The 65th BMI Pop Awards were handed out in Beverly Hills this week with Barry Manilow receiving the icon award and Shawn Mendes 'Stitches' awarded Song of the Year.

The fifth studio album for Australian hip-hop act Bliss N' Eso becomes their third successive No.1 album, as "Off the Grid" jumps straight into the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

DJ Khaled with the ensemble of Justin Bieber, plus the three rappers Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil' Wayne all debut in the No.1 position on the ARIA Singles Chart with a track entitled "I'm the One", a first for four of the five acts performing the song.

New Zealand country artist Keith Urban this week clocks up 52 weeks in the Australian Top 30 album chart.

Matt and Luke Goss of Bros talk about the early fame, the departure of Craig Logan and the legal issues with their then-manager Tom Watkins ahead of their one-off show in Sydney this November for their reunion world tour.

Major new titles coming this week from: Kasabian, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (GH), Motionless in White, Shannon Noll, Pond, At the Drive-in, Blondie, Diana Krall, Logic, San Cisco and Dappled Cities.

"÷ (Divide)" by Ed Sheeran delivers an eighth consecutive week at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart this week, becoming Ed's equal longest run at the top, as his second album "x (Multiply)" spent eight broken weeks (from six runs) at the top previously.

Record Store Day 2017 is in the books and the results show that, while still very popular, there was little to no growth this year.

Dewey Bunnell of America reveals his classic ‘A Horse With No Name’ had a different title right up until it was released and that the song wasn’t intended to be the band’s first single.

Major new titles coming this week from: Gorillaz, Adam Harvey & Beccy Cole, Lea Michelle, Willie Nelson, New Found Glory, CDB, The Cranberries, Feist, Tim Rogers, Mary J. Blige, Bliss N' Eso, Cashmere Car, John Mellencamp and the 2017 Eurovision Album.

It's the seventh week in a row for Ed Sheeran's "÷ (Divide)" at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart, one week shy of the eight weeks his previous set "x (Multiply)" (TW-9) achieved during its six separate runs at the top during 2014 and 2015.

After a single week away from the top of the ARIA Singles Chart, Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" returns to the top of the Australian charts for a record breaking the 14th week at No.1.

Everyone who shelled out big bucks for Neil Young's high-resolution Pono audio player appears to have a new Toblerone-shaped paper weight.

Major new titles coming this week from: Incubus, Vampire, Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow, AllDay, Barry Manilow, Xavier Rudd (Live), Texas, Wilkinson and San Cisco.

Australia’s former Deputy Prime Minister, the member for Grayndler, Anthony Albanese, has written a piece in The Herald Sun about Record Store Day.

MusicSA has created a new scholarship to assist female South Australian music professionals.

The Grammy Museum and the Grammy Foundation have merged to create America’s leading music education institution.

Ed Sheeran might have lost the No.1 singles spot in Australia, but his third album "÷ (Divide)" stays for a sixth straight week at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

Australia has a new No.1 single this week, the debut solo song for former One Direction member Harry Styles, with his first entry "Sign of the Times" coming straight in at No.1, becoming the 114th song to debut at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart.

Anthony Albanese, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and current Member for Grayndler, has curated a special edition of iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com for Record Store Day 2017.

Major new titles coming this week from: John Mayer, Mark Vincent, Tinie Tempah, Little Dragon, Kendrick Lamar, Andre Rieu and The Fate of the Furious soundtrack.

Five weeks and counting for Ed Sheeran and his "÷ (Divide)" album in the No.1 position on the ARIA Albums Chart.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame held their annual induction ceremony on Friday night at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, NY with an evening with a few surprises, just as many disappointments and a VERY long running time of four hours and fifty minutes.

Major new titles coming this week from: Mike & The Mechanics, The Chainsmokers, Falling in Reverse, Sean Rowe, Tina Arena, Cold War Kids, Kendrick Lamar, Michelle Branch and Father John Misty.

Elton John has been named Record Store Day's first Legend.

Sydney will host the inaugural Sydney Drum & Percussion Show in May.

Ed Sheeran’s Divide looks pretty unshakeable as he prepares to top the Official Albums Chart for a fifth straight week. He leads the way at this halfway stage of the chart week with a tally so far of just over 50,000 over physical, download and streaming equivalent sales.

The Melbourne music community will gather on Friday for Mel Fest, a benefit for Mel McNamara who is battling a third round of cancer.

BIGSOUND has unveiled a $100,000 music prize for artists who have used the event to showcase over the years.

Holding for a fourth straight week in the No.1 position on the ARIA Albums Chart is "÷ (Divide)" by Ed Sheeran.