Joe Elliott of Def Leppard has joined Black Star Riders as the producer of their next album.

Anna Gordy Gaye, the wife of soul legend Marvin Gaye and older sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy, has died at the age of 92.

Queen are planning a world tour.

The Alan Parsons Project complete recorded works will be released as a box set.

John Lydon's Public Image Limited is asking fans to help them with material for an upcoming documentary on the band.

Moogfest 2014, "The Synthesis of Technology, Art and Music", has set an impressive lineup for the upcoming festival slated for April 23 to 27 in Asheville, NC.

Madonna will introduce two members of the Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot at Amnesty International's 'Bringing Human Rights Home' concert in New York next month.

David Crosby's first solo album in 21 years, Croz, was released on Tuesday with the singer taking to the stage of New York's City Winery that night for the first of three performances.

Cyndi Lauper has joined the Cher comeback tour.

Sarah McLachlan has signed a new deal with Verve records for the release of her new album, Shine On.

Engelbert Humperdinck's new duets album 'Engelbert Calling' is almost complete and will be released in March.

Paul Stanley of Kiss has a new autobiography coming out, Face the Music: A Life Exposed, being released on April 8 via HarperOne.

Prince will star in the hit TV sitcom New Girl this week and debut a new song.

There was little question that, when Garth Brooks returned from retirement, there would be millions of people waiting, but who knew there would be so many in Dublin, Ireland.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have been added as headline act to the UK's Isle Of Wight Festival.

New Releases for week commencing Friday 24th January, 2014 (unless otherwise noted below)

Elton John’s classic ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ album will be reissued with a bonus disc featuring covers of songs by Ed Sheeran, Fall Out Boy and Zac Brown Band.

Roger Daltrey has told NME that he and Pete Townshend will be entering the studio to record a new Who album.

The latest single for Papa Vs Pretty, ‘To Do’, tackles the current Great Barrier Reef dredging issue.

Cast members of FX’s television show Sons Of Anarchy are coming to Australia for a chat in March.

Spotify plays in the 24 hours following the Grammy Awards have registered huge increases for the performers.

Wiz Khalifa is taking care of your Super Bowl parties with a custom made Super Bowl playlist featuring some of his favourite artists, especially himself.

Elvis Costello will now perform for one night only in Melbourne following the cancellation of the Adelaide show.

Canadian Music Week has moved from March to May distancing Canada’s top music conference from SXSW in Austin.

Pharrell Williams looks set for a fifth week at No.1 with his “Happy” little song, but after a big week of music events occurring (Big Day Out, Grammys, Triple J Hottest 100) the rest of the Top 10 is shaken up majorly.

Elvis Costello’s upcoming Adelaide show has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales.

Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich has apologized to Nine Inch Nail’s Trent Reznor for running credits and an ad over his performance during the awards telecast on Sunday night.

Stone Temple Pilots have withdrawn from Soundwave.

The art works of Reg Mombassa and Peter O’Doherty from Dog Trumpet will be on display in Austin, Texas during the SXSW music conference in March.

RÜFÜS have changed their name for the North American market to avoid confusion with Chaka Khan’s old band Rufus from the 70s.