The Damned and The Saints '73-'78 will finally share a stage together for the first time in 2025, nearly five decades after both bands detonated the original punk explosion in the UK and Australia. The tour also revives the historic crossover created by late bassist Algy Ward, the musician whose career linked both legendary groups.

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have recorded their first ever full vocal duet together on ‘Home To Us', the new single from McCartney's forthcoming album ‘The Boys Of Dungeon Lane', arriving May 29. The track also features backing vocals from Chrissie Hynde and Sharleen Spiteri.

Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour will release Watching The Tide on August 28, a final studio statement from Steve Cropper completed before his passing in December 2025, featuring Eric Clapton, Brian May, Billy Gibbons and Ronnie Wood among a wide cast of collaborators.

Welsh music icon Bonnie Tyler has been placed in a medically induced coma following emergency intestinal surgery in Portugal, with representatives for the singer confirming doctors took the step to assist her recovery. The 74-year-old “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” singer had initially been reported as recuperating well after the procedure earlier this week.

The Church will revisit their catalogue with orchestral arrangements for the new ‘A Psychedelic Symphony' national tour with conductor George Ellis and a 30-piece orchestra.

Deep Purple have announced the release of their 24th studio album ‘Splat!', with Ian Gillan describing the record as the band's heaviest work in years and a return to the spirit of the classic Mark II era.

The Rolling Stones are leaning deeper into the instinctive guitar interplay between Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood on the upcoming album Foreign Tongues, with Ronnie Wood revealing that the same guitar used on Faces classic Stay With Me reappears on the new track Rough And Twisted, while Mick Jagger has detailed how Robert Smith of The Cure unexpectedly became part of the record.

Chaka Khan has announced her 13th solo album ‘Chakzilla' and unveiled the title track, a dance-pop collaboration with Sia and producer Greg Kurstin marking the first new studio music from Chaka Khan since 2019's ‘Hello Happiness'.

Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness says covering Chris Isaak's ‘Wicked Game' for the new album ‘Born To Kill' continues a tradition that has seen the band reinterpret songs by The Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and June Carter through the lens of California punk rock.

Australian progressive guitar innovator Plini will return home in August 2026 for the ‘An Unnameable Desire' Australian and New Zealand tour, bringing his biggest live production yet alongside UK math rock band Delta Sleep, rising alt-metal artist Cenobia and Sydney heavy newcomers Nightdive.

DragonForce have announced Arch Enemy and The Agonist vocalist Alissa White-Gluz as the band's first female frontwoman as they launch celebrations for the 20th anniversary of Inhuman Rampage and prepare their next studio album.

UNIFIED Music Group has officially expanded into New Zealand, appointing veteran artist manager Matt Harvey to lead the company's long-term commitment to developing Aotearoa artists for global markets while strengthening trans-Tasman music infrastructure.

Perth band South Summit have unveiled new single ‘Heartless', a key track from forthcoming album Run It Back, as the group prepare for their biggest Australian headline tour to date and an expanded international touring schedule across New Zealand and Europe.

Teenage Joans return with “Coming Up From Hell”, a heavier, more direct statement from the Adelaide duo as they prepare for a UK tour and Australian shows supporting Violent Soho.

Pantera mark 30 years since The Great Southern Trendkill, the 1996 album by Pantera that captured the band at its most volatile and extreme, with its legacy still shaping modern metal three decades later.