'I started this company to help the music industry, not get vilified by them,' Spotify founder Daniel Ek tells Billboard in its latest cover story. He's referring to the many outspoken critics of Spotify, including Taylor Swift.

Todd McKenney has been named as the host of the Helpmann Awards for 2015.

Indigenous singer songwriter Archie Roach and entertainer, singer and broadcaster Denis Walter have been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday List for 2015.

The BPI's famous Platinum, Gold and Silver Awards Programme, which recognises achievement in respect of sales of albums, singles and long-form music video in the UK, is to include audio streaming data in its album certifications from this week.

The third studio album for English act Florence + The Machine debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week with the set “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”, which becomes the acts second No.1 album in Australia after “Ceremonials” went to the top for a single week in early November 2011.

Taylor Swift spends a second week at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart with her fourth No.1 in Australia “Bad Blood”, plus the track has sold enough during its three weeks within the Top 10 to be certified ▲Platinum in sales this week.

It has been eight years since former Australian Idol contestant Paulini released a studio album and her latest offering “Come Alive” released on Robert Rigby’s Ambition label debuts this week at 25 on the ARIA chart.

LA based Australian singer songwriter Ben Lee and 60s pop icon Normie Rowe are the guests this week on iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com.

Of Monsters and Men, Muse, Collabro, Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard, Normie Rowe, Rixton and classic Rolling Stones top the new music releases for 5 June 2015.

Melbourne’s premium live music concert arena, Rod Laver Arena, is about to undergo a bold new makeover.

Triple J is continuing to do series damage to commercial radio in Australia’s top markets.

The Tidal music streaming service owned by Jay-Z with a number of big artists as "shareholders" may be headed for a big fall.

Sheppard’s ‘Geronimo’ has been awarded Platinum status in the USA for sales of one million.

The Sydney based church group Hillsong United see their 64th released album become their third No.1 on the ARIA Albums chart this week, as their new set “Empires” blasts straight into the charts at the summit.

After debuting at No.3 and scoring the No.1 downloaded track last week, Taylor Swift and her Kendrick Lamar infused remix of “Bad Blood” this week climbs two spots to take the No.1 position in Australia, the same week that the song leapt from 53 to the top of the USA Singles charts too.

Jason DeRulo, Ben Lee, Major Lazer, Jebediah, Florence + the Machine, Paulini, Helloween and Gateway Drugs lead this week's new music releases.

After serving up over 1000 songs and talking to 100 artists iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com has reached its first anniversary.

Sweden has won Eurovision 2015 with Russia in close second place followed Italy in third place. Guest nation Australia came in fifth following a star performance by Guy Sebastian.

The fifth studio album for Blue Mountains, NSW act Hermitude becomes the bands first No.1 album on the ARIA Charts, as “Dark Night, Sweet Light” enters in the top spot, which also gives the duo their first Top 10 album.

After two weeks at No.2, Grace (Sewell) and G-Eazy climb to the top of the ARIA Singles chart this week with their cover of the 1964 Lesley Gore ballad “You Don’t Own Me”, which makes Grace the first Australian performer to reach No.1 this year.

Daniel Johns, Alesso, Tim Rogers & the Bamboos, Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey, The Vaccines and Colleen Hewett lead the week's new music releases.

Dave Edmunds is going in a direction that he's never gone before on the new, all instrumental, album Rags & Classics, due out on June 9 from MVD Entertainment Group.

Vance Joy has been awarded Double Platinum certification in the USA for sales of more than 2 million for his song ‘Riptide’.

Madonna is the new reigning queen (or king) of a single Billboard chart.

Ed Sheeran returns to the No.1 spot on the ARIA Albums chart with his second album “x” (positive) for a seventh non-consecutive week and for its fifth run at the top of the Australian charts.

Notching up a sixth consecutive week at No.1 are Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth with their ‘Furious 7’ song “See You Again”, plus the track has sold enough now to be newly certified 2x▲Platinum in sales, with seven of the Top 10 tracks all scoring new certs this week.

Paul Weller, Eric Clapton (GH), 21 Pilots, Brandon Flowers, Hot Chip, Zedd, Faith No More and Major Lazer lead the week's new music releases.

iHeartRadio Music News, powered by Noise11.com has a big week of guests in the green room this week with appearances from Paul Weller, Built To Spill, Django Django and Jamie Lawson.

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) will launch a new music chart based on streaming.

Paul Kelly will be honoured for his contribution to the live performance industry in Australia with the JC Williamson Award at the 15th annual Helpmann Awards this year.