Country star Jo Dee Messina has become the latest celebrity to turn to 'crowdfunding' to raise cash for a new project.

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Rihanna, Coldplay and Carly Rae Jepsen are among the artists who will do battle for prizes at the upcoming 2013 Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards.

Songwriter David Foster's Dutch wife Yolanda is now an official American after she was sworn in as U.S. citizen on Thursday (23May13).

French singer/songwriter Georges Moustaki has died at the age of 79 after a long illness.

Comeback king Rodriguez missed the biggest night of his life - he slept through an Oscars ceremony as the hit documentary that relaunched his career scooped a top honour.

Rock icon David Bowie has paid tribute to his former bandmate Trevor Bolder after the bassist lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday (21May13).

The killer storms that swept through Oklahoma on Monday (20May13) have prompted singer/songwriter Jewel to complete a shelter she is building under her home in Texas.

Veteran rocker Rod Stewart has returned to the top of the U.K. albums chart for the first time in 34 years.

Singer/songwriter Alan O'day has lost his battle with brain cancer at the age of 72.