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.

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.