Olivia Newton-John has placed a message to Melbourne band The Swamp Dandies thanking them for their song ‘Olivia’.

Barbadian singer Rihanna and British superstar Cheryl Cole are reportedly recording a duet this week in Los Angeles.

The next Dr. John album should have a very different sound with thanks to the Black Keys.

Trent Reznor plans to bring Nine Inch Nails back from hiatus after his soundtrack work.

Adele’s 21 has equaled John Farnham’s Whispering Jack record of 25 weeks at number one on the ARIA Album Chart.

Adele stays at number one for yet another week, and Foster the People finally top the singles chart.

Velvet Revolver reformed for their first show since 2008 on January 12 for a benefit for the late John O’Brien.

Children Collide have hit 2012 running with the release of ‘Sword To A Gun’, their first single from their third album.

New Order will do two additional shows for Sydney and Melbourne when they hit Australia for the Future Music Festival in March.

Big Day Out has added some guest additions for the 2012 events.

John Mayer will return to SXSW for the first time since his launch back in 2000.

Creedence Clearwater Revival singer/songwriter John Fogerty has written and produced the theme for new American TV drama The Finder.

Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum has been diagnosed with post-traumatic amnesia following his fall exactly one-month ago today.

The Walk Off The Earth cover of Gotye and Kimbra’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ was one of YouTube’s most watched videos in the past week with over 19 million views. 19,827,754 to be exact.

Reclusive singer Kate Bush had her home broken into by an obsessive fan who had planned to propose to her.

Cyndi Lauper is furious that one of her classic songs has been used for a political campaign.

It is still uncertain how Tony Iommi's news that he has cancer will effect the upcoming Black Sabbath tour.

Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Tayor has started a film company specialising in mystery, suspense and horror.

Promoter A.J. Maddah has announced today that Dragonforce have been forced to pull out of Soundwave 2012 due to “recording delays”.

Australian scientists have name a fly after Beyonce because of its “bootylicious’ shape.

Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society announce two Soundwave sideshows with Hellyeah, Black Tide and Holy Grail.

will.i.am is flying around the world this year to collaborate with artists for Intel’s Ultrabook project.

The organisers of the Heatwave Festival have had to juggle their acts after D12 missed their flight to Adelaide.

Psychedelic kooks the Flaming Lips confirm Bon Iver for their crazy collaborative release.

I wasn’t going to mention the Walk Off The Earth cover of the Gotye and Kimbra song ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ today but I can’t ignore it.

Ed Sheeran is the favourite for the 2012 Brit Awards. He has more nominations than any other act.

Rap megastar Lil Wayne has signed on to release a memoir of his eight months in Riker’s Island prison.

Keb Mo is the special guest of the 50th Daryl Hall 'Live From Daryl's House'.

For Engelbert Humperdinck and Benedict Cumberbatch what happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas. The superstar singer and famous Sherlock Holmes actor got drunk and got married.

A hell of a mixed bag at the start of 2012, with everything from country to electro to pop to garage rock.