The Australasian World Music Expo (AWME) has added a new round of performers.

The man Berry Gordy depended on to get the word out on his young Motown Records, publicist Al Abrams, died Saturday at his home in Findlay, OH at the age of 74. He had been diagnosed with cancer just three weeks ago.

Cold Chisel’s brilliant performance at the NRL Grand Final in Sydney was the perfect example of what the AFL Grand Final in Melbourne did so horribly wrong.

The fifth studio album for Byron Bay metalcore act Parkway Drive entitled “IRE” becomes the acts fourth Top 10 album and first to make it to No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

After waiting for three weeks at No.2, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis now climbs a spot to land their fourth No.1 single in Australia with their track “Downtown”.

Daryl Hall’s unique music show ‘Live From Daryl’s House’ has been given another two years of showtime from Viacom’s Palladia.

This week on iHeartRadio Music News, powered by Noise11.com, we ask director Benjamin Statler “was Kurt Cobain murdered?’.

Cold Chisel, Avicii, Janet Jackson, Rudimental, Kaskade, Dragonforce, Joe Jackson, Trivium, Bryan Adams, Editors, Mercury Rev, EODM, George Strait and Like a Version Vol.11 lead the week's new music releases.

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) have announced the nominees for their 31st Annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards.

Radio rating around Australia were released today with the Triple J network continuing to dominate the prized 25-39 year old demographic in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

The fourth studio album for US singer Lana Del Rey becomes her third successive No.1 album in Australia, as “Honeymoon” comes straight into the ARIA Albums chart in the top spot.

Justin Bieber’s first (and only so far) No.1 single in Australia “What Do You Mean?” holds for a fourth week at the top of the ARIA Singles chart, becoming the equal second longest running chart-topping track for 2015.

Simone Felice joins iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com this week.

Ryan Adams, Maroon 5 (GH), Disclosure, Don Henley, Parkway Drive, Chvrches, Pierce Brothers, Silversun Pickups, Julio Iglesias and Tony Bennett lead the week's new releases.

Britain's Q magazine has unveiled the nominations for the audience voted categories for The Q Awards 2015, in association with Absolute Radio.

The day of the physical consumption of music may be ending sooner than we thought.

The ARIA Awards will be back in Sydney for the third year in a row this year.

Engelbert Humperdinck and his son and manager Scott Dorsey have started the new record label Spin Records.

English rock act Bring Me the Horizon see their fifth studio album “That’s the Spirit” become their third successive No.1 album on the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

Scoring a ▲Platinum certification this week and retaining the lead on the ARIA Singles Chart, Justin Bieber with his track “What Do You Mean?” reigns at the top for a third consecutive week.

iHeartRadio Australia will stream the iHeartRadio Music Festival live from Las Vegas this weekend.

Courtney Barnett has been confirmed to perform at The Age Music Victoria Awards in Melbourne on 11 November, 2015.

David Gilmour, Lana Del Rey, Jess Glynne, Gabrielle Aplin, OK Go, Chris Cornell, Keith Richards, Mercury Rev and the new 100% compilation lead the week's new music releases.

Victoria’s pro-active Andrews Labor Government has announced new fast turnaround Music Works grants for five Victorian acts and two music managers to attend the CMJ Festival in New York in October.

KISS has laid claim to the title of American group with the most Gold Albums.

The fourth EP (second via a major label) for singer/songwriter Troye Sivan is the six track set “Wild” which debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week.

Justin Bieber manages to hold onto the top spot on the ARIA Singles chart this week with his (now) worldwide No.1 track “What Do You Mean?”

Bring Me the Horizon, Natalie Imbruglia, Duran Duran, Stereophonics, Gary Clark Jr., Ellie Drennan, Jarryd James, Leona Lewis, Slayer, The Libertines, Nero, Hollywood Vampires and Stanton Warriors lead the week's new releases.

John Taylor of Duran Duran will join Noise11 this week to officially launch the ‘Paper Gods’ album on iHeartRadio while Mick Hucknall of Simply Red recalls when he was in the audience for the very first Sex Pistols gig.

Like the singles chart this week, we have a first time Canadian artist debuting in the No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart, rapper and RnB singer The Weeknd sees his second studio album “Beauty Behind the Madness” come straight into the top spot in Australia.