An X-Factor runner-up is challenging this week's One Direction number one debut for next week's top spot.

Spotify have released their streaming data for 2013, showing the year’s most streamed artists in Australia and the rest of the world.

Stand-up comedian Matt Okine will co-host Triple J breakfast with Alex Dyson in 2014.

Japanese band Bo Ningen has become the first act to sign with brand new Australian record label Black Night Crash Records.

Australian music legend Russell Morris won his first ever ARIA Award last night after a 40 plus year career and it was the proudest moment of the night.

Tame Impala and Flume where the big winners at the ARIA Music Awards but the most rewarding award went to Russell Morris who picked up his first ARIA ever after 40 years in the industry.

One Direction take out the top spot on the ARIA Albums Chart this week with their third consecutive No.1 album “Midnight Memories”, becoming the first British act since Coldplay to land three or more No.1 albums here.

Eminem and Rihanna hold for a third week at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with “The Monster”, giving Eminem now thirty accumulated weeks at the top in Australia, the same amount achieved by The Black Eyed Peas from their eight number ones.

Bluesfest 2013 has won the Best Major Festival and Event Award at the NSW Tourism Awards held in Sydney this week.

The Big Day Out announcement of Blur’s replacement expected today has been delayed.

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie Henderson will join the Australian Radio Network (ARN) in 2014 and the network confirms it is introducing a new brand.

New Releases for week commencing Friday 29th November, 2013 (unless otherwise noted below)

The first Deni Blues and Roots Festival held over Easter 2013 has won two awards at the NSW Tourism Awards in Sydney on Thursday night.

Brisbane’s Hungry Kids of Hungry have called it a day.

Dead In A Second, the new band from former Thousand Needles In Red guitarist Tristan ‘Trizo’ Bouillaut, have signed with Sydney-based Possum Records, run by industry stalwart Philip Israel.

17-year old New Zealand singer songwriter Lorde will perform at the ARIA Awards in Sydney on Sunday.

Australian film-Maker and actor John Polson has been named the recipient of the APRA AMCOS International Achievement Award.

The Voice Australia has signed will.i.am and Kylie Minogue as its 2014 judges.

Tom Ballard, the co-host of the Triple J breakfast show for the past seven years, has quit his job.

Pink’s ‘The Truth About Love’ live DVD filmed in Melbourne has outsold reality TV star Dami Im’s debut album in first week sales.

Blur’s abrupt cancellation of their Big Day Out performances in January not only came as a complete surprise to fans, but also to the organisers of the event.

Blur have continued their swipe at the Big Day Out organisers after withdrawing from the Australian music festival today.

Blur have cancelled their Big Day Out appearance for 2014 claiming that the organisers “let us down”.

The first X-Factor contestant to score a No.1 album occurs this week, as 2013 winner Dami Im takes her self-titled debut album straight in at number one.

Eminem and Rihanna hold for a second week at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart with “The Monster”.

Flume has picked up Triple J’s Album of the Year Award at the J Awards handed out in Sydney.

Black Sabbath's live album recorded in Melbourne and The 12th Man's 'Willy Nilly' greatest hits leads the new release albums this week.

The Beatles are back in the top ten albums in the U.S. with the album On Air: Live at the BBC, Volume 2 debuting at number 7.

Jazz musician Monique diMattina now has a regular spot on ABC radio writing a song in an hour.

The Lady Gaga ‘ArtPop’ album has debuted at number one in the USA with sales of around 260,000.