PPCA, the organisation representing the rights of artists and record labels, distributed a record $25 million to artists during the financial year ending June, 2011.

Coldplay will head to Sydney for two days only in Australia later this month.

Julian Assange, the Australian Wikileaks founder, is about to turn yellow. Assange is heading to Springfield to star on The Simpsons.

Madonna has released the artwork for her new album ‘MDNA’.

American republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has been slapped with a lawsuit for his unauthorised use of the Survivor hit ‘Eye Of The Tiger’.

Rising Australian pop idol Cody Simpson signs licensing agreements with a whopping 16 brands.

The Grammys have put together a frosty commercial featuring Bon Iver and it’s quite lovely.

Ian Astbury of The Cult has defended Lou Reed and Metallica’s reviled Lulu album in an interview.

Foo Fighters filmed their new video for ‘These Days’ in Australia and New Zealand on their recent tour.

UK glitch artist M.I.A. has spoken about her Madonna Superbowl collab and debuted a new song.

Post-hardcore innovators Underoath and Dream On, Dreamer team for Soundwave sideshows.

Paul McCartney has uploaded a 4 minute video special talking about why he made his new album ‘Kisses On The Bottom’.

Jack White stays busy by announcing his first solo album Blunderbuss, due out in April.

Girl-of-the-moment Kimbra signs on for Gotye’s US tour and a Jimmy Kimmel appearance.

Elton John says he has never seen a good Super Bowl half time performance and his advice to Madonna is to "lip-synch good".

The merged New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys have added a second Melbourne show at Rod Laver Arena.

The original Gotye and Kimbra video for ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ and the cover by Canada’s Walk Off The Earth will collectively pass the 100 million views benchmark on YouTube this week.

Cirque du Soleil is taking the Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour on the road with first stop Europe in October.

A nearly 9 minute audio sampler of the new Van Halen album ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’ is now online and it rocks a lot harder than the previously released samples had us believe.

We cover Kanye and Parkway, Battles and Best Coast, Mariachis and Racists, odd Frenzal and Odd Future, and the rest at this year’s Big Day Out.

Desert Island Discs, one of the world’s longest running radio show, turned 70-years old on the weekend.

John Butler will head out on tour across Australia soon for his solo ‘Tin Shed Tales’ tour.

Neil Young has posted a 38 minute video of Crazy Horse in the studio recording their upcoming album.

Die Antwoord and Aphex Twin will perform extra shows when they come to Australia for the Future Music Festival.

Yes will return to Australia in April.

New music from Australian singer/songwriter Ray Mann is coming one song per month at a time.

Following his third place in the Hottest 100 and a massive chart climb, revisit Matt Corby’s ‘Brother’ and a chat at Noise11.

Motorhead have put together a limited edition package called Motor-Bag featuring two rare and collectible vinyl LPs of Motorhead live.

Garbage have posted a video of a new photoshoot and the members discuss their forthcoming album.

John Fogerty will perform some of his classic Creedence Clearwater Revival albums on his upcoming Australian tour.