The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has passed a milestone. Gold record awards have turned 60 years old.

Canadian Music Week was on in Toronto this week.

The 2018 winner of Eurovision is Israel represented by singer Netta Barzilai.

Local metalcore act Parkway Drive see their sixth studio album "Reverence" become their second successive No.1 album in Australia, as the new set debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

After two weeks away from the top of the ARIA Singles Chart the Drake track "Nice for What" reclaims the pole position this week for a second stay at No.1, while it holds for a fourth week in both New Zealand and America.

Dave Grohl’s mother Virginia Grohl will speak at the Bigsound music conference in Brisbane.

The once iconic Fillmore West in San Francisco was until recently a Honda dealership. Well, it is going to be a music venue again.

Childish Gambino’s political new single This Is America is the highest new entry on this week’s Official Singles Chart.

Executives at JAY-Z's music streaming company Tidal have denied they inflated streaming figures for albums by Kanye West and Beyonce.

Snapper Records, the UK indie label of W.A.S.P., The Pretty Things and Steven Wilson, has been bought out by managing director Frederick Jude.

Australia has a stack of live music happening now and on the way with Grant Lee Phillips currently on tour, Jon Stevens rounding up his guests Heartache State featuring Nick Barker and J.R. Reyne for the Corner Hotel, Def Leppard and Cher touring for Live Nation and Suzanne Vega on her way for Lennard Promotions.

Countdown co-creator Robbie Weekes has passed away, his son Stephen has confirmed with Noise11.com.

Major new titles coming this week from: Delta Goodrem, Bad Wolves, Charlie Puth, Sevendust, Derek Smalls, Joan Armatrading, Ty Dolla $ign, Arctic Monkeys, Dan Sultan, Simian Mobile Disco and Loreena McKennitt.

Jon Stevens has lined up a mini RockFest for Corner Hotel show with The Heartache State featuring Nick Barker and J.R. Reyne joining the bill.

Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, and Florida Georgia Line lead the list of nominees for the 2018 CMT Music Awards with four apiece.

The second studio album for American rapper Post Malone entitled "Beerbongs & Bentleys" debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, plus it also entered at the top in England, Ireland, New Zealand, The Netherlands and Norway (so far).

After nine weeks of waiting for a No.1 berth the Post Malone track with Ty Dolla $ign and "Psycho" climbs back up two places to land its first week at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart this week, plus it is now 2x▲Platinum in sales.

With upcoming tours for Def Leppard with Scorpions, Foreigner with an orchestra and Suzanne Vega without one there is a stack of artists to play this week at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com.

Major new titles coming this week from: Parkway Drive, Reef, Leon Bridges, Tove Stryke, The Lulu Raes, Plan B, Shinedown, Lake Street Dive, Frank Turner, Belly and Live TV version of Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack.

The annual Reclink Community cup will return to Collingswood’s Victoria Park on Sunday June 24.

Australia’s performance awards the Helpmann Awards will be held over two nights for the first time this year.

The Australian music industry has had another victory this week in Victoria with the pro-active Dan Andrew’s Labor Government announcing new legislation to create a force of ‘ticket cops’ to enforce the illegal sale tickets at inflated prices.

The fifth studio album for US singer and rapper J. Cole entitled "KOD" becomes his first No.1 album in Australia and now his second Top 10 placing.

Five years after making her first chart appearance in Australia (1st of April, 2013) Ariana Grande returns to the chart this week with her first No.1 song, debuting at the top with "No Tears Left to Cry", also her first release since the bomb attack at her Manchester Show in May 2017.

Major new titles coming this week from: Post Malone, Keith Urban, Missy Higgins, DMA's, Godsmack, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson. Foreigner, Matt Cardle, Anne-Marie, Janelle Monae, Kasey Chambers and Neil Young (live).

Veteran music artists just received a huge boost towards reclaiming the rights to their older recordings.

Wa Wa Nee’s Paul Gray has lost his battle with myeloma at age 53.

Festival Hall will play host to The Wombats upcoming Melbourne show in July.

For only the fourth time this century, one artist has knocked themselves off the top spot of the ARIA Singles chart with another of their tracks, as Drake replaces himself at No.1 with "Nice for What", the song also climbing to the top in New Zealand and debuts at the summit in America and Canada (it was No.1 in the UK last week).

Local indigenous artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu achieves something after his passing in July of 2017 which he didn't do while he was still alive, and that is score a No.1 album locally, as his fourth studio album and first posthumous release "Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow)" debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.