Rock legend Lou Reed is recovering after a liver transplant that, according to wife Laurie Anderson, saved his life.

Melbourne’s Doubleblack have been showcasing their new line-up during the Reverend Horton Heat Australian tour and there is a familiar face in the band. Travis Dempsey, formerly of The Living End.

Tex Perkins will resurrect his Beasts Of Bourbon for the Reclink Community Cup in Melbourne this month.

The Johnny Cash Museum had its official opening in Nashville this week.

Frank Ocean will perform sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne as well as his showcase gig at Splendour In The Grass.

Barry Gibb will be this year's recipient of the Silver Clef Award in recognition of lifetime of work.

Toto kicked off their 35th anniversary tour on Thursday night at the Voorst National in Brussels, Belgium.

The Allman Brothers Band hit their commercial peak in August 1973 with the release of Brothers and Sisters.

On Thursday night, a long list of artists took to the stage of the TD Garden in Boston in support of the charity Boston Strong and their effort to support the victims of the recent Boston Marathon bombing.

The rare Paul McCartney track ‘Blue Sway’ has been used for the soundtrack of Frances Ha.

Brisbane’s Dead Letter Circus will headline the Krank’d Up Music Festival in Johannesburg this year.

Black Sabbath founder Tony Iommi has donated his old guitar strings to Wear Your Music, a charity that turns the strings into jewellery.

Horsehead members Scott Kingman and Andy McLean are calling on the old Horsehead fans to help them crowd-fund a new music.

Go Show Gold’ featuring Australian music legends of the 60s, will head to Adelaide in August.

Paul Bostaph, the drummer for Slayer from 1992 to 2001, is back in the band.

Ben Folds Five first live album will be released in June and the album will be called … wait for it … ‘Live’.

The first three You Am I albums ‘Sound As Ever’, ‘Hi Fi Way’ and ‘Hourly Daily’ will be released on vinyl.

On the occasion of the band's 25th anniversary, Barenaked Ladies - Ed Robertson (guitar/vocals), Jim Creeggan (bass/vocals), Kevin Hearn (keyboard/guitar/vocals) and Tyler Stewart (drums/vocals) are celebrating with new album GRINNING STREAK. The album, the band's twelfth, is their first in partnership with Vanguard Records after self-releasing their last four efforts.

Nine Inch Nails will release new music later this year.

Franz Ferdinand have slipped a sneak preview of their new album online via the song ‘Right Action’.

John Fogerty will definitely be digging deep into the Creedence Clearwater catalogue during his upcoming tour.

An economic report conducted by Lawrence Consulting has shown the positive effect Bluesfest has had on Byron Bay and surrounds.

Zayn Malik's mother has joined Twitter to lash out at online bullies targeting her son.

Michael Jackson’s ‘The Immortal World Tour’ Cirque du Soleil production will head to Australia in September.

Ringo Starr is set to release Photograph, a collection of material taken from his personal archive.

Keith Urban says working with new collaborators has been "incredibly liberating".

The Seekers will receive the coveted Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music at the 2013 APRA Music Awards on June 17.

Otis Redding's short but illustrious career included some of the most important singles to come out of R&B during the 60s. All of those singles have been collected on The Complete Stax/Vold Singles, out July 23 on Shout! Factory.

British singer Sandie Shaw let it be known that she was retiring last month, even though the plan had been put in place earlier in the year after she was in an horrific car accident.

Sheryl Crow has recorded her new album in her new home of Nashville. The result ‘Feels Like Home’ will be released in September.