Neil Young and Crazy Horse performed a full-on grunge version of The Beatles’ ‘I Saw Here Standing There’ for Sir Paul McCartney’s MusiCares Person of the Year dinner last night (February 10) in Hollywood.

Early sales of Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’ indicate that if the band doesn’t hit number one next week in the USA, the album will debut at no. 2.

Singer/Songwriter and businessman Jimmy Buffett has been given the go-ahead to build a $197 million casino in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Bruce Springsteen has released the video for ‘We Take Care Of Our own’, the first single from the next Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band album ‘Wrecking Ball’, coming in March.

Dexy’s Midnight Runners will release their first new album in 27 years in June.

Sir Paul McCartney has been honoured with his own star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

The Chemical Brothers will release the live concert film Don’t Think in March.

The shortlived Yes and Led Zeppelin supergroup XYZ never got off the group because it was the wrong timing for Robert Plant.

After their biggest line-up ever last year with Coldplay and Kanye West, Splendour In The Grass producer Jessica Ducrou has ruled out that calibre of headliner for 2012.

Jay-Z and Kanye West have finally put out a video for their monster Watch The Throne track ‘Niggas In Paris’.

Radio-rock outfit The Fray, UK talent quester Rebecca Ferguson and live Radiohead lead a thin week of new releases.

Jake Clemons, nephew of the late Clarence Clemons, is the new saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.

Splendour In The Grass announce the 2012 dates and a return to its spiritual home of Byron Bay.

Coldplay’s planned visit to Sydney next week has bee cancelled due to “personal reasons”.

Johnny Cash would be 80. For his 80th this is what we get. 

It's all over for Katy Perry and Russell Brand ... almost.

Glee has sent classical duo 2Cellos into the top 10 of the Billboard Digital Songs chart.

Nick Cave, Blondie’s Debbie Harry, Mark Lanegan and more will appear on a tribute to late Gun Club frontman Jeffrey Lee Pierce.

Madonna ‘Give Me All Your Luvin’ has topped the iTunes chart in 50 countries since her Super Bowl appearance on Sunday.

Brisbane indie duo An Horse plan a homecoming tour around the nation in April and deliver a new clip.

Original Yes singer Jon Anderson has reacted to yesterday’s Noise11.com interview with Chris Squire saying that he has next to no contact with the Yes bass player in years.

The Pretty Reckless, featuring Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen, book Soundwave sideshows with Heroes For Hire.

City And Colour, Nickelback, Hedley, Deadmau5, Drake, Feist, Bublé and Lavigne top Canada’s Juno Award nominations.

Pink Floyd’s classic ‘The Wall’ is about to undergo to deluxe treatment with the Immersion box set due later this month.

As a treat on their current Australian tour with Hall & Oates, Icehouse have performed their 1987 hit ‘Electric Blue’ with co-write John Oates at both the Sydney and Melbourne shows.

M.I.A.’s tour rider has leaked and, among the usual food and drink, she requests burka-clad dancers.

Madame Tussads is coming to Sydney and Dannii Minogue is one of the first dummies.

Check out South African rap-rave trio Die Antwoord do their freaky thing on Letterman.

Timbaland revealed in an interview that both he and Missy Elliott will have new albums this year.

For the first time in 20 years, all surviving founding members of the Beach Boys will play live, and it’ll be at the Grammys.