Jackie Barnes is the news drummer for US based Aussie band Evol Walks.

The BPI's famous Platinum, Gold and Silver Awards Programme, which recognises achievement in respect of sales of albums, singles and long-form music video in the UK, is to include audio streaming data in its album certifications from this week.

The third studio album for English act Florence + The Machine debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week with the set “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”, which becomes the acts second No.1 album in Australia after “Ceremonials” went to the top for a single week in early November 2011.

Taylor Swift spends a second week at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart with her fourth No.1 in Australia “Bad Blood”, plus the track has sold enough during its three weeks within the Top 10 to be certified ▲Platinum in sales this week.

Harry Styles has addressed rumours he is planning to launch a solo career.

Justin Bieber has pleaded guilty to charges of assault and careless driving.

Brazilian metal icons Sepultura are very proud to announce that their 30th Anniversary Tour will now include a visit to the UK.

The Replacements have played their last show but earlier this week Australia’s You Am I got to open for their second and last shows ever.

It has been eight years since former Australian Idol contestant Paulini released a studio album and her latest offering “Come Alive” released on Robert Rigby’s Ambition label debuts this week at 25 on the ARIA chart.

Australian 60s pop legend Normie Rowe has confirmed his conscription into the Australian army to serve in Vietnam was a set-up by Liberal Prime Minister Harold Holt to generate publicity by sending ‘Australia’s Elvis’ to war.

Fleetwood Mac have discussed whether they'll be releasing a new album in the future.

The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards has told Rolling Stone magazine that the word "studio" recent came up at a band rehearsal and that it could very well lead to a new album.

Ludacris' wife Eudoxie Mbouguiengue has given birth to their first child together.

Ben Folds is going where he has never gone before.

Nick Marsh, singer and guitarist for the British rock band Flesh For Lulu, died Friday after battling cancer. He was 53.

Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp is about to become one of the nastiest men on Earth in the new motion picture thriller Age of Kill.

LA based Australian singer songwriter Ben Lee and 60s pop icon Normie Rowe are the guests this week on iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com.

Gurrumul will tour to support the release of his third album ‘The Gospel Album’.

Ben Lee will return to Australia in October for more shows.

Grace Potter was on stage performing with the Rolling Stones in Minneapolis this week.

Of Monsters and Men, Muse, Collabro, Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard, Normie Rowe, Rixton and classic Rolling Stones top the new music releases for 5 June 2015.

Allan Fryer, frontman for Australian 80s metal band Heaven, has died at age 60.

Motorhead are back with their 22nd studio album, Bad Magic.

Suge Knight is being sued for wrongful death.

Elvis Presley is back working for the U.S. Postal Service.

Janet Jackson will release her new album before Christmas.

After years of campaigning, St Kilda officially now has a Rowland S Howard Lane in honour of the late Rowland S Howard of The Birthday Party.

Shot at the Chateau Marmont and Wolf's Lair Castle ' Hollywood and starring model Eliza Cummings, the video for 'Johnny and Mary' can be viewed below.

The last of the remastered and expanded Led Zeppelin albums have been scheduled for reissue on July 31, 2015.

Sydney has a brand new music festival. Electro Circus Festival is set for September.