The Official Charts Company has confirmed that Avenged Sevenfold scored their first ever Number 1 album in the UK yesterday with 'Hail To The King'. Despite some strong competition from Naughty Boy, Franz Ferdinand and Bob Dylan, the Orange County band raced ahead to take the top spot.

The Wanted have no interest in being 'fake' role models.

Iggy Azalea has vowed to 'surprise' the music industry.

One Direction want their next film to be a 'zombie spoof' starring a topless Niall Horan.

Laneway Festival has announced its 2014 dates for Australasia, as well as details of some notable changes to some of the festival venues.

As lead vocalist of Spandau Ballet he was responsible for part of the 80s Romantic movement with classics such as 'Gold', 'Only When You Leave', 'Lifeline, 'Through the Barricades' and 'True'.

Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Julian Lennon started The White Feather Foundation in 2007 to deal with environmental and humanitarian issues.

A group of original negatives featuring some of the world's greatest pop and rock icons is to be auctioned at Addison's Autumn Catalog Sale on Saturday, September 7.

Sir Elton John CBE was honored Monday night at the first ever BRITs Icon event which will be aired on Friday, September 13th on Britain's ITV.

Josh Burdette, manager of Washington D.C.’s 9:30 Club, has been found dead from a suspected suicide. He was 36-years old.

Smiths legend Johnny Marr has been added to the Falls Festival line-up over the New Year’s long weekend.

Nicky Bomba has left the John Butler Trio to concentrate on the Melbourne Ska Orchestra.

Supergroup The Dead Daisies will spend a month in the UK from November 22 on tour with Black Star Riders.

Sly Stone's story, with all its many strange twists and turns, could probably fill a couple of volumes and, with his latest idea, there may be a need to add many more pages.

A report on the Hollywood Reporter says that Harry Connick, Jr. is signing a deal to be the third judge on the upcoming season of American Idol.

The Who's classic rock opera, Tommy, has been remastered and will be released in a variety of formats on November 12 via UMe.

Lance Bass is engaged to boyfriend Michael Turchin.

Kanye West was paid approximately $3 million to perform at a wedding in Kazakhastan, according to a report.

NEXON Europe has announced that global pop sensation, media personality and all-round gentleman PSY is appearing in the enormously successful online free-to-play games MapleStory and Combat Arms.

Lady Gaga wet fans' appetites in London Sunday with a preview of her new album.

Justin Bieber was reportedly attacked by a partygoer in Toronto, Canada.

Howard Jones started a new eight-part weekly radio series on the U.K.'s Absolute 80s on Sunday.

Billy Bragg has been confirmed as a showcase act for the BIGSOUND music conference in Brisbane next week.

Hunters & Collectors and Birds Of Tokyo have been announced as the acts to perform at the AFL Grand Final in Melbourne on September 28.

The Queenscliff Music Festival in November has announced its third round of artists with Sticky Fingers and D At Sea making the list.

The Pearl Jam ‘Lightning Bolt’ tracklisting has been released by the band.

Rapper The Game has finally landed on Australian soil to start is on-again, off-again Aussie tour.

Sir David Frost, one of the greatest interviewers of a generation, has passed away at the age of 74.

Lily Allen is making a comeback after taking a few years off to become a mother and a music executive.

Glenn Shorrock, Catherine Britt and Casey Donovan are just some of the stars coming together to perform for A Night At The Rock Opera to benefit the YWCA, New South Wales.