This week Ariana Grande logs her longest run at No.1 in Australia as her fifth studio album "thank u, next" holds for a second week at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart, plus it's sold enough in the past two weeks to be certified Gold (●) in sales this week.

The Ariana Grande track "7 Rings" retains it hold at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for a fifth straight week, plus the track lands its first sales certification and is newly ▲Platinum in sales.

The fifth studio album for Ariana Grande called "thank u, next" enters at the top of the charts here in Australia, plus also in England and New Zealand.

Ariana Grande logs a fourth week at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart with her song "7 Rings", plus she is also joined at No.2 by one of the many tracks from her fifth album "thank u, next".

The Night Time Industries Association has delivered a five point plan to New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejeklian to try and focus her away from her ‘Footloose’ philosophy.

Major new titles coming this week from: Drake, Avril Lavigne, Heart (Live), Millencolin, RY X, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Florida Georgia Line, India Arie, Kiss (GH), The Beasts (of Bourbon), Deborah Conway & Willy Zygier, The Cat Empire, Methyl Ethel, Betty Who and the WOMAD 2019 & Triple J's Hottest 100 Vol.26 compilations.

Live Performance Australia Chief Executive Evelyn Richard has sent a public letter to the Premier of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian to urge the Liberal Party leader to think before she acts on music policy.

The Vanda & Young songwriting contest is happening again with Australian songwriters invited to submit songs for the worlds largest cash prize in the songwriting content … $50,000.

Memo Music Hall is handing over its space fortnightly to songwriters to showcase and readiest their new material.

The music industry of Australia will gather to support live music in NSW which has come under threat with its archaic 'Footloose'-like policy aimed to destroy the live music scene of New South Wales.

The Grammy Awards for 2019 have been announced. Here is the complete winners list:

The Apia Good Times tour has grown with seven acts who have generated dozens of hits celebrating seven years of the event.

Returning for an eleventh week at No.1 in Australia is the Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper soundtrack album for "A Star is Born", the set also holding for a sixteenth week at the summit in New Zealand.

It's the third week at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" track, the song also atop the charts in New Zealand, England, Ireland (all for a third week too), America and Canada (2nd week in both territories).

Third season The X Factor winner Reece Mastin is making a big impression from his performances on the Red Hot Summer tour of 2019.

The Mountain Sounds Festival on the Central Coast for next weekend has been cancelled due to what the organisers call “the Liberal party’s war on festivals.”

Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons and the Rock Doctors join forces for a memorial concert celebration for their much loved friend and bass player John Power.

Major new titles coming this week from: Ariana Grande, Deserted Fear, Santana (EP), LCD Soundsystem, Ward Thomas, Brandi Carlisle, Brett Young, Highasakite, Panda Bear, Baby Animals (GH), Michael Bolton, The Lemonheads, Luka Bloom and Mercury Rev.

Emily Wurramara, Tia Gostelow, Sahara Beck, Cub Sport, Holiday Party, The Jungle Giants, San Mei, Amy Shark are just some of the names nominated for the 2019 Queensland Music Awards.

The APRA Song of the Year short list has once again revealed an incredible list of homegrown talent.

The sixth studio album for British rock band Bring Me the Horizon entitled "amo" becomes their fourth consecutive No.1 album here in Australia, while in their homeland it becomes the first chart-topper this week.

Ariana Grande holds for a second week with her third ARIA Singles Chart No.1 in "7 Rings", which also stays for a second week at the top in England, Ireland, New Zealand and debuts at the summit in both America and Canada.

Major new titles coming this week from: Brian Cadd, Nina Nesbitt, Girlpool, Busted, Broods, The Wiggles, Luis Fonsi, Billie Eilish, Within Temptation, Ian Brown, Harriet Brown and White Lies.

Brian Cadd will release his new album ‘Silver City’ on Friday.

Australia has kicked off the 2019 live music season with a vibrant series of acts with the Red Hot Summer series bringing local and international acts across Australia and a number of bands back together including Do Re Mi, Divinyls and The Beasts.

Australia’s music community is gathering to support Kate Stewart in Sydney.

It's a fourth week at the top for the Queen biopic soundtrack "Bohemian Rhapsody", strengthened this week by the five Oscar nominations that the film received this past week.

Disgraced Sydney post-punk performer Kirin J Callinan will use the resources of SXSW to claw back some credibility after his dick flashing expose at the ARIA Awards in 2017.

Major new titles coming this week from: Backstreet Boys, Bring Me the Horizon, Steve Hackett, Mirusia, The Dandy Warhols, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Rudimental, Rival Sons, Skunk Anansie (live), Julia Michaels, Jack & Jack, Vangelis, Mental as Anything (live), Swervedriver, The Wiggles (on the 31st), Trixie Mattell and the 2019 Grammy Nominees album.

Queen retain their lead on the ARIA Albums Chart for a third straight week with the biopic soundtrack 'Bohemian Rhapsody', the set also newly certified ▲Platinum in sales too.