Harry Styles cruises into the weekend with a new chart crown, as Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally debuts at No. 1 in Australia.

The former One Direction star makes it four from four on the ARIA Albums Chart. His self-titled first solo album logged one week at No. 1 in 2017; Fine Line reigned for three weeks in 2019-20; and Harry’s House dominated for 10 weeks in 2022-23. As a member of 1D, he also had four leaders: Up All Night (in 2011), Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013) and Four (2014).

Styles’ new album is the best-seller on vinyl during the latest cycle, and all 12 tracks from it impact the top 50, led by “American Girls” at No. 3, lifting his career tally of top 50 appearances to 33. The British pop singer has twice led the ARIA Singles Chart, with “Sign Of The Times” (in 2017) and “As It Was” (2022).

With Harry enjoying the best possible start on the latest chart, published Friday, March 13, Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving is dethroned on the albums chart, down 1-2. The Art of Loving led the way for 10 non-consecutive weeks.

Linkin Park is currently in Australia for their first national tour in 13 years, a run that is due to wrap Saturday, March 14 with the second of two nights at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena. That exposure boosts the nu-metal favorites’ latest album From Zero, which flies 44-4. From Zero spent a single week at No. 1 in November 2024.

Also new this week is Fugazi’s sixth studio album Albini Sessions (Benefits For Letters Charity), dropping in at No. 20, for the U.S. rockers’ first chart appearance here. The collection features previously-unreleased cuts made in 1992 with the late Steve Albini.

Australian artists Bully Haymakes (No. 31 with Anywhere But Here) and Sam Buckingham (No. 35 with Beautiful Machine) enjoy top 40 bows.

Although her albums chart run comes to an end, Olivia Dean extends her streak atop the ARIA Singles Chart with “Man I Need.” The English singer and songwriter’s signature song enters a 17th consecutive week at No. 1, and is now tied with The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” and Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” as the second-longest reigning single since the ARIA Charts launched back in 1983. The greatest of all time is Tones and I “Dance Monkey,” which topped the tally for 24 non-consecutive weeks in 2019-20.

Finally, Tame Impala’s “Dracula” continues to sink its teeth into the ARIA Chart. The Deadbeat tune improves 17-15, for a new peak position in its 20^th week on the tally. Kevin Parker’s latest hit enjoyed a lift when JENNIE contributed vocals to a new mix, and again when the BLACKPINK star this week jumped into a “Dracula” TikTok trend. It’s the only Aussie recording to dent the latest top 50.

It’s Jack Harlow’s birthday, and he’s passing around the gifts.

The Louisville emcee is back with Monica (via Warner Music), his fourth studio album which drops today, March 13, on his 28^th birthday.

Missionary Jack cut the new collection at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York City, following his move to the Big Apple from his Kentucky home.

The new effort features contributions from such producers as Aksel Arvid (PinkPantheress’s Fancy That), Jermaine Paul (Brandy, Alicia Keys), Clay Harlow, Angel “BabeTruth” Lopez (Mariah Carey, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Justin Bieber) and Hollywood Cole (Lil Wayne, Drake, 21 Savage), plus guests spots from Robert Glasper, Ravyn Lenae, Omar Apollo, and rising hometown R&B artist James Savage.

It’s the followup to Harlow’s April 2023 effort Jackman, which cracked the top 10 on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 8 for his third top tier appearance on the tally. That album also marked Harlow’s first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rap Albums chart.

Monica is a long overdue return for Harlow, who has kept a low musical profile for much of the past year, most recently releasing the Doja Cat-assisted single “Just Us” in March 2025.

Harlow entered the major leagues with his 2020 breakout hit “Whats Poppin,” which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and last year became his first Diamond-certified record by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), recognition for shifting 10 million combined units in the United States.

The hip-hop artist also led the national singles chart on three occasions, with his singles “First Class” (three weeks in 2022), “Lovin on Me” (six weeks in 2023) and his collaboration with Lil Nas X, “Industry Baby” (one week in 2021).

Monica spans nine tracks and can be streamed in full below.

It’s a new era, new look for BTS.

The K-pop superstars return next Friday, March 20 with Arirang, for what will mark the group’s fifth album and first full-band release in six years.

Ahead of the big day, BigHit Entertainment shares the LP’s artwork, which sees RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook looking dapper, and rather serious, in suits.

All grown up. Ready for business. Each member of the septet gets a closeup, too.

The septet has previously posted the 14-song tracklist for Arirang, the followup to 2020’s Be, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2020 and housed the Billboard Hot 100-topping hits “Life Goes On” and “Dynamite.”

The mature new look for BTS is appropriate for this K-pop juggernaut, which assembles after its members last year completed their service in the South Korean military, opening the door for another album cycle.

The lads are without question one of the giants of K-pop, with six No. 1s on the Billboard 200 chart, including the 2022 anthology Proof, and six No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100. BTS was awarded the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year twice, in 2020 and 2021, becoming the first act to win consecutively.

The long-awaited comeback will be accompanied with a live experience, BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG, which will stream live from Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, the following day, on March 21. 

Arirang takes its name from a traditional Korean folk song. “Transcending time and generations, the song has long been associated with emotions of connection, distance, and reunion,” reads a press release on the collection, issued by BigHit in January. The recording is said to be “a deeply reflective body of work” that explores the pop superstars’ “identity and roots,” the statement continues.

Check out the Arirang artwork below.

BRISBANE, Australia — Bluesfest 2026 is down and out.

The beloved Easter long-weekend festival had previously-announced a lineup led by Split Enz, Parkway Drive, Earth, Sublime, Wind & Fire, and others, and was coming off a particularly strong edition in 2025, which was initially billed as its “last” hurrah.

As it stands, 2025 will remain the final party.  The bite of rising costs associated with putting on the show, along with slow ticket sales, have torpedoed this year’s camping fest.

“After 36 years as Australia’s most awarded festival, Bluesfest has made the difficult decision not to proceed with the 2026 event. We are proud of what we have achieved – the music, our artists, the busking competition, our staff, our community, and everyone who has been part of the Bluesfest journey,” reads a statement.

​“Rising production, logistics, insurance and touring costs, together with a more challenging environment for major live events, mean it is not possible to deliver the festival to the standard audiences, artists and partners expect.”

​A liquidator has been appointed to “manage all financial matters, including vendor and partner obligations,” the message continues.

According to organizers, last year’s show gathered about 109,000 attendees over its five days, the best result since the pre-pandemic 2019 edition, and good enough for a top three all-time result for Bluesfest, which first opened its gates in 1990.

Bluesfest has weathered the storm, both figuratively and literally. The pandemic wiped out the 2021 edition. The next year, a last-minute cancellation due to a public health order from the NSW Government. Then, in 2022, a return to business and upwards of 105,000 ticket sales. A solid return for a mudfest – thanks to the intervention of Mother Nature. The Tyagarah site, north of Byron Bay, flooded weeks before showtime, and again on the eve of the action.

Attendance for 2024 was down to about 65,000. Bluesfest director Peter Noble announced 2025 was the swansong for this long-running event. Tickets, predictably, sold out. Then, the 2026 show was announced.

Noble got roasted online for his change of heart, but in an interview with this reporter, the veteran impresario suggested he was exhausted from the growing challenges with putting on the show, and that “I didn’t want to do it anymore.”

Previously, Noble had described the festivals landscape in these parts as an industry facing an “extinction event.” Not every event will survive.  “People are doing it tough in Australia right now. And they’re not going out as much as they did,” he remarked. The numbers check out. Bluesfest reported 60,000-65,000 attendees in 2024, down from a pre-COVID average of 85,000.

Bluesfest 2026 was scheduled for April 2-5 at the Byron Events Farm, Tyagarah, near Byron Bay, NSW. 

The show is the latest to festival to fall on hard times. In recent years, the likes of Rolling Loud Australia, Esoteric Festival, Caloundra Music Festival, Splendour in the Grass, Groovin the Moo, Listen Out and others have paused their events, or disappeared entirely from the calendar.

Bluesfest ticket holders, including parking pass customers and campers, will be contacted directly by the appointed liquidator, according to the Bluesfest statement. Additional information regarding the process for submitting claims and any potential refund arrangements will be shared in due course.

New York City festival series We Belong Here has announced the lineup for its June 19-21 event at Brooklyn Army Terminal, a site located on the waterfront in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood.

Happening at this site for the first time, the fest will feature Kaskade and deadmau5 performing as their supergroup Kx5, trance leaders Above & Beyond, UK techno producer Eli Brown, Lane 8, Sultan & Shephard, Oliver Heldens and more. See the complete lineup below.

Pre-sale tickets for We Belong Here go on sale March 19, with a general on sale beginning March 20. This event extends successful 2025 editions of We Belong Here at smaller sites in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Central Park’s Wollman Rink, two sites where We Belong Here happened over two weekends last October.

“The response to last year’s Brooklyn and Central Park events showed us how hungry this city is for a festival experience built on community, intentional design, and music discovery,” We Belong Here co-founder Charles Hochfelder says in a statement. “With the extra space at Brooklyn Army Terminal, we’re able to bring that vision to life across multiple stages, bringing together some of our favorite global artists, while providing a platform to the local crews and collectives that make New York’s dance music scene so incredible.”

Along with the headliners, We Belong Here Brooklyn will feature a stage for New York-based artists and brands including Aqutie presenting her Pele Pele brand, Bushwick-based collective Raw Cuts, New York Party series Dance Here Now and Nervous Records. New York’s famed open-air food market Smorgasburg will be the official food partner.