The Official Chart: First Look, which airs on BBC Radio 1 today between 6pm – 7pm, offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100. The chart is based on preliminary sales and early streaming reports.

Britney Spears has given fans a glimpse of her "favourite" tattoo in a new swimsuit snap.

Four Seasons leader Frankie Valli is "really excited" Nick Jonas is playing him in a streaming special of his hit Broadway musical Jersey Boys.

Olivia Rodrigo remains for a third week at No.1 in Australia with her debut album "SOUR", while she also retains the No.1 singles spots again with "Good 4 U".

Lorde joins Zane Lowe on New Music Daily on Apple Music 1 to discuss her highly anticipated new single “Solar Power”.

The blues singer fighting Lady A over the right to her stage name is upset the country trio is performing and recording under its new moniker.

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck has been awarded his first royal award ever with the Member of the British Services Award (MBE) declared in his name by the Royal Family for the Queen’s Birthday weekend.

George Harrison’s masterpiece ‘All Things Muss Pass’ was released on 27 November 1970. It turned 50 last November. On 6 August 2021, a massive expansion featuring 8LPs and 5CDs will be released to mark the 50th anniversary.

Lisa Edwards went way back to the early 90s to choose the song that was to become the title track of her new album ‘I’m Still The Woman’. The song was written for her by Grammy Award winning songwriter Randy Goodrum.

Shannon Noll has never not had a Top 10 album. His latest album ‘Raw’, debuting in Australia at no 3, has given Noll his sixth consecutive Top 10 album.

Rod Laver Arena’s first major music event since Covid began, Amy Shark’s ‘Cry Forever’ tour, has been postponed until September.

With AC/DC members living all over the world and unable to gather in the same room during the pandemic, technology has once again brought them together in the ‘Witch’s Spell’ video.

80s popette Tiffany is now 49 years old and she has a new song called ‘Hey Baby’.

Lynyrd Skynyrd were on their farewell tour when Covid hit and the tour came to a halt.

Lockdown sidelined Soul Asylum in 2020 but the band will finally go back on the road to tour 2020’s ‘Hurry Up and Wait’ for the first time.

Lindsey Buckingham has been locked down working on his first solo album in a decade. ‘Lindsey Buckingham’ will be released in September.

Sinead O'Connor has "retracted" her retirement announcement.

Coldplay have a new video for ‘Higher Power’.

Rob Zombie’s next project is a visit to 1313 Mockingbird Lane to reboot The Munsters.

Jim Jefferies two Melbourne shows for 3 July 2021 have been rescheduled for 1 April 2022.

Boom Crash Opera have had to amend five dates for the upcoming Kick It Out Live tour due to Covid restrictions.

Brian Cadd and Russell Morris will hit the road together again in July.

Nick Barker will head to the Yarra Valley in November for the acoustic music festival Yarra Sounds.

When Gang of Four’s Andy Gill passed away in February 2020 he was already well down the track of marking the 40th anniversary of the first Gang of Four album with a special project.

"SOUR" by Olivia Rodrigo remains the No.1 Album in Australia for a second week, becoming the third artist (and female act) to hold for two consecutive weeks at the top during 2021.

Black Sabbath have shared four remastered tracks from the upcoming Black Sabbath ‘Sabotage’ reissue on Spotify.

In 2019 legendary The Move and Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan started a new band, Quill.

Shania Twain has urged fans to be "patient" as they await her first new album since 2017 - which she hopes to release by Christmas.

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing $3 million (£2.1 million) in cash and jewellery from a New Jersey business owned by 50 Cent.

Sinead O'Connor has announced her retirement from music and touring.