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.

Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays, the stars of the 1980 comedy classic Airplane! (released as Flying High in Australia), are reuniting for Airplane! Live, a touring event combining a full screening of the film with an on-stage conversation and audience Q&A. The tour revisits one of cinema's most influential parody comedies, with new behind-the-scenes reflections from its principal cast members.

Dustin Lynch turned CMA Fest 2026 into a two-part takeover, returning with his Pool Situation: Nashville and Nightlife Party Club Set, drawing thousands across rooftop and club events that have become annual fixtures in the festival calendar while his single “Easy To Love” continues its climb at country radio.

Victorian metalcore band Ocean Sleeper have announced their second album Peace When I'm Dead, due on 21 August, alongside the release of the album's title track and a major Australian headline tour.

Riff Raiders mark a new chapter with their third studio album Welcome To Mars, celebrating the release over the long weekend as the Melbourne band expands its high voltage hard rock sound across 11 tracks. The record follows a run of singles including Nothing To Lose, Welcome To Mars and Broken Halo, and signals what the band describes as a shift in direction moving forward.

UK alternative rock outfit unpeople have confirmed details of their debut album We Are Unpeople, due for release on October 9 via SharpTone Records, while unveiling the new track ‘Friends' as the latest preview of the record.

Interpol have revealed details of their eighth studio album, This Mirror Weighs A Ton, marking the New York band's first album in four years and their first release through Partisan Records.

Wynonna will release The Hard Truth on October 2, marking her first new solo studio album in ten years and her first full-length release for ANTI- Records. The album arrives with the release of the new single, Kentucky Queen.

The Menzingers have unveiled ‘Better Angels', the second major preview from their forthcoming album Everything I Ever Saw, which will be released on July 17 via Epitaph Records. The track arrives alongside an official music video directed by Britain Weyant and follows the earlier release of lead single ‘Chance Encounters', giving fans a broader look at the Pennsylvania band's next chapter nearly two decades into their career.

Koe Wetzel will release his sixth studio album, The Night Champion, on June 12, with the Texas artist describing the record as a reflection on survival, success and the turbulent years that shaped his career.

Niall Horan will return to Australia in February 2027 for four arena shows in support of his newly released fourth solo album, Dinner Party, marking his first Australian headline tour since the global success of The Show.

English singer-songwriter Sienna Spiro has announced her first headline tour of Australia and New Zealand, with five dates confirmed for January 2027 as part of her global My House Tour. The run will see the London-born artist perform in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland following a year that has transformed her from viral online discovery into one of pop music's fastest-rising international acts.

Steve Earle will be the focus of a special all-star tribute concert launching Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026, with proceeds supporting autism housing charity Sweetwater Spectrum.

Robert Forster will return to Australian stages in September 2026, bringing the musicians who played on his acclaimed Strawberries album for a five-date national tour.

Blur bassist Alex James will bring his Britpop Classical production to Australia this November, presenting a 90 minute celebration of the songs that defined the British guitar boom of the 1990s. The show combines a rock band, session vocalists and a full symphony orchestra, with music from Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Supergrass, Radiohead and others, reworked for a large scale live production.

As Australian Rock Collective prepares to take one of rock's most scrutinised albums back to the stage, Darren Middleton says the process of deciding who performs each Eagles song has less to do with impersonation and more to do with finding the right voice for the material.