Justin Timberlake, Fergie and Foo Fighters will go head-to-head at the 2008 MTV Australia Awards. The artists will battle it out in the Music Video of the Year Category with 50 Cent, Delta Goodrem and Timbaland.

Delta Goodrem has entered the Australian Recording Industry's (ARIA) record books - after becoming the first artist to win 12 Number One Chart Awards. The "Lost Without You" singer landed two gongs at the ceremony on Thursday, which honors Australian recording artists who score number one hits on their home territory in the previous year.

In 1995, Silverchair's "Tomorrow" became the single most played song on US modern rock stations, quite a feat for three 15 year olds from Australia. Since then, Silverchair has become the most successful band in their homeland's history, winning more Arias, the Grammy's of Australia, and charting more number-one records than any other act.

Silverchair, ''Young Modern'' (Sony/EMI) Oh my, how the boys from Silverchair have grown. Wily veterans now in their late 20's - the Australian trio were all of 15 when they recorded their 1995 debut ''Frogstomp'' - Silverchair have again taken a huge leap in artistry and sophistication with their fifth longplayer, ''Young Modern.''

New Zealand rockers Silverchair have been forced to reschedule a handful of dates on their U.S. tour to allow front man Daniel Johns to recover from laryngitis. The rocker caught the throat infection on the long flight from Australia to Los Angeles earlier this week and has been told to rest by doctors after struggling through a performance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Tuesday.

Silverchair rocker Daniel Johns has been forced to retract claims he made in an interview that he smoked marijuana with his wife Natalie Imbruglia, Bono, and an Australian politician. Johns claimed the four had used the drug while listening to demos of his band's latest album Young Modern.

June 18, 2007 -- Australian trio Silverchair has announced their first full North American tour since 1999. The dates will be in support of the band's new album Young Modern which will street on July 24 in the US and Canada on Eleven: a music company through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group.

Australian super groups Silverchair and Powderfinger are to team up for a joint tour of their homeland. The rockers will play 21 concerts across Australia, beginning with a show in Newcastle at the end of August.

Rock group Silverchair are delighted to be the recipients of a lifetime achievement award at this weekend's Australian MTV Video Music Awards, but they are baffled as to why. This Sunday's ceremony will be the first time the music channel will be handing out the Australian Video Vanguard Award - the equivalent of an outstanding contribution to music gong - in the event's three year history.

Surfing rocker Jack Johnson is set to end his year-long hiatus by headlining the Sydney, Australia leg of Live Earth concerts this summer. The singer/songwriter will join reformed rockers Midnight Oil, Crowded House and Silverchair at the July 7th concert, held in conjunction with similar events in London, New Jersey, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.