Janet Jackson flew into Brisbane last night after cutting short her Australian tour two weeks ago to be with her family during the Dr. Conrad Murray trial in Los Angeles.

Melbourne’s Big Scary, Sydney’s The Black Ryder and Auckland’s Avalanche City are three of the first bands named to play SXSW 2012.

Island Records has scheduled what it is calling the third Amy Winehouse album ‘Lioness: Hidden Treasures’.

The Lennon & McCartney of Australian music festivals Vivian Lees and Ken West have split.

Rancid’s Tim Armstrong is releasing his new music via a webisode series called ‘Tim Timebomb’s RockNRoll Theater’.

The first track from the upcoming Michael Jackson album, Immortal, was released at 11:00 AM today.

Following his work on the new, chart-topping Coldplay album, super-producer Brian Eno delivers a new EP.

The Rolling Stones ‘No Spare Parts’ will be released as a limited edition 7” vinyl single.

Bieber retweets Aziz Ansari, Vampire Weekend become a Halloween costume, Bruno Mars is in a strip club, Tommy Lee’s in Vegas, and heaps more.

News sites have been reporting online rumours that Adele’s throat surgery may be due to cancer.

ARIA will induct Kylie Minogue and The Wiggles into the ARIA Hall of Fame at the 2011 ARIA Awards on November 27.

Kings Of Leon drummer Nathan Followill has ripped into Qantas over the shutdown just before their Oz tour.

Joy of joys, Coldplay’s new album knocks Adele off the top in this week’s ARIA Chart wrap.

20 years after his death Freddie Mercury may be returning to his old job as lead singer of Queen.

Peter Gabriel says that all it would take to put Genesis back together is a “large brown envelope”.

Beavis and Butthead have returned to the television screen after 13 years and the new audience loves it.

The Rolling Stones will release Some Girls: Deluxe Edition on November 21 via Universal Republic. Included is a remastered version of the original album on the first disc and twelve vintage unreleased tracks.

It is unlikely Michael Stipe will ever start a solo career despite the recent break-up of R.E.M..

Lionel Richie has re-recorded his old hits as country songs.

Meat Loaf fans in New Zealand were left without a Meat Loaf show minutes before doors were due to open last night when the singer fell ill.

Atlanta rapper T.I. talks collaborations with Pharrell, Cee-Lo, Akon and plenty more.

Damon Albarn, Flea and Tony Allen have a name for their new collaborative album: Rocketjuice And The Moon.

Hyped Sydney neo-folk act Georgia Fair have organised an intimate Melbourne album launch.

Brit boyband One Direction released their debut single in Australia today, and the kids are already going bananas.

Steve Winwood must have been absent from Australia for about 16 years. He would have been in his late 40s last time he was here. Now he is in his early 60s.

When Steely Dan last toured Australia in 2007 the show was technically perfect but musical dull. They played like high paid session musicians, a great sound but no passion. Last night when they played Melbourne again on their second Australia tour they were brilliant.

Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan has spoken about the process for a new album.

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.