With the Christmas season over, it allows regular albums to reclaim the charts, and this week the self-titled fifth album for Beyonce climbs back up two places to give her the first ARIA No.1 album of her career.

For the first chart of 2014, Pharrell Williams scores his third chart-topping appearance on the ARIA Singles Chart with his up-tempo track “Happy”.

Saul Zaentz, producer of ‘One Flew Over The Cookoo’s Nest’ and one-time owner of Fantasy Records, has died at the age of 92.

Phil Everly of the legendary Every Brothers has passed away at the age of 74.

Blink-182, Angels & Airwaves frontman Tom DeLonge has written a children’s book.

Morrissey, the whacky, outspoken former lead singer of The Smiths, is now comparing meat-eaters to paedophiles.

Eagles can now rightfully claim their classic ‘Hotel California’ to be the biggest album of all-time … literally.

Michael Jackson's mother Katherine has aborted an upcoming documentary of her son that was to be funded by fans.

James Blunt may the target of jokes and abuse but serve them up to the former British soldier and he’ll fire them right back at you.

Kylie Minogue will release new music in 2014 and the first song you hear is probably going to be called ‘Into The Blue’.

Led Zeppelin’s entire catalogue will be re-reissued with the first of the releases coming very, very soon.

Falls Festival was held in the hills of Lorne Victoria, Marion Bay in Tasmania and Byron Bay in Northern NSW.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has issued a New Year’s statement and reports that he is ending his cancer treatment soon.

David Bowie ‘The Next Day’ was the biggest selling album of 2013 in UK record stores but failed to make the Top 20 overall.

Bon Jovi had the biggest tour of 2013 according to leading tour website Pollstar, taking in over $60 million more than second place Beyonce.

Meat Loaf is returning to action less than 12 months after hanging up his bat.

Calvin Harris can easily buy himself a few turntables and a microphone this year.

Robbie Williams and Lady Gaga vinyl releases lead a very quiet week of new music releases.

Simone Bosé, the newly appointed President of Universal Music Spain, has died from complications from pneumonia at the age of 51.

Mat.McHugh, the former lead singer and guitarist for The Beautiful Girls, will kick off a solo national tour in Sydney this week.

Black Sorrows bass player Joe Creighton will bring a taste of New Orleans to Australian stages when he launches JC & The Po Boys later this month in Melbourne.

Daniel Johns of Silverchair will make his long overdue return to music with rapper 360.

The Cult have been announced for UK music festival Alt-Fest later this year.

Beck has recorded a John Lennon cover for a compilation album of artists singing their favourite songs.

Abba gave England a Swedish flavoured soundtrack on New Year’s Eve.

Robin Thicke featuring TI and Pharrell had the biggest selling single of 2013 in the UK with ‘Blurred Lines’.

One Direction 'Midnight Memories' was the biggest selling album of 2013 in the UK. 'Midnight Memories' sold 685,000 copies for One Direction.

Fleetwood Mac have played their first show since bass player John McVie announced he had been diagnosed with cancer.

NASA has issued a statement following the decision by Beyonce to use audio from the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in the video for her song ‘XO’.

Katherine Jenkins will now wear the letter OBE after her name after receiving the honour from Queen Elizabeth II in the New Year’s Honours list.