Major new titles coming this week from: Blink-182, Brittany Howard, Liam Gallagher, Fitz & the Tantrums, Herb Alpert, Zac Brown Band, Tove Lo, Sunny Cowgirls, Cashmere Cat, Keane, One True Pairing, As I Lay Dying, Samantha Fish, Bruce Cockburn, Ronnie Burns (GH) and the new So Fresh Spring 2019 compilation.

Red Hot Summer has just gotten one louder as the tour taps into Noosa for 2020.

American music industry analyst, broadcaster, podcaster and blogger Bob Lefsetz will deliver the keynote address at the 2019 Australian Music Week conference in Sydney in November.

Post Malone scores his second No.1 album in Australia this week as his third studio set "Hollywood's Bleeding" debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.

"Dance Monkey" for local singer Tones and I sits atop the ARIA Singles Chart for a seventh straight week, while it's also on top of the charts in Norway (6th wk), Ireland (3rd wk), Finland and Denmark (2nd week each).

There's no shifting Ed Sheeran and Stormzy from the top of the Official Singles Chart – Take Me Back to London is Number 1 for a third week aided by a remix by producer Sir Spyro, featuring rappers Jaykae and Aitch.

Major new titles coming this week from: Ruel, Baest, The HU, Alice Cooper, Charli XCX, Korn, The Pixies, Goo Goo Dolls, The Lumineers, Sam Fender, Metronomy, Emeli Sande, The Wiggles, Sampa the Great, Belle & Sebastian and Puddle of Mudd.

Red Hot Summer already has nine sell-out shows for the 2020 season with headliners Hunters & Collectors.

Gibson Guitars have a new Slash 1966 EDS-1275 Doubleneck they have just unveiled to the world.

The Production Company, the treasured Melbourne theatre company founded by Jeanne Pratt in 1999, will present its final performance in May 2020.

Ed Sheeran and Stormzy land a second week at Number 1 with Take Me Back To London as the track continues to enjoy a boost from a remix by producer Sir Spyro, featuring rappers Jaykae and Aitch. It leads its closest competition, Higher Love by Kygo and Whitney Houston (2), by 22,500 combined sales.

Huge congratulations to Lana Del Rey, who goes straight in at the top of the Official Albums Chart this week with Norman F**king Rockwell.

American rock band Tool return with a new album called "Fear Inoculum" at No.1 this week in Australia, their first new album in thirteen years, and now their third consecutive No.1 here too.

It's a sixth straight week at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart for local artist Tones and I and her track "Dance Monkey", which is joined over on the albums chart at No.3 by her debut EP.

Major new titles coming this week from: Post Malone, Status Quo, Kang Daniel (EP), Rufus du Sol (Remix), Jax Jones, Melanie Martinez, Mahalia, Sleeping with Sirens, The Highwoman, Bag Raiders, Alessia Cara (EP), Mallrat, Iggy Pop, Bat for Lashes, Brand New Heavies, The Delta Riggs.

The seventh studio album for Taylor Swift called "Lover" debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, becoming her fifth straight No.1 album in Australia.

Local Aussie artist Tones and I remains swinging at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart tree for a fifth straight week with her second single "Dance Monkey", which is at the top in three other countries this week too.

Major new titles coming this week from: Tones and I (EP), Tool, Montaigne, The S.L.P., Ian Gillan (Live), Lloyd Cole, P.P. Arnold, Rodney Crowell, Sons of Apollo (Live), H.E.R., Eskimo Joe (Live), Marc Cohn, Lana Del Rey, Sheryl Crow, Astrid S., Common, Paul Kelly & James Ledger, DZ Deathrays, Bon Iver (phys), Whitney (the Band), Violent Femmes, G Flip and Sunny Cowgirls.

Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Lil Nas X, Cardi B and Billie Eilish were the big winners at the 2019 MTV VMA's.

Ed Sheeran regains the top spot in Australia with his set "No.6 Collaborations Project" for a fifth week at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Toni Watson under her moniker of Tones and I remains perched atop the ARIA Singles Chart tree with "Dance Monkey", which is newly 2x▲Platinum in sales and her highest of her three Top 21 entries this week.

Major new titles coming this week from: Taylor Swift, Raphael Saadiq, Dan Mullins, Robert Randolph, The Doors (unreleased/live), Crobot, Maxi Priest, Midland, Winterbourne, Waax, Andre Rieu (GH), Tropical Fuck Storm and Tanya Tucker.

Eric Clapton, in partnership with Guitar Center, has announced five new signature guitars, three from Eric and one each from John Mayer and Carlos Santana.

Is Daily Mail writer Candice Jackson stark raving mad or is the Daily Mail just full of hack writers who lack common decency?

Mona Foma curator and bass player for Violent Femmes Brian Ritchie has been honored with an APRA AMCOS Art Award recognizing his contribution to the Australian music sector as a performer, curator and mentor.

Carrie Underwood is to host the 2019 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards with the help of special guest hosts Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire.

America heavy metal act Slipknot sees their sixth studio album "We Are Not Your Kind" become their third consecutive No.1 album in Australia, and it's the bands first new material in just under five years.

It's a third week atop the ARIA Singles Chart tree for local singer Tones and I with her track "Dance Monkey".

Major new titles coming this week from: Friendly Fires, Killswitch Engage, A$AP Ferg, Lillie Mae, Bad Omens, Catherine Britt (EP), Off with Their Heads, ILLENIUM, Air Land Sea, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Iggy Azalea (phys), Sleater Kinney, Ride and the new Tarantino soundtrack ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’.

Ed Sheeran holds for a fourth week at the summit of the ARIA Albums Chart with his fourth No.1 set "No.6 Collaborations Project", the set also logging a fourth week at the top in both England and New Zealand, and a third week in Canada.