iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com has returned with an all-star line-up this week. Kevin Rowland of Dexys, Mathias Jabs of The Scorpions and Andrew Duffield of Models are along to share their thoughts with you.

The Amity Affliction album ‘This Could Be Heartbreak’ will easily top the Australian albums chart this week but the reign may be short-lived.

The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey hit ‘Closer’ has bumped Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber from the top of the Spotify streaming chart in Australia.

The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey track ‘Closer’ has spent a comfortable week again at the top of the Australian singles chart blocking two songs featuring Justin Bieber from overtaking it.

Major new titles coming out this week include: Drapht, Dolly Parton, John Williamson, David Brent, Crystal Castles, Frenzal Rhomb, Blood Orange, Sam Coomes and Roy & HG.

The 2016 ARIA Awards will be held on 23 November 2016 singling the start of the Christmas marketing season for the major labels.

The APRA Art Music awards were handed out in Melbourne tonight (16 Aug 17). It was the night contemporary classical, jazz, chamber and the experimental music world are acknowledged for this excellence.

Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens will speak at the Face The Music conference in Melbourne in November.

For the second time this year we have a Soundtrack at the top spot on the ARIA Albums Chart, with the DC film 'Suicide Squad' hitting the top of both the box-office and now Albums chart.

No.1 for the first time in Australia are the US duo The Chainsmokers with singer Halsey and their collaboration "Closer", which debuted at No.2 last week and climbs up to take out the top spot on the ARIA Singles Chart this week.

The Chainsmokers and Halsey collaboration ‘Closer’ is the song most Australian’s sought out this week on Shazam.

Major Lazer has reversed position with The Chainsmokers as the most streamed song of the week, while Chainsmokers owns most downloaded song position.

The Chainsmokers have an easy win of the Singles Chart for downloads in Australia this week with ‘Closer’ featuring Halsey giving Major Lazer with Bieber and MØ a bump from the top.

Major new titles coming out this week include: The Amity Affliction, Celtic Thunder, DJ Khaled (phys), Dylan Scott, Young the Giant, Rae Sremmund, Justin Moore and the Pete's Dragon remake soundtrack as well as the new Green Day song 'Bang Bang'.

Dance label Ministry of Sound has been sold to Sony Music UK.

Sydney’s Little Sea have teamed with Twitter to perform live for whatever device you may be viewing this in.

The second annual Melbourne Guitar Show was a stunning success.

Like the singles chart this week, the No.1 position is stable; as the Human Nature album "Gimme Some Lovin': Jukebox Vol.II" stays at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

Last weeks No.1 debut stays at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart this week, Major Lazer with Justin Bieber and M0 with their track "Cold Water" which achieves Gold (●) in sales this week, also holding the top spot in the UK for a second week too.

Major Lazer’s ‘Cold Water’ featuring Justin Bieber and MØ is once again Australia’s no 1 song this week.

The high profile release of the ‘Suicide Squad’ movie has pushed the soundtrack album ahead of the new Bernard Fanning solo album ‘Civil Dusk’ in first day sales.

The Melbourne Guitar Show will return to Caulfield Racecourse this Saturday and Sunday.

Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Camp Cope and Tash Sultana will perform at The Age Music Victoria Awards After Party for 2016.

David Bowie received a posthumous nomination for the Mercury Prize.

Major new titles coming out this week include: Montaigne, Skillet, Storm the Sky, Dustin Tebbutt, DJ Snake, Dinosaur Jr', and the soundtracks for Ben Hur, Sausage Party and Suicide Squad as well as Prince '1999' on cassette.

For three hours every Saturday morning across Australia, Recovery tapped into the music culture of the country. Last Sunday the original cast and crew reunited for a few memories and a few more beverages.

Failed Australian company Guvera has announced it has exited Australia at the same time figures out of India show a company haemorrhaging cash.

The Bank of Melbourne’s music initiative Melbourne Music Bank will return for 2016 with a $60000 prize pool for Victorian musicians.

SXSW 2017 is open for business.

Composer Helen Gifford OAM has been announced as the 2016 recipient of the Distinguished Services to Australian Music Award for 2016 at the APRA Art Music Awards to be handed out in Melbourne on 16 August, 2016.