Deftones, All Saints, The Lumineers, Ben Harper, The Dandy Warhols, Richard Clapton and The Sunburys lead this weeks new music releases.

Music stores right across Australia are preparing celebrations and event for Record Store Day 2016.

Melbourne’s Courtney Barnett has been honoured with the coveted Songwriter of the Year award at the 2016 APRA Music Awards.

Could it be that we have just too many awards shows when three different ones are held on the same night?

Rockaway Records in Australia will have a classic vinyl from Down, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, David Bowie. Motorhead, Easybeats and Augie March available for Record Store Day 2016.

Melbourne soul trio Cookin’ On 3 Burners has the number one song in France today with ‘This Girl’.

Basement Discs in Melbourne will have a big day in for Record Store Day on April 16 with live music all day starting at 11am.

The debut album for former One Direction member Zayn (Malik) entitled “Mind of Mine” enters at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, just over one year since he first announced his departure from the former five-piece (late March 2015).

Lukas Graham is spending their seventh week at the top of the ARIA Singles chart with their similarly numbered song “7 Years”.

Greville Records in the Melbourne of Prahran will put on Bowie Day for Record Store Day on April 16.

Band manager and Triple J presenter Maggie Collins has stepped in as co-programmer for BIGSOUND 2016.

Warner Music's latest Australian music compilation 'The Glory Days of Aussie Pub Rock' is 4CD and four decades of Australian music history.

Songland Records in Canberra will out on its annual Pre-Loved Record Sale as a fundraiser for the RSPCA for Record Store Day 2016.

Grammy award winner Rhiannon Giddens, ARIA Hall of Famer Richard Clapton and Primal Scream’s Andrew Innes are at Noise11 iHeartRadio this week.

Lukas Graham, Weezer, Bette Midler, Cheap Trick, The Last Shadow Puppets, Pet Shop Boys and BabyMetal lead the week's new music releases.

Jackson Browne has played his first show after Bluesfest with a full setlist showcasing his latest album ‘Standing In The Breach’.

Cold Chisel will be honoured with the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services To Australian Music at the 2016 APRA Awards on April 5.

Brisbane’s four-piece alt-rock band Violent Soho see their fourth studio album “WACO” become their first album to top the ARIA Albums Chart and it is also their second Top 10 entry.

Ahead of their self-titled second album being released here next week (1st April), Danish group Lukas Graham remain at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for a sixth straight week with “7 Years”.

Jackson Browne tells tales of his remarkable career at Noise11 iHeartRadio this week.

Zayn, Judas Priest, Birdy, Jeff Healy, Asking Alexandria, The Range, Kate Miller-Heidke and the new 100% Hits compilation lead this week's new music releases.

Violent Soho have picked up Song of the Year at the Queensland Music Awards.

Katy Perry and music legend Dolly Parton will light up the stage with a duet at the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards.

The annual gathering of all that's music in Austin, TX, SXSW, is coming to an end and, over the last few days, a number of veteran artists took stages all over the city.

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo how one of the most enduring relationship in rock music.

Australian singer/songwriter Matt Corby sees his debut studio album “Telluric” enter at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, almost seven years since his first singles chart entry.

Lukas Graham remains the No.1 singles act this week for a fifth straight run at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart with “7 Years”.

Jon English is back in the Australian Top 20 albums for the first time since 1980.

Despite the Madonna ‘Rebel Heart’ Australian tour being a tabloid feast the fans have voted with their wallets and bumped three of her albums back onto the ARIA chart.

A severe storm across Austin late Friday has caused the cancellation of the Wolfmother and Coheed and Cambria outdoor performance at Lady Bird Lake.