"Music from the Home Front", the compilation of local talent raising money for frontline COVID-19 workers, remains the No.1 album in Australia for a second week.

Check out the new video for Joachim Cooder. It features his father Ry Cooder on banjo.

QMusic has launched ‘QMxntorship’ under its Womxn in Music program with applications open now for music industry professionals to apply as mentees or paid mentors, closing Tuesday 28 July. QMxntorship is proudly supported and funded by the Queensland Government.

APRA AMCOS announces today the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office's round of the Sustainability Fund, a project assisted by the Australian Government. With a funding pool of $100,000, songwriter and composer members can apply for 50 one-time grants of $2,000 to enable them to continue to create and sustain career development.

The Weeknd claims the UK’s Official biggest song of 2020 so far with his huge Number 1 hit Blinding Lights, OfficialCharts.com can confirm.

The eponymous LA pop-rock band made up of sisters Este, Danielle and Alana finish the week ahead of the pack by 4,000 chart sales, claiming the most downloads and vinyl of the past seven days, putting them in pole position on the Official Vinyl Chart too.

Boy George hung up on Australian breakfast radio host Neil Breen on Friday morning during a live interview.

One Direction fans are convinced Liam Payne's latest TikTok post is a teaser for a forthcoming reunion after the singer-songwriter shared a clip from a fake FaceTime call with Harry Styles.

Mariah Carey is busy writing and recording new music and finishing up her forthcoming memoir while in lockdown in New York.

Paul Weller was on Radio 2 Breakfast yesterday morning speaking to Amol Rajan who’s been depping for Zoe this week.

Country star Kacey Musgraves has called it quits with her musician husband Ruston Kelly.

Eagles have documented their 2018 Forum show in Inglewood, California with ‘Live from The Forum MMXVIII’.

Nick Littlemore has confirmed that PNAU are working again with Elton John on a second volume of remixed reinventions of Elton’s catalogue.

Scott and Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers have announced their third instalment of the Gleam series ‘The Third Gleam’ at a time of isolation and frustration, at a time of COVID-19 and #BlackLivesMatter.

Sir Elton John will make available a concert from 17 September 1976 available to stream for just 72 hours this weekend from his YouTube channel.

Ringo Starr will become the first Beatle to pass the benchmark 80th birthday on 7 July and will celebrate like a superStarr.

Music Victoria is thrilled to reveal that the 16th annual Music Victoria Awards will return in 2020 during Melbourne Music Week to celebrate the vast achievements of Victoria’s music community over the last year. Despite live music coming to a standstill since COVID-19 restrictions came in place, there have been huge achievements by the Victorian music community.

Leo Sayer has recorded his version of The Beatles’ ‘Eleanor Rigby’ and produced a lockdown edition video for the song.

Supergroup The Empty Hearts have announced a second album they have christened ‘The Second Album’ and debuted an appropriately titled new song ‘The World’s Gone Insane’.

With lockdown in play across Australia Ian Moss is reverted back to the good ol’ fashioned way we got to hear a concert we couldn’t get to from the past … the live album.

Guy Sebastian’s longtime manager Titus Day was arrested Wednesday night over alleged fraud charges against the singer.

Robbie Williams joins Liverpool’s LMA Choir for a special remote rendition of his classic, Angels.

Liam Payne has thrilled a 13-year-old fan by surprising her with a virtual chat to congratulate her for winning a coveted Diana Award for her activism.

Dua Lipa wants to team up with Madonna on a new track - after admitting the Queen of Pop is her inspiration.

Sia has become a grandmother at 44.

Lenny Kravitz will detail his childhood up through the release of his 1989 debut album in a forthcoming memoir, titled Let Love Rule.

Adam Gaynor, the rhythm guitarist and original member of Matchbox Twenty, has kicked off his first ever podcast series ‘Creationville’.

Carl Reiner, the comedy legend behind The Dick Van Dyke Show and who started out with Mel Brooks, has died at age 98.

Roundhouse Entertainment and Frontier Touring wish to advise that it is necessary to reschedule the SIMPLE MINDS Australian and New Zealand tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Federal and State Government directives. The 40 Years of Hits Tour, originally scheduled for November and December 2020, will now take place in December 2021.

In what will be regarded as an incredible act of bravery Bluesfest has announced Early Bird tickets to its 2021 festival will go on sale today. This announcement comes one week ahead of what is said to be an historical First Artist Announcement next week on July 8th.