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.

Gwar guitarist David Brockie says that the band discovered their guitarist Cory Smoot was dead when they were all on the tour bus and had just reached the Canadian border.

The Cure will release a live album from their Bestival performance to help raise money for the Isle of Wight Youth Trust.

The seventh annual Orange Amplification Classic Rock Roll Of Honour in association with currencies.co.uk is now less than a week away and Steve Winwood, one of the most inspirational musicians the UK has ever produced, is to be honored by his songwriting peers and receive the Musicians' Union Maestro Award.

Good Charlotte’s Benji and Joel Madden have been named as guest presenters at the 2011 ARIA Awards in Sydney later this month.

Melissa Etheridge will head back to Australia and New Zealand to tour in July 2012.

U2 have recorded some 'amazing' tracks with RedOne.

Over 32,000 Detroit hockey fans have signed a petition to have Nickelback banned from playing at half-time at a match for The Detroit Lions.

The Grammys will once again announce their nominations via a one-hour network televised concert which will mix performances by some of today's biggest hitmakers (Lady Gaga, Sugarland, Ludacris) with one classic rock artist. An artist who can't even be nominated.

The destiny of Beyonce’s child is a girl, says blabbermouth Kelly Rowland.

All four original members of Black Sabbath (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward) will be on-hand next Friday (November 11) at the Whiskey A Go-Go in Los Angles to make what is being called a "special announcement."

Eagles bass player Timothy B. Schmit has announced solo West Coast US shows in support of his ‘Expando’ album.

Sydney band The Jezabels have done a deal to release their album ‘Prisoner’ in America with US label Mom + Pop records, home to Neon Indian, Metric and Joshua Radin as well as Dine Alone in Canada, who release City and Colour and Alexisonfire.

Lady Antebellum stick to the script, Megadeth premiere a new video, OK Go plan their next viral clip, Dave Navarro falls for Megan Fox and heaps more.

Janet Jackson returned to Australia this week to continue the Australian tour cut short a few weeks back when she returned home to the USA to attend to family matters.

Susan Boyle, Il Divo, Powderfinger, a Twilight soundtrack and more lead an odd week in new releases.