iHeartRadio's new music channel powered by Noise11.com this week features new music from Thundamentals, The Pants Collective, Dan Wilson with Missy Higgins and The Black Sorrows.

The Cockroaches, that Sydney rock and roll band that also had that ”side-project” they called The Wiggles, will release a best of album in June.

The Rolling Stones 1971 classic ‘Brown Sugar’ really is an Australian song.

Paul McCartney says he had no idea he was heading to the studio to record with Nirvana when he was part of the Sound City project.

Bob Marley will be the subject of a UK court case this week more than 30 years after his death.

The Disney soundtrack for “Frozen” holds for a second week at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, and in doing so becomes the longest run for an animated feature at the top of the Australian charts.

Justice Crew blast into the charts and debut at No.1 with “Que Sera”, becoming the groups’ second No.1 single, plus the track sold enough in its first week that it debuts with a Gold (●) sales certification.

Morrissey's 4th solo album 'Vauxhall & I' is about to turn 20.

American rock legend, Chrissie Hynde, and Pretenders guitarist, James Walbourne, are the latest act to be added to the star-studded line-up for this year's Butterfly Ball.

The Scorpions have announced that their drummer, James Kottak, has been released from a jail in Dubai and is on his way back to the U.S.

Chuck Berry is to be awarded the music equivalent of a Bobel Prize, the Polar Music Prize in Sweden this August.

Paul Simon has made his first public appearance since his arrest last week.

Metallica is the final Glastonbury piece in the puzzle.

Buddy Guy was named the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year at Thursday night's 35th annual Blues Awards held in Memphis.

Led Zeppelin will never reform again, at least with Robert Plant. Plant wants nothing to do with a reunion.

Clem Burke of Blondie and Elliott Easton of The Cars have teamed with Wally Palmar of The Romantics and Andy Babiuk of The Chesterfield Kings to form the supergroup The Empty Hearts.

Dr Dre is set to become the first Hip-Hop billionaire after Apple agreed to buy his Beats Electronic Brand for $3.2 billion.

Gossling (aka Helen Croome) has been busy this week. The singer songwriter has recorded her own version of Vance Joy’s global hit ‘Riptide’, signed a US deal and released an eBook.

Black Keys and Tori Amos lead the weeks new releases.

Jessica Mauboy was treated to a Royal encounter this week when she was introduced to another Aussie in Denmark. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.

A whole lotta Aussie rockers including members of Southern Sons and Stonefield will pay tribute to Le Zeppelin in May.

Vaudeville Smash will release an unofficial anthem for the 2014 Fifa Wold Cup.

The Masters Apprentices with one-time bass player Glenn Wheatley will headline the 50th anniversary of The Go Show in Hobart and Melbourne from July.

iHeartRadio, the Australian Radio Network’s digital music platform, has had an immediate success with over 300,000 downloads of the App in Australia and over 200,000 registered users.

Seattle’s iconic Sub Pop Records has opened a record store at Seattle airport.

The Gympie Music Muster has developed a new youth program to be introduced at the event this year.

James Reyne is about to embark on the next best thing to an Australian Crawl reunion. While a Crawl reunion is impossible due to the death of two members, a show dedicated to the music of Australian Crawl by the lead singer will happen in August.

Alanis Morissette has gone the political route with her new record, Today, writing it for California candidate Marianne Williamson who is trying to take the open spot vacated by Henry Waxman.

Melbourne duo Boyeur have released a clever one-take video for their new single ‘Cupid’.

Andy Strachan of The Living End has revealed his new side-project The Pants Collective.