For those who couldn't believe it was real, the reformed original Black Sabbath have set the first twelve dates of their reunion tour.

John Fogerty has been a very active user of Twitter over the years and, Friday night, he used the social network to fill in his audience at the Beacon Theater, and the rest of the world, on a history of the album Green River.

Van Halen have officially signed with Interscope Records and this week had the official photo taken.

Soundwave has added even more acts to their monster bill, including Bush, In Flames, and The Black Dahlia Murder.

Rihanna, Stan Walker, Nickelback, Snow Patrol and more all have new albums out today.

Noel Gallagher says he is “absolutely crestfallen” that he wasn’t worthy of having his phone hacked by News of the World.

The Nuge ships venison jerky to the troops, Diddy thanks God for surgery, Vanilla Ice is in an Adam Sandler film, The Rapture’s new clip and heaps more.

Silverchair’s Daniel Johns and The Living End’s Chris Cheney have teamed up with the WSPA to help prevent the killing of rabid dogs.

Noiseworks are working on their 4th album and first in 20 years.

Lady Gaga has her first official book in collaboration with fashion photographer Terry Richardson.

Former Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman will host a show on Sirius Radio.

Coldplay’s Chris Martin has said that a song he wrote for Beyonce didn’t make the cut.

Gorillaz are preparing a singles compilation, designing sneakers for Converse, and doing a collaborative tune.

While Sir Cliff Richard was in London yesterday to promote his new Soulicious DVD Music-News.com managed to grab some time with the living legend to point some questions.

Moogy Klingman, the keyboard player for Todd Rundgren’s Utopia, has lost his battle with cancer at age 61.

Former Run-DMC member Darryl "DMC" McDaniels has released a new single, Attention Please! / Rock Steady, from his upcoming album Rock Solid.

Soul-pop superstar Adele has posted a blog on her site, saying she’s “chilling out” after throat surgery.

South by Southwest has announced a new batch of artists from around the world, including Australia’s own Lanie Lane and Oh Mercy.

Have your brain warped by the hypnotic witchcraft of Seattle avant garde hip-hop collective Shabazz Palaces.

Kanye West and The Neptunes produce Pusha T’s first official solo album, with Diddy, 50 Cent, Pharrell and others appearing.

The second announcement for Bluesfest features the return of Crosby, Still & Nash to Australia as well as UK ska band The Specials.

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu and Jessica Mauboy will perform for Barack Obama tomorrow when the US President flies into Darwin.

Brazil’s biggest metal export, Sepultura, has got a new drummer.

Despite racking up 7 UK number one singles and 34 UK top ten hits in the 1960's, Sir Cliff Richard, who's sold around 250 million records worldwide during a career spanning over fifty years, has been banned from the playlist of a new radio station dedicated to that era, before it's even been launched.

Billy Corgan jokes about drugs, Bruno Mars hates puppies, Pete Yorn duets with Scarlett Johansson, Ice Cube goes to Vegas, and heaps more.

Henry Rollins will be back in Australia next April for a month long spoken word tour.

Fractious and fun Welsh rock unit Future Of The Left stream their new EP online before their Australian tour.

A mystery bidder has paid almost $8000 for lingerie once worn by Kylie Minogue.

Mac Miller has the number one album in America this week with ‘Blue Slide Park’.

Canadian ethereal pop group Austra, Pitchfork faves Girls and South London producer SBTRKT announce sideshows.