Which musician beat Beyonce to the No.1 spot?

Sarah Gandy and Laura McGoldrick check out all the music news you need to know this week.

The Herald's team of music critics make their picks for headliners at this year's biggest summer music festivals, Laneway and Auckland City Limits.

It's finally here. Three long years after ARTPOP, Lady Gaga has just dropped her new single.

New Zealand DJ software company Serato has partnered with Roland, an electric musical instrument manufacturer.

Evanescence's Amy Lee is making a children's album and you can hear the first single here.

Six60 is just one of the world-class performers to be recognised tonight at The National Waiata Maori Music Awards. The Hastings

Auckland's Laneway music festival is moving to a new location - its fourth site in eight years. Promoters say it's the best one yet - here's why.

The Wondergarden line up is announced and they're sharing their worst New Year's memories to celebrate.

Here's how James Corden, Pharrell and Sia pitched in to help Apple show off the new iPhone 7.

Oscar-winning film-maker Ron Howard tells Russell Baillie why his Eight Days a Week isn't just another Beatles documentary.

Harris admits he found it "difficult" for something so personal as a relationship to "play out so publicly".

The Biebs couldn't pay for his own lunch because his card declined, so a stranger stepped in to save the day.

Sarah Gandy, the hot little tamale from The Hits talks to Laura McGoldrick about the week's music news. Sia has her mini me Maddie Ziegler dancing again, it's Beyonce's birthday and she's giving the gifts, and is there talk of an Oasis reunion?

J Mascis and his reunited 90s rock act Dinosaur Jr will visit New Zealand in the New Year for a one-off show.

The Kiwi dance choreographer to the stars posted the poem on Facebook after his death over the weekend.

It appears Calvin Harris is doing just fine after his messy split with Taylor Swift.

A much-loved music festival based on Auckland's waterfront is set to reveal its new home this week.

Flying Nun Records founder Roger Shepherd talks about his memoir with John Campbell at the Going West book festival in Auckland this weekend.

Is the 'King of Pop' really in this selfie with his daughter?

Watch: Tyra Banks and Drake have acted out a fiery lovers' spat involving a cheesecake to the face.

Crowded House are expected to reform for this year's ARIA awards, where they'll be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

The Cult and Sean Kingston are returning to New Zealand to perform for their fans.

Kiwi musician Sam Hansen, aka rapper PNC, has made a moving tribute to his mother after her death in a Feilding house fire.

Delta Goodrem is coming to NZ to play a free concert in Auckland later this month - here's how to get tickets.

If you've got a musical moggy, this pet project could be right up your street - a CD of songs specifically for cats. The album, Music

To celebrate the upcoming Guns N' Roses concerts, TimeOut put together this complete A-Z full of trivia worth knowing about the hard rock legends.

An accidental Auckland music festival is returning for its second year, and its organiser admits there are "probably too many acts" on the bill.

Rosalie Williams has led a star-studded life. Now, aged 81, Williams is set to take the stage again in a flamenco dress as part of Short and Sweet Theatre from September 6 to 10 at The Auckland Performing Arts Centre in Western Springs.