Jessica Simpson is a first time mother.

Jack White has gone where his other bands The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather have never gone before, to number one on the billboard chart.

The recent two-week campaign by Music Victoria to increase membership has resulted in 100% success.

Epitaph Records new signing Skip The Foreplay have released the first video from their new album.

Cali pop-punks The Offspring have released a ludicrously corny new single ‘Cruising California (Bumpin’ In My Trunk)’.

New Zealand born Melbourne based singer Kimbra was won the International Songwriting Competition with her song ‘Cameo Lover’.

New Jersey rockers The Gaslight Anthem put up a new song, ‘45’, and prepare their next album.

AOL is streaming the new albums from both Marilyn Manson and Norah Jones.

An intimate crowd was exposed to a serious dose of indie rock from Brisbane duo An Horse.

Last Friday Sammy Hagar was back with Bill Church and Denny Carmassi from the original Montrose to perform a tribute gig for the late Ronnie Montrose, who took his life on March 3.

A man who bid almost $100,000 for Cher’s Key to the City of Adelaide says he has no intention of paying for it.

Pink has splashed out $10,000 on a Marilyn Monroe painting which took minutes to create.

When Rock of Ages opened on Broadway, it contained a long list of 80's rock anthems performed by the actors who were, for the most part, unknown to popular music audiences.

They keep coming – now Canadian indie rockers Metric have announced Splendour sideshows in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.

The fully restored Beatles movie Yellow Submarine is about to get showcase theater showing at select theaters around the country prior to its June 5 release on DVD and Blu-Ray.

The new album for Louisiana supergroup Lil’ Band O’ Gold will feature both Jimmy Barnes and Tim Rogers on lead vocals on a few songs.

‘Master of the Moon’, the final Dio album, is getting a picture disc makeover.

Ed Sheeran’s entire Australian and New Zealand tour has sold out.

Melbourne’s Your Ticket Home is the latest act to feature of the Red Bull Bedroom Jam.

Little Red singer Tom Hartney has quit the band he founded.

Kanye West has been working on the next Justin Bieber record.

Cult soul-rock legends The Afghan Whigs do Australian shows for the first time ever.

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and producer Nigel Godrich play songs from their supergroup Atoms For Peace during a DJ slot.

A recording of Louis Armstrong’s final public trumpet performance has been rediscovered and released.

Will Janelle Monae support Prince on his ‘Welcome 2 Australia’ tour?

British alt-rockers Band Of Skulls will play in Melbourne and Sydney while they’re in the country for Splendour.

Scottish psych-rock sensation Django Django have a couple of Splendour sideshows with The Cast of Cheers.

One Direction has just held back Jack White from number one in this week’s ARIA Chart Wrap.

Jack White’s solo album ‘Blunderbuss’ should give him his first ever number one album in America.

Gene Simmons has visited the Palace of the Government of Peru and met with Peru President Ollanta Humala.