Brisbane with a few modifications to the New Zealand shows.

SXSW has announced a new round of speakers with Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar and Krist Novoselic added for next month’s conference.

Boy George has made the finals of The Celebrity Apprentice.

Madonna has won permission from court officials in Malawi to adopt twin girls, Esther and Stella.

Elton John will use his online radio show to pay tribute to his "great friend" George Michael.

Music producer Dr Luke has launched a counterclaim against Kesha over unpaid royalties.

Last week, Sting opened his 57th & 9th Tour at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, BC with a 22 song set that had a large helping of tracks from the new album along with some of a primer on the Police and the rest of his solo career.

The Cranberries will tour with a whole new format. They are taking a string quartet on tour.

Diana Krall has announced a brand new album and supporting tour for 2017.

April Wine bass player Steve Lang has died in Canada at the age of 67.

Folk Uke, the duo featuring Willie Nelson’s daughter Amy and Arlo Guthrie’s daughter Cathy, will return to Australia in March for dates with Dog Trumpet, the band featuring Reg and Pete, the sons of Mr and Mrs O’Doherty.

Kylie Minogue has reportedly won a legal battle with Kylie Jenner over the trademarking of their shared first name.

George Michael's on-off lover Fadi Fawaz has been cleared by police of any involvement in the singer's death.

Birds of Tokyo will hit the road again soon to take the Harlequins album live to regional areas.

Former Farnham backing singer Nikki Nicholls will honour Carole King with her ‘The Songs and Stories of Carole King’ show for one night only in March.

The Darkness will return to Australia in April for national headline dates.

Kanye West had a complete change of heart about America’s demagogue, deleting all of his tweets pertaining to the fake President.

Queensland’s Sunshine Coast will welcome back the Big Pineapple Music Festival in May with Birds of Tokyo, Peking Duk and The Veronicas in the bill.

Singer-songwriter Al Stewart has been chosen to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at April's BBC 2 Folk Awards.

Rapper The Game has avoided jail time in his assault case after reaching a plea deal.

Blink-182 are on the road again this spring, this time playing a series of dates in the U.S. south and mid-west.

A little over a week ago, Vibe On Records announced a new, deluxe, version of the Miami Sound Machine's breakthrough English album, Primitive Love.

Lady Gaga performed her Super Bowl half time show solo unlike previous years where superstars joined the superstars.

Guns N Roses Australian and New Zealand tour is finally underway with the first dates in New Zealand now ticked off the list.

Lady Gaga has shared a behind-the-scenes look at her rehearsals for the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Sonny Geraci, whose voice can be heard on such classics as Time Won't Let Me by the Outsiders and Precious and Few by Climax, died on Sunday at the age of 69. He had been in poor health since 2012 when he suffered an aneurysm.