The music of The Cranberries is dominating iTunes charts worldwide following the death of singer Dolores O’Riordan. In Australia, The Cranberries have the top three songs and four albums in the Top 10.

Frenzal Rhomb guitarist and former Triple J breakfast jock Lindsay McDougall will return to the airwaves at ABC Illawarra later this month.

The publisher behind ‘Love Is In The Air’ is suing US songwriters John Padgett and Lori Monahan over the alleged use of the song in an Air France television commercial.

It's a sixth week at No.1 in Australia for Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" track, now becoming his second longest running chart-topper on the ARIA Singles Chart.

A song Ed Sheeran co-wrote for Faith Hill and Tim McGraw is the subject of the latest copyright infringement lawsuit.

Major new titles coming this week from: Camila Cabello, Avatar, Joe Satriani, Tonight Alive, Anderson East, Black Veil Brides, BØRNS, Black Label Society and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

Australia’s largest free music festival, the St Kilda Festival, has scored The Jezabels and Dan Sultan for the 2018 line-up.

Australian music legend Beeb Birtles tells his story at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com this week.

Sexual misconduct allegations against entertainer Craig McLachlan have signalled the urgent need for the Australian entertainment industry to clean its act up.

For the second year in a row, the big box-office hit has landed a Soundtrack at the top of the ARIA Album Charts, as this week "The Greatest Showman" leaps up seven spots to land the fiftieth soundtrack at No.1 in Australia.

Ed Sheeran's domination of the singles chart with his track "Perfect" continues as his multi-duet is at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for a fifth consecutive week.

2017 was a terrible year for Australian artists in Australia with not one song or album making the ARIA Top 10.

Major new titles coming this week from: A new Justin Timberlake single, plus albums from Mike Posner, Watain, Bryan Adams (GH) and Youngr.

Music streaming had a bumper year with listening increasing by 50% over 2016 in 2017 according to a report from BuzzAngle but don’t expect to see too many artists applauding it.

Work has begun on the world’s largest guitar shaped building. Hard Rock is building the guitar shaped tower in Florida.

Returning to the top for a 22nd week at No.1 is the third album for Ed Sheeran and "÷ (Divide)", giving it an eighth berth at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

The last sales figures for 2017 see the January 1st, 2018 chart log Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" at the top for a fourth straight week.

At age 60 former Finch, Skyhooks and The Angels guitarist Bob Spencer has released his first ever solo album ‘Saints and Murderers’. He tells Noise11.com that to make the record he first had to undergo therapy for overcome his fear of singing.

Paul McCartney ‘One on One’ tour was the highest grossing tour of 2017 with the tour earning over $132 million this year.

2018’s new music is in full swing for a bumper year with major artists finishing off albums for the first half of the year while others have downed tools and set release dates.

Senate Judiciary Committee Member Orrin Hatch of Utah and Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) of Georgia, the Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Courts and the Internet, introduced legislation to apply free market principles to music licensing and ensure songwriters are fairly compensated for their work.

Jonah Hill's brother Jordan Feldstein, who managed rockers Maroon 5, has died at the age of 40.

The ninth studio album for Eminem "Revival" becomes his ninth No.1 album on the ARIA Albums chart this week, debuting at the top as the last No.1 for 2017.

The final No.1 for 2017 remains Ed Sheeran and Beyonce's duet of "Perfect", which logs its third week at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart.

Major new titles coming this week from: Green Day, Petula Clark (GH) and Machine Gun Kelly.

The Ding Dong Lounge, for the past 15 years one of Melbourne’s most treasured music venues, will close in January 2018.

Australian music now has a permanent home with the Australian Music Vault opening in Melbourne.

Ed Sheeran returns to the No.1 spot in the ARIA Albums Chart with his third album "÷ (Divide)", the first return to the top for the album since September 11th and the 21st week overall for the set.

Ed Sheeran and Beyonce stay at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for a second week with their duet "Perfect", which also took the top spot in the US this past week.

In an end-of-year Noise11 iHeartRadio special we take a look at the artists we lost over the past 12 months.