‘Somebody That I Used To Know’, the Aussie hit song by Gotye featuring Kimbra has landed in the Top 10 in Germany.

Tommy Emmanuel and Damien Leith recently popped into the studio for a whirlwind two-hour recording session and have now delivered their first Christmas collaboration ‘When A Child Is Born’.

Nick Littlemore reveals that he’s currently working on the second Empire Of The Sun album in New Zealand.

LA indie-pop sensation Foster The People deliver a ‘Don’t Stop’ video featuring Precious actress Gabourey Sidibe.

YouTube sensation Lana del Rey has added booked Melbourne and Sydney dates for 2012.

Leo Sayer has recorded a brand new song for Christmas about the troops stationed overseas during the break.

Death has turned out to be a great promotional campaign Amy Winehouse whose ‘Lioness: Hidden Treasures” debuted at no. 1 in the UK today.

Primal Scream and MC5’s 2008 team up at London’s Meltdown Festival finally hits DVD.

Michael Bublé holds number one while The Black Keys and Amy Winehouse disappoint on this week’s chart.

Nick Cave’s Grinderman played their last ever gig last night (December 10, 2011) at the Meredith Festival outside Melbourne.

The condition of music executive John Atterberry is listed as critical after he was shot in the face in a random shooting on Friday.

Hip-hop magnate Russell Simmons, co-founder of Def Jam Records, visited the Occupy LA site recently and is now in Sydney for the Global Leadership Forum.

The Beatles have released a free eBook version of ‘Yellow Submarine’ through iTunes.

Tickets for the Yes and Earth, Wind & Fire sideshow, presented by Noise11.com, will be available tomorrow (Monday, December 12, 2012).

Madonna has debuted ‘Masterpiece’, the song she will feature in the forthcoming movie ‘W.E.’.

Peter Frampton will mark the 35th anniversary of his Frampton Comes Alive album by returning to one of the venues where parts of the album were recorded where he will perform the entire album.

Aussie pop heartthrob Cody Simpson has been turned into a doll.

Dan ‘Bee’ Spears, the bass player for Willie Nelson, has died near Nashville at the age of 62.

The U.K. is about to get their own version of the U.S. smash hit The Voice and one of the judges will be none other than Sir Tom Jones.

British alternative-rock group The Happy Mondays are going to follow in the footsteps of so many other groups as of the last few years and will reform to tour in 2012.

Keyboard player Dick Sims, a driving force in Eric Clapton’s band for more than 10 years, has passed away.

Krist Novoselic of Nirvana goes full hippie, 50 Cent hates hipsters, Nathan from Kings Of Leon takes up acting, Robyn has a freaky face, and heaps more.

Modern metal trailblazers Machine Head book Soundwave sideshows with Chimaira, Shadows Fall and Times Of Grace.

Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z will be the first rapper to perform at Carnegie Hall, and it’s all for charity.

Metal heroes Mastodon have booked their own Soundwave sideshows with Gojira and Kvelertak.

It’s a slow week, but X Factor winner Reece Mastin will do best with the release of his debut.

Virginia metallers Lamb Of God have booked two sideshows with In Flames and The Black Dahlia Murder.

Queen founder and drummer Roger Taylor has picked the finalists to perform in The Queen Extravaganza Tour.

Bookies William Hill make the Amy Winehouse album their 4/7 favourite to take the coveted Christmas number one album spot on the 25th. Her nearest challenger is Michael Buble at 11/8 with Rihanna & One Direction 7/1 shots.

The Temper Trap have gathered up 19 new songs to take to the studio for album number two.