Melbourne's Icecream Hands will close out 2026 with their annual Christmas show, following a year that has included a new EP and the chart success of their 2025 album, Giant Fox Pineapple Tree.

Oversize have opened a new chapter with "Separate", their first single featuring new vocalist Nick Nowak and a song the British alternative band finished only a week before entering the studio.

Joan Wasser has revisited her 2006 debut with a new version of "Save Me" featuring Iggy Pop, recorded during a day off in New Zealand while she was touring as part of his band.

Cyndi Lauper has gone back to an unfinished song from the True Colors sessions, completing The River Cried for the album's 40th anniversary edition after Patty Smyth recorded the song in 1987.

Midge Ure will revisit the music of his 1980s career with a new collection featuring fresh mixes, new studio recordings of two defining songs from his past and remixes from musicians who helped shape that era.

Gary Marks has released two new singles, "Where We Started" and "Nobody's Following", extending a five-decade songwriting catalogue into the political and social tensions of 2026.

Clean Bandit have brought Chlöe and Omah Lay together for "Company", a new single that also opens the door to the group's next studio album and a new chapter through their independent label, CB X.

Colin Moulding marks 47 years since XTC's "Making Plans for Nigel" with a three-track EP that documents both the finished song and the creative process behind it.

Mark Holden has received approval from Tom Waits to release his reworked version of Tom Traubert's Blues, transforming the song's existing Waltzing Matilda connection into a tribute to 10-year-old Matilda Bee Britvan and those killed in the December 2025 Bondi Beach terrorist attack.

Keith Richards has recorded a new version of Jimmy Reed's "Bright Lights, Big City" for Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, revisiting a blues song The Rolling Stones themselves recorded more than six decades ago.

Tash Sultana has released new single and video Something In The Water, marking their first new music since signing a global recording agreement with BMG earlier this year.

The Monkees will mark 60 years of their landmark debut album with a 1LP/3CD edition featuring stereo and mono mixes, television versions, alternate takes, demos, backing tracks and archival recordings.

Sheryl Crow has released "Freight Train", the second song from her forthcoming album Pick You Up, due October 9, 2026.

John Lennon's previously unknown 1965 home demo "Little Girl" will be released for the first time on October 2 as part of the expanded Rubber Soul Special Edition.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' formative years are documented across unreleased recordings, restored live performances and new mixes in a major archival collection due November 6.

Bob Dylan's complete professionally recorded second leg of the Rolling Thunder Revue will be released as a 39-disc collection featuring 381 performances, including 371 tracks that have never previously been issued.

The Beatles have released a third preview from the expanded Rubber Soul collection, revealing the previously unheard Second Version, Take 2 of Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown), featuring an early arrangement built around George Harrison's sitar.

Cage The Elephant have released their new single 'Dying In Reverse', the latest indication of the direction the Grammy-winning rock band is taking following 2024's Neon Pill.

Robert Plant and Saving Grace have released the official video for "Two Coats", ahead of the digital release of the four-track EP Saving Grace: All That Glitters... on October 9 through Nonesuch Records.

The Cherry Farm, the lead song from Angus & Julia Stone's new album Karaoke Bar, traces a personal connection to a Tasmanian property Julia Stone once planned to make her home.

The John Butler Trio's landmark 2001 album Three has been remastered for its 25th anniversary, with three songs from the earlier JBT EP added to the digital edition.

Against The Current have released the new video for 'Protégé' ahead of their third studio album, Till Death & Back, due October 30, with the New York trio also set to return to Australia in January 2027.

Sheppard have released "Night Drive", a new single that signals a fresh creative direction for the Brisbane siblings ahead of a major live appearance at The Gabba in December.

The Lumineers have released "Isabelle Fly", a song originally written for the 2021 Netflix film The Starling, as part of Dualtone's 25th anniversary collection, Keep Pressing On: 25 Years Of Dualtone.

Wage War have announced their new album Landfall, with the title track released now and the full record scheduled for October 9 through Fearless Records.

Foo Fighters have premiered a special performance of "Child Actor" through Vevo's new Extended Play series, with the band set to return to Australia and New Zealand for nine stadium shows from November 2026 through January 2027.

RY X has released "Holy Water", the first single from his fourth studio album DUSK, ahead of the orchestral headline performances in Melbourne and Sydney for July 2027.

John Lennon's previously unknown 1965 home demo "Little Girl" will be released for the first time on October 2 as part of the expanded Rubber Soul Special Edition box set.

Hockey Dad frontman Zach Stephenson will release his first solo album, I Needed To Hear Me Say It, on October 30 through newly launched Australian label radius.

RAYE has released the official video for "Joy.", bringing sisters Amma and Absolutely into the streets of London for a visual built around sunflowers, spontaneous encounters and the communal spirit of the song.