Forty years after its release, Lionel Richie's third solo album Dancing On The Ceiling remains the final studio release from the most commercially successful period of his career, completing a remarkable run that dominated pop music throughout the 1980s.

Sixty years after its release, The Beatles' *Revolver* remains the record that transformed the band's approach to recording, redefined the possibilities of the studio and set the creative path that would lead directly to *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band*.

John Legend has joined the cast of Bill Condon's upcoming film The Road Home, portraying the late singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte in a drama centred on Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba and the controversy surrounding Paul Simon's Graceland project during apartheid-era South Africa.

New Radicals have released their first completely new original recording in 28 years, with Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois reviving the band for the theme song to the upcoming romantic comedy One Night Only.

The St Louis progressive rock band, led by David Surkamp and joined by Iain Matthews, will present their 1975 debut album in its entirety across five Australian cities in July 2027.

Daniel Caesar has expanded his Son Of Spergy Tour with Australian and Latin American dates, bringing his first headline arena tour to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in November 2026 following the release of his fourth studio album.

Internationally acclaimed composer, educator and researcher Professor Liza Lim AM will receive the Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music at the 2026 Art Music Awards in Melbourne on 19 August.

A new Australian production of Noël Coward's classic comedy Private Lives, starring Hugh Bonneville and Lisa McCune, has added a Melbourne season following record first-day ticket demand for its Sydney premiere.

The Bures Band will release their third studio album Ozonia on August 28 through Love Police Records & Tapes, with new single "Delta" available now and an Australian east coast tour scheduled for October.

Grammy-nominated instrumental duo DOMi & JD BECK will return to Australia in November for three East Coast theatre shows supporting their second album WHO ASKED?.

Long-time Australian entertainment and sports manager Ralph Carr, also known as Ralph Carnovale-Carr, has been publicly identified after abandoning a bid to extend a suppression order following his conviction on two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault in the County Court of Victoria.

Massive Attack's first Australian headline tour in 16 years is set to begin this week after the Bristol collective revealed the setlist performed at their South Korea show on August 1, offering a preview of a career-spanning performance built around Mezzanine favourites, Blue Lines essentials, Heligoland material and unexpected cover versions.

Canadian punk band Propagandhi will return to Australia and Aotearoa in January and February 2027 for their first regional tour in almost eight years, with dates across Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Barwon Heads, Melbourne, Wellington and Auckland supporting their latest album At Peace.

Plain White T's have released a new version of their signature song Hey There Delilah featuring LØLØ, giving the 2006 global hit a new perspective more than two decades after its original release.

Phil Collins has reflected on his rarely discussed cover of The Beatles' Tomorrow Never Knows, calling it the forgotten track from his 1981 debut solo album Face Value during an appearance on Vernon Kay's BBC Radio 2 program Tracks Of My Years.

Brooklyn electronic producer jigitz has confirmed his debut album 50 Ballerinas for release on August 21, unveiling the new single can't be nothing but what i am featuring glaive while also locking in Australian festival dates as part of the 2026 Spilt Milk line-up.

Vicki Wickham, the influential television producer, artist manager and music executive whose career helped shape British pop culture from the 1960s onwards, has died. Best known for transforming Ready Steady Go! into Britain's defining music television programme and for guiding the career of Dusty Springfield, Wickham remained an influential figure in music for more than six decades.

The 2003 Christmas film will be screened with a live symphony orchestra in four Australian cities this December, with performances featuring the score by Craig Armstrong alongside the film's soundtrack.

Paul Kelly will return to Sydney's Kings Cross for a one-off performance at the Potts Point Hotel on 30 August, coinciding with the release of the expanded edition of his 2025 album Seventy and marking another chapter in his long association with the neighbourhood that helped shape his songwriting.

Jimmy Barnes will headline the 2026 One Electric Day festival at Werribee Park, joined by The Living End, Ian Moss, Baby Animals, Chocolate Starfish and Bachelor Girl when the event returns to Victoria this November.

Greta Van Fleet have announced their fourth studio album, Palace For The People, set for release on 9 October, while unveiling the second preview from the record, the new single 'Saw You Stand'.

Nashville singer-songwriter Max McNown will release his third studio album Leave On A Light on September 25, with the announcement accompanied by the Australian radio release of the new single ‘First Born Daughter', a song inspired by his wife and the relationships that have shaped his rapid rise.

Twenty years after its release, Stone Sour's second album Come What(ever) May remains the band's defining commercial and creative statement, marking a turning point that broadened its audience while maintaining its heavy rock foundations.

Sixty years after its release, ‘The Exciting Wilson Pickett’ remains one of the defining albums of the soul era, marking Wilson Pickett's commercial breakthrough and documenting a pivotal shift from Memphis to Muscle Shoals that helped shape the sound of American rhythm and blues.

August 1986 marked the arrival of Crowded House, the self-titled debut album from the Australian and New Zealand band that emerged from the ashes of Split Enz and went on to become one of the most successful records ever produced from this part of the world. Released through Capitol Records and produced by Mitchell Froom, the album introduced international audiences to Neil Finn, Nick Seymour and Paul Hester, delivering enduring hits including Don't Dream It's Over, Mean To Me, World Where You Live, Something So Strong and Now We're Getting Somewhere.

Award-winning country artist Carly Pearce has released the new single ‘You Can Have Him' to Australian country radio ahead of the August 28 release of her fifth studio album, Honest Woman, a project that marks a renewed focus on the traditional country and bluegrass influences that shaped her career.

Stiff Little Fingers will revisit their landmark 1980 album Nobody's Heroes with an expanded series of reissues featuring a new remaster, BBC session recordings, previously unreleased television performances and a recently uncovered live concert from the Netherlands.

Multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Marcel Borrack has released the second single from The TD Band, with ‘Mullumbimby Nights' previewing the group's forthcoming debut album and a Melbourne launch performance scheduled for August.

Ohio metalcore band Miss May I have released the new single and video for ‘Hand Me A Halo' while confirming that their eighth studio album, No Place For Me, will be released on 2 October through Solid State Records. The track is the latest preview of the band's first full-length studio album since 2022 and follows a period of significant change for the long running group.

Things of Stone and Wood have released "Fade Away", the latest single from their comeback album Rae Street, while confirming more Australian performances and signalling that a second new studio album will follow later in 2026.