Stanley Simmons, featuring Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, have unveiled the new single ‘Cellophane' and confirmed the release date for their debut album Dancing While The World Is Ending, due in August.

Forty years after its release, Genesis' Invisible Touch remains the band's most commercially successful album, a pop-driven 1986 set that topped charts worldwide, produced five US Top Five singles, and marked a defining shift in the group's studio approach and sound.

Taylor Swift has released ‘I Knew It, I Knew You', her first new original song since 2025, written for Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5 and inspired by Jessie's storyline in the long-running animated franchise.

Madonna has intensified the rollout for her forthcoming album Confessions II, debuting new music in a surprise Times Square performance and releasing the album's third preview track, ‘Love Sensation', ahead of the record's July release.

The Johnnys are preparing a retrospective release built around previously unheard Mushroom Records era recordings while also developing new material, according to founding member Graham Hood.

The Huxton Creepers have marked the 40th anniversary of their landmark debut album 12 Days To Paris with a vinyl reissue, the album's first digital release and a national tour that will see the band perform the record in full for the first time.

CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins has become one of the most recognisable faces in American political reporting after a fresh series of public attacks from Trump highlighted her role as one of the few reporters consistently challenging the US President in real time.

Evanescence will return to Australia and New Zealand in March 2027, bringing their first headline arena tour of the region since the release of their new album Sanctuary.

Prince's estate has announced Timeless, a 10-track collection of previously unreleased recordings spanning almost four decades, led by the newly issued 1995 track Stone.

Don Walker has unveiled ‘Breakfast In Paris', the latest track from his forthcoming album Love Songs, with Noise11 presenting the world premiere ahead of the record's August release and national tour.

Ashley Naylor, best known as a guitarist with Paul Kelly and The Church and as the frontman of Melbourne power-pop band Even, has announced a series of live dates tied to the latest release from his solo project. The Melbourne musician will perform a rare solo show in Los Angeles on June 11 before returning to Australia for Ashley Naylor Spaceship performances in Melbourne and Sydney during July. The announcement coincides with the release of a radio edit of ‘Racing Time', a track drawn from his recent solo album Alexandria Sunset.

Michael Stipe and Andrew Watt have delivered the first major television performance of I Played The Fool (Main Title Theme), bringing the music from HBO's breakout comedy Rooster to a national audience on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

The Beatles will mark Global Beatles Day on 25 June with the first official online release of a colourised version of their landmark 1967 performance of All You Need Is Love, commemorating one of the most significant broadcasts in music history.

CORE Festival will stage its first Australian event in Melbourne this November, bringing an international electronic music lineup to Flemington Racecourse as ticket pre-sales open this week.

The City of Yarra has confirmed that Leaps And Bounds Music Festival will return to its full ten-day format in 2026, with venues across Fitzroy, Collingwood, Abbotsford and Richmond hosting a broad program of live music, record fairs, broadcasts and community events from 16 to 26 July. The annual winter festival, presented by Yarra City Council in partnership with local venues and promoters, will once again focus on supporting the live music ecosystem that has helped establish Yarra as one of Australia's most significant music precincts.

Lainey Wilson has released her new single ‘Phone, Keys, Wallet', a track featuring guest guitar work from John Mayer that premiered simultaneously across country radio stations in the United States and Canada on June 4. The song arrives during a period of sustained visibility for Wilson, who is currently performing stadium dates with Chris Stapleton while expanding her profile beyond music through film, television and documentary projects.

Amber Lawrence has marked a major career milestone with the release of her eighth studio album, Suburban Cowgirl, arriving alongside her first children's book of the same name, a project that reflects on her journey from suburban Sydney to becoming one of Australia's most successful contemporary country artists.

Alex James has offered an optimistic assessment of Blur's future, saying the band emerged from the release of The Ballad Of Darren and its subsequent live dates in a stronger position than at any previous point in its history. Speaking to Noise11, Alex James said there are currently no firm plans for the band's next move, but unlike previous album cycles, Blur finished its most recent chapter without any member declaring it was the end.

AEG Presents has announced it will take over operations of the venue currently known as Emo's Austin from 1 January 2027, adding a second Austin venue to its growing Texas portfolio and signalling a major investment in the city's live music infrastructure.

Australian folk songwriter Leah Senior has unveiled “Two Weeks”, the final advance track from her forthcoming fifth album Pt. Roadknight, due for release on June 19 through Third Eye Stimuli in Australia and SPINSTER in North America and the UK. The song arrives ahead of a national tour and offers one of the album's most direct reflections on the changing social landscape of Victoria's coastal communities.

The Hard-Ons have revisited four of their early songs in Korean, with bassist Ray Ahn singing in his native language ahead of a September visit to South Korea for concerts and film screenings.

Online music streaming services have officially overtaken traditional radio as Australia's most widely used audio platform, according to data from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). While radio remains a powerful force, particularly in cars and among older Australians, the figures underline a fundamental change in how music is consumed and how new artists break through to audiences.

Weezer have unveiled details of their 20th studio album, the colour themed Gold Album, alongside the release of the new single ‘We Might As Well Be Strangers', a collaboration with Wednesday vocalist Karly Hartzman.

Thirty years after its release, Metallica's Load remains one of the most debated albums in the band's catalogue, marking a dramatic shift in sound, image and creative direction that continues to spark discussion among fans and critics alike.

On 4 June 2026, Bryan Adams' seventh studio album 18 Til I Die reaches its 30th anniversary, marking three decades since the record became a major international success. Released through A&M Records in June 1996, the album topped the UK Albums Chart, reached No. 2 in Australia and went on to sell an estimated five million copies worldwide, delivering some of the most enduring songs of Adams' career.

Ben Folds has warned that the United States' National Symphony Orchestra could cease to exist if urgent action is not taken to address the fallout from the ongoing upheaval at Washington D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Charli XCX has confirmed the release of her next studio album, Music, Fashion, Film, marking her first full-length album since the cultural and commercial impact of Brat and its subsequent remix project.

The Original Wailers will return to Australia in March 2027 for the One Love Tour, bringing one of reggae's most enduring catalogues back to local stages. Led by guitarist Al Anderson, the sole surviving member of the classic mid-1970s Bob Marley & The Wailers lineup, the seven-date run will take in Perth, Adelaide, Wollongong, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. With Anderson now carrying the responsibility of preserving the music he helped create alongside Bob Marley, the tour is being positioned as a celebration of songs that remain among the most influential works in popular music.

Peter Frampton's extraordinary rise, fall and resurgence is the focus of a new feature-length documentary, Frampton, premiering at the 2026 Tribeca Festival as the guitarist marks 50 years since the release of Frampton Comes Alive!

Scott Pelley's dismissal from 60 Minutes marks the most dramatic rupture in the history of American television journalism's most influential news magazine, raising questions about editorial independence, newsroom leadership and the future credibility of CBS News.