Colin Hay, former lead singer of Men at Work, continues to carve out a successful solo career with the release of his new album, Next Year People, due on February 17 from Compass Records.

Lana Rey has released two brand new songs to end the year, both from the soundtrack to the new Tim Burton movie ‘Big Eyes’.

Lafayette legends Lil’ Band O’ Gold have a Christmas gift for fans, a free download of ‘Santa’s Messin’ With The Kid’.

The Weeknd ‘Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)’ is the official first song from the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ movie.

Jodeci, who had seven top five R&B hits between 1991 and 1996, are back together after an eighteen year hiatus.

Guy Pearce has released a equally bizarre and hilarious take on the infomercials with his new video ‘Fly All The Way’.

Aretha Franklin has scored the sixth number 1 dance record of her career with her cover of Adele's Rolling in the Deep.

Madonna has defended calling the leak of 13 of her tracks "artistic rape", insisting she is being "essentially terrorized".

Reformed Dallas Crane will give fans a taste of their upcoming album with live dates in Australia throughout January.

Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform their first two albums, in their entirety, at a Jacksonville, FL for release on home video.

KISS have recorded two new songs with the Japanese Idol winners Momoiro Clover Z (also known as Momoclo).

X Factor winner Ben Haenow officially has the number one song in the UK for Christmas.

Madonna's Beyonce-like stealth Rebel Heart release has jumped to an immediate number one on iTunes charts in 36 countries.

Six tracks from Madonna’s already leaked new album Rebel Heart have been released stealth style.

Taylor Swift returns to the No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums chart this week with “1989”, which by going back to the top for a fourth non-consecutive week is now her longest run at the top of the Australian Albums chart.

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars stay at No.1 for a second week on the ARIA Singles chart with “Uptown Funk”, moving Bruno’s tally of weeks at the top in Australia to six now, the same amount as Pink (3 #1’s), Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift (2 #1’s each) have notched up this decade.

The campaign to use Iron Maiden to block Simon Cowell’s X Factor winner Ben Haenow from topping the UK chart is set to fail with Haenow’s ‘Something I Need’ now set for a certain number one.

The City of Melbourne will feature 100% Melbourne music when it brings in the new year with the fireworks on New Years Eve.

iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com features over the holiday season the touring artists of 2015.

Charli XCX, has a new album this week and there are reissues from XTC and Yes as well as vinyl Neil Young.

Mahalia Barnes, her band The Soul Mates and American blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa have been working on an album of Betty Davis covers.

Canadian music legend Randy Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive will release an all-star album featuring Neil Young and Joe Bonamassa in April.

Irving Berlin's 1923 song What'll I Do was already melancholy before it got into the hands of Willie Nelson on his new album with his sister Bobbie December Day (Willie's Stash, Volume 1).

Modest Mouse last released the album ‘We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank’ in 2007. The new album Strangers To Ourselves will be released in February.

Noel Gallagher's second album with the High Flying Birds will feature an appearance from Johnny Marr.

The Decemberists have a new song The Wrong Year to preview their 2015 album ‘What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World’.

Perth’s Pond have released a video for ‘Sitting Up On Our Crane’ as a preview to their 2015 album ‘Man It Feels Like Space Age’.

KC and the Sunshine Band will release an album of 60s covers fresh for 2015.

Marilyn Manson’s next album ‘The Pale Emperor’ is a collaboration with film composer and producer Tyler Bates.

Judas Priest will mark the 30th anniversary of the Defenders of the Faith album with a deluxe edition in March.