The big chart news of the week in the USA is the number of Chris Cornell projects that have launched back onto the charts in the wake of the singer's death.

Jimmy Barnes has become a prize-winning author after picking up the prestigious ABIA Award for Biography of the Year for ‘Working Class Boy’.

Ed Sheeran’s ticket sales for Melbourne alone will tally over 220,000 sales after a fourth Etihad Stadium show was announced this afternoon.

John Farnham will perform a second show for Wollongong in December.

Both Tennis Australia and Margaret Court Arena management have issued statements distancing themselves from a homophobic slur by former tennis champion Margaret Court on Thursday.

Randy Newman has gathered up his first collection of new songs in nine years for ‘Dark Matter’, coming in August.

Ronnie Wood, an original member of the Faces and guitarist for the Rolling Stones since 1975, has undergone a procedure to remove a lesion from his lung.

Matthew Murphy of The Wombats is at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com this week with an update on the next album for his band and so background on the previous ones.

The Beatles have opened a pop-up store in their hometown Liverpool, England.

Major new titles coming this week from: Bernard Fanning, Frenzal Rhomb, Sgt Peppers 50th Anniversary, Lil' Yachty, The Charlatans, The Wiggles, In Hearts Wake, Justin Townes Earle, New Order and soundtracks for Wonder Woman, Alien: Covenant & Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

A few years back, Todd Rundgren started the Spirit in Harmony Foundation, an organization that raises the awareness of the benefits of music education while establishing programs for instrument-based education starting at the elementary school level.

Elvis Presley has had two huge albums with rearranged versions of his original recordings with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, If I Can Dream (2015) and The Wonder of You (2016). Both albums were chart toppers in Britain but fared far worse in the U.S.

Reports have surfaced that singer Rockwell has been arrested at his home after having a fight with his housekeeper.

Duane McDonald, founder of touring company Regional Touring, is demanding changes to the law after pre-sale tickets for John Farnham’s Wollongong concert were snapped up this morning and immediately on sold by scalpers.

Promoters and artists need to consider boycotting Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne and the venue needs a name-change after the tennis champion’s homophobic letter to a newspaper this week.

Melbourne’s eight-piece jazz combo Bachelors From Prague will continue their reunion with more shows in October.

The Jon English rock opera Paris will be performed in Melbourne as a tribute to English, who died in 2016.

Ariana Grande is reportedly preparing to cover the costs of funerals for those killed in the horrifying bomb blast following her concert in Manchester, England on Monday (22May17).

Vicky Cornell, the late wife of Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, has published an open letter to her husband.

Rapper 2 Chainz has had to abandon plans to run for mayor in his native College Park, Georgia after failing to meet eligibility criteria.

Late rocker Chris Cornell was reportedly cremated at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Tuesday (May 23).

U2's Bono has hailed the "undefeatable spirit" of Manchester following a deadly terrorist attack in the U.K. city.

Anastacia struggled to hold back her tears as she revealed she wouldn't let the bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester on Monday (May 22) put her off performing in the U.K. city on Saturday (May 27).

Jon Bon Jovi has been selected to receive the 2017 Service to America Leadership Award from the NAB Education Foundation (NABEF).

Peter Andre will home to Australia for his first hometown tour in 20 years.

Veteran singer Shelby Lynne and her sister, Allison Moorer, will release their long delayed collaboration, Not Dark Yet, on August 18 via Silver Cross Records/Thirty Tigers.

The Total Package Tour, currently touring the U.S., seems more like a New Kids on the Block show with a couple of opening acts.

alt-J will retrun to Australia and New Zealand in December.

Big Star, arguably one of America’s great power pop bands, will have a new Best Of as part of the roll-out for the Stax 60th Anniversary.

Josh Pyke will release his first Best Of album in June and he will add a stack of b-sides, rarities and tour dates while he is at it.