The Art Music Awards for 2017 have been handed out at a gala reception at the City Recital Hall in Sydney.

Paul Kelly’s number one debut was not only his first-ever number one album in Australia, it also beat the world’s number one singer-songwriter to take the honour.

Canadian singer songwriter Mac DeMarco will perform at the Laneway Festival in 2018.

Twenty years ago this month local singer/songwriter Paul Kelly scored his highest charted album, now his 23rd studio set "Life is Fine" becomes his first No.1 album in Australia, debuting at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

Australia finally has its seventh No.1 for 2017, and the first new chart-topping track since the end of May, as Pink's new single "What About Us" becomes the 116th song to debut at the top of the Australian Singles Chart.

American white supremacist sympathiser Trump has pulled out of the Kennedy Center Honors presentation in December after nominated stars started to boycott the event because of him.

The Top 2 on this week’s Official Albums Chart were separated by just 35 combined sales, and it is Ed Sheeran who scoops his 15th (non-consecutive) week at Number 1, denying Elvis Presley an extension of his Official Chart record.

Kram talks all things Easybeats, Glenn Hughes tells the stories of Deep Purple Mk II this week at iHeartRadio music news powered by Noise11.com.

Australian radio network Triple J will release a US edition of the popular Like A Version album series.

Music sales figures for anything not called Sheeran were atrocious in Australia last week but the true picture was even uglier when you take away the mask.

2017 The Voice winner Judah Kelly has stiffed in its second week with less than 900 sales last week and the full two-week tally short of 3,500 sales.

Ed Sheeran is now up to week NINETEEN at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with his third album and third No.1 "÷ (Divide)".

It's now a thirteenth straight week at No.1 for "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee with guest vocalist Justin Bieber, becoming the second longest running No.1 this decade and this century.

Troy Cassar-Daley has picked up the Artist of the Year award at the National Indigenous Music Awards as well as also scoring Album of the Year for ‘Things I Carry Around’.

The legendary Canadian recording studio Le Studio (Morin-Heights) where classic recordings by The Tea Party, The Police and The Bee Gees were created, has been destroyed by fire.

With the passing of country legend Glnn Campbell this week iHeartRadio music news powered by Noise11.com revisits out interview with songwriter Jimmy Webb where he talks about his life-long friend.

Major new titles coming this week from: The Preatures, Kesha, Rival Fire, The Lurking Fear, Hinder, Kate Miller-Heidke (live), Paul Kelly, Avicii (EP) and Robin Trower.

Norway’s Todd Terje will headline the Meredith Music Festival for 2017.

The Australian Music Vault, Australia’s very own music history museum, will open its doors at the Arts Centre Melbourne in December.

The work created from Zo Damage’s '365 Day Live Music Photography Project’ will be exhibited at Arts Centre Melbourne from 13-15 August.

The Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues will return for 2017 with some obvious and not so obvious names.

Victoria’s Face The Music conference will be back for a 10th year in November.

Ed Sheeran returns for a fifth run at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with his third album "÷ (Divide)" now racking up an eighteenth overall week at the top of the Australian charts.

"Despacito" by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber logs a twelfth week at No.1 in Australia this week, becoming the second longest running No.1 for the century (so far).

Melbourne Guitar Show opened to its biggest ever attendance in 2017 with fans, industry and bedroom guitarist lining up ahead of doors opening on Saturday.

International manager and producer Scott Dorsey and Australian producer and musician Geoff Wright have announced a new and organic music contest B.U.B. (Best Unsigned Bands) for real and raw musicians.

With the upcoming EasyFever shows across Australia The Living End’s Chris Cheney joins Noise11 to talk about the influence The Easybeats had on his band.

Major new titles coming this week from: George Thorogood, Lance Ferguson, Coldplay (phys), The Nights, A$AP, Twelvyy, Slim Dusty, Black Grape, Don Walker and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band.

One of Australia’s greatest guitarists Kirk Lorange only ever made one of his own albums because he says the industry is full of “complete B.S.”

The fifth studio album for US chanteuse Lana Del Rey becomes her fourth consecutive No.1 album in Australia, as "Lust for Life" enters the ARIA Albums Chart in the top position this week.