Dave Mustaine is pulling the plug on Megadeth after one final album and a world tour.

The most memorable Ted Bullpitt Kingswood Country line is “You’re not taking the Kingswood”. “Pickle Me grandmother” comes in a close second place. Now there is new Kingswood country.

John Lennon’s next box set is ‘Power To The People’, a 9CD/3 Blu-Ray disc set featuring a remixed version of the 1972 double album ‘Sometime In New York City’, studio outtakes, and the One To One concerts from Madison Square Garden.

Here are the key music highlights for 15 August.

Daryl Hall and John Oates—one of music’s most successful duos have finally brought closure to their highly publicized legal dispute.

Melbourne’s newly formed art-rock collective Bleak Squad—comprised of four luminaries from the Australian music scene—have unveiled their third single and music video, “Blue Signs”, ahead of their debut album Strange Love.

The 2025 line-up for the Meredith Music Festival has been revealed and every act named has never performed at the festival before.

Reg Mombassa and Peter O’Doherty have pretty much tied their Mental As Anything album output (especially counting the double album Medicated Spirits as two records).

Released on August 15, 1995, I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times stands as Brian Wilson’s second solo album and functions as the soundtrack to Don Was’ documentary on Wilson’s life and artistry. It is comprised almost entirely of re-recordings of Wilson’s earlier compositions, a thoughtful revisitation of his monumental catalogue.

‘Lucky Dimes’ is the first new music for The Temper Trap in nine years.

In the pantheon of Australian rock, few records have etched themselves as deeply into the nation’s cultural memory as Jimmy Barnes’ For The Working Class Man.

Timor-Leste’s President, Dr. José Ramos-Horta, has bestowed one of the nation’s highest honours, The Order of Timor-Leste, on Melbourne’s legendary ska, soul, and reggae collective, The Dili Allstars, recognising their decades-long commitment to the country’s struggle for independence and ongoing community support.

When Rod Stewart released Atlantic Crossing in August 1975, it marked one of the most dramatic pivots in his career. Not only was it his sixth studio album, but it was also his first recorded entirely in the United States, following his move from London to Los Angeles. The title itself is a cheeky nod to that relocation, signalling that Stewart was ready to embrace a more polished, Americanised sound — and perhaps, a broader commercial reach.

Ice Cube’s 2025 film War of the Worlds: Revival, a screenlife-style reboot streamed on Amazon Prime Video, has emerged as one of the most spectacular flops in recent memory: critically derided, stylistically misguided, and thematically bankrupt.

Here are the key events in music history of 14 August.

On 2 October 2000, John Bishop stood nervously in front of a small audience at the Frog and Bucket comedy club in Manchester. By day, he worked in the pharmaceutical industry; by night, on this occasion, he took a chance that would transform his life. As he grasped the microphone for the very first time, he didn’t know it then—but the moment marked the beginning of a 25-year journey that would see him become one of the UK’s most loved comedians.

When Garbage released their self-titled debut album in August 1995, the alternative rock landscape was already shifting. Grunge was waning, Britpop was peaking in the UK, and electronic music was beginning to infiltrate rock’s DNA. Into this transitional moment stepped Garbage, a genre-blurring project that fused rock guitars, trip-hop beats, industrial noise, and pop hooks into something sleek yet menacing.

On August 11, 2025, on the birthday of her son Rocco, Madonna posted an emotional appeal on social media directed at Pope Leo XIV. She implored the pontiff to "please go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it's too late", emphasizing the urgency of opening humanitarian gates and addressing the suffering of innocent children caught in the conflict zone.

In a move that stunned the metal world, Brent Hinds, co-founder, lead guitarist, and one of the defining voices of Mastodon, has officially parted ways with the band.

APRA AMCOS is calling on all songwriter and composer members at pivotal stages of their careers to apply for the 2026 APRA Professional Development Awards (PDAs).

Eddie Izzard is set to return to Australia in 2025 with The Remix Tour Live, a unique and exhilarating new show that revisits, reimagines, and reinvents some of her most beloved comedic moments from a career spanning over three decades.

On August 11, 2025, Lil Wayne (real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) was scheduled to perform at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage as part of his Tha Carter VI Tour, celebrating over 20 years of “Carter” series music. Doors opened at 6 p.m., with support from DJ T-Lewis, Belly Gang Kushington, and Tyga before Wayne was slated to take the stage at 9:15 p.m..

Here are the key events in music history for 13 August.

Good Things is back for 2025 with Tool, Weezer and Garbage leading the 2025 line-up.

Jason Bradley DeFord, known to fans as Jelly Roll, has made headlines with his remarkable weight loss of nearly 90 kilograms (200 pounds), a life-changing journey he began in late 2022.

Taylor Swift has announced a new album is on the way. ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ will be the 12th Taylor Swift album.

Graham Fenton, the frontman of the British rockabilly band Matchbox, passed away on 10 August 2025 at the age of 76.

Neil Young’s Old Ways, released on 12 August 1985, was Neil’s seventeenth studio album, not country Crosby Still Nash & Young). It was a return to straight-up country-country rock offering that marks a bold detour from the mainstream rock and folk he’d become known for.

The Beatles ‘Help!’ album is 60 years old. ‘Help!’, the UK edition also released in Australia, came out on 6 August 1965.

The AFL has confirmed that hip-hop legend and cultural icon Snoop Dogg will headline the Telstra Pre-Game Entertainment at the 2025 Toyota AFL Grand Final at the MCG, marking his first-ever live performance at the iconic venue.