Australian Music Industry innovators Ian James, Frank Stivala and Fifa Riccobono are just some of the name recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2019.

NEW CHART RECORD: Jimmy Barnes' 17th solo studio album "My Criminal Record" debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, becoming his TWELFTH No.1 album, the most by a solo artist ever in Australia (local or overseas acts).

Last week the rapper Lil' Nas X and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus went 3x▲Platinum with their No.1 song "Old Town Road", while this week it logs a seventh stay at the top in Australia, and is now 4xP in sales too.

Jimmy Barnes is a clear record holder for number one albums with his latest ‘My Criminal Record’ debuting at number one on Australia’s ARIA Chart this week.

Duane McDonald's One Electric Day has created yet another record with a sell-out for 2019 in Werribee in the fastest ever time.

Major new titles coming this week from: Avicii, Jonas Brothers, Santana, Tyga, Polish Club, Meg Mac, Emeli Sande, The Wiggles, Bob Dylan (Bootleg), Rickie Lee Jones, Prince, Silversun Pickups, Neil Young & Stray Gators, Perry Farrell and Shonen Knife.

John Zaccaria has chosen Sandalford Estate in the Swan Valley to launch his new outdoor music festival brand Live In The Vines to be headlined by John Farnham.

Queenscliff has delivered one of its best first line-ups in years with Missy Higgins, Tim Finn, Troy-Cassar-Daley and The Cat Empire just some of the names set to play.

Heidi Lenffer of Cloud Control has launched FEAT., a solar fund for artists to fund new and existing solar farms around Australia.

Richard Hawley is on course to take this week’s highest new entry – and possibly his highest-charting record yet on the Official Albums Chart with his new album Further.

Duane McDonald’s baby One Electric Day is going national for 2019 with the much loved Melbourne event expanding to Launceston, Sydney, Brisbane and the Barossa.

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber claim a third week at Number 1 on this week’s Official Singles Chart after a close battle all week with Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road.

Billie Eilish has taken advantage of a quieter release week and has regained the No.1 spot in Australia with her album "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" for a third run at the top and a fourth overall week at the summit of the ARIA Albums Chart.

The song "Old Town Road (I Got Horses in the Back)" for rapper Lil' Nas X and country artist Billy Ray Cyrus holds for a sixth week at No.1 on the ARIA Singles Chart this week.

After 18 years of faithful service iTunes is set to retire.

Major new titles coming this week from: Jimmy Barnes, Susan Boyle, Thomas Rhett, Duff McKagan, Tory Lanez, Denzel Curry, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and Heathers: The Musical.

The music industry in Victoria will continue to thrive over the next four years with thanks to strategic funding from the Andrews Labor Government.

The Country Music Association in Nashville has created the Rob Potts International Exchange Program in honour of Australian promoter Rob Potts.

The name Warner Bros. Records is no more. Warner Bros. is now just Warner Records.

The Australian Music Association is thrilled to announce the 2019 return of the Melbourne Guitar Show, set to rock Caulfield Racecourse on August 3 and 4 – and I know we say it every year but this year WILL be bigger than ever.

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber share the crown once again this week as I Don’t Care holds on to the Official Singles Chart top spot for a second week.

Three years and eleven months since he first hit No.1 with "Start Again" (22nd of June, 2015) local singer Conrad Sewell sees his debut album "LIFE" enter at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

After one week away from the ARIA Singles Chart top-spot, the Lil' Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus track "Old Town Road" reclaims the top of the Australian Singles Chart, for an overall fifth week at the top here.

Paul Kelly and Dan Kelly will sing a few toons at the Reclink Community Cup in Melbourne this year.

Major new titles coming this week from: Primal Scream (GH), The Waterboys, Mavis Staples, Sting, Christie Lamb, Vince Jones, Middle Kids, Hayden Thorpe, Flying Lotus, Justin Townes Earle and the soundtracks for 'Aladdin' and Elton John's biopic 'Rocketman'.

Global restaurant chain TGI Fridays will start a program of in-house live Australian music across its Australian restaurants.

Kate Miller-Heike did Australia proud taking ninth place at the 64th Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv.

P!nk's "Hurts 2B Human" holds for a third week at the summit of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, plus it is newly certified Gold (●) in sales.

The fourth collaboration and first ever duet between Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber called "I Don't Care" debuts at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart this week, the first time this year a non-American performed song has taken out the No.1 spot.

A Shorten Labor government plans to ease the pressure on irregular artist income by allowing artists to average their income over multiple years.