Australian Labor Party leader Daniel Andrews and Shadow Minister for Arts and Youth Affairs Martin Foley have promised a $22.2 million funding package for the local music industry in Victoria.

Mark Holden has a song about Keith Richards. ‘If I Was Keith Richards’ is one of the new songs from the Holden family’s ‘Holden Brothers Travelling Circus’.

Bob Starkie of Skyhooks will join Jane Clifton (ex-Stilleto, Jo Jo Zep) for the launch of ‘(When The Sun Sets Over) Carlton, the new 2 disc compilation put together by David Laing of Warner Music.

The Rolling Stones are taking votes for their request slot for the Melbourne show at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday night.

Prince made his first appearance on Saturday Night Live since 2006 this weekend.

Taylor Swift’s new album ‘1989’ has outperformed her last album ‘Red’ in Australia with only three days of sales to become the fastest selling album of 2014.

Paul Kelly will tour the Merri Soul Sessions from January.

Bluesfest acts The Gipsy Kings, David Gray, Jimmy Cliff, Jake Shimabukuro, Michael Franti, The Beat, Mavis Staples and Angelique Kidjo will perform sideshows around Australia.

Def Leppard's guitarist, Vivian Campbell, is in the hospital for his scheduled stem cell transplant to try and do away with his lymphoma once and for all.

Jeff Beck and Joss Stone have teamed up to record a version of the song No Man's Land (Green Fields of France) for this year's annual Poppy Appeal.

Melbourne’s Five Mile Sniper is a new band made up of members of lots of old bands.

Bob Geldof and Midge Ure are believed to be working on a 30th anniversary version of the classic Christmas pop song ‘Do They Know Its Christmas’.

The Rolling Stones dished up an extreme rarity when ‘Loving Cup’ from the 1972 classic album ‘Exile On Main Street’ was given an airing.

Taylor Swift scores her third No.1 album in Australia this week as her fifth studio set entitled “1989” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week, the first of three debuts within the top three this week.

Ed Sheeran is at the top of the ARIA Singles chart for a third week with his second No.1 in Australia “Thinking Out Loud”.

Things have changed in the Bob Dylan setlist. Bob has closed his last four shows with a cover of Frank Sinatra’s ‘Stay With Me’.

Chocolate Starfish reformed in their hometown Melbourne on Halloween night to do something Meat Loaf has been incapable of doing in years … sing Meat Loaf songs.

The Rolling Stones have opened voting for tonight’s Perth show for songs from ‘Some Girls’, ‘Emotional Rescue’ and ‘Exile On Main Street’.

The new Foo Fighters song ‘Congregation’ is a collaboration with the Zac Brown Band.

James Blunt has released a new and expanded edition of his platinum album ‘Moon Landing’.

Heloise has been named the winner of the 2014 Melbourne Music Bank contest with Oakleigh hip-hop artist NT coming in a very close second.

More from Led Zeppelin back catalogue, new Neil Young, Calvin Harris, Annie Lennox and Yusuf / Cat Stevens leads the week's new music releases.

Ballarat’s Hunting Grounds will break-up after three more shows.

Peking Duk have done their bit for Ausmusic Week with a cover of Kyliue Minogue's 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' for Triple J's Like A Version.

Daniel Lanois joins iHeartRadio Music News, powered by Noise11.com this week to talk about his work producing U2 and his new record Flesh & Machine.

The Afghan Whigs have new music and a video for their track 'Lost In The Woods'.

Boy George says that people are always coming out to him, but don't ask him if he thinks someone is gay. George says he has "no gaydar".

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson has cancelled three dates through November due to illness.

Metallica will help Craig Ferguson close out his nine year run as a late night host.

Gregg Allman has something more to celebrate this week besides his band's triumphant final show. He has been dropped from the lawsuit over film tech Sarah Jones' death on the set of the film Midnight Rider.