Indie stars The Shins have announced their fourth album Port Of Morrow to be released early next year.

The Black Keys are the latest in a long list of artists who are refusing to supply their music to streaming services such as Spotify and Pandora, but drummer Patrick Carney explained their reasoning in a way that is difficult to argue with.

Sinead O’Connor is gearing up for the release of her ninth studio album.

Radiohead fans will score a couple of new songs next week. The band have two new songs ‘The Daily Mail’ and ‘Staircase’ next week.

Adele, Ke$ha, Elvis Costello, QOTSA, Sting, and scores more appear on Amnesty International’s four-disc, seventy-five-song Bob Dylan cover collection.

Tommy Emmanuel and Damien Leith recently popped into the studio for a whirlwind two-hour recording session and have now delivered their first Christmas collaboration ‘When A Child Is Born’.

LA indie-pop sensation Foster The People deliver a ‘Don’t Stop’ video featuring Precious actress Gabourey Sidibe.

Leo Sayer has recorded a brand new song for Christmas about the troops stationed overseas during the break.

Madonna has debuted ‘Masterpiece’, the song she will feature in the forthcoming movie ‘W.E.’.

It’s a slow week, but X Factor winner Reece Mastin will do best with the release of his debut.

The Temper Trap have gathered up 19 new songs to take to the studio for album number two.

Ringo Starr will release his 17th solo album ‘Ringo 2012’ in January.

Iconic British space-rockers Spiritualized announce their seventh studio album Sweet Heart Sweet Light.

Atmospheric French pop duo Air deliver new music – a soundtrack song with Victoria Legrand from Beach House.

Get on board early with ultra-cute Perth indie-poppers San Cisco.

Australia’s finest hip-hop collective The Herd drop a new video and plan a unique national tour.

Trent Reznor gives away six tracks from the expansive The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo soundtrack.

Dance-punk hype band Sleigh Bells release a teaser trailer for their second album.

Lady Gaga has delivered a mini-movie in her new video ‘Marry The Night’.

‘El Camino’, the new album from The Black Keys, debuted at number one of the first day of release on the iTunes chart in Australia.

Shock Records have launched a new imprint known as Permanent Records, which has been set up to focus their attention on local independent music and they’re launching it with Steve Smyth.

The posthumous Amy Winehouse collection, and the new Black Keys, kick off this week’s new releases.

Blonde Redhead’s enigmatic frontwoman Kazu Makino has put together a stellar list of diverse artists who have contributed previously unreleased or rare songs for a charity album to raise money for Japan’s recovery after their devastating tsunami earlier this year.

Okkervil River have covered a bunch of songs by various artists and are giving it away on their site.

Daryl Braithwaite has released his very first live DVD.

Melbourne band High Tea have released an E.P. paying tribute to the iconic physicist Richard Feynman and using artwork from cosmologist Carl Sagan.

In preparation for the new collection of unreleased Amy Winehouse tracks, two more have popped up online.

Jack White’s recording projects continue, with comic actor John C. Reilly releasing some country tunes on Third Man.

Josh Pyke delivers a video for his new single ‘Punch In The Heart’ with Little Birdy’s Katy Steele.

New York baroque pop ingénue Lana Del Rey announces details of her debut album.