This year's standalone event should have got the ARIA Hall of Fame back on track. It hasn't.

Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End And Vika & Linda Headline ARIA Hall Of Fame 2026 Intake As Industry Eyes Long Overdue Recognition For Heritage Acts

Five decades on, Aerosmith's fourth album Rocks remains a defining document of 1970s hard rock, capturing the band at a creative and cultural peak

Bleachers return with new music as Jack Antonoff's band previews the fifth studio album Everyone For Ten Minutes ahead of its May release

The Black Keys return with ‘Peaches!', a covers-driven fourteenth album, alongside a new visual for ‘She Does It Right' that reconnects the band with their earliest influences

Dermot Kennedy confirms a major return to Australia and New Zealand, with the Irish singer-songwriter bringing his latest album The Weight Of The Woods to arenas and outdoor venues this November

Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter have officially released Bring Your Love after unveiling the track live at Coachella, marking a key moment in Madonna's return to dance music with Confessions II.

US artist Slayyyter will return to Australia in August 2026 for her first headline tour in three years, bringing the Wor$t Girl In The World Tour to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne following a major breakthrough year.

David Allan Coe, the outlaw country singer songwriter whose career spanned prison blues beginnings to chart success, has died at 86, leaving behind a catalogue shaped as much by influence as by enduring controversy

Bruce Soord says his upcoming album Ghosts In The Park emerged from deeply personal experiences that could not be absorbed into his work with The Pineapple Thief, despite his central role as songwriter and vocalist.

APRA marks a century of music rights in Australia with Paul Kelly delivering a standout performance of Flash And The Pan's Walking In The Rain at the 2026 APRA Awards in Sydney

Ian Moss headlines the long-awaited reopening of The Regent Theatre in Richmond as the iconic art deco venue returns after a major renovation, marking a major cultural moment for Greater Western Sydney.

INXS have been honoured with the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music at the 2026 APRA Awards in Sydney, with Jenny Morris delivering a deeply personal tribute reflecting on the band's global impact and enduring legacy.

The Claypool Lennon Delirium, featuring Les Claypool and Sean Ono Lennon, preview their third album The Great Parrot-Ox And The Golden Egg Of Empathy with new single Melody Of Entropy ahead of its May 1 release

Dave Graney And Clare Moore return with Laburnum Of The Mind, a new studio album recorded in Melbourne and accompanied by an extensive Australian tour.

The Menzingers return with new album Everything I Ever Saw, led by the single Chance Encounters, marking a significant chapter for the long-running punk band

UK artist Rat Boy returns with the new single ‘Broken', a riff-driven preview of the forthcoming album ‘Crash!', set for release in June.

The City Of Port Phillip has dedicated Jonesy Lane to Spencer P. Jones, marking his enduring influence on Australian rock with a ceremony at St Kilda Cellars.

Thirty years after its release, Dave Matthews Band's Crash remains a commercial and cultural milestone for Dave Matthews Band, shaping the sound of late-90s alternative rock while becoming the group's biggest-selling record.

Fifty years on, Bob Marley's Rastaman Vibration remains a defining moment in the global rise of reggae and the international voice of Bob Marley And The Wailers

Elton John's Here And There remains a pivotal live document, capturing the artist at a commercial and creative peak across London and New York in 1974.

Amyl And The Sniffers headline a landmark night at the 2026 APRA Music Awards, with Sia, Guy Sebastian and Sarah Aarons also recognised during APRA's 100-year celebration in Sydney

Founding Director Of Neon Tiger Mgmt, Kristie McCarthy, Has Been Awarded The 2026 Lighthouse Award At The Association Of Artist Managers Awards In Sydney, Recognising Her Work Across Australian Music Management And Her Contribution To Artist

Death Cab For Cutie have released new single Punching The Flowers alongside details of their upcoming album I Built You A Tower and confirmed an Australian headline tour for 2026.

The Velvet Club Confirm July 10 Release For Are You Falling In Love? And Share New Single ‘We Don't Talk'

Yours And Owls Festival will return to Wollongong in 2026, with organisers reshaping the event across Flagstaff Hill and the city centre for a new two-part experience.

Melbourne band The Huxton Creepers return with a restored edition of their debut album 12 Days To Paris, marking 40 years since its original release and bringing the record to vinyl and digital platforms for the first time in decades

Three decades on, The Cranberries' third album captures a band at global peak, navigating grief, pressure and political urgency while expanding their sonic reach

Supertramp continue their 50th anniversary campaign with newly remastered vinyl editions of Brother Where You Bound and Free As A Bird, both arriving in June

The Dili Allstars, Red Envy, The Delvenes and a line-up of Timorese and First Nations artists will come together in Melbourne on 3 May 2026 for a Timor Leste Solidarity concert presented by the MUA and Union Aid Abroad Union Aid. The performance takes place at the MUA headquarters on Ireland Street West Melbourne at 3pm, with food provided by members of the local Timorese community.