Rapper Heavy D has died suddenly at the age of 44.

Noel Gallagher will make his first solo appear in Australia on Big Day Out 2012. The Vaccines have also been added to the bill.

Dr. Conrad Murray has not been placed on suicide watch, it has been confirmed.

The early figures for this week’s US chart are in with Justin Bieber looking like being an easy number one followed by Wale and Susan Boyle.

Radiohead announces the first leg of their first proper U.S. tour since 2008.

Scottish indie rock sensation We Were Promised Jetpacks have released the first video from their forthcoming second album.

Internationally revered avant-garde instrumentalists The Necks announce their next album.

Led Zeppelin’s iconic album ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ was released on this day exactly 40 years ago, November 8, 1971.

Fogerty does classic Creedence track-by-track, Reznor announces Dragon Tattoo soundtrack details, Beastie Boys pimp deluxe Hot Sauce Committee, Tyler wants Bieber and heaps more.

Justin Bieber wants to put the rumours that he fathered a child away completely. He has agreed to take a paternity test.

Italian teen opera singers Il Volo will release a Christmas EP in a few weeks.

Emo princes 30 Seconds To Mars will celebrate their EMA wins with a Guinness World Record.

The family of Michael Jackson have reacted to the Dr. Conrad Murray guilty verdict today. Michael’s mother Katherine Jackson said that, “justice has been served.”

Dr. Conrad Murray has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the death of Michael Jackson.

UK metalcore chart-toppers Bring Me The Horizon release a creepy clip for ‘Alligator Blood’.

Acclaimed and ludicrously prolific roots singer-songwriter Van Walker books a national tour for 2012.

Slayer blow everyone away, Kylie falls for Florence, Jessie J ignores Adam Lambert for Tinie Tempah, Drake deals with leaks, and heaps more.

Adele and Michael Buble are the two hot favourites to sing the theme to the next James Bond movie ‘Skyfall’.

Nicole Kidman is in the Top 10 and that is not a good thing. The Australian actress has been named the 10th most overpaid actors in America.

American Idol’s Adam Lambert filled in for his all-time favourite singer at the MTV Europe Music Awards on the weekend. He got to sing with Queen.

Gwar have kept good their promise to continue their Canadian tour despite the death of their guitarist Cory Smoot.

Kentucky psych-country act My Morning Jacket return for two solo shows outside their Bluesfest appearance.

Florence + The Machine’s second album debuts at number one on this week’s ARIA chart wrap.

Janet Jackson’s Sydney fans were left disappointed last night when the singer cancelled her show just one hour before she was due to perform.

Black Eyed Peas are rumoured to be about to announce their new singer is Ashanti.

Green Day performed a brand new song called ‘Carpe Diem’ at a secret show in San Francisco earlier this week.

The first 5 albums by The Cure are about to be released as 5 record vinyl box set in the UK.

Radical hip-hop act Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All will still tour New Zealand despite Auckland council claiming they are off the Big Day out bill.

The 20-year woman claiming to have given birth to Justin Bieber’s child is reported to have also told her boyfriend the child was his as well.

A urinal signed by Lady Gaga has gone on sale in the UK.