Michael Jackson was desperate to play Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars and suggested he used "prosthetics and full make-up".

Eddie Hardin, the keyboard player for the Spencer Davis Group, has died from a heart attack at age 66.

Kelly Osbourne has landed a new job on TV after infamously exiting Fashion Police.

50 Cent has been slammed by a judge for providing 'woefully inadequate' financial evidence.

Lou Barlow has announced a new solo album, 'Brace the Wave', due out in September.

Mumford & Sons have unveiled the video to their new single 'Ditmas'.

Theodore Bikel, the actor who was best known as an actor but also recorded numerous folk albums and was a co-founder of the Newport Folk Festival, died of natural causes on Tuesday at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 91.

An archive concert by Greg Lake from 1981 will be released next month.

The Grateful Dead were, by far, the winners in last week's Billboard Box Score, taking in $52,232,413 for their two shows in Santa Clara, CA and three at Soldier's Field in Chicago.

Slash, who turns 50 today, is going out on the road this fall with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators.

Donny Osmond is headed to Boston but it's no vacation. He is scheduled to undergo vocal cord surgery.

It's 40 years since classic The Jam line-up first started touring. The band had a phenomenal impact on pop music and wider youth culture. In their short career, they influenced a generation with their music, style, politics and inspiration.

Former Runaways member Jackie Fox, or as she is known today, Jackie Fuchs, appeared on HuffPost Live Thursday to discuss her sexual assault by band manager Kim Fowley in the mid-70's.

Disturbed have released the lyric video for 'Immortalized'.

Taylor Swift has apologised to Nicki Minaj for causing a Twitter uproar.

Eminem has offered an apology after making a joke about Caitlyn Jenner during a freestyle rap.

Mitch Aliotta, the original bassist for Rotary Connection, died on Tuesday at the age of 70.

Baby Animals singer Suze DeMarchi released her solo album ‘Home’ this week and it features a lot of famous friends.

Michael Gudinski’s flagship Frontier Touring Company has a new accolade with Billboard naming the company the Number One Independent Concert Promoter In The World’.

Singer songwriter Kevin Johnson will perform his first Melbourne show in 20 years at The Palms at Crown in September.

Congrats to Brian Canham of Pseudo Echo who became a first time grandfather this week.

Thirsty Merc will head out on an extensive Australian tour from September 14.

Neil Young has gone feral on the Monsanto Corporation exposing their thug ways with American farmers to drive the farming community out of business.

Goanna’s Shane Howard has joined Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham is voicing disapproval of his song ‘Solid Rock’ at the racist Reclaim Australia rallies.

Florence + The Machine will be back in Australia for a bigger tour in November.

Brandon Flowers has released a live video for his new single, I Can Change, the second release to be taken from The Killers frontman's solo album,The Desired Effect.

Classic artists are releasing new music in abundance at the moment with Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Joe Jackson, The Stones’ Keith Richards, Rod Stewart and Don Henley of the Eagles putting out their first new music in years.

The Sword will release their new album, High Country in August.

Meek Mill is 'no longer welcome in Toronto, according to City Councillor Norm Kelly.

Holy Holy, Roger Waters, Northlane, Jill Scott, We Came as Romans, Ducktails, Suze DeMarchi, Lamb of God, Alan Jackson and the Southpaw Soundtrack lead this week's new music releases.