Rumours abound that the Material Girl’s first single from her new album will feature M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj.

Example corrects Diplo, Weird Al mocks HuffPo, Tom Morello provokes Oakland Police, Lil Wayne scares everyone, and heaps more.

Adalita, Lanie Lane, Urthboy and more confirm their songs for the Nick Cave tribute concert Straight To You.

Justin Bieber kicks off another, significantly Christmassy, week of new releases.

Kiss are currently working on a new studio album to be called ‘Monster’ and released in 2012.

The Rock Of Ages musical has been dropped for Sydney due to poor ticket sales.

Legendary DJ Jim Ladd, the subject of Tom Petty’s ‘The Last DJ’, has been dumped by Los Angeles radio station KLOS.

Justin Bieber will be working with Kanye and Drake on new music, and Tyler The Creator wants in as well.

Melbourne psych-dance group Midnight Juggernauts will perform a score to classic UK filmreels at ACMI.

Simple Plan beg for a million, Foster The People are bushed, The Hives promise new videos, Muscles rehearses Nick Cave, and heaps more.

Coldplay will easily have the number one album in America next week with ‘Xylo Myloto’.

The Jezabels' cover artist and internationally-acclaimed designer Christopher Doyle presents an exhibition on the band in Sydney.

Tom Waits will do his only Bad As Me radio interview, worldwide, on triplej tomorrow morning.

The 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute concert, featuring performances from Jackson Browne and Patti Smith, will be released as a live album to raise money for the Japanese Red Cross and Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Efforts.

The Black Keys shoot a funky dancer getting down to their new single ‘Lonely Boy’.

Skrillex, The Doors, Nas, Mark Ronson and more are part of the collaboration project and doco Re:Generation.

Metallica and Lou Reed have put together at 12-minute video about the origins of their joint album ‘Lulu’.

Free, Bad Company (and one-time Queen singer but we won’t mention that) Paul Rodgers has been nationalised as a Canadian citizen.

Amy Winehouse drank a lethal amount of alcohol the night of her death the coroner has revealed.

Bono has revealed that the future of U2 is uncertain and that after all these years it may be over for U2.

US rapper Flo Rida has responded to claims about a drug raid and a festival non-appearance in Australia.

Kylie Minogue has tweeted her new crush on UK singer Cosmo Jarvis after he covers ‘Spinning Around’.

Casting Crown, a band of Baptist Ministers, have knocked Adele from the number one spot on the US album chart this week.

The brooding, pastoral folk on the debut album from Melbourne man/band Husky is sure to break hearts.

Cher gets angry at DWTS, Diplo gets Santigold in the booth, Lionel Richie gets his other daughter on twitter, Josh Freese gets a cheap shot in on Coldplay, and heaps more.

The Face The Music conference in Melbourne next month will feature musicians offering first hand advice for industry newbies.

In episode 9 of the Dolly Parton webisode series Dolly Parton takes you to the filming on the first single from her new album ‘Better Days’.

Hot Chelle Rae will perform at a Nevada school to help combat bullying.

Clips from last night's London album launch show by Florence + The Machine are already appearing online.

The Melbourne leg of Soundwave has sold out in record time, with Brisbane and Sydney to follow.