Canadian electro-pop icon Lights is set to close out 2025 in a big way. Today she revealed plans for A6EXTENDED, a deluxe edition of her latest album A6, adding eight brand-new tracks to the project.

Mirador, the new band co-founded by Greta Van Fleet's Jake Kiszka and Ida Mae's Chris Turpin, have dropped their debut self-titled album via Republic Records.

All Time Low are back with a brand-new single, Butterflies, the latest taste of their upcoming tenth album Everyone's Talking!, due out October 17 through Basement Noise Records / Photo Finish / Virgin.

Lil Yachty has released his brand new track ‘Silver Lining' featuring Sauce Walka, alongside a cinematic video directed by AMD and Little Miles.

Kid Cudi has just rolled out the official 13 minute music video for “Mr. Miracle”, and this time, he's not just the star. Cudi (real name Scott Mescudi) wrote, directed, and even scored the whole thing, with Sorry to Bother You star LaKeith Stanfield also making an appearance.

For the first time ever, The Cranberries' legendary 1995 MTV Unplugged performance will see release as a standalone album. The set arrives November 7, 2025, on vinyl, CD and digital via Island Records/UMe.

Swedish metal veterans The Halo Effect are back, ripping into heavy metal history with a ferocious new take on W.A.S.P.'s 1984 anthem I Wanna Be Somebody. The cover, chosen by guitar legend Jesper Strömblad, is the band's third reinterpretation of a classic metal track, and it hits with the kind of raw intensity fans of extreme metal live for.

Prog rock legend Rick Wakeman is set to hit the US in March 2026 for a very special series of shows with his eldest son, Oliver. The tour, billed as Wakeman & Son, marks the first time the pair will perform together on the road.

Swiss alt-rock newcomers Comastatic have dropped their heaviest song yet, teaming up with US rockers Point North on the crushing new single ‘Primitive'.

Kittie have dropped the official video for their reimagined version of “Do You Think I'm a Whore”, taken from the newly released Spit XXV EP.

NOFX are making their return with A to H, the first part of their A to Z triple-album series, but this time the spotlight isn't just on the music. The artwork comes from world-renowned pop surrealist Shag (Josh Agle), whose mid-century modern style has become iconic in music, design, and tiki culture.

Nashville songwriter Brett James has died in a plane crash in North Carolina. He was 57.

Australia’s own guitar great Tommy Emmanuel will return with a brand-new album Living In The Light on 10 October, with the first single Black and White to Color out now.

Aerosmith have returned with their first new music in more than a decade, teaming up with British rocker Yungblud for a collaborative five-track EP titled One More Time. The release is set for 21 November 2025, with the lead single My Only Angel available today.

Annie Lennox has revisited her iconic 1992 hit “Why,” releasing a stunning new version dedicated to the people of Gaza. The performance was first broadcast as part of the Together for Palestine event in London on September 17, 2025. All proceeds from the release will go to the CHOOSE LOVE Together For Palestine Fund.

Sydney punk legends The Hard-Ons were recently celebrated by their alma mater and local council, a nod to the trailblazing band that helped put western Sydney on the punk rock map in the 1980s.

Swedish power metal titans Sabaton have dropped their latest single, “Crossing The Rubicon,” featuring Jonny Hawkins and Mark Vollelunga from American rockers Nothing More. The collaborative version hits the airwaves today, ahead of the release of Sabaton's 11th studio album, Legends, out October 17 via Better Noise Music.

Nine Inch Nails have officially entered the cinematic arena with the release of TRON: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) via Interscope Records. The album marks the band's first full-length film score, and it's pure NIN - dark, pulsating, and relentless.

Platinum-selling, 2x ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter Budjerah has just kicked off an exciting new chapter with his latest single, “Want You Back”, out now via Warner Music Australia. The track is a fresh, nostalgia-tinged slice of funk-pop that nods to the 90s and 2000s while showing off Budjerah's unmistakable modern edge.

Irish rock giants U2 have been named the 2025 recipients of the Woody Guthrie Prize, joining an honour roll that includes Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, John Mellencamp and Kris Kristofferson.

Pop disruptor Emeline just dropped her first-ever love song, Emotional Virgin, a glossy, gutsy track about the high of catching real feelings for the first time.

Michael Jackson's music and story burst to life in Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre.

Machine Gun Kelly is taking over the globe. The rap-rock powerhouse has just revealed The Lost Americana Tour, supporting his seventh studio album Lost Americana, with stops across North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

Melbourne singer-songwriter Mia Wray has teamed up with UK pop favourite Gabrielle Aplin on a sparkling new single, Ghost In My Machine. The track follows the success of Mia's acclaimed debut album, hi, it's nice to meet me, which dropped earlier this year.

EXTREME has unveiled a new music video for their track "X Out," a standout from their 2023 album Six. The video amplifies the song's haunting themes of faith, mortality, and the search for meaning, drawing inspiration from cinematic classics like Mad Max and Dune.

Santa Cruz hardcore mainstays DRAIN have unleashed the final single from their highly anticipated third album, …IS YOUR FRIEND, which lands November 7th via Epitaph Records. Titled “Scared Of Everything And Nothing”, the track is a brutal, two-and-a-half-minute punch of crushing breakdowns, razor-sharp guitars, and chaos engineered for the mosh pit. The official video, directed by Eric Richter, captures the band's signature energy with a rooftop performance atop a parking garage.

Country newcomer Elizabeth Nichols has delivered a gut-punch of a ballad with her brand-new single ‘Daughter', out now through PULSE Records.

Melbourne soul powerhouse WILSN has dropped one final track before her new album Bloom lands on 17 October, and it’s a spicy one. The new single, Big Star, is a playful, tongue-in-cheek dig at an ex who thought he was rock’n’roll royalty – even while still living at home, driving Dad’s car and getting dinner made for him.

UK pop star Mimi Webb has just dropped the official video for her new single I Met A Boy, taken from her sophomore album Confessions, out now via Epic Records.

John Butler brought his new album Prism to life in Sydney last night, performing to a sold-out Metro Theatre with his powerhouse three-piece band. The set featured former Trio drummer Michael Barker back behind the kit, alongside Ian Peres on bass and Michael Boase on percussion.