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Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed plans to bring his new production of Jesus Christ Superstar to Australia.

145 years ago gold was discovered in the town of Gympie, Queensland, today though they can claim their first No.1 album by a local group; The Amity Affliction with their third album entitled “Chasing Ghosts” enters at No.1, the head of six Top 10 debuts this week.

Guy Sebastian spends a fifth consecutive week at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with his longest running No.1 (so far) “Battle Scars” feat Lupe Fiasco, plus the song is now the equal third longest running chart-topper for 2012, tying with “Call Me Maybe” for Carly Rae Jepsen (TW-30).

Queensland hardcore band The Amity Affliction will top the ARIA album chart tomorrow beating new releases from The Presets, The xx and Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson.

Newly married singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright has arrived in Australia only to be surprised by Australian politicians backward attitude to marriage equality.

Californian glitch-hop act Death Grips debut an interactive online party for their new song ‘I’ve Seen Footage’.

Guitar shaman Carlos Santana will publish a memoir in 2014, with stories about Miles Davis, B.B. King and Eric Clapton.

Scuzz-rock behemoth Mammoth Mammoth join Monster Magnet, The Sword and more on Austria’s Napalm Records.

The GOOD Music collaboration album Cruel Summer leaks early, and it’s streaming online.

Engelbert Humperdinck’s granddaughter Kiki was clued to the TV this morning when her grandfather launched his new best-of ‘Release Me’ on the Today Show.

Keith Urban will bring ‘a huge country following’ to American Idol, bosses reportedly hope.

Robbie Williams made his live return in Leeds on Tuesday night (11.09.12).

Santigold’s live performances are second to none – she’s as notorious for her outlandish attire as she is for her boundary-crushing live shows.

DMX broke down crying when he spoke about his mother on live television yesterday.

After the success of her dramatic torch song ‘Laura’, Bat For Lashes gives away ‘Marilyn’ as a free download.

Adele is rumoured to be singing over the closing credits for the upcoming James Bond film after being spotted at Abbey Road studios, where the film’s soundtrack is being produced.

The Killers, Pink, The Rubens, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Grizzly Bear lead a big week in new releases.

For the last quarter century, Paul Simon has been quietly watching over a charity he founded with Dr. Irwin Redlener with the Children’s Health Fund.

The big winners at Wednesday night’s Americana Awards may have been all modern artists but the Lifetime Achievement Awards honoured three of America’s greats.

Country star Keith Urban has chosen touring and recording over judging singers on The Voice for another season.

AC/DC will release the audio from their Live A River Plate DVD on CD in November and for some reason claim it is their first live album in 20 years. That is complete rubbish.

Talon, Arlo and Poet, the kids of Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson, have reviewed their parents latest album ‘Wreck and Ruin’.

Led Zeppelin will soon be on the big screen. A movie version of their London O2 concert from five years ago will be released to cinemas and then DVD. It has been titled ‘Celebration Day’.