America’s Beth Orton, New Zealand’s Tim Finn and Australia’s Matt Corby lead the first artist announcement for Woodford Folk Festival over the New Years holidays.

The tenth studio album for Pearl Jam entitled “Lightning Bolt” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart and becomes the groups eighth No.1 album in Australia.

Katy Perry holds for an eighth week at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with “Roar” (now 5x Platinum).

Daryl Hall and John Oates have lent their 1975 recording of ‘Alone Too Long’ to new Stephen Merchant Comedy, ‘Hello Ladies’.

Protest The Hero have released a lyric video for their new single ‘A Life Embossed’ from their forthcoming album ‘Volition’.

Another round of acts have been announced for the Van Warped Tour Australia including Millencolin, Amity Affliction and Reel Big Fish.

Local punk legends Cosmic Psychos reveal they will play their final Melbourne show for 2013, in support of their ‘Blokes You Can Trust’ DVD.

Eli “Paperboy” Reed will curate and perform at Brooklyn’s Union Pool for ‘Nights Like This’ in November.

Lana Del Rey, Lorde and George Strait among first-time winners of the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) newest digital downloads tally.

Of Mice And Men are busy on their third studio album, the follow up to 2011’s ‘The Flood’.

For the first time ever, the music of the Animals is being assembled into a box set with The Mickie Most Years and More, out November 26 on Real Gone Music.

We Will Rock You stage show creators Ben Elton, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen were in Baltimore on Tuesday for the opening night of their musical which is launching its inaugural North American tour.

‘This is England’ director, Shane Meadows, gives us a never-before-seen insight into the Stone Roses.

ARIA nominee, Mama Kin, will perform a special show created exclusively for the Mullum Music Festival.

Mel B has said that a pop-group featuring the children of Spice Girls members could actually happen.

It's been almost twenty years since Elton John and Tim Rice wrote the music for Disney's The Lion King, now the stage show is about to hit $1 billion.

Cold Chisel will start to release a series of live albums in November beginning with ‘The Live Tapes Vol 1, Hordern Pavilion, April 18, 2012’.

New Releases for week commencing Friday 18th October, 2013 (unless otherwise noted below)

Held at both the Palais and the Prince Bandroom, Melbourne's Sold Out Release The Bats event has just announced its playing times.

One-third of Wilco, John Stirrat and Patrick Sansone, will play SXSW with their side project The Autumn Defense.

Simple Plan will play Perth's Challenge Stadium in December with special guest Tonight Alive!

Alex and Kelly Van Halen divorced over 20 years ago, yet Kelly has kept Van Halen as her surname. Now the company that controls the group's name is suing her for trademark infringement.

Motown's etiquette coach, Maxine Powell, has died at age 98.

Following the recent announcement that A Tribe Called Quest would open for Kanye West during two New York shows in November, the hip hop legends have announced that the shows will be their last.

James Blunt and Busby Marou will tour Australia and New Zealand in 2014.

Six Australian acts have been announced to play SXSW in 2014 including a return to Austin for both Vance Joy and The Chevelles.

Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath has sent his former drummer Bill Ward his best wishes after learning that Ward had undergone a major operation.

James Blunt’s promo visit here and subsequent appearance on X-Factor and last Sunday’s returning Graham Norton show could give James his first No.1 single in Australia with “Bonfire Heart”, just ahead of his album “Moon Landing” (18th Oct) being released.

Chopper Read’s version of ‘Plastic Jesus’, the 1957 folk song written by Ed Rush and George Cromarty and immortalised by Paul Newman in the 1967 movie ‘Cool Hand Luke’, has been released to benefit his wife and young son.

Bluesfest has announced the first of its sideshows for including dates for the not yet announced KC & The Sunshine Band.