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.

The Rolling Stones replaced one of their own songs with ‘Six Days On The Road’ when blues legend joined the band on stage in Chicago on Tuesday night.

Daft Punk ‘Random Access Memories’ has sold 339,000 copies in its first week in the USA.

Former Prisoner star Val Lehman will play the part of Miss Lynch in the upcoming Australian production of Grease.

The loudest band in rock n roll, have confirmed that their annual run of UK dates will, as always, be taking place this November and this time they're bringing the mighty Saxon with them.

Daft Punk landed the fastest selling album for 2013 last week with “Random Access Memories”, which could stay at the top again this week.

Michael Bublé slept in Cinderella's castle on his honeymoon.

You Am I now have their own beer called Brew Am I.

Kylie Minogue has released a brand new song called ‘Skirt’ on her 45th birthday.

David Bryne and St. Vincent, who came together for one of last year's best albums, Love This Giant, are sharing the wealth of their creative joining with a free EP of material with two remixes, two live cuts and one song that did not make the original album.

Engelbert Humperdinck has asked Tom Jones to put their differences aside and record their first ever duet together.

Harry Nilsson's sixteenth and final album, Flash Harry, was never released in the United States, only seeing the light of day in the U.K. and Japan in 1980.

Iron Maiden opened their European portion of their Maiden England tour on Monday night at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre in Barakaldo, Spain.

Hanson have been together for 21-years and now that they are officially legal have launched their own beer called ‘Mmmhops’.

Nine Inch Nails next album will be released through Sony Music on the Columbia label.

Melbourne hardcore band House Vs Hurricane will tour with I Killed The Prom Queen as part of the East Coast Rampage tour in June.

Jon English will continue his 2013 in June with The Foster Brothers next month in New South Wales and Victoria.

Black Sabbath founder Tony Iommi says he is disappointed Black Sabbath’s original drummer Bill Ward didn’t reunite with the band but he also says it isn’t the first time Bill has done a runner.

Rob Lowe dubs legendary late musician Liberace as the founder of all modern bling.

One of the attractions of seeing the great iconic acts of the sixties performing is the sense that it maybe a case of ‘last chance to see’. With the likes of Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones and The Who all nearing their eighth decade one senses there might not be too many more opportunities to catch them in concert, despite them appearing to be all in fine fettle.

Following the recently announced news of the 'Heavy Metal Truants' charity bike ride to Download Festival at Castle Donington, it has now been announced that Maiden's lead singer Bruce Dickinson will be flying in specially from Germany so he can join the HM Truants in cycling the final 25 mile leg of the bike ride into the Download Festival.

Pink will now perform 18 shows in Melbourne.