Byron Bay rock trio Headsend will embark on their first headline tour of North America, the UK and Europe in 2026, marking a significant international expansion following the release of their debut EP Angel Glands and a series of high-profile support slots.

A collection of personal correspondence written by AC/DC frontman Bon Scott during 1978 is providing a rare firsthand account of the band's relentless touring life at a pivotal stage in its international breakthrough. The archive, assembled by road manager and tour director Dawn M. Blouin and now being offered through RR Auction, contains seven signed letters and cards written from tour stops across the United States and Europe, revealing Scott's reflections on travel, friendships, drinking and the pressures of life on the road.

Jah Wobble and Liverpool duo Tian Qiyi have unveiled their interpretation of The Beatles' classic ‘Tomorrow Never Knows', the first release from the forthcoming album Mystic Liverpool: The Beatles' Psychedelic Psongbook, due in August.

Yours And Owls Festival has revealed its 2026 line-up, led by Canadian rapper BBNO$, G Flip, The Drones, DMA'S, Ball Park Music and Hiatus Kaiyote, as the event expands beyond its traditional foreshore setting into a city-wide music takeover in Wollongong.

The Living End frontman Chris Cheney has struck a new publishing deal with BMG, transferring ownership of a catalogue that helped define Australian rock across three decades.

Forty years after its release, The Smiths' landmark third album The Queen Is Dead remains one of the most influential records in alternative music, its reputation continuing to grow long after the band's brief career ended.

The Clouds have announced The Singles Tour, a pair of headline performances in Melbourne and Sydney that will celebrate the band's best-known recordings from across their career. The shows, scheduled for November, mark a rare opportunity for audiences to experience a set built around the Sydney group's most enduring songs, including Hieronymus, Red Serenade, Say It, Soul Eater, Anthem, Cloud Factory and Bower Of Bliss.

Plain White T's will return to Australia for their first headline tour in more than ten years, with the Chicago pop rock band set to play four east coast and South Australian dates in October and November 2026 alongside special guests Teenage Joans.

Australian Crawl will perform under their original band name for the first time since 1986 when they join Men At Work on the 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour, marking the first time the two iconic Australian acts have shared a stage since 1983.

Samantha Fish has released her first official live album, Paper Doll Live, capturing a full concert performance recorded at Knoxville's historic Bijou Theatre and unveiling the new live single 'Rusty Razor Live'.

Nick Batterham has unveiled the soundtrack to Rone's latest immersive artwork, Home, a new suburban installation presented as part of Chadstone's Light To Night festival in Melbourne.

APRA AMCOS has announced it will close the Live Music Office and its Live And Local program on 1 July, marking the end of a 13-year campaign that helped reshape live music regulation across Australia.

Illinois emo-punk band Harrison Gordon have announced their second album Bliss, due on September 4 via Hopeless Records, alongside the release of the new single ‘Not Working! Not Working!' and its accompanying music video.

Alabama metalcore band Gideon have released their new five-track EP 4x4, accompanied by a visualiser for the track ‘YEEHAW', just months before returning to Australia as special guests on Bury Tomorrow's September tour.

Southern California post-hardcore band Movements have released the new song ‘Everything Is Fine', the latest preview of their forthcoming album Happier Now, which will arrive on September 4 via Fearless Records. The track is accompanied by a new visualiser and follows earlier singles ‘Dissolve Me' and ‘Back In My Ways', offering another insight into the direction of the quartet's first album since 2023's RUCKUS!.

Ami Williamson will release her first new album in seven years on August 7, 2026, marking a significant new chapter for one of Australia's most accomplished folk singer-songwriters.

Melbourne tribute acts Black Market Clash and Loonee Tunes will revisit the music, politics and cultural impact of The Clash and The Specials at Brunswick Ballroom on 27 June 2026.

Tiësto will perform a rare trance-focused set at Dreamstate Australia in February 2027, marking a significant return to the sound that established his career and helped shape the global electronic music movement.

Blink-182 have marked the 25th anniversary of Take Off Your Pants And Jacket with a newly expanded edition of the landmark album, bringing six previously hard-to-find bonus tracks to streaming services for the first time.

American singer, songwriter and multimedia artist Oliver Tree has died aged 32 after a mid-air helicopter collision in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His death brings an abrupt end to a career that blended alternative pop, hip-hop, comedy and visual performance, and has resulted in the unexpected cancellation of his scheduled Australian and New Zealand tour dates for October.

The Sharp will return to stages across Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales later this year, with the Melbourne band's September performances set to become the centrepiece of a new live album.

American singer-songwriter Cat Power has announced an Australian tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of her landmark 2006 album The Greatest, with a series of national performances culminating in a special appearance at Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens as part of the Live at the Gardens concert series.

Backstreet Boys have unveiled a new song, ‘Bottle Up', written by Ed Sheeran and Savan Kotecha for the upcoming animated feature Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, due in cinemas this August.

Carly Simon has announced the release of Comes In Waves, her first album of original songs in 18 years. The album will arrive on 14 August and is led by the new single Howl, a track Simon says explores the emotional territory between betrayal and forgiveness. The project was largely written and recorded at her home studio in Martha's Vineyard and reunites the acclaimed singer-songwriter with family members and longtime collaborators.

The Fall's final studio album, Post Script, will be released in September, completing recordings that began before the death of founder Mark E. Smith and bringing a definitive end to one of post-punk's most influential catalogues.

Neil Diamond's stage story continues to strike a chord with Australian audiences, with producers releasing additional performances for the Melbourne season of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical following strong ticket demand ahead of its Australian premiere.

Sixty years after its release, The Temptations' Gettin' Ready remains one of the pivotal albums in Motown history, capturing the moment Norman Whitfield emerged as a creative force while the group delivered some of the defining soul recordings of the 1960s.

Chris Botti's 2026 Australian tour arrives with a setlist that transforms songs by Leonard Cohen, the Bee Gees, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Ennio Morricone into jazz-driven interpretations, highlighting the Grammy-winning trumpeter's unique ability to bridge genres.

Fifty years after its release, Chicago X remains one of the defining records in Chicago's catalogue, delivering the band's first US number one single and marking a pivotal shift from ambitious jazz-rock experimentation toward mainstream pop success.

Sublime have released their first new studio album in three decades, *Until The Sun Explodes*, marking a new chapter for the influential Long Beach band with original members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh joined by Jakob Nowell, the son of late frontman Bradley Nowell.