Drake clinches this week’s Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with Certified Lover Boy, following a close battle with Iron Maiden’s 17th studio album Senjutsu.

The two new ABBA songs ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’ and ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ have made the Australian Top 40 giving ABBA their first chart hit in Australia since ‘On and On and On’ in 1980.

Canadian artist Drake sees his sixth studio album "Certified Lover Boy" become his fourth No.1 Album in Australia, comprising three studio sets and one mixtape.

Guy Sebastian has made a remarkable statement distancing himself from Australia’s #VaxTheNation campaign launched this week by the music industry.

The tenth studio album for Kanye West named after his mother "DONDA" becomes his fourth No.1 Album in Australia.

Victoria's beloved The Blues Train has fallen victim to the #Gladyscluster. All shows for the remainder of 2021 have been cancelled.

Bonnaroo has been cancelled just days before the music festival was to get underway.

DJ and A&R exec Matt Pinfield will be honored with the GRS International Rock Icon of the Year award during the Global Rock Summit in California in March 2022.

Melbourne’s music community has virtually gathered to talk up the stragglers to ‘get the jab”.

Lorde's third studio album "Solar Power" becomes her third successive No.1 Album in both Australia and New Zealand this week.

Reading & Leeds Festival is offering COVID-19 vaccines at both sites this weekend.

As Covid-19 hit at the start of 2021, The Production Company was preparing for a final show in 2020. It never happened. However, what did happen prior to 2020 was an incredible run of 64 musicals and more than 500 performances for the people of Melbourne.

Olivia Rodrigo’s record-breaking debut album Sour is on course to return to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart following its release on vinyl.

The Hope Rocks show at Hope Estate in the Hunter Valley has been postponed until February 2022.

Bluesfest has been postponed again, this time to Easter 2022.

The Apia Good Times tour will now go ahead in December.

Outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined on today (August 16)’s Official Chart Update, Pressure Machine is in line to continue the Brandon Flowers-fronted group’s impressive track record on the Official Albums Chart, in which all of their studio albums have reached Number 1 in the UK: Hot Fuss (2005); Sam’s Town (2006); Day & Age (2008); Battle Born (2012); Wonderful Wonderful (2017); and Imploding The Mirage (2020).

Live Nation will make everyone at their festivals and venues show proof of full vaccination or a negative coronavirus test from October.

Following the news that events like the Helpmann Awards and BIGSOUND would be taking a break for 2021, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) have today confirmed that their 6th Annual event will be postponed to 2022.

The Official Chart: First Look 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.

Billie Eilish lands at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week with her second studio album "Happier Than Ever", also becoming her second No.1 set in Australia.

Billie Eilish earns her second UK Number 1 as Happier Than Ever enters straight in at the top of the Official Albums Chart.

DMA’s, Emma Donovan, Katie Noonan, Vika & Linda and Gordi are just a few of the AIR Award winners for 2021.

Masters Apprentices are back in the Top 10. ‘Choice Cuts’ is the number 10 vinyl this week on ARIA’s Vinyl Chart.

Local Brisbane four-piece band the Jungle Giants see their fourth studio album "Love Signs" debut at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

Ariana Grande has called on her fans to take up offers of Covid-19 vaccinations as quickly as possible.

The Queenscliff Music Festival line-up has been revealed with a line-up covering all ages from Brian Cadd to Bluey.

I Lost My Gig today revealed the findings of its second survey initiative, painting an alarming picture for the immediate future of Australian live performance and events due to the impacts of COVID-19.

Marty Stuart’s monthly morsel of the upcoming ‘Songs I Sing In The Dark’ album is his new cover of the Waylon Jennings classic ‘This Time’.

COVID causing havoc across the country has forced the National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs), initially scheduled for August 7 at the Darwin Amphitheatre, to be postponed.