It certainly was a long way to the top for AC/DC. I remember the band posters displayed up and down President Ave in Sutherland in 1974. Even then they were building their army of fans. Students would talk about the ‘amazing guitarist in the school uniform’. AC/DC quickly became one of Sydney’s most popular bands. Little did we know that this quirky group of Sydney larrikins would one day take over the world.

PPL, the organisation responsible for licensing recorded music played in public (shops, nightclubs, pubs, offices etc.) and broadcast (TV, radio and online) across the UK, can reveal for the first time what the nation was tuning into this time last year, in the exclusive PPL Most Played Christmas Tracks chart.

Thirty-Six years after touring in support of the album The River, Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band will once again be on the road playing music from the album.

Barbra Streisand will return to the directors chair for the story of Catherine the Great.

Sinéad O'Connor's Facebook page has been reactivated after the singer's angry, suicidal posts prompted platform bosses to shut it down earlier this week.

Ringo Starr has pocketed an extra $AUD1,076,288 after selling his personal copy of The Beatles ‘The Beatles’ aka ‘The White Album’ at auction.

“25” for Adele holds the top spot on the ARIA Albums chart for a second week, and her third album also moves from three to 4x▲Platinum in sales meaning it has shipped almost 300,000 copies in its first two weeks of release.

Adele holds the top spot on both ARIA Charts again this week with her third album “25” and its lead single “Hello”, which now racks up its sixth week at the top of the Australian Singles chart.

Chris Cornell’s solo acoustic trek across Australia is a musical biography of his entire career, with just a voice, an acoustic guitar (and occasional cello).

Anthony Albanese MP morphed into his alter-ego DJ Albo for Brisbane in Friday night.

The Stone Temple Pilots have penned a note in tribute to former lead singer Scott Weiland who was found dead while on tour Thursday night.

Adele has a new record under her name. She has become the first act ever to sell more than one million copies in two consecutive weeks.

Music fans are adamant about who they want to see in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.

“I had enough of the screaming Mimis many years ago,” Keith Richards tells GQ’s Wells Towers, reflecting on his stardom.

Mariah Carey is "doing well" after falling ill with a severe case of the flu.

On Saturday December 5, the public television series My Music will present Close To You: Remembering The Carpenters, airing on Public Television stations nationwide (see your local listings).

Trace Adkins poked fun at fellow country singer Blake Shelton's highly-publicised love life when he was honoured as one of the CMT Artists of the Year on Wednesday night (02Dec15).

Britney Spears has thanked Miley Cyrus for sending her the most "awesome" birthday balloons.

Stephen Manderson aka Professor Green, reveals how his Dad's suicide shaped him, his recent documentary on mental health and opening up to wife Millie Mackintosh of Made In Chelsea, in an exclusive interview with The Huffington Post UK.

Scott Weiland, the former lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died at age 48.

Billboard Women in Music's 2015 "Legend", Loretta Lynn opens up about her lasting role in music, her controversial music, who she listens to today, and who she thinks will be our next president.

Tony Bennett and Elton John helped lift Lady Gaga's spirits as she struggled with the disappointing release of her album Artpop.

Coldplay's new album 'A Head Full Of Dreams' is the feature album on iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com this week.

Canberra’s own Hands Like Houses have been added to the Big Ass Tour replacing The Ghost Inside who were involved in a fatal buss accident this week.

The Proclaimers will return to Australia for national dates in 2016.

Coldplay has been confirmed as the halftime entertainment for Super Bowl 2016.

Eric Clapton's eight studio albums, including his classic Derek & the Dominos, will be rereleased in a special vinyl box set on January 29.

Coldplay leads this weeks new releases along with X-Factor winner Cyrus, Coldplay, Fleur East, Rihanna, The Kooks, Troye Sivan, Erasure (GH), Babyface, Sigma, Jeremih, Kid Cudi, Rick Ross and the soundtrack to the Spike Lee film ‘Chi-raq’.

Merle Haggard has been hospitalized with a case of pneumonia, causing the postponement of a few tour dates.

Country star Keith Urban has mixed emotions as he celebrates the opening of a new museum exhibit in his honor because his father has just entered hospice care.