Metallica failed to claim their fourth number 1 album in the U.K. this week as Little Mix took the top spot with Glory Days.

Ahead of the BBC Music Awards 2016 on Monday December 12 , Radio 2, which with 15.14m listeners is the biggest radio network in Europe (RAJARs, Q3, 2016), has today revealed the full shortlist for BBC Radio 2 Album of the Year: a new award for this year’s star-studded ceremony celebrating the best albums of the past twelve months.

Ahead of the release of his fifth studio album, 'Darkness and Light' on Friday (2nd December), John Legend has covered Jocks&Nerds in a great shoot.

In the five or so years that One Electric Day has been around it has become one of Melbourne’s most treasured music events.

One World’s reggae fest Ragamuffin will resurrect for 2017 for Sydney and Melbourne.

Atlanta band Issues has replaced Of Mice and Men who have dropped off the A Day To Remember Australian dates due to illness.

British singer David Essex will perform his final solo tour show tonight at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England; however, it is not the end of his career.

Tinie Tempah is heading back to Australia for dates in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney in March.

Rocker Phil Collins was left beaming with pride after his actress daughter Lily stunned him by singing in her new movie Rules Don't Apply.

David Bowie was planning to make another album before losing his battle with cancer, according to saxophonist Donny McCaslin.

British popstar Melanie Brown is offering a $5,000 (£4,000) reward to anyone who can help catch the thief who broke into her car in the early hours of Friday morning.

The top four albums this week are all debuts, but taking out the No.1 spot with their tenth studio album is Metallica and "Hardwired... to Self Destruct", the bands sixth No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

James Arthur was in the country this past week on a promotional tour, and appeared and presented at this weeks ARIA Awards, which helps keep his song "Say You Won't Let Go" at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for a seventh straight week.

A Rodriguez performance is special. His original songs are thought provoking, his covers are inspiring and his message about the environment and politics is articulate.

Craig Gill, drummer for 90s Manchester band Inspiral Carpets, has died at the age of 44.

Metallica has easily taken away the top spot on the Australian album chart this week with possibly the highest selling debut of the year.

The download chart was all about the new Clean Bandit song ‘Rockabye’ this week.

Mississippi hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd has fans checking out their song ‘Black Beatles’ via Shazam.

The Weeknd ‘Starboy’ was the most streamed song in Australia this week.

The Monkees, who have truly made a grand comeback in 2016 to celebrate their 50th anniversary, have really returned in style.

Gavin Rossdale considers Sir Tom Jones more of an institution than royal residence Buckingham Palace.

It has been a historic week for Australian singer songwriter Brian Cadd. After 50s years in the business the music legend is about to turn 70.

Peter Noble’s Bluesfest has won its fourth Gold at the 27th Annual NSW Tourism Awards for Major Festival and Event in Sydney.

Former Powderfinger guitarist Darren Middleton has a new solo EP ‘Lightning Halos’ and he joins us from The X Studio this week at iHeartRadio Music News, powered by Noise11.com.

Exactly 20 years after Crowded House farewelled the world from the steps of the Sydney Opera House the band returned to mark their anniversary and celebrate their Hall of Fame induction.

Kate Bush has paid tribute to the "bravery and power" of late singer David Bowie.

The Spanish teenager punched by Justin Bieber is considering legal action.

The Weeknd doesn't get recognised as much since he chopped off his trademark dreadlocks.

Major new titles coming out this week include: The Weeknd, Susan Boyle, Brooke Fraser, Garth Brooks, Kate Bush, Rumer, Prince, Kylie Minogue (repacked), A.B.Original, Justin Hayward (GH), and new So Fresh & 100% Hits compilations.

The 2016 ARIA Awards, broadcast on Network TEN last night, generated an extra 125,000 viewers nationally over last year’s result, coming in as the overall 10th most watched show in Australia last night.