Justin Bieber has taken a paternity test despite the woman who claimed he fathered her 3-month old baby dropping her allegations.

“We’re not used to playing in fancy wineries. We used to play in mining towns.” This was the line from Jimmy Barnes that summed up the awkward feeling I had in my guts about seeing Cold Chisel in the picturesque Yarra Valley. Something about it didn’t feel right and while that feeling seemed lost on a fair chunk of the Toorak-tractor-driving upper class wine-sipping crowd, it was refreshing to know that the band were at least aware of it.

Lou Reed and Metallica’s ‘Lulu’ is a complete stiff.

A show co-written by Tim Freedman is about to be work-shopped in Sydney.

Big Day Out has rolled out sideshow dates for Kasabian, My Chemical Romance, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Poyksopp, Odd Future and Cage The Elephant.

George Michael will return to Australia in March and April 2012 with his Symphonica Orchestra tour.

Robin Gibb of Bee Gees fame has been rushed to an Oxford hospital after an emergency call from his home.

A 43-year old Kiss fan who died in a car accident on November 6 had mourners at his funeral dress in Kiss costumes.

Jeff Wayne and actor Liam Neeson held a press conference on Friday morning in London to announce an updated version of Wayne's arena spectacle The War of the Worlds. A new album of the work will be released next June with a world tour set to start next November.

The Living End, Guy Sebastian and Missy Higgins will perform at the ARIA Awards in Sydney next weekend.

A 52-year old father of two has taken his own life after suffering from tinnitus for three months after a Them Crooked Vulture concert.

Bonnie Pointer, a founding member of the Pointer Sisters with her siblings, was arrested on Friday morning in Los Angeles for felony drug possession.

For those who couldn't believe it was real, the reformed original Black Sabbath have set the first twelve dates of their reunion tour.

John Fogerty has been a very active user of Twitter over the years and, Friday night, he used the social network to fill in his audience at the Beacon Theater, and the rest of the world, on a history of the album Green River.

Van Halen have officially signed with Interscope Records and this week had the official photo taken.

Soundwave has added even more acts to their monster bill, including Bush, In Flames, and The Black Dahlia Murder.

Rihanna, Stan Walker, Nickelback, Snow Patrol and more all have new albums out today.

Noel Gallagher says he is “absolutely crestfallen” that he wasn’t worthy of having his phone hacked by News of the World.

The Nuge ships venison jerky to the troops, Diddy thanks God for surgery, Vanilla Ice is in an Adam Sandler film, The Rapture’s new clip and heaps more.

Silverchair’s Daniel Johns and The Living End’s Chris Cheney have teamed up with the WSPA to help prevent the killing of rabid dogs.

Noiseworks are working on their 4th album and first in 20 years.

Lady Gaga has her first official book in collaboration with fashion photographer Terry Richardson.

Former Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman will host a show on Sirius Radio.

Coldplay’s Chris Martin has said that a song he wrote for Beyonce didn’t make the cut.

Gorillaz are preparing a singles compilation, designing sneakers for Converse, and doing a collaborative tune.

While Sir Cliff Richard was in London yesterday to promote his new Soulicious DVD Music-News.com managed to grab some time with the living legend to point some questions.

Moogy Klingman, the keyboard player for Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, has lost his battle with cancer at age 61.

Former Run-DMC member Darryl "DMC" McDaniels has released a new single, Attention Please! / Rock Steady, from his upcoming album Rock Solid.

Soul-pop superstar Adele has posted a blog on her site, saying she’s “chilling out” after throat surgery.

South by Southwest has announced a new batch of artists from around the world, including Australia’s own Lanie Lane and Oh Mercy.