Orlando's SeaWorld continues to lose acts for their 'Bands, Blues and BBQ' event with Cheap Trick, REO Speedwagon, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride and .38 Special all cancelling their appearances.

James Cotton, the Grammy Award winning and Blues Hall of Fame inductee, will perform his own show at Sydney’s The Basement during his first Australian visit in April.

The new Beyoncé album is the fastest selling album on iTunes ever.

A-Ha singer Morten Harket will perform solo shows in Europe in May.

Elen Levon, the 19-year old Sydney singer, has made it into the Top 20 in Italy this week.

The birth of alternative Australian rock has been documented in ' Dirty Jeans: The Rise of Australian Alternative Rock', the latest heritage compilation from Warner Music.

The Rolling Stones tickets for the upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour have sold out.

Taylor Swift is the first female artist to play stadiums in Australia since Madonna 20 years ago in 1993. This is the big time for the 24-year old star.

The Dead Daisies 2013 song ‘Lock N Load’ has been shortlisted by the UK’s Class Rock Magazine as one of the Songs of the Year.

Birds of Tokyo have locked in some very different shows for their first dates for 2014 in February.

Ace Frehley, the former guitarist for Kiss, lost his house in a fire on the weekend.

Foo Fighters are officially out of hiatus. The band played three shows in the past week including two official shows in Mexico City and a secret gig in Moorpark, Los Angeles.

Dennis Wilson, the deceased drummer for the Beach Boys, has had his story placed on hold.

The Beatles and Kris Kristofferson are just two music legends announced as recipients of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Who will be the next major heritage act to turn 50. The first single for The Who 'Zoot Suit' was released on July 3rd, 1964.

Michael Bublé creates ARIA Albums chart history by reaching the top for the third consecutive year with his now deluxe re-packaged (with four bonus tracks) album “Christmas”.

John Legend stays at No.1 on the ARIA Singles chart for a second week, helped by his current tour alongside Alicia Keys, with the track also picking up a Platinum certification too.

Keith Richards says he is yet to “nail” ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’ live and calls the song “the beautiful challenge”.

The Rolling Stones were initially billed as a blues band but Mick Jagger says they were always really a rock band.

The Beatles US album releases will be finally released on CD in January, 2014.

Richie Sambora is maintaining that his departure from the Bon Jovi tour earlier this year was not because of a disagreement with the band but all about family.

Martina McBride is recognized as one of the greatest voices in country music today, but record companies seem to be more interested in promoting the newcomers than those with proven talent.

Morrissey was in Norway this week to perform for at the Nobel Peace Prize concert. The all-star concert also featured Jake Bugg, Mary J. Blige and James Blunt.

Beyoncé fans, you have a brand new album to check out. Without warning Beyoncé has released ‘Beyoncé’, her fifth album.

A Matt Corby CD, Cold Chisel downloads and Katy Perry on vinyl lead this week's new releases.

AMP, The Australian Music Prize, released the final 10 artists for the Longlist.

Boston have given a new take to an old Christmas song with the release of ‘God Rest Ye Metal Gentlemen’.

Bluesfest have added more sideshows for The Wailers, War and KC & The Sunshine Band.

Country Music Association of Australia President Dobe Newton has weighed in on the public debate that has lead to country stars Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey withdrawing their hit album from the Country Music Awards.

The Prodigy will join Iron Maiden and Metallica as the third headline artist to be announced for an historic Sonisphere festival in 2014.