The Melbourne music community will gather on Friday for Mel Fest, a benefit for Mel McNamara who is battling a third round of cancer.

BIGSOUND has unveiled a $100,000 music prize for artists who have used the event to showcase over the years.

Holding for a fourth straight week in the No.1 position on the ARIA Albums Chart is "÷ (Divide)" by Ed Sheeran.

Ed Sheeran has now been atop the ARIA Singles Chart for twelve consecutive weeks with "Shape of You", making it now the equal longest No.1 for this decade, and it is now 4x▲ Platinum in sales too.

In the lead-up to Bluesfest iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com features 18 of the acts performing at Australia’s biggest music festival (with a couple of Thorpie’s thrown in at the end just because).

Major new titles coming this week from: Bob Dylan, Arch Enemy, Body Count, Nelly Furtado, Mastodon, Jamiroquai, Goldfrapp, Polish Club, The Mavericks, Jimmy Barnes & The Wiggles, Jon Stevens and Tei Shi.

Robert Lamm, who has been a member of Chicago since 1967, has also had a successful solo career on the side that has produced twelve albums.

Hit thing Amy Shark leads a list of 42 finalists for the 2017 Gold Coast Music Awards.

Former Deputy Prime Minister the Honorable Anthony Albanese has spoke up for Record Store Day in Parliament today.

Ed Sheeran ‘divide’ is not only the number one album in Australia this week, Drake and Adele and nos 2 and 3 aren’t even close.

Singer/Songwriter Archie Roach has been named to receive the 2017 Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services To Australian Music at the APRA Music Awards to be held in Sydney on April 3.

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull has re-interpreted Tull classics with the Carducci Quartet on 'Jethro Tull The String Quartets. This week at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11 Paul Cashmere talks with Ian Anderson about the album about of his Australian tour for Bluesfest.

Major new titles coming this week from: James Blunt, Betty Who, Rick Ross, Steve Hackett, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Trey Songz, Take That, Mark Seymour, Drake and the new So Fresh compilation.

Bonnie Raitt will tour Australia in April for Bluesfest Touring, presented by Noise11.com.

Record Store Day in Australia has announced their first ambassadors for 2017. In alphabetical order by last name, AMRA is very pleased to welcome the following roster of Australian music identities:

Ed Sheeran’s ‘divide’ album sold 35,097 copies in Australia last week, more than the rest of the Top 10 sales combined.

Ed Sheeran holds onto the No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart for a second week with his third album and third No.1 here "÷ (Divide)".

The Red Hot Summer sold-out event for Kiama on the New South Coast has been postponed due to the high winds in the area.

Major new titles coming this week from: Depeche Mode, Pitbull, Zara Larsson, 2Cellos, Gary Clark Jr., Cookin' on 3 Burners, Conor Oberst, Milky Chance, Frances and Pulled Apart by Horses.

Amy Shark, Tim Minchin, Jackie Jacklin, D.D. Dumbo and Nick Cave are the five finalists for the APRA Song of the Year.

Ed Sheeran is on course for a second week at Number 1 on the Official Albums and Singles Chart as his latest album ÷ and lead single Shape Of You continues to rack up huge sales and streaming numbers.

Ed Sheeran's third album "÷ (Divide)" debuts at No.1 this week, becoming also his third No.1 album in Australia, and his second to debut at the top of the Australian Albums Chart, plus the set sold enough in its first week to debut as 2x▲Platinum in sales.

On Friday the 3rd of March Ed Sheeran released his third album "÷ (Divide)", which this week sees all sixteen tracks from the album enter the chart and land within the Top 40, but the lead singles from the album still occupying the top two spots on the ARIA Singles Chart again this week, with "Shape of You" now having stayed atop the chart for nine straight weeks now.

Russell Morris ‘Sharkmouth’ has hit a benchmark 200 weeks on the ARIA Blues Chart this week.

Sony Music Australia has launched a domestic Masterworks division for Australia headed by Robert Rigby.

Ed Sheeran is set to storm the Official Albums Chart after getting off to an incredible start in this week’s race.

Australian act The Waifs land their first No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with their eighth studio set entitled "Ironbark".

Australia still has a "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran at the summit of the ARIA Singles Chart for now an eighth consecutive week (the same amount in England, Ireland and New Zealand also), and with his third album "÷ (Divide)" out as of Friday (3rd March), it could either remain at the top again next week (thanks to the album), or drop down (due to people only buying the album more than the single).

Diesel and Tim Finn head to iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com this week.

Major new titles coming this week from: Ed Sheeran, Khalid, Kingswood, Colin Buchanan, The Waifs and the 'Logan' soundtrack.