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English rockers Lush have been forced to cancel upcoming European dates after bassist Phil King quit.

Three new David Bowie songs recorded during the ‘Blackstar’ sessions but held back for the Lazarus stage show debuted this week with the final track ‘Killing A Little Time’ available today.

Phil Chess, the man who co-founded one of the most important labels of the first half of the rock era, Chess Records, died last night in his home in Tuscon, AZ at the age of 95.

James Taylor will return to Australia in 2017 for his first tour since 2010 when he shared the stage with Carole King.

Australian songwriters and publishers had a 14% revenue increase during 2014-2015 with APRA/AMCOS confirming it paid out $294,600,000 in the last financial year.

The Turnbull Federal Government is planning to axe all funding for Sounds Australia at the end of 2016.

Mick is sick and the Rolling Stones cannot play Las Vegas tonight (19 October).

The Melbourne Symphony has released its program for 2017 with collaborations with The Tea Party, The Whitlams and Kate Miller-Heidke on the list.

Crowded House four Sydney Opera House Encore shows sold out quickly after going on sale. Now a limited number of new seats have been added.

R.E.M. have donated their 1988 ‘Green’ album track ‘World Leader Pretend’ to the anti-Donald Trump site 30days30songs.com.

Chuck Berry, one of the pioneering artists in all of rock music, turns 90 today and to prove that its 90-years-young, he has announced a brand new studio album.

Melbourne’s Melbourne Zoo Twilights will cage the rock and roll animals in Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, The Sports, Hoodoo Gurus and The Living End in 2017.

Sydney’s Taronga Park Zoo will rock out with the best Twilight At Taronga line-up to date for 2017.

Melbourne’s Face The Music music conference has released more information about panels and artists for 2016.

Gwen Stefani is returning as a coach on The Voice after a two-season break.

Frank Ocean’s latest albums won’t be winning any Grammy Awards next year (17) after the deadline to be considered for a nomination was missed.

Mary J. Blige’s estranged husband has filed for temporary spousal support as the couple thrashes out its divorce.

It looks like it was a year for reflection by the nomination committee at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The line-up for Golden Plains 2017 has been revealed with a line-up featuring Teenage Fanclub, The Specials and Neil Finn.

Wednesday 13 will tour Australia unplugged in 2017.

Boom Crash Opera has set their first dates for 2017 with two more shows for Melbourne before year’s end.

Anna Oliphant Wright, Birdhouse, Bloom and Tempus Sun are the four acts competing for the 2016 Melbourne Music Bank prize.

Rüfüs will head on their first dates of 2017 with a regional tour starting on the Gold Coast and ending in Airlie Beach across January and February.

A number of times over the last couple of years, it looked like Phil Collins was returning to the concert stage with a full-fledged show, only to disappoint with three or four songs.

Nobel Prize committee officials remain confident Bob Dylan will attend their annual ceremony to accept his Literature honour, even though he has yet to respond to their invitation.