Laneway Festival sideshows for 2013 are coming thick and fast now, with Bat for Lashes, Of Monsters and Men, Jessie Ware, Yeasayer and several others announcing sideshows in Sydney, Melbourne and a couple in Byron Bay and Wollongong.

Melbourne's infamous Tote Hotel was attacked at approximately 2am on the morning of Monday, October 29, 2012 by a man wielding a molotov cocktail.

Forget tipping your hat - this week the hat is the tip as Eminem effectively announces 2013 as the year for his next album release by having it sewn into a commemorative baseball cap, even before it's happened.

Very little has been announced at this time, but Amazon has put up two listings for Jackson 5ive: The Complete Animated Series on both DVD and Blu-Ray.

As part of their celebration of sixty years of British charts, the Official Chart Company has been surveying the biggest selling artists of the era.

Justin Timberlake has issued a public apology for the 'distasteful' wedding video in which homeless people congratulate him on his nuptials.

Lil Wayne may be a bad boy rapper but he still just wants to be with his mother when he's ill.

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has auctioned off memorabilia and personal artwork from his decades with the band.

Will Smith treated Gabrielle Union to an impromptu concert at her 40th birthday bash.

Canadian band Trews have a real Australian flavour on their new record ‘Thank You And I’m Sorry’. They have covered Paul Kelly’s ‘Leaps and Bounds’ and sing with Shannon Noll.

Oxford Street retailers today announced that on Monday 5 November Robbie Williams is to switch on the UK's most spectacular and iconic Christmas Lights on London's Oxford Street.

Usher spent $12,000 on a goldendoodle puppy at auction.

The biggest selling artist of 2011 (more than 5 million albums and 45 million singles sold worldwide) is back with the first single from his forthcoming second album.

Adam Levine doesn't like hearing 'nasty things' about himself or his colleagues.

Kylie Minogue is happy to admit she will "never sound" like Christina Aguilera.

Madonna may be 54-years-old but the singer continues to impress fans with how she stays so lean.

70s pop star Gary Glitter (aka Paul Gadd) has been arrested for child sex offences after police uncovered new information in their investigation about the late Jimmy Savile.

Ford has chosen John Farnham to sell its new SYNC technology but the advertising industry is torn between “brilliant” and “horrid”.

Ke$ha is dead … or so says Twitter. Ke$ha is the latest star to be killed off by a Twitter rumour.

Sydney is promised “a mad burlesque of circus” when Pacha opens at the ivy nightclub soon.

Hawaii is in lock-down, gigs have been cancelled and San Diego’s Delta Spirit are one of the bands that have been told to head to higher ground.

Hungry Kids Of Hungary and Emma Louise have joined the Bee Gees, Powderfinger and Savage Garden with their own stars in the Walk Of Fame in Brisbane’s Brunswick St Mall in Fortitude Valley,

Kylie Minogue has once again teamed up for an updated version of their 90s duet ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’.

The last show star publicist Suzie Howie worked on was A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. At the opening night performance last night in Melbourne, she was farewelled with a standing ovation.

Bluesfest’s Peter Noble has caught his “great white whale”. After years of persevering Robert Plant will play at Bluesfest in 2013.

Take the white out of pink and you get “Red”! So this week Taylor Swift’s fourth album “Red” debuts at No.1 to become her second No.1 album and her second No.1 debut, as her last album “Speak Now” debuted at the top on 8th of November in 2010.

A fifth week atop the ARIA Singles Chart for PSY’s “Gangnam Style”, and another new sales certification in the process, making it five weeks at the top and now five x Platinum. Plus “Gangnam Style” is now the third equal longest running No.1 of the year, below is a list of the longest running chart-toppers of 2012 (so far).

Bryan Adams will return to Australia in April to play the arenas.

Carlos Santana has taken to Facebook to correct a quote that suggests he has claims he would never work Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber.

The ARIA board have something special planned for next month's ARIA Awards in Sydney, when eight time ARIA Award winners, Yothu Yindi, will be inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame, with some very special guests expected to join them on stage.