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.

Midge Ure has released his first collection of new songs in more than a decade, unveiling the ambitious double album A Man Of Two Worlds, a project that divides his work between instrumental compositions and vocal songs.

Duane Betts has released Isle Of Hope, a deeply personal album recorded in the aftermath of his father Dickey Betts' death, marking the guitarist's debut project for Sun Records.

The Kennedy Center has begun removing Donald Trump's name from its Washington, D.C. facade after a federal appeals court rejected a last-minute effort to preserve the controversial rebranding of America's premier performing arts institution.

Gary Numan has acknowledged that artists who emerged in the 1990s played a crucial role in rebuilding his career, revealing that support from acts including Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson and Fear Factory helped create the foundation for one of modern music's most notable career revivals.

As Shinedown prepare for their first Australian tour in 16 years, frontman Brent Smith has revealed that the band's new album Ei8ht was deliberately conceived as a traditional collection of songs, marking a departure from the narrative structures that defined its two predecessors, Attention Attention and Planet Zero.

Jack White has revealed details of his seventh solo album, Frozen Charlotte, with the record set for release on 10 July through Third Man Records. The announcement arrives alongside the release of the new single Dollar Bill and follows months of touring, surprise performances and a string of cryptic teasers centred on a mysterious character known as the "Frozen Charlatan".

Jimi Hendrix has been honoured with a permanent New York City street co-naming near Electric Lady Studios, more than five decades after his death and after years of campaigning by supporters, family members and educators.

Thom Yorke's reimagining of Radiohead's Hail To The Thief and Shakespeare's Hamlet will make its London premiere at the Barbican Theatre following sold-out seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Factory International.

Koe Wetzel has released The Night Champion via Columbia Records, marking a significant moment in the Texas artist's career as he balances the hard-edged country rock sound that built his audience with some of the most reflective songwriting of his catalogue. The 11-track album arrived on June 12 as Wetzel continues an extensive international touring schedule and builds on the commercial momentum generated by his breakthrough success with 2024's 9 Lives.

Jen Mize & The Rough N' Tumble have released North Carolina, the third single from their forthcoming album Tilt, with the song reflecting on family, memory and the sense of belonging found across cultures and communities.

Larry David's first major project following the end of Curb Your Enthusiasm has been revealed in full, with a new trailer showcasing an all-star cast, a partnership with Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions, and a comedic retelling of 250 years of American history.

Cosmic Psychos have been elevated to headline status at Thrashville 2026 after American punk pioneers FEAR were forced to withdraw from their long-awaited Australian tour due to health concerns involving frontman Lee Ving.

Brian Fallon will release his first solo album in more than five years this September, with Not Bad For New Jersey featuring guest appearances from Brandon Flowers, Phil Collen, Lori McKenna and Marc Ribot.

Canadian alternative psych-rock outfit Meltt have unveiled their new album Pathways, a 13-track collection that arrives as the Vancouver quartet prepare for an extensive North American headline tour. The release marks the band's first full-length project since 2023's Eternal Embers and captures a period of significant personal and creative change for the four musicians as they navigate the transition from their twenties into a new stage of life.

Sydney roots rock outfit Joeys Coop have announced the release of their third album, Sawdust Memories, due on July 3, alongside a national run of shows stretching across the second half of 2026. The band has also unveiled the album's lead single, In The Pines, which arrives today and will be officially launched at Sydney's MoshPit venue on June 25.

Australian music will take a prominent place in the Melbourne International Film Festival's first reveal for 2026, with the world premiere of Jebediah: Are We OK? and the Australian screening of The Best Summer emerging as two of the standout music titles in the festival's opening announcement. The films revisit pivotal moments in alternative music culture, one through the story of a Perth band that survived three decades together, the other through newly discovered footage from one of Australia's most significant music festivals of the 1990s.

Slow Pulp have revealed details of their third studio album Melodie, due for release on 18 September through ANTI-, alongside the release of the album's lead single ‘Better Man'. The announcement marks the next chapter for the Chicago based quartet, who have steadily built a reputation as one of the more distinctive voices in contemporary American indie rock since emerging from Wisconsin's underground music scene a decade ago.

American deathcore outfit Left To Suffer have released ‘Gun In The Duffle Bag', the first track issued since the band formally joined Hopeless Records earlier this year. The song arrives six weeks after the Atlanta group announced its signing to the influential independent label and serves as the first indication of the band's creative direction under the new partnership.

Rick Beato, the producer, educator and one of YouTube's most influential music commentators, will visit Australia and New Zealand for a series of live shows in October 2026.

Simple Minds will return to Australia in February 2027 for a five-date arena tour celebrating five decades of music, with electronic music pioneer Gary Numan joining the tour as special guest.

Australian Grammy Award winner Cassian will return home this spring for two major outdoor headline performances in Sydney and Melbourne, marking his first Australian headline dates since a sold-out national run earlier this year.

Fifty years after its release on June 11, 1976, Neil Diamond's Beautiful Noise remains one of the defining albums of his career, a record that reshaped his artistic direction and launched a new phase of commercial and creative success. Arriving at a crucial point in Diamond's career, the album paired the singer-songwriter with Robbie Robertson of The Band and delivered a sound that expanded beyond the familiar pop framework that had made him an international star.

Motörhead has announced the seventh instalment of its ongoing Lemmy Forever initiative, with a new ceremony set to take place at Download Festival in Donington on June 12, 2026. The event will see a miniature version of Lemmy Kilmister's custom urn, containing a portion of the late Motörhead founder's ashes, installed at the festival's Lemmy's Lounge as part of a permanent tribute to one of rock music's most enduring figures.

Former Beastie Boys headquarters and recording space G-Son Studios is being restored and reopened as a community arts centre and live venue, with a new Kickstarter campaign launched to fund the revival of the historic Atwater Village site in Los Angeles.