This week marks the 60th anniversary of one of The Rolling Stones' most important early works ‘Out of Our Heads’. First released in the US on 30 July 1965 and later in the UK on 24 September of the same year and confirmed the band's global arrival.

When the AFL announced that Snoop Dogg would be the Grand Final's pre-match entertainment, the backlash was instant. Fans were fired up. Why bring in an American rapper when Australia has so many icons who could own the stage? Think Paul Kelly, Jimmy Barnes, hey if it has to be Hip-Hop Hilltop Hoods have a Top 10 album right now. Fair argument. It felt like another case of the AFL overlooking its own backyard.

Paul McCartney launched his 2025 tour in Santa Barbara, California on Friday night (26 September 2025), treating fans to a historic moment with the return of The Beatles' classic Help! to his setlist for the first time since 1990.

Snoop Dogg is in town and ready to turn the MCG into a party. The rap icon will headline the Telstra pre-game show at the AFL Grand Final this Saturday, promising fans a performance packed with classics, surprises, and even a touch of Australian flair.

Melbourne alternative innovators Schism 21C have released their brand-new single and music video ‘Delta V', the third track to arrive from their long-awaited comeback album Only The Shell Remains.

Kevin Parker has unveiled another glimpse into the next era of Tame Impala with the release of his brand-new single Dracula. The track arrives today (26 September), just three weeks before the launch of Parker's fifth full-length album Deadbeat, due out 17 October through Columbia Records.

Perth's indie-rock favourites Death By Denim are back with a brand-new single, ‘Ketamine Dream', and news of their upcoming third studio album, Ladybug, due mid-November 2025.

Australian country music rising star Katie Jayne has teamed up with seasoned singer-songwriter Luke Austen for a brand-new single, “Let's Get It Wrong Together”, out now via RTC Records.

Mo'Ju has released one of the most powerful projects of their career with the arrival of Mo'Ju with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Double J Live at the Wireless), a live album recorded at Melbourne's Hamer Hall and now out via ABC Music.

Swedish pop star Zara Larsson has released her long-awaited fourth studio album Midnight Sun, a ten-track journey that blends euphoric dance-pop with emotional honesty and the type of bold confidence that has made her one of the defining voices of modern pop.

Australian rock legend John Swan, better known as Swanee, has achieved something that until now existed only as a family dream. For the first time in history, the Barnes brothers, Swanee, Jimmy Barnes and Alan Barnes, have stepped into a studio together to record a track.

Bernard Fanning's landmark debut solo album Tea & Sympathy is set to return in style for its 20th anniversary, with the release of two brand-new reimagined recordings.

Rock legend Ace Frehley has been sidelined after a fall in his studio led to a precautionary trip to hospital, forcing him to cancel his scheduled performance at the Antelope Valley Fair in Lancaster, California.

Seventeen years after they first made their mark on the global stage, Empire of the Sun are revisiting their breakthrough hit Walking On A Dream with a brand-new seven-track EP, Walking On A Dream (Reimagined), out now via EMI Music Australia.

Multi-million streaming phenomenon PRESIDENT have dropped their long-awaited debut EP King of Terrors - a brooding, cinematic and heavy-hitting body of work that cements their place as one of the most exciting new names in global heavy music. The release coincides with the announcement that PRESIDENT will make their Australian debut this December, joining British giants Architects on their national tour.

Southern California post-hardcore outfit Dayseeker have unveiled their latest single Bloodlust, a sinister and unrelenting preview of their forthcoming album Creature in the Black Night, due for release 24 October via Spinefarm.

Bruce Springsteen has unveiled the official video for “Open All Night” as a first taste of his upcoming Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition box set, due 17 October via Sony Music.

In a curveball move that's both respectful and audacious, P.O.D. have just released their rendition of The Beatles' classic “Don't Let Me Down.” The trio, frontman Sonny Sandoval, guitarist Marcos Curiel and bassist Traa Daniels, deliver a version that leans into grittier textures while maintaining the emotional core of the original.

Barry Manilow has announced the next chapter of his long goodbye, revealing a run of U.S. farewell concerts for January 2026 alongside the release of his new single Once Before I Go.

Jimmy Kimmel has returned to his late-night perch on Hollywood Boulevard swinging hard at Donald Trump, branding the former president a “classic 1980s movie bully” who steals your lunch money and stuffs you in a locker.

American metal stalwarts Corrosion of Conformity have thrown fans a curveball with a loose, live-in-the-room rendition of Free’s ‘Fire And Water’. The impromptu take on the 1970 rock staple was born in the studio while the band were laying down tracks for their as-yet-untitled new album, due in 2025.

Portugal.The Man have confirmed the arrival of their next studio album Shish, due 7 November via their own KNIK imprint in partnership with Thirty Tigers. To coincide with the news, the band have dropped two new singles, the hypnotic “Tanana” and the propulsive “Mush.”

Guns N' Roses founding bassist Duff McKagan is ramping up to the release of his new live album and concert film Lighthouse: Live From London with the unveiling of its latest single, Fallen Ones.

Florence + The Machine have pulled back the curtain on their next chapter, unveiling the brand-new single One Of The Greats. The track is the second taste of Florence Welch's upcoming sixth studio album Everybody Scream, set for release on 31 October.

Jimmy Kimmel has roared back to American late-night television in record-breaking style, pulling in 6.3 million viewers for his first Jimmy Kimmel Live! since suspension - more than four times his usual audience.

The Temper Trap have doubled down on their long-awaited return with the release of ‘Giving Up Air’, their second single in six weeks after nearly a decade away.

More than a decade after it first captured the ears and hearts of the local music community, Melbourne singer-songwriter Suzannah Espie's Sea of Lights is set to shine again. The award-winning 2012 record will receive its first-ever vinyl pressing via Cheersquad Records & Tapes on 14 November, with Espie marking the release with a series of intimate shows in Melbourne and Archies Creek.

Miley Cyrus has never been one to follow the obvious path, and her latest release, Secrets, reinforces that reputation.

Bryan Adams has unveiled a fresh take on his 2002 song Here I Am, blending a live recording from his Melbourne concert in February 2025 with a cinematic video shot in Coffs Harbour and along the New South Wales north coast.

KT Tunstall will mark the 20th anniversary of her breakthrough debut Eye To The Telescope with an Australian and New Zealand tour in May 2026, performing the platinum-selling album in full for the first time.