Rapper Tyler The Creator has spewed obscenities at Bono on Twitter after finding the spammed U2 album on his phone.

André 3000 has compared playing the guitar left handed like 'walking backwards'.

Damon Albarn and Royal Blood are two of the 12 nominees for the Mercury Music Prize this year.

Vince Gill has been named the 2014 Country Icon by BMI.

John Mellencamp will play a lengthy eighty-date tour of North America starting in January.

Survivor has announced that they are cancelling their October and November dates in the wake of the passing of lead singer Jimi Jamison.

Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson 'Immortal' tour has ended after three years and outselling any previous Michael Jackson tour.

Country singer Lynn Anderson was arrested on Thursday night in Nashville for DUI after being involved in a traffic accident.

Neil and Pegi Young's annual Bridge School concert has another top shelf list of acts for 2014 including Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Sir Tom Jones.

The Riverboats Music Festival continues to cements its place as one of Australia’s best boutique events with another outstanding lineup for 2015.

Jazz legend Joe Sample of The Crusaders has died at age 75.

Local singer/songwriter Vance Joy (real name James Keogh) takes his debut album “Dream Your Life Away” straight into the No.1 position on the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

Taylor Swift spends her longest run at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart this week, as her second No.1 “Shake it off” racks up a third consecutive week at the chart pinnacle.

U2’s album spam PR stunt has destroyed decades of legacy quicker than hitting a delete button. In fact, many millions of Apple customers were looking for their delete button as soon as they were spammed with a product they did not opt-n for.

Foo Fighters were performing in London under the alias The Holy Shits this week.

Barbra Streisand is doing something on September 15 that she hasn't done in fifty years, appearing as a guest on a late-night talk show.

Kanye West spent Wednesday night in a Melbourne hospital after a suspected seizure.

When The Dead Daisies invited fans to contribute their face to the ‘Face I Love’ video over 5000 fans globally uploaded their mug shots.

Jeff Martin of The Tea Party joins iHeartRadio this week as the band releases its first album in 10 years and prepares for their upcoming Australian tour.

Slash, Train, Madden Brothers, Megan Washington and Obey the Brave have the lead albums this week.

Australian music legend Russell Morris’ ‘Van Dieman’s Land’ has been named Leading Edge Album of the Year.

Robert ‘Throb’ Young has been found dead in his apartment at age 49. Young died on September 9.

Bob Crewe, the legendary songwriter and producer portrayed in the movie The Jersey Boys, has died at age 82.

Stevie Wonder will bring a complete performance of his classic album Songs in the Key of Life to eleven arenas around North America.

Iggy Pop has partnered with Sailor Jerry Clothing to create 'The Flash Collection by Iggy Pop', an annual collaboration between Sailor Jerry and a like-minded artist, inspired by the legendary tattoo flash of Norman 'Sailor Jerry' Collins.

U2's bonus free album to 500 million of their closest personal friends isn't the newest music the band has recorded.

When Dusty Hill of ZZ Top fell and injured his hip, it caused the band to cancel the balance of their tour with Jeff Beck but it was hoped they would be able to finish out the rest of their 2014 dates.

Premier Artists have scored the ARIA trifecta with three of their artists Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers and Hilltop Hoods in the Top 3 albums this week.

The iHeartRadio Music Festival featuring Miley Cyrus and Redfoo have been cancelled following the unavailability of one of the headliners.

Usually I just post the massive list of Aussie acts whom are charting overseas, but with more and more local acts picking up international chart entries, I thought I’d do an occasional recap of which local artists are charting and where this week.