New Zealand artist Lorde has become the youngest artist since Tiffany in 1987 to top the US chart.

The 9th Annual Australian Music Prize has added another seven acts to this year’s Longlist.

Sony Music Entertainment Australia have today announced that they have signed the gifted Dewayne Everettsmith, with his album 'Surrender' to be released in March 2014.

Simon Napier-Bell will tell his side of the story of the music industry in his next book ‘Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay’.

Lime Cordiale will head around Australia in 2013 to launch their new EP ‘Falling Up The Stairs’.

The new Elton John album ‘The Diving Board’ has been an immediate hit in the USA and UK but totally stiffed in Australia.

The 70s Badfinger classic ‘Baby Blue’ has jumped back into the iTunes singles chart in the USA at no. 21 following its placement in the final episode of Breaking Bad.

The forthcoming ATP Release The Bats in Melbourne featuring The Breeders and Television has been moved from Altona to St Kilda.

It is a Lorde vs Birdy vs Timberlake vs Haim vs Hunters week this week. A lot of major releases are grid-locked for the ARIA chart.

Although the official nominations for the ARIA Awards won’t be announced until the Nominations Event on October 15th, ARIA have today announced the nominations for the Fine Arts and Artisan Awards.

Two of Australia’s most experienced and prolific music photographers, Mary Boukouvalas and Ros O’Gorman, will present their follow up photo exhibition PIT (Photos In Tempo) to coincide with Melbourne Music Week in November.

Artists wishing to apply to showcase at SXSW in Texas have until October 11 to do so.

The 2013 Independent Music Awards will be announced in Melbourne on October 9.

Pseudo Echo will record their first album in 13 years with thanks to fans funding the project via Pledgemusic.

In an extremely busy week for album entries, Kings of Leon land their third consecutive No.1 album on the ARIA chart as their sixth studio album “Mechanical Bull” debuts at top.

Katy Perry’s “Roar” spends a fifth non-consecutive week at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart this week, taking Katy’s accumulated total at the top of the Australian charts to fifteen weeks, placing her at No.49 on the list of acts with the ‘Most Accumulated Weeks at No.1 (1940-2013).

Australian hip-hop artist Illy has started his own record ONETWO and signed his first act.

Kate Miller-Heidke has become an indie artist.

Birdy and Moby lead this weeks new releases.

Former Guns ‘n Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Duff McKagan will deliver the CBGB Music Festival Conference keynote in New York in October.

Katy Perry should keeping roaring at No.1 this week in Australia, keeping Miley Cyrus at bay in the No.2 spot with her “Wrecking Ball”.

Allman Brothers legend Greg Allman will perform in Australia for the very first time for Bluesfest and soul legend Aaron Neville will play his first ever solo shows for Bluefest.

James Blunt will be in Sydney next week for a performance for iHeartRADIO.

‘Behind The Candleabra’, the movie about the life of Liberace, won two Emmy Awards.

With just over three months to go for the remainder of 2013, Russell Morris ‘Sharkmouth’ is shaping up to be the underdog success story of the year.

The top three albums in the country are all new entries this week, with Keith Urban taking out the top spot with his ninth studio album entitled “Fuse”.

Katy Perry goes back to No.1 in Australia with her track “Roar” this week, notching up a four week at the top, helped by X-Factor favorite Dami Im’s performance of the song on last weeks show, with Dami’s version entering at No.44.

Former Taxiride singer/songwriter Jason Singh releases his first solo album 'Hummanequin' this week and the 20th anniversary edition of Nirvana's 'In Utereo' is also out today.

After a successful 2012, the ARIA Awards are set to take place on Sunday December 1st at a new venue, Sydney's The Star.

Keith Urban should have the number one album this week with 'Fuse' and after X-Factor contestant Dami Im performed “Roar” by Katy Perry this past week, it could help Katy back to the top spot, and give Dami a Top 30 debut with her rendition.