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Hurts have announced they will release ‘Blind’, the second single from their new album ‘Exile’, on 12th May through Major Label and have announced a UK and European tour in October and November, which will be the bands biggest tour to date.

Girls Aloud have called it quits.

From the small clubs of Nashville to London’s biggest arenas, Kings of Leon have established themselves as one of the biggest rock acts of the 21st century.

The Library of Congress announced the 25 recordings to be placed in the National Recording Registry for 2013.

Bobby Brown must have been incredibly good during the nine hours that he was in jail, as that is what he ended up serving of his 55 day sentence for DUI.

The Eagles have announced that they will be touring behind their new documentary, History of the Eagles, beginning July 6 in Louisville, KY.

Craig David’s Australian tour is no longer happening and his promoter has gone into hiding.

Pink stopped halfway through an acoustic version of ‘Who Knew’ at a concert in Philadelphia to comfort a young girl who was crying.

Most of those that attended said that Michelle Shocked melted down, spewing homophobic comments about the gay community and gay marriage.

The ACM Awards on April 7 will have a very special performance as the organizations last two Artists of the Decade, George Strait and Garth Brooks, will perform together for the first time and it’s all for the late Dick Clark.

Barbra Streisand is bringing her live show to Europe in June with dates that include first time appearances in Cologne and Amsterdam.

Melbourne has claimed the Live Music Capital of Australia title following a live music census.

Bruce Springsteen has performed ‘Last To Die’ from his 2007 album ‘Magic’ for the first time since the Wrecking Ball tour began in Austin a year ago.

The Jacksons New Zealand date for next week has been cancelled.

Country singer David Allan Coe was injured when he ran a red light in his SUV and was hit by a tractor-trailer.

Paul McCartney is going back on the road. McCartney is expected to mount an extensive tour for 2013 and, on Wednesday, he christened it with a name and the first two dates.

Michelle Shocked has released not one, but two separate statements through her publicist trying to explain her actions at Yoshi’s in San Francisco on Sunday night.

Clubs around the western and central U.S. were quick to react to Michelle Shocked’s anti-gay tirade at Sunday night’s show at Yoshi’s in San Francisco. Of the eleven future dates on her schedule, ten have been cancelled by the venue.

Moody Blues fans are about to be treated to the ultimate collection. A 17-disc set containing all of their albums as well as live concert DVDs and collectibles.

Howard Jones will play two special U.K. concerts in November that will combine a look back at his career along with the premier of a new, long-form, work.

Floyd “Buddy” McRae, the last surviving member of the 50’s Doo Wop group The Chords, died on Tuesday afternoon at Montifiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

Bon Jovi beating David Bowie in the USA was to be expected but Bowie outsold Bowie.

Eminem, Neil Young and indie English pop group, The xx, are set to headline the Belgian festival Pukkelpop in August.

This evening Latitude Festival unveiled the headliners and line ups for the 2013 festival with Bloc Party, Foals and Kraftwerk to headline the Suffolk Festival that runs from 18th – 21st July.

Just over a week out from Bluesfest 2013 the award winning music festival has added an extra stage and new performers.

Shakira insists her rise to stardom hasn’t been a “path of roses”.

The reunited Melbourne band undergroundLOVERS have downed tools on their first studio album in 14 years. The album ‘Weekend’ will be released in April.

Bruno Mars says writing a “big” song is one of the “hardest things to do”.

Madonna called out the Boy Scouts, Vladimir Putin and spoke of wanting to start a revolution, all while dressed as a boy scout at the GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday night.

The body of Peter Banks, the original guitarist for Yes who died two weeks ago, is still being held by the coroner but that is finally about to change.