The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was last Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart some 49 years ago, but it could return to the top spot this week.

The death of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell has prompted a resurgence in music sales for his various bands and solo works.

You know that old saying “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore”, well with artists like the Black Sorrows, Mental As Anything, Deborah Conway and Colin Hay, they really don’t make ‘em like that anymore.

Momentum to charge the name of Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena has built over the last few days despite trying to be extinguished by right-winged radio shock jocks and tabloid hacks.

Ed Sheeran's third album "÷ (Divide)" returns to the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week for a tenth overall week at the top here, and is now 4x▲Platinum in sales too.

For a second week at No.1 in Australia are Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber with their worldwide chart-topping track "Despacito".

Matthew Murphy of The Wombats is at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com this week with an update on the next album for his band and so background on the previous ones.

Major new titles coming this week from: Bernard Fanning, Frenzal Rhomb, Sgt Peppers 50th Anniversary, Lil' Yachty, The Charlatans, The Wiggles, In Hearts Wake, Justin Townes Earle, New Order and soundtracks for Wonder Woman, Alien: Covenant & Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

Duane McDonald, founder of touring company Regional Touring, is demanding changes to the law after pre-sale tickets for John Farnham’s Wollongong concert were snapped up this morning and immediately on sold by scalpers.

Major new titles coming this week from: Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Faith Evans & The Notorious B.I.G., Foreigner, Rammstein, Pumarosa, Little Steven, Rascal Flatts, The Kooks (GH), Erasure and the live Dirty Dancing soundtrack for Now comp for 2017.

Brisbane’s Dead Letter Circus is the latest signing to BMG Australia.

Veteran singer songwriter Glenn Cardier and relative newcomers Gang Of Youths have picked up awards at the International Songwriting Competition.

With the Sydney Drum and Percussion Show just over a week away showcase acts Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats and Lucius Borich of COG talk it up at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com.

Albert Dadon’s Australian Jazz Bell Awards celebrated 15 years on Monday night honouring Australia’s jazz community with its most prestigious awards night.

Bernard Fanning and The Presets will perform at the Sunshine Coast’s Maroochy Music & Vis Arts Festival.

The week leading into Mother’s Day is traditionally a big week for music sales. Not this year. Music was definitely not the gift of choice for 2017.

After a single away from the #1 spot, returning this week to the top of the ARIA Albums Chart is Ed Sheeran's "÷ (Divide)" album.

For a second week the ensemble of DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber and rappers Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil' Wayne retain the No.1 spot in Australia with their track "I'm the One".

Major new titles coming this week from: Harry Styles, Dead Letter Circus, Paul Weller, Paramore, Zac Brown Band, Dean Lewis, Machine Gun Kelly, Seether, Warrant and Lambert.

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.