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Out On The Weekend, the new alt-Country Americana festival held in Melbourne on Saturday, exceeded expectations and generated great comments from the concert-goers.

Joanne Borgella, an American Idol contestant from the 2008 season, has lost her battle with cancer at the age of 32.

AC/DC have released their first official photo with new member Stevie Young, who has replaced his uncle and founding member Malcolm Young.

The Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) were held on Saturday night in Melbourne.

Woodford Folk Festival 2014 has tapped a world-class line-up for 2015 with semi-Aussie band Violent Femmes leading the charge along with Bertie Blackman and The Cat Empire.

U2 main man, Bono, has made a candid revelation on the reason why he is never seen without his trademark sunglasses indoors – he suffers from glaucoma.

Tanya Tucker’s career, which started with a number 1 record at the age of 13 and has now lasted for 42 years, will be featured in a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.

The Manic Street Preachers have been honored with a nomination for the 2013-14 Welsh Music Prize for their album Futureology.

Triple J land their second No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart as “Like a Version Volume 10” debuts at the top this week, and fifty-one weeks ago (28-Oct-13) Volume 9 did the same thing by entering at the top of the ARIA Chart.

Ed Sheeran climbs to No.1 with his single “Thinking Out Loud” after two weeks of sitting in second position, plus the song also achieves ▲Platinum in sales this week.

Status Quo will strip back for their first unplugged album.

Karise Eden had a few seconds added to her 15 minutes of fame this week after appearing on the ABC’s Australia Story.

Neil Young has joked that his new music device Pono will come with a U2 removal button.

Lady Gaga is moving to California. The Manhattan born and raised dweller has put down $24million for a Malibu mansion complete with its own bowling alley, horse stables and a Batcave.

Supertramp’s album Crime of the Century is forty years old this year.

Reports have surfaced that Motown singer Jimmy Ruffin is gravely ill in the intensive care unit of a Las Vegas hospital.

Foo Fighters continued their Letterman residency with a little help from Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen this week.

Foo Fighters continued their one week residency on the Late Show With David Letterman with Tony Joe White joining them on Wednesday to perform his classic ‘Polk Salad Annie’.

Iggy Azalea has publicly slammed her Australian record label.

Love Gun, one of KISS’ biggest albums, will get the 2-CD Deluxe treatment in October.

Prince will guest on Saturday Night Live on November 1.

The 10th annual Classic Rock Roll Of Honour presented by Orange Amplification today announced that Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductee The Doors are this year’s recipient of the Inspiration Award.

Tim Hauser, the only member of the Manhattan Transfer to have been with the group from their forming until today, died on Thursday from an undisclosed cause. He was 72.

Siouxsie and the Banshees’ last three studio albums, Peepshow, Superstition and The Rapture are being reissued in remastered packages with bonus tracks.