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Merry Christmas Mariah Carey
Australian Charts: Mariah Carey ‘All I Want For Christmas’ Is The No 1

This week last year Mariah Carey jumped from #10 to the top of the ARIA Singles Chart with her seasonal classic "All I Want for Christmas is You", which repeats itself this week and jumps from No.10 to No.1 to land a second week at the top in Australia.

December 28, 2019
Hunters and Collectors in Melbourne by Ros O'Gorman
Mount Gambier Gives Red Hot Summer Its 16th Sellout

The Mount Gambier Gaol Red Hot Summer show is the 16th Red Hot Summer show for 2020 to sellout.

December 23, 2019
Harry Styles Fine Line
Australian Albums: Harry Styles Has The No 1 Album

Harry Styles sees his second solo album called "Fine Line" become his second successive No.1 album in Australia, as it lands at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

December 21, 2019
Tones and I
Australian Charts: Tones and I Clocks Up 21st Week At Number One

It's a 21st week at No.1 for the smash single "Dance Monkey" for Tones and I.

December 21, 2019
MMM Hard N Heavy
Triple M Shut Down Aussie DAB+ Station And No-One Seemed To Notice

The Triple M network closed down its all-Australian Aussie DAB+ station at the end of September and hardly anyone noticed.

December 20, 2019
Shane Nicholson Sleeping Dogs
New Music Releases for 20 December, 2020

Major new titles coming this week from: Shane Nicholson, but it’s mainly soundtracks this week for the new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Cats (2019), 1917 and Guy Ritchie’s new gangster film ‘The Gentlemen’.

December 20, 2019
Ed Sheeran photo by Ros O'Gorman
Ed Sheeran Was Amazon Music’s Most Streamed Artist of 2019

Ed Sheeran was the most popular choice of the year on the streaming service, with his 'No.6 Collaborations Project' LP - which features collaborations with the likes of Stormzy, Cardi B and Chance the Rapper - named as one of UK listeners' favourite albums, along with the likes of Billie Eilish's 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' and 'Lover' by Taylor Swift.

December 18, 2019
John Farnham photo by Ros O'Gorman
Hay Mate Raises $4.6 Million for the Farmers and Hits for The Performers

John Farnham and Glenn Wheatley’s Farmer’s Benefit concert Hay Mate raised over $4.6 million for Australia’s farmer on Sunday and its not looking too shabby on the chart for the artists who performed.

December 17, 2019
Cold Chisel Blood Moon
Australian Charts: Cold Chisel ‘Blood Moon’ Debuts As No 1 Album

It's been 21+ years since Cold Chisel graced the top of the Australian Albums Chart, but this week their ninth studio album "Blood Moon" becomes their fifth overall No.1 album locally.

December 15, 2019
Tones and I
Australian Charts: Tones and I Owns No 1 for 20th Week

An unprecedented 20th week at No.1 occurs this week for the worldwide smash single "Dance Monkey" for Tones and I with the song now 7x▲Platinum in sales, plus the tune also creates a new record at the top of the UK's charts too.

December 15, 2019
Cold Chisel Blood Moon
Cold Chisel Blood Moon Is No 1 38 Years After Swingshift In 1981

Cold Chisel ‘Blood Moon’ is Australia’s number one album this week and that comes 38 years after Chisel first topped the chart with ‘Swingshift’ in 1981.

December 14, 2019
Harry Styles Fine Line
New Releases for 13 December 2019

Major new titles coming this week from: Harry Styles, Stone Sour (live), Stormzy, Blake Shelton (GH), Lil’ Durk, Dirty Projectors, The Go-Between (Boxset), Furnace & the Fundamentals and Akon.

December 13, 2019
Hunters and Collectors in Melbourne by Ros O'Gorman
The Red Hot Hits of Hunters & Collectors

Hunters & Collectors never had a Top 10 hit yet they have managed to sell-out 15 of the 26 Red Hot Summer dates for 2020 (so far).

December 11, 2019
The Who Set For First Number One Album In Nearly 50 Years

The Who could claim their first UK Number 1 album in almost half a century on this week’s Official Albums Chart.

December 10, 2019
Mental As Anything Concert
Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith (1956-2019 ) Watch The Funeral Service

The farewell service for Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith is now streaming on YouTube.

December 10, 2019
Hunters and Collectors in Melbourne by Ros O'Gorman
Red Hot Summer Hunter Valley Show Is 15th Sell-Out of the 2020 Season

Red Hot Summer has just pushed ticket sales over the finish line for a 15th time for the Hunter Valley show in February.

December 9, 2019
Mental As Anything Concert
Greedy Smith Funeral Will Be Streamed Live TODAY at 2.30pm

The Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith farewell will be live streamed from 2:30pm today.

December 9, 2019
Robbie Williams The Christmas Present
Australian Charts: Robbie Williams Christmas Album Debuts At No 1

For the first time in ten years (and 3 weeks) Robbie Williams has scored a No.1 album in Australia, as last weeks new entry "The Christmas Present" climbs a spot and becomes his fifth overall chart-topping album in Australia for the English singer and performer.

December 8, 2019
Tones and I
Australian Charts: Tones and I ‘Dance Monkey’ Racks Up 19th Week At No 1

It's been a full week of sales since Tones and I won four ARIA Awards last Thursday night for herself and her long-running No.1 song "Dance Monkey", which naturally remains and also logs a nineteenth week a the top of the singles chart in Australia.

December 8, 2019
Sounds Australia and Dan Rosen of ARIA and PPCA
Sounds Australia Teams Up With ARIA For Funding Deal

Australian music export group Sounds Australia has announced ARIA as a funding partner, enabling them to offer further support to Australian musicians trying to break overseas.

December 6, 2019
Cold Chisel - Photo By Ros O'Gorman Noise11.com
Cold Chisel ‘Blood Moon’ Released As Limited Edition Cassette

Cold Chisel’s ‘Blood Moon’ album is released today with a something collectible for 100 fans only. The album is being released as a numbered cassette with proceeds from those first 100 sales going to Foodbank.

December 6, 2019
New Music Releases for 6 December 2019

Major new titles coming this week from: Camila Cabello, Kylie Minogue (live), Muse (boxset), Cold Chisel, The Who, Liam Payne, The Beautiful Girls (GH), Fat Freddy’s Drop, Polish Club, Blueface and French Montana.

December 6, 2019
Gipsy Kings
Gipsy Kings, Dweezil Zappa and Guy Sebastian Added To Bluesfest 2020

Bluesfest has added 10 more acts including Gipsy Kings, Guy Sebastian and Dweezil Zappa for the 2020 music festival.

December 4, 2019
Mental As Anything Concert
R.I.P. Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith of Mental As Anything (1956-2019)

Mental As Anything co-founder Andrew ‘Greedy’ Smith has passed away after suffering a heart attack yesterday (2 December) aged 63.

December 3, 2019
Stuart Fraser and daughter Liv. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Music Community Mourn the Passing of Stuart Fraser

The Australian music industry is mourning the passing of Noiseworks and John Farnham Band guitarist Stuart Fraser who died on Saturday (November 30, 2019) after a three-year battle with lung cancer.

December 2, 2019
Coldplay Everyday Life
Australian Charts: Coldplay ‘Everyday Life’ Is The No 1 Album

Coldplay score their sixth No.1 album in Australia with their eighth studio album, a 2CD set of songs called "Everyday Life".

December 1, 2019
Tones and I
Australian Charts: Its 18 Weeks At No 1 for Tones and I

Four times ARIA Awards winner this past week was Tones and I, who again continues her reign at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart this week with her track "Dance Monkey", an unprecedented 18 weeks at No.1 now.

December 1, 2019
Hunters and Collectors in Melbourne by Ros O'Gorman
Red Hot Summer Sells Out 14th Show For 2020

Red Hot Summer’s Swan Valley show at Sandalford Estate has sold out making it the 14th Red Hot Summer event to close the gates for 2020.

November 29, 2019
Pink Floyd The Later Years
New Music Releases for 29 November 2019

Major new titles coming this week from: Pink Floyd, Red Death, Rick Wakeman, Reg Lindsay (GH), Daniel O’Donnell, Blac Youngsta, Princes’ “1999”, Beat Happening, Jimmy Barnes (expanded), Motley Crue (30th Ann.), Jack Penate and the Factory Records compilation.

November 29, 2019
The Sports reformed to play three shows at the Memo Music Hall in St Kilda. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
R.I.P. Martin Armiger of The Sports 1949-2019

Australian guitarist and producer Martin Armiger has passed away suddenly in France. He was 70.

November 28, 2019