Carly Rae Jepsen Knocks Gotye From Number One In America

Garry Spry, the Australian manager, booking agent, promoter and venue entrepreneur who helped establish Melbourne as a major live music centre, has died aged 85.

Australian music historian, broadcaster, author and longtime Billboard Australia editor Glenn A. Baker has died, with the news confirmed by his friend and longtime collaborator Stuart Coupe. Baker's influence on Australian music extended across journalism, broadcasting, artist management, publishing and music preservation for more than five decades.

The debate over streaming fraud and passive listening has intensified as chart milestones continue to be compared with records established during the vinyl, cassette and CD eras. Industry studies, platform disclosures and independent audits now suggest that modern music charts measure a fundamentally different consumer activity than the charts that once tracked physical purchases, raising questions about whether meaningful comparisons can be made across generations.

by Paul Cashmere The modern music charts used by ARIA, Billboard and the UK's Official Charts Company now measure an entirely different form of consumer behaviour than the charts of the vinyl, cassette and CD eras. While chart headlines frequently compare contemporary streaming milestones with historical sales achievements, industry analysts increasingly acknowledge that the two systems are built on fundamentally incompatible metrics.

Kylie Minogue will receive the Icon award at next month's Billboard's Women in Music Awards.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been tapped to host and executive produce the 2022 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs).

Rap superstar Drake will be feted with the Artist of the Decade honour at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.