Slash and Steel Panther will perform Soundwave Sidewaves in Sydney and Melbourne.

The Smashing Pumpkins will perform shows in Sydney and Melbourne outside Soundwave in February.

Tegan & Sara, Common & John Legend, Glen Campbell, Rita Ora and Adam Levine are the artists nominated for Academy Award Song of the Year.

Johnny Marr has postponed his Australian and New Zealand after cancelling North American dates recently.

Kim Fowley, one of Hollywood’s most colourful characters, has died at age 75 after a battle with bladder cancer.

Australian singer songwriter Sally Seltmann has released a brand new song for 2015 titled ‘We Are The Music’.

Kasey Chambers will resume her Australian ‘Bittersweet’ tour in February in Mandurah, Western Australia after being side-tracked with nodules after the first dates were announced last year.

The Black Crowes are no more. After 24-years the band is permanently finished.

Russell Morris ‘Van Dieman’s Land’, Chet Faker’s ‘1998’ and ‘Gold’ and AC/DC ‘Rock Or Bust’ and ‘Play Ball’ have made the shortlist for APRA Song of the Year.

Showtime will debut the documentary Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back, chronicling the career of rockers Quiet Riot, on January 29.

Jessie J will return to Australia in March for headline shows.

As is tradition, the Dave Matthews Band will be on the road for the summer playing venues across North America.

MAJOR RELEASES THIS WEEK INCLUDE NEW ALBUMS FROM; Mark Ronson, Fall Out Boy, Marilyn Manson and The Decemberists.

Bjork has announced her new album, Vulnicura, via a handwritten note on Facebook:

Robbie Williams' home renovation plans have reportedly ticked off Jimmy Page.

Bill Thompson, a former journalist and manager of the Jefferson Airplane for the last 46 years, died Monday (January 12) in Mill Valley, CA after having a heart attack. He was 70.

Ronnie Milsap will be the subject of a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame, Ronnie Milsap: A Legend in My Time, on February 6.

Céline Dion has reportedly told Caesar's Palace she won't be back until the end of the year.

Iconic singer Jimmy Somerville (Bronski Beat, The Communards) has announced the release of his sixth solo album, Homage, on March 9. The record, a collection of 12 original disco tracks, is a tribute to the genre that inspired Jimmy so much during his teenage years.

Brian Harvey, a member of the extremely successful British boy band East 17, has posted a YouTube video showing him in an alley smashing a display of gold records he received during his music career.

America's summer music festival Bonnaroo has announced four Aussie acts for the June 2015 festival in Tennessee.

AC/DC have been confirmed to perform at the Grammy Awards in February but the big question is ‘who will be their drummer’?

Elton John, The Who, Jimmy Buffet, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, No Doubt, Ed Sheeran, Keith Urban and Wilco are just a fraction of the names announced this the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April.

Melbourne's Brunswick Music Festival has revealed its full line-up with indigenous icon Archie Roach and The Age Music Victoria Music Award winner Charles Jenkins joining the bill.

Mark Ronson has admitted he is 'always thinking' of late musician Amy Winehouse.

Riley Keough, the eldest granddaughter of Elvis Presley, will marry Australian stuntman Ben Smith-Petersen in California’s Napa Valley in two weeks.

The Future Music Festival now comes added with Hilltop Hoods.

Buzz Australian acts Remi and Meg Mac are amongst the names added to the SXSW music conference and festival for Austin, Texas in March.

Crosby, Stills and Nash have announced their first dates for 2015 with shows scheduled for Asia and then the USA in March.

Madonna has seemingly confirmed she will perform at the Grammys.