Violet Grohl has officially launched her recording career with the release of her debut album Be Sweet To Me, issued through Auroura Records and Republic Records on Friday. The 11-track record arrives alongside the announcement of Grohl's first headline tour, which begins tonight in Los Angeles, and ahead of her scheduled television debut on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 3.

A growing number of artists have pulled out of Freedom 250 Presents: The Great American State Fair, the 16 day event set for Washington D.C.'s National Mall next month, after concerns emerged over the festival's links to Trump and the broader political positioning of the celebration.

The Rubens have returned with ‘Are You Getting High', a new single that sees the New South Wales band lean further into the introspective songwriting that has defined much of their recent work. Released as the follow-up to ‘Goanna', the track explores the uneasy emotional space that follows the end of a relationship, capturing the tension between acceptance and unresolved resentment.

by Paul Cashmere The cost of seeing live music has transformed dramatically over the past four decades, with arena and stadium concert ticket prices now outpacing inflation at a rate few other entertainment sectors can match. In the mid-1980s, a major concert ticket typically cost between $12 and $15. In 2026, premium tickets for the world's biggest tours regularly exceed $500, while VIP packages can stretch beyond $1,000. The shift has fundamentally changed not only the economics of touring, but also the behaviour of audiences in Australia, North America and Europe.

Sleeping With Sirens have delivered one of the heaviest tracks of their career with the release of ‘Paralyzed', the latest preview of forthcoming album An Ending In Itself, due June 12 through Rise Records. The Florida formed post-hardcore band unveiled the song without advance notice, offering fans a first look at a record the group says reconnects with the raw instincts that defined its early years.

Australian singer-songwriter Mia Wray has returned with the new single ‘Isn't It Funny', a track that continues the introspective songwriting direction established on her recent release ‘When We Were Young', arriving after one of the biggest touring periods of her career. The song follows Wray's appearance on Ed Sheeran's 17-date Australian and New Zealand stadium tour earlier this year, exposing the Melbourne-based artist to her largest audiences to date.

Sepultura have confirmed the final concert of their career, with the Brazilian metal pioneers set to perform one last time on November 7, 2026 at Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu in São Paulo, Brazil. The farewell event will conclude the band's long-running Celebrating Life Through Death tour and bring to a close more than four decades of activity that reshaped thrash, groove and death metal on a global scale.

The Durutti Colum have announced their first album in 16 years.

by Paul Cashmere The modern music charts used by ARIA, Billboard and the UK's Official Charts Company now measure an entirely different form of consumer behaviour than the charts of the vinyl, cassette and CD eras. While chart headlines frequently compare contemporary streaming milestones with historical sales achievements, industry analysts increasingly acknowledge that the two systems are built on fundamentally incompatible metrics.

Four decades after its initial release in the United Kingdom, the debut album from Paul Di'Anno's Battlezone is returning to physical formats. Deko Entertainment has announced a 40th anniversary reissue of Fighting Back, scheduled to arrive in August.

Thirty years after Slayer released Undisputed Attitude, the album remains one of the most debated entries in the band's catalogue, a punk driven detour that revealed the records and artists that shaped Slayer's early identity.

Thirty years after Porno for Pyros released Good God's Urge, the band's second and final studio album remains a document of transition, recovery and experimentation, capturing a period when Perry Farrell and his bandmates were moving away from the harder edges of alternative rock.

five-date arena and theatre tour, marking her first run through the region following recent international dates with Sean Paul and renewed global attention around her early 2000s catalogue.

Rose Carleo has returned with ‘42 Days’, an album that combines personal grief with classic Australian rock influences, while drawing inspiration from figures including AC/DC's Malcolm Young family and Elvis Presley.

Judith Owen returns with Suit Yourself, her 14th studio album, a New Orleans recorded project that places the Welsh singer-songwriter and pianist deeper into jazz, blues and big band traditions while adding a guest appearance from Joe Bonamassa.

Hugh Cornwell has postponed his Australian tour, with the former Stranglers frontman now set to return for a rescheduled run of dates in December 2026.

Alex James says Britpop was less a genre than a moment in time, one shaped by British songwriting traditions and a reaction to changing rock culture. Speaking to Noise11 ahead of the 2026 Australian Britpop Classical tour, the Blur bassist reflected on how the movement emerged and why its music continues to resonate decades later.

The music industry's move away from the physical single helped create record revenues at the end of the 1990s, but many analysts argue the same strategy accelerated the collapse of the traditional music business and permanently changed how audiences consume music.

Paul McCartney says an unreleased recording of The Beatles classic The Long And Winding Road by Prince has resurfaced, and the former Beatle now wants to explore completing it for release.

Lorna Shore will return to Australia in October 2026 for their biggest headline run in the region to date, with the New Jersey deathcore band also confirming its first ever New Zealand performances.

Melbourne artist Grace Cummings has announced her fourth studio album, Bloodhorse!, with the first track from the record, My God, introducing themes of control, fear and modern disconnection ahead of the album's August release.

Melbourne band Fancy Weapon, featuring members drawn from several generations of Australian underground music, have released third single "27 Minutes" as the group prepares for its debut album and a run of high profile live appearances.

Aloe Blacc will return to Australia in September with his Wake Me Up Tour, marking the Grammy nominated singer's first full national run across the country in more than seven years.

Night At The Parkland returns to Brisbane in September with Aloe Blacc joining an expanded line-up that stretches the Roma Street Parkland concert series across three weekends and nine performances.

Forty years after Run-D.M.C. released Raising Hell, the landmark album remains one of the defining moments in hip-hop history, helping push rap from an emerging movement into the centre of popular culture.

BTS emerged as Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards 2026, while Sabrina Carpenter secured Album of the Year honours in a ceremony that reflected the increasingly broad genre mix shaping contemporary music.

Rat Scabies says punk music did not arrive with a defined rulebook, recalling a period when The Damned and Sex Pistols were still playing to small audiences and the scene was only beginning to understand what it was becoming.

Sonny Rollins, the American tenor saxophonist whose seven decade career reshaped modern jazz and produced standards including "St. Thomas", "Oleo" and "Airegin", has died aged 95.

Ozzy Osbourne has been formally recognised in the United States Congressional Record, with Representative Victoria Spartz paying tribute to the late Black Sabbath frontman's impact on music, popular culture and American life.

Chris Botti is reshaping his live repertoire again, introducing Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' global hit ‘Die With A Smile' into Australian tour performances as the Grammy-winning trumpeter continues to blur the lines between jazz, pop and cinematic orchestration.