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Garth Brooks is taking the Drive-in concert to the next level. Brooks has announced he will perform a Summer Drive-in show streamed to hundreds of drive-ins on 27 June.

In the United States, Van Halen were massive. In Australia, not so much. But it should have been the other way around. Van Halen took off in Australia stronger than in America.

The new rule for attending music festivals has been adjusted to now allow 25% attendance at outdoor venues of up to 40,000 capacity.

Debra Byrne and Dion Hirini will perform to an audience of none from Memo Music Hall this Sunday.

Tim Wheatley is back with his first new music since 2017’s Pillar To Post’. ‘Lying Low’ is described as a deeply personal song about isolation.

James Reyne’s video for ‘Toon Town Lullaby’ was shot inside Melbourne’s historic Palais Theatre.

Lady Antebellum have changed their name to Lady A in response to the #BlackLivesMatter protests.

AC/DC had their first Top 20 hit in Australia with ‘Baby Please Don’t Go’ in 1975. They have clocked up 18 Top 40 hits to date in Australia. What about America? You’d think they would have had a similar amount of hits in the USA, right? Wrong!

The Grammy Awards definitions have changed for 2021 making ‘Urban’, ‘Latin’ and ‘New Artist’ a grey area and making a mockery of its categories.

Liam Gallagher’s MTV Unplugged from Hull City Hall in Kingston Upon Hull, UK will be released on June 12.

Australia’s Human Nature have announced that their 11-year run in Las Vegas will close due to the impact of COVID-19.

Paul Kelly has spent 40 days in isolation recording a batch of new songs he has put together for a surprise new album ’40 Days’.

Iggy Azalea has finally confirmed she is a first-time mum.

R&B star Ne-Yo choked back tears as he delivered an emotional performance at the funeral of George Floyd in Houston, Texas on Tuesday.

Taylor Swift is urging her fans to vote for state leaders who promise to address racial inequality and police brutality in November.

A movie musical based on Lionel Richie’s greatest hits is reportedly in the works and no, they are not calling it The Lion(el) King.

Ice-T has praised long-running show Law & Order for always trying to be “fair” in its depiction of African-Americans.

Delivered Live is 11 weeks old this weekend. DMA’s will be there.

Elton John’s vocals for Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’ album were recorded at Forbes St Studios in Sydney.

Chicago’s Lollapalooza is not happening this year.

Splendour In The Grass has moved a second time, this time to July 2021.

Matt Lucas and David Walliams’ hit comedy series ‘Little Britain’ and its sequel ‘Some Fly With Me’ has been removed from streaming services including Netflix and the BBC over the controversial blackface sketches.