Speculation has been high and rumors have been rampant but all has been confirmed today with the official announcement of Bruce Springsteen's new album Wrecking Ball. The eleven-song set hits stores and download sites on March 6 via Columbia.

Leading file-sharing website, Megaupload, has been shut down by US federal prosecutors.

Today would have been Janis Joplin's 69th Birthday and Legacy Recordings is honoring her with the announcement of The Pearl Sessions, a two-CD set of Joplin's final studio album.

Ani DiFranco, Sharon Corr, Common, Lamb Of God, and a rash of Aussie country artists lead this week’s new releases.

Pete Turner of beloved Brit rockers Elbow tells Noise11 about their song commissioned for the London Olympics.

John and Yoko’s neighbour Roberta Flack has an album of Beatles covers on the way.

Dannii Minogue and her brother Brendan are a little richer today after benefiting from the News International payouts for having their phones hacked.

Ousted Wiggle Sam Moran has dropped a positive message to fans on YouTube urging the kids to “keep on wiggling”.

Want to learn to play guitar? Maybe you can already play a bit but you need a bit of extra help with your arse-kicking? Well if you live in Melbourne, Kim Salmon is offering lessons and, quite frankly, if you go anywhere else, you’re an idiot.

After 5 weeks Ian Molly Meldrum has been transferred from The Alfred Hospital to The Epworth to begin rehabilitation for the injuries he suffered from his fall from a ladder on December 15.

The Getaway Plan have announced an Australian tour which will see them travel up the east coast in March, with every show being restricted to 18+.

Stoner rock gods Fu Manchu will top a searing line-up of guitar action at Cherry Rock in 2012.

One time pop legend Normie Rowe has copped a verbal bashing after his cringeworthy appearance on a Coles telvision advert, but he claims it was all for the exposure. 

Rewind, the disaster festival of 2011 in Australia, is going ahead in Scotland with many of the acts who didn't make the Aussie event.

The Wiggles yesterday tried to spin the return of the original Wiggle Greg Page as being all friendly and rosey but came across as a bunch of "Cockroaches" when they appeared in The Today Show this morning. 

Blink 182 side project Angels & Airwaves have now booked sideshows from Soundwave.

Kid Cudi eats “tai” in Sydney, Foster The People pimp surgical masks, Bette Midler resists bitchiness, Josh Groban hangs with Rush and heaps more.

NCIS star and R&B legend LL Cool J has been booked to host the 2012 Grammy Awards.

Bruce Springsteen will release a brand new song sometime today (January 19) through Amazon.

Kooky indie act The Mountain Goats are set to scoot around the nation in May.

Jay-Z denies reports that would stop using the word ‘bitch’ in his raps after the birth of his daughter Blue Ivy.

Pub rock icon Jimmy Barnes has appeared on a house track by DJ Yaleidys covering Dragon’s ‘April Sun In Cuba'.

Hoodoo Gurus will mark their 30th anniversary with a mini-festival around Australia.

Frontman for Slipknot and Stone Sour, Corey Taylor, says he’s recorded a song with Foo Fighters’ frontman Dave Grohl.

Rapper 360 has let the cat out of the bag for what promises to be a very interesting collaboration this weekend.

Rihanna endorses faithfulness, Fear Factory appear on Daily Show (kinda), Cody meet Travolta, Adam Levine smokes it up with Wiz Khalifa, and heaps more.

George “The Quiet One” Harrison has an iPad app heading out to technology buffs this February.

Ambitious, stadium-rocking Scots Biffy Clyro say their new double album will be rather eclectic.

The annual Aussie BBQ will kick off in Los Angeles on March 11 with Busby Marou, Bliss N Eso, Big Scary and Emma Louise the first acts announced for the show.

Barry Adamson - whose bass skills have been heard in The Bad Seeds and Magazine to name a few – has unfortunately had to cancel his appearances in Melbourne and Sydney next week.