2014 was the year the music industry lost over 100 of its stars both in front and behind the microphone.

Melbourne singer songwriter Courtney Barnett and Sydney's Seekae have been named Amazon’s Artists to Watch in 2015.

A 26-year old man has been found dead at the Falls Festival at Byron Bay.

Apple has introduced a 14-day return policy for iTunes sales in Europe to come into line with new laws governing online sales in the territory and the changes have the music industry worried.

Kirin J. Callinan and Billion featuring Maxine Ashley both have featured videos on Rage this week.

Music was the gift to give in Australia this year with Christmas boosting music sales by over 250%.

AC/DC are one of the acts being talked about to perform at the Grammy Awards in February.

Sia 'Chandelier' has topped the Rage Top 50 Videos of 2014 list.

Veteran Australian musician Russell Morris has clocked up another achievement for 2014. He has made the Rage Top 50 Videos of 2014.

Lou Bega’s 1999 hit ‘Mambo No 5’ has become the 154th song to sell 1,000,000 copies in the UK 15 years after its release.

The controversial comedy The Interview is facing an even bigger problem than causing a war with North Korea. It is alleged to have breached copyright.

After all of hype last week Madonna has sure been left holding one big stiff. The six new Madonna songs have flopped globally.

Ed Sheeran 'x' sold more than any other album in Australia across Christmas.

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars hold at No.1 on the ARIA Singles chart for a third week with “Uptown Funk”, giving them the last chart-topping single for 2014.

Joe Cocker has had four albums return to the Australian Top 100 this week following his death of December 22.

The Mushroom Group will have its first ever Boxing Day sale from Friday, with cheap tickets available until Sunday or sold out.

Melbourne has been confirmed as the songwriting capital of Australia with the inner-city suburb of Brunswick containing the greatest concentration of songwriters in the country.

The Fairfax and Macquarie radio networks have agreed to merge placing Sydney rivals 2UE and 2GB into the one network with Melbourne’s top rating talk station 3AW.

X Factor winner Ben Haenow officially has the number one song in the UK for Christmas.

The Australian Radio Network has purchased Perth radio station 96FM to create Australia’s number one metropolitan radio network.

Taylor Swift returns to the No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums chart this week with “1989”, which by going back to the top for a fourth non-consecutive week is now her longest run at the top of the Australian Albums chart.

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars stay at No.1 for a second week on the ARIA Singles chart with “Uptown Funk”, moving Bruno’s tally of weeks at the top in Australia to six now, the same amount as Pink (3 #1’s), Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift (2 #1’s each) have notched up this decade.

The campaign to use Iron Maiden to block Simon Cowell’s X Factor winner Ben Haenow from topping the UK chart is set to fail with Haenow’s ‘Something I Need’ now set for a certain number one.

The Recording Academy has released it's list of special award winners for this year's ceremonies in February.

iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com features over the holiday season the touring artists of 2015.

Charli XCX, has a new album this week and there are reissues from XTC and Yes as well as vinyl Neil Young.

The Woodford Folk Festival on the Queensland Sunshine Coast has been praised for its impact on the economy.

The Big Sky Blues and Roots Festival for Deniliquin next Easter has been cancelled for 2015.

Rob Potts, CEO of Rob Potts Entertainment and the man behind events such as the CMC Rocks Qld festival and tours by Zac Brown Band and Big & Rich, has been reappointed the CMA board for the 13th year.

Van Morrison has a new record label. The Irish icon has signed with RCA to release his next album, the 35th of his career.