The first X-Factor contestant to score a No.1 album occurs this week, as 2013 winner Dami Im takes her self-titled debut album straight in at number one.

Eminem and Rihanna hold for a second week at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with “The Monster”.

The Black Sabbath shows filmed and chronicled in Melbourne, Australia have now been released as the live DVD ‘Gathered By The Masses’.

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson dropped in to see his old mate Joe Walsh this week and check out a few Eagles tunes.

Linda Blair, the child star of The Exorcist, took over the turntable at Melbourne’s Cherry Bar nightclub on Friday night to spin hits and heads.

Flume has picked up Triple J’s Album of the Year Award at the J Awards handed out in Sydney.

The upcoming Icehouse ‘Dubhouse’ shows will be a total reinvention of Icehouse music.

Black Sabbath's live album recorded in Melbourne and The 12th Man's 'Willy Nilly' greatest hits leads the new release albums this week.

It looks like the album that Carlos Santana discussed reuniting the original Santana members may be on the back burner as he moves forward with his new multi-star set, Corazón.

Two of the most successful composers from two different genres of music, Paul Simon and Stephen Sondheim, will share the stage for a roundtable discussion on December 3 at New York's New Museum of Contemporary Art.

Billboard has reported that Andre "Andre 3000" Benjamin and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton are in talks to reunite as Outkast for 2014 Coachella festival.

Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf), opened his Peace Train Tour last Saturday and Sunday at the Credicard Hall is Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The Beatles are back in the top ten albums in the U.S. with the album On Air: Live at the BBC, Volume 2 debuting at number 7.

U2 have surprised fans with the unexpected release of a brand new song called 'Ordinary Love'.

REO Speedwagon and Styx will come together on December 4 at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, IL in a benefit for the victims of the major storms in the midwest.

Melbourne based duo Georgia Fair will showcase their second album ‘Trapped Flame’ in Sydney and Melbourne next week.

When Tom Odell comes back to Australia in December he will earn his keep with some shows for Sydney and Melbourne.

Legendary singer songwriter James Taylor will perform a Transatlantic Crossing gig on aboard the Queen Mary 2 in 2014.

Tupelo, Mississippi singer songwriter John Murry will perform shows for the first time in Australia in January, 2014.

Jazz musician Monique diMattina now has a regular spot on ABC radio writing a song in an hour.

The Lady Gaga ‘ArtPop’ album has debuted at number one in the USA with sales of around 260,000.

Renée Geyer, one of Australia’s finest soul singers, has been inducted into The Age Music Victoria Hall of Fame.

Melbourne’s most respected singer songwriter Paul Kelly and alt-rock heroes The Drones were multiple winners at The Age Music Victoria Awards in Melbourne on Wednesday night.

The State of Victoria has caught up with the rest of Australia and changed the licensing law to allow All-Ages live music events.

Boogie 8 will return to regional Victoria in April with a line-up headed by the new great bluesman Gary Clark Jr and one of Western Australia’s most talked about bands Pond.

Paul Dainty has put Lionel Richie and John Farnham together for a national tour next March.

Mudhoney will perform shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane as well as their own Big Day Out shows in January.

Following four days of world music and conferences, the Australian World Music Expo is over for another year.

The 24th annual Bluesfest was named Australia’s Best Regional Event at the 2013 Australian Event Awards in Sydney last night.

Eminem could hold for a third week with his “Marshall Mathers LP 2”, with his closest competition is coming from X-Factor 2013 winner Dami Im with her self-titled album or the new swing album from Robbie Williams “Swings Both Ways”.