Tim Farriss of INXS has suffered an horrific boating accident, severing his finger and causing permanent damage that may mean the INXS guitarist may never be able to perform again.

Stephen Cummings has announced he is reforming his iconic band The Sports.

Sir Paul McCartney and Lady Gaga are collaborating on a "secret project".

Paul McCartney's featured role on 'FourFiveSeconds' by Rihanna and Kanye West has earned him his best position on the Billboard Hot 100 in thirty years.

Neil Young appeared on the Jimmy Fallon show this week to join Fallon as he parodied Neil.

All signs are pointing to drummer Chris Slade returning to AC/DC to replace Phil Rudd.

Chet Faker has added a 5th Melbourne show at the Palais Theatre bringing total tickets sold in Melbourne alone to 15,000.

Nickelback have added a Newcastle date bringing the band back to city for the first time in a decade, as well as an extra show for Melbourne.

The Prodigy will perform one show only outside of the Future Music Festival in Sydney in March.

Neil Finn will release a seven-track iTunes Sessions on Friday featuring songs from his recent album ‘Dizzy Heights’ as well as a couple of classics.

Adele and Phil Collins have returned to the studio to finish recording her latest album together.

Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney will perform their new single, FourFive Seconds, on this Sunday's Grammy Awards broadcast.

Todd Rundgren will release his 25th solo studio album and 36th overall, including NAZZ and Utopia, in April.

Placebo had a major lineup change on Monday with drummer Steve Forrest departing the band.

Of Mice & Men, Atreyu and The Devil Wears Prada have teamed for Sidewave sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne.

Singer songwriter Lanie Lane has quit the music biz after just two albums.

Fear Factory will group on with Exodus and Terror Universal for Soundwave sidewaves in Sydney and Melbourne.

The Rolling Stones have gathered in New York for what appears to be the start of activity for 2015.

Bartholomew John will join the cast of the Australian production of Anything Goes, starring alongside previously announced cast members Todd McKenney, Caroline O’Connor and Alex Rathgeber.

Don Covay, an influential R&B singer and songwriter during the 60's, has died at the age of 76.

The official video has been released for the track Right Here, Right Now by veterans Giorgio Moroder and Kylie Minogue.

Suge Knight's $2 million bail has reportedly been revoked by a judge.

Bob Marley's upcoming release Easy Skanking in Boston '78 has a new official trailer.

Nile Rodgers and his band Chic are about to make their first studio album since 1992's Chic-Ism.

Australian radio network Triple J and Mushroom Publishing CEO Ian James have been shortlisted for the International Music Awards at Musexpo.

Irish singer songwriter Hozier will be perform for Sydney and Melbourne when he visits Australia for Bluesfest.

Irmin Schmidt, the mastermind behind the German experimental rock band Can will receive the French Chevalier De L’Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres from the French Ministry of Culture.

Brisbane’s Sheppard are back in the USA preparing for a showcase performance for the Jimmy Fallon show next week.

The City of Geelong will be treated at a brand new live music venue in March and Jake Clemons from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is the first act to be announced.

Colin Hay will release ‘Next Year People’, his 12th album outside Men At Work, in time for his Australian tour.