Australian music royalty Harry Vanda, one of the true architects of the nation's sound, has today released his first-ever solo single, ‘Devil Loose', at the age of 78. The release is a landmark moment for a figure whose influence stretches from the 1960s Easybeats era through to the global rise of AC/DC and beyond.

Scotland’s pop-rock icons Deacon Blue will return to Australia in January and February 2026, celebrating four decades together with their new studio album The Great Western Road and their first visit down under since 2023.

Australian country music icon James Blundell has teamed up with rising duo Patsy & Dave for a stirring new single, After the Storm, a song that captures resilience, unity and the strength of community in the wake of Australia's natural disasters.

Irish indie-folk trio Kingfishr have confirmed their very first Australian live shows, bringing the Halcyon Tour 2026 to four major cities in March.

Argentinian singer-songwriter Natalia Clavier has released her most intimate work yet, a Spanish-language EP titled Boticaria de Canciones. Out now through emeraldwave by Green Hill, the project arrives during Hispanic Heritage Month and serves as a companion to her recent English-language release Song Apothecary.

Prog-rock supergroup DarWin have unleashed their brand-new studio album Distorted Mirror, a sprawling follow-up to last year's Five Steps On The Sun.

Heavy metal has always thrived on moments that defy expectation, and today one of the genre's most historic collaborations has landed. Shortly before his death, Ozzy Osbourne teamed with fellow British metal pioneers Judas Priest for a brand-new charity version of Black Sabbath's immortal classic War Pigs.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Daryl Hall is heading back on the road for a new run of US shows, and he's bringing along Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze as special guest. The west coast dates kick off on 19 October in Reno, Nevada at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino and wrap on 4 November in Denver, Colorado at the Paramount Theatre.

On 26 September 2025, the John Lennon estate premiered a brand-new music video for Lennon and Yoko Ono's hard-hitting protest anthem “Sunday Bloody Sunday (Ultimate Mix)”, reintroducing one of the most controversial yet vital tracks from Lennon's New York era. The video arrives just weeks before the release of the expansive Power To The People (The Ultimate Collection) box set, due 10 October, and places renewed focus on Lennon's uncompromising political voice.

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.