Sydney singer/songwriter Isabella Manfredi from The Preatures has been announced as the winner of the 2013 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition.

Paul McCartney will join the massive two-day line-up for the iHeartRADIO Music Festival in Las Vegas in September.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Bob Evans are just two of the artists named for the Australian Music Prize longlist.

Live education platform CreativeLIVE will launch a music education channel in September with key music identities as the speakers.

Sydney indie-dance trio RÜFÜS look set to take the No.1 albums spot this week with their debut album “Atlas”, a brilliant sounding mix between Coldplay, Cut N’ Copy and The Presets (in my opinion).

Carlton Dry is the new sponsor for The Independent Music Awards.

Megan Washington will return to the stage in September to showcase songs from her second album.

Sydney singer/songwriter Lucy Mason has won a 2013 UK Songwriting Contest with her song ‘Sirens’.

Avicii and Aloe Blacc reign supreme for a sixth consecutive week atop the ARIA Singles Chart.

Pink holds onto the No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums chart this week with her set “The Truth About Love”, making it a ninth accumulated week at the top, equaling the time her previous album “Funhouse” (TW-67) spent at No.1 (Nov to Dec 08).

The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) were held in Darwin on Saturday night and Jessica Mauboy was the winner of the major award ‘National Artist of the Year’.

New Releases for week commencing Friday 9th August, 2013 (unless otherwise noted below).

Avicii looks set for a sixth week at No.1 in Australia with his track “Wake Me Up”, whilst Lorde could retain the No.2 spot with her EP “The Love Club” featuring ‘Royals’, although the gap between the top two is closing.

Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’ album has topped the American chart this week with more sales than the entire Top 500 sold in Australia last week.

Sydney hip-hop duo Jackie Onassis has signed with Sony Music.

Geoffrey Rush is one of the most beloved actors on stage and screen. He’s one of the few who has won the Trifecta of Acting; an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony award.

The Australian Radio Network (ARN) has today launched digital music service iHeartRADIO in Beta in Australia.

Pink returns for an eighth week at No.1 on the ARIA Albums chart with her set “The Truth About Love”, plus it’s the third week at the top during 2013 (January, July and now).

Avicii spends a fifth straight week at No.1 with his song “Wake Me Up”.

Believe it or not Katy Perry is the biggest album seller listed to still release a new album in 2013.

Former Turtles members Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan, also known as Flo and Eddie, are suing satellite service SiriusXM for $100 million.

Jimmy Barnes will make a special guest appearance at the Concert For Cambodia to be held in Sydney in September.

SXSW, the world’s biggest music conference held annually in Austin, Texas, is open for 2014 registrations.

Promoter Michael Chugg’s new music division Chugg Music has scored its first platinum success with Brisbane band Sheppard.

Jason Singh, founding member, lead singer and songwriter for Taxiride has signed with Robert Rigby’s Ambition Records for the release of his solo debut.

Paul Kelly and James Ledger have made the shortlist for the ‘Work Of The Year: Vocal/Choral’ category for the APRA Art Music Awards.

Big Day Out has announced one of its biggest line-ups ever with Pearl Jam, Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion), Arcade Fire and Blur announced headliners for the 2014 tour.

Splendour In The Grass has been the driving force behind album sales in Australia this week.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Wrecking Ball tour has won Best International Contemporary Concert while Neil Finn & Paul Kelly have won the award for Best Australian Contemporary Concert at the 2013 Helpmann Awards.

Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the federal government will establish a National Office for Live Music with high-profile musicians appointed as ambassadors for each state.