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Sydney singer songwriter Alfio has become the first Australian to sing the American National Anthem at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden.

Lenny Kravitz has been added to the Bluesfest line-up to headline the Thursday night shows.

Zac Brown Band will play amazing small venues in Australia compared to what they are used to playing in the USA.

Joni Mitchell has put a halt to Taylor Swift playing her in her upcoming biopic. Mitchell does not want Swift to play Mitchell.

AC/DC have released the second video and title track from the upcoming album ‘Rock Or Bust’.

The American Music Awards were held at Los Angeles on Sunday with Australia’s 5 Seconds of Summer picking up the Best New Artist of the Year award and Iggy Azalea the awards for Best Hip Hop Artist and Best Hip Hop album.

Eminem has uploaded a 66 track mixtape just weeks ahead of his new album ‘Shady XV’.

The Dead Daisies are in New Zealand this week for shows in Hamilton, Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin with Jimmy Barnes perform they return to Australia this weekend for their own shows.

The Rolling Stones have completed their 14 On Fire tour with eight shows (seven in Australia, one in New Zealand) in front of 173,838 fans.

Mistrusted Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has broken yet another promise following the official announcement that 10% of staff at the ABC will lose their job.

Katy Perry has taken to Twitter to speak out about Sydney paparazzo Jamie Fawcett who harassed the singer on a Sydney beach on Saturday, referring to his “tiny penis” in a post.

More Bluesfest sideshows have been announced with Jurassic 5, John Mayall. Keb’ Mo’, Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin, Rebelution and Serena Ryder the most recent additions.

Drake has announced a series of Australian sideshows when he arrives in Australia in February for his first tour ever as part of the Future Music festival.

Bob Seger opened his Ride Out tour on Wednesday night at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw, MI with a mix of some of his greatest hits and music from the new album.

In August of 2013, Linda Ronstadt revealed to the world that she was suffering from Parkinson’s Disease, a debilitating illness that robs its victims of muscle movement and control.

When Mike Nichols died on Wednesday, the world lost a man who was an incomparable comedian (with Elaine May), filmmaker (The Graduate, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Silkwood) and Broadway director (The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park, Spamalot).

Billy Idol is coming close to the end of his U.K. and European tour supporting his new album Kings and Queens of the Underground and, after a few U.S. radio station holiday concerts, will start the regular U.S. leg of his tour starting on January 15.

This is Darius Rucker’s first UK tour since his country career took off spectacularly in the United States – and the audience in London appears to be a mix of people who were fans of Hootie & the Blowfish (for whom he was lead singer) and those that have fallen for his award winning country-pop.

The Rolling Stones finished their 14 On Fire tour with the final show in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday night.

Greens Senator Scott Ludlam is suggesting Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is behind the Abbott government plans to kneecap the ABC.

Charli XCX has been added as a presenter to the ARIA Awards, to be held in Sydney this Wednesday.

Denis Handlin AM, Chairman & CEO, Australia & New Zealand and President, Asia, will receive the ARIA Industry Icon award at this ARIA’s on Wednesday.

One Direction debut at No.1 with their fourth album entitled “Four”, which also enters on Gold (●) sales, plus its becomes their fourth consecutive No.1 album in Australia, a first for an overseas act.

Billy Joel will set a new record for most performances at Madison Square Garden this summer.

Taylor Swift climbs a place to No.1 with “Blank Space”, becoming her third chart-topping single in Australia and her second for this year after “Shake it off” spent three weeks at the top of the ARIA Singles chart back in September.

The legendary Chuck Leavell has spent over 40 years with some of the biggest names on the planet including the Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton, George Harrison and for the past 32 years as musical director of The Rolling Stones.

Lindsey Stirling joined classical music legend Andrea Bocelli on his UK tour dates playing London’s O2 Arena this week.

Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall hosted a reception at Clarence House on Thursday 20 November to celebrate PRS for Music’s centenary.