As we come to the end of 2012, it's time to look back at the biggest records and artists of the year and the authority on all such things is Billboard.

Carole King will be the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Chris Martin had to summon the fire brigade after trying to cook Gwyneth Paltrow dinner.

Katherine Jenkins would never date a man with bad manners.

The Good Life will return in 2013 with Psy, Rita Ora and Rudimental headlining the festival.

Sharon Osbourne underwent extensive DNA tests with her husband Ozzy to uncover their genetic propensity for disease.

Snoop Dogg, is expected to take Delhi and Pune by storm in January 2013.

Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson are reportedly planning a "surprise wedding".

Tonight, musician & entrepreneur, will.i.am, will host a magical party at One Marylebone to celebrate the launch of his breakthrough i.am+ foto.sosho fashion camera accessory for iPhone 4/4s.

Bruno Mars admires Prince because he creates an 'element of mystery'.

Kelly Clarkson has announced that she is officially betrothed to Brandon Blackstock.

Carly Rae Jepsen has described the "shocking" moment she discovered she had been nominated for two Grammy Awards.

Keith Richards admits his band is not 'punctual' with Christmas gifts.

Gotye has become the first Australian artist in thirty years to land the No.1 song of the year on the US Billboard charts.

On Friday the 14th of December Regina Spektor left an adoring crowd absolutely lost for words after blowing them away with two or so hours of her beautiful folky yet classical music.

Mick Jagger has dedicated the Rolling Stones ‘Wild Horses’ to the victims of the shooting yesterday in Connecticut.

When Toto’s Steve Lukather returns to Australia with Ringo Starr in February, he is seeing it more like a summer vacation that work.

The Daily Mail has published an explosive article today which claims that one of the 2DAY FM prank DJs did get back to nurse Jacintha Saldanha to tell her their prank call was going to air and that her note blamed them for her death.

The Flaming Lips have released a trailer for their Freak Night documentary.

G. Love really does have a special sauce. It is a hot sauce.

J.R. Reyne has is the Australian representative on a new Rolling Stones covers album ‘Painted Black’.

Just days after Paul McCartney and Nirvana teamed up we learn that Rick Springfield will soon be heard out front of Foo Fighters.

It’s beginning to look a lot like a Michael Buble “Christmas” again this year, as his 2011 No.1 album is at the top again this week.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis stay atop the ARIA Singles chart for a third week in their “Thrift Shop”, and they are joined within the Top 50 by his next single here “Same Love”, which is twenty places to No.45, with further success for his album too, “The Heist” which jumps up thirteen places to No.17 this week.

The Rolling Stones will perform their final 50 and Counting show in New Jersey tomorrow and today were in rehearsal with special guest Lady Gaga.

Noise11 hears that The Pretty Things will perform one more time and one last time for Australia at The Old Bar in Melbourne tonight. The show will be a benefit for Norton Records.

Singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright features in the latest Word Up From Down Under series from Noise11 at Grammy.com.

Jack White will no longer compose the soundtrack for The Lone Ranger.

Seal and Engelbert Humperdinck will team up for a duet, Noise11 can be revealed.

Eight years after the release of Rapture Of The Deep, Deep Purple have confirmed the release next year of a new album completely made of new studio material.