A monumental new book will bring the full story of Australia's most loved music television program, Countdown, to life. COUNTDOWN - A Complete Episode Guide, a lavish 460-page hardcover coffee table book, will be released in the first week of December 2025, paying tribute to the show that shaped a generation and forever changed Australian pop culture.

Australia's own Ocean Alley will hit the road again in March 2026 for AUS Coastal 2026, a new SummerSalt series presented by Face To Face Touring and Live Nation. The run of outdoor shows promises to bring the band's sun-drenched sound to some of the country's most picturesque coastal locations, joined by a stacked bill featuring Skegss, Babe Rainbow, Allah-Las, The Grogans, Mid Drift, Le Shiv and Seaside.

Angus and Julia Stone, Vika and Linda Bull, Mark and Nick Seymour, Donna Simpson and Vikki Thorn, and Elroy and Liam Finn made for a very family affair at Berry's biggest Red Hot Summer ever.

Suzanne Vega, one of the most distinctive and influential voices of modern folk music, will return to Australia in September 2026 for her first national tour in nine years. The tour will celebrate a remarkable 40-year career, revisiting beloved songs including Tom's Diner, Luka and Marlene On The Wall, along with material from her acclaimed new album Flying With Angels, released in May 2025.

Two of modern folk's most compelling voices have finally collided on record. Mumford & Sons and Hozier have released their first official collaboration, Rubber Band Man, an anthemic single that blends the spiritual grit of Marcus Mumford's trio with the brooding soulfulness of Hozier. Produced by The National's Aaron Dessner at Long Pond Studios in New York, the track captures the electrifying chemistry that has long simmered between the two acts.

When Money To Burn premiered in 2000, it was his first major visual statement since the end of The Verve. Following the breakup of one of Britain's most revered bands, Ashcroft stepped out on his own with a song and video that captured both his ambition and his confidence as a solo artist ready to forge a new identity.

Hayley Williams has unveiled her latest single Good Ol' Days, an R&B-inflected slow-burner that gives fans one final glimpse into her solo album Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party before it arrives physically on 7 November. The track, premiered live last night in New York alongside Bleachers, marks a reflective close to one of Williams' most adventurous creative chapters yet.

Oglio Records will release Brian Wilson: Live At The Roxy Theatre (25th Anniversary Edition) on 7 November 2025, marking the first posthumous release from the late Beach Boys co-founder following his death on 11 June 2025.

When Elton John and Bernie Taupin released Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy in 1975, they weren't just delivering another album - they were telling their story. Now, fifty years later, the duo's most autobiographical work is being revisited in a lavish 50th anniversary reissue, restoring one of rock's most introspective and musically adventurous masterpieces to the spotlight.

The All-American Rejects have unveiled a new song, “Eggshell Tap-Dancer,” continuing their resurgence with a sound that blends indie sensibility with their trademark pop-rock punch. It's the latest glimpse into their next chapter, with a new album scheduled for February 2026.

After half a century of myth and missed opportunities, Pavlov's Dog finally took to the stage in Melbourne, and the payoff was magnificent. The Corner Hotel was full to capacity, every inch of floor space heaving with long-time fans, and a few young'uns curious to see why this band has inspired such lasting devotion. The headline read “50th Anniversary Tour”, and the sense in the room was that history had finally arrived.

One of the fresh discoveries from The Beatles' Anthology 4 has arrived. I've Just Seen A Face (Take 3), an unreleased studio take of one of Paul McCartney's most enduring acoustic gems, has surfaced as the first preview from Anthology 4, the long-awaited continuation of The Beatles' Anthology series due 21 November 2025.

Ontario sibling duo Softcult, the modern grunge outfit of Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn, have released their potent new single She Said, He Said, ahead of their long-awaited debut album When A Flower Doesn't Grow, due 30 January 2026 via Easy Life Records.

Swedish melodic death metal titans The Halo Effect have unveiled their latest single, a blistering reimagining of Phenomena's 1985 classic Dance With The Devil, as they gear up for the release of their upcoming EP We Are Shadows on 21 November 2025.

When Roxy Music released Siren in October 1975, the British art-rock pioneers were already known for fusing avant-garde experimentation with sleek pop sophistication. Fifty years on, Siren remains one of their most enduring works, a record that captured the glamour, chaos and creative electricity of mid-70s rock while propelling the band into the mainstream with Love Is The Drug.

Stellar Circuits are ready to rise from the flames. The North Carolina progressive alt-metal quartet have unveiled Bury The Ashes, the third and final single from their forthcoming album Phantom :: Phoenix, set for release on November 14 through Nuclear Blast Records.

Brisbane's people powered radio station 4ZZZ turns 50 this year, and the party is shaping up to be a city-sized celebration of the weird, the wild and the wonderfully loud. ZED50 will take over Roma Street Parklands on Saturday, 25 October 2025, with two stages, no crossovers, and a line up that reads like a who's who of Queensland music history, plus a few sharp newcomers.

When Rock Of The Westies hit shelves on 24 October 1975, Elton John was on top of the world. Less than five months after Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy, the British superstar released his tenth studio album, a record that marked both a musical shift and the close of one of the most prolific creative periods in pop history.

Nick Murphy, better known to many as Chet Faker, has announced a new studio album, A Love For Strangers, due February 13, 2026 on BMG, and has released a buoyant lead single, This Time For Real, to whet appetites. The single arrives with a playful, kinetic video that follows Murphy as Chet Faker tearing through New York City by jet ski, sports car and pedicab, a jaunty visual that matches the song's anthemic, self-aware charm.

Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer will return to the global stage in 2026 with their Everyone's A Star! World Tour, marking the beginning of a bold new era for the Sydney-born pop-rockers. The announcement arrives alongside the release of their brand-new single Telephone Busy, the latest preview from their forthcoming sixth studio album Everyone's A Star! due out 14 November.

Blondie will mark the 26th anniversary of their 1999 comeback album No Exit with a newly remastered and expanded edition, out 31 October on digital, CD and vinyl formats for the first time. The release includes the previously unheard No Exit (Urban Version Main Mix), a striking blend of gothic hip hop, punk, and orchestral energy that reunites Debbie Harry with the late Coolio in a fierce lyrical exchange recalling the band's trailblazing 1981 hit Rapture.

The Godmother of Soul, Ms Patti LaBelle, will return to Australia and New Zealand in January 2026 to celebrate her 80th birthday and an extraordinary 65 years in the music industry. Presented by MG Live and Arena Touring, the 8065 Tour will bring the Philadelphia-born legend's unmistakable voice and enduring spirit to audiences across both countries.

Dave Ball, the pioneering electronic musician and one half of legendary British synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died in London at the age of 66. His death comes just days after completing Danceteria, the sixth and final Soft Cell studio album, due for release in early 2026.

Germany's superhero metal crusaders Grailknights have returned with Forever, their seventh studio album and perhaps their most unifying and explosive chapter to date. Released via Perception, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music, Forever is an all-out call to arms for the loyal Battlechoir, packed with thunderous riffs, arena-sized choruses, and that unmistakable blend of heroism and humour that has made the Knights a cult favourite in the power metal universe.

Australia's premier Hammond soul trio, Cookin' On 3 Burners, are back in the groove with their first studio album in six years, Cookin' The Books. The new record finds the Melbourne band in blazing form, deep in the pocket, wide in scope, and overflowing with vintage funk and soul flavours.

Chicago singer-songwriter Delaney Bailey will release her sophomore album Concave on 21 January 2026 through AWAL, previewed by her atmospheric new single Far Away.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will release a new live album Live God on 5 December 2025, a sonic testament to their electrifying Wild God Tour that spanned the UK, Europe and North America through 2024 and 2025. Across 15 songs, Live God captures the cathartic power and transcendent atmosphere that defined this era of the band, which Cave described as “an antidote to despair.”

Australian rapper 360 is taking his music on the road once again, announcing a massive 43-date regional Australian tour for 2026. Titled the Back N Forth Tour, this will be the most extensive regional run of his career, bringing his explosive live show to towns across every state and territory. He'll be joined by long-time collaborator and friend Pez, marking a full-circle moment for two of the most recognisable voices in Australian hip hop.

Teddy Swims entered the Rod Laver Arena stage on Wednesday night to a tribal beat, an anthemic guitar overture followed by a curtain drop that revealed the band and then Teddy himself, standing tall atop a lit-up ramp. Swims was back in Melbourne for the third time in three years, but this was his first time bringing a major production.

Chart-topping American rock band Bad Omens have unleashed their latest single “Dying To Love,” a powerful and cinematic anthem that fuses the band's heavy origins with a strikingly modern edge. Released via Sumerian Records, the song captures frontman Noah Sebastian at his most dynamic, gliding from falsetto-laced melodies into visceral screams that cut through the track's haunting production.