The Songs Of John Farnham has become the centre of a growing debate over ticket pricing after seats for the Victorian Government-backed event surged to as much as $1,650 during the public on-sale, despite government support for reforms targeting dynamic pricing.

Brisbane community broadcaster 4ZZZ has announced the return of its major live music event Zed, with Zed 51 set to take place at Roma Street Parklands on 24 October 2026. The event follows the success of Zed50, the station's 50th anniversary celebration held in 2025, and organisers have confirmed that the same team behind last year's event will once again produce the festival.

Billy Idol has unveiled the official video for 'John Wayne', the Alison Mosshart collaboration from his latest album Dream Into It, with the clip drawing inspiration from classic western cinema and pop art influences.

The Black Crowes were met with boos and walkouts at a Florida concert after singer Chris Robinson challenged a crowd chanting “USA”, triggering a tense exchange that quickly became one of the band's most talked-about live moments in years.

Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award winner whose voice defined some of the most successful Disney songs of the modern era and who built a four-decade career as one of R&B's most enduring balladeers, has died aged 75.

Thirty years ago, on 3 June 1996, John Farnham released Romeo's Heart, an album that arrived at a pivotal point in his career. The record became Farnham's first studio album in three years following Then Again... and continued a remarkable commercial run that had transformed him from a veteran performer into one of Australia's most successful recording artists. Romeo's Heart reached No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart, achieved four-times platinum certification and produced one of the biggest hit singles of Farnham's post-Whispering Jack era.

Keith Urban has revealed details of flow state, his thirteenth studio album, due for release on 12 June 2026 through Hit Red and MCA Nashville. The Australian born country star has taken an unexpected direction for the project, assembling an album largely comprised of reinterpretations of classic yacht rock songs, alongside one newly written track, ‘We Go Back', featuring Michael McDonald.

David McCormack has unveiled a new project, David McCormack's TRS80, with the six-track EP No Context For Old Men set for release on 3 July through Valve Records.

Melbourne producer and DJ Dom Dolla has sold out his September 24, 2026 headline show at Marvel Stadium, with presale allocations exhausted within hours and all remaining tickets snapped up immediately when general public sales opened. The event, presented by Untitled Group and Frontier Touring, will also serve as the world premiere of a new stadium-scale production that will debut exclusively in Australia before a hometown audience.

The Avalanches have released a new collaboration with Jamie xx, expanding a creative partnership that has become a recurring thread in both artists' recent work. The new track, Every Single Weekend, arrives as momentum builds around the Melbourne group's next chapter.

Things Of Stone And Wood have unveiled the first video from Rae Street, their first studio album in 23 years, following a national tour that delivered the band's strongest chart result in more than three decades.

John Farnham's September tribute concert at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena has reignited concerns over dynamic ticket pricing after premium seats surged to as much as $1,650 during today's on-sale, despite the event being backed by the Victorian Government and raising funds for Head and Neck Cancer Australia.

Freedom 250's star-studded concert series has unravelled weeks before launch, with multiple artists withdrawing from the Trump-linked event and an unlikely figure, veteran booking agent Jeff Epstein, becoming part of the story.

The debate over streaming fraud and passive listening has intensified as chart milestones continue to be compared with records established during the vinyl, cassette and CD eras. Industry studies, platform disclosures and independent audits now suggest that modern music charts measure a fundamentally different consumer activity than the charts that once tracked physical purchases, raising questions about whether meaningful comparisons can be made across generations.

Taylor Swift has revealed her first new song since 2025's The Life Of A Showgirl, writing and recording an original track for Disney and Pixar's Toy Story 5 inspired by the character Jessie.

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is facing mounting criticism from some of the network's most prominent journalists as tensions surrounding 60 Minutes, newsroom independence and the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's Late Show continue to escalate.

Jimmy Kimmel turned a prestigious Peabody Awards acceptance speech into a defence of free speech and political satire, using the moment to reflect on recent challenges facing his long-running late-night television show while also delivering a series of mocking nicknames aimed at Trump.

Barry Manilow has revealed that he may never sing again after complications following lung cancer surgery left him struggling with his voice, casting doubt over his planned return to the stage later this month.

Phil Jamieson has unveiled Blue As The Sunlight, the latest preview of his upcoming second solo album 10Charlie, due for release on 14 August. The new track follows the earlier single Weekends and arrives as the former Grinspoon frontman prepares for an Australian tour that will take him to more than 40 venues across the country over the coming months.

British-Irish electronic music act VNV Nation have announced an Australian tour for February, marking the group's long-awaited return to local audiences. The project, led by singer, songwriter and producer Ronan Harris, will perform three headline dates in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne as part of ongoing touring activity following the release of the band's latest albums, Construct and Destruct.

Queen's A Kind Of Magic reaches its 40th anniversary on 2 June, marking four decades since the band's Highlander-inspired album became a global success and unknowingly set the stage for the end of Queen's touring years with Freddie Mercury.

Alex Lahey will take her debut EP B-Grade University back on the road this August, celebrating a decade since the release that launched her national and international career.

Nathan Cavaleri will take audiences through the highs and lows of his remarkable career in Growing Pains - The Nathan Cavaleri Story, a new theatre production blending live music and personal storytelling across a 14-date Australian tour.

Australian deathcore band To The Grave have announced the eight-date Nail Australia To The Walls Tour for September, marking the group's first major Australian headline run since releasing a string of new recordings and continuing their rise as one of the country's most internationally recognised extreme metal acts.

Tom Morello has unveiled the Power To The People: A Day of Peace, Love, Justice, and Music concert, bringing together Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews and a wide coalition of artists in a one-day voting rights benefit event in Maryland, positioned as a cultural counterpoint to the Trump-backed Freedom 250 programming in Washington DC.

The move to place ‘Comics Unleashed’ in CBS's flagship 11:35 p.m. late-night slot following the end of ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ has delivered a sharp ratings decline and sparked wider debate about the future of network talk television in the United States.

The Angels have unveiled a new commemorative video for Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the song that has become one of the most recognisable recordings in Australian rock history. The clip, assembled by founding guitarist Rick Brewster, features all of the vocalists who have fronted the band during its five-decade career and arrives as the group prepares to embark on a national anniversary tour spanning more than 25 dates around Australia.

Hollywood Undead have released their latest single, Feels Like Home, marking the newest chapter in a sustained singles strategy that has become central to the Los Angeles group's current phase. The track arrives through Sumerian Records and is accompanied by a lyric video release, while also coinciding with the announcement that the band will co-headline the returning Taste Of Chaos tour in the United States alongside In This Moment.

English pop trio Saint Etienne have announced a farewell tour of Australia and New Zealand for November and December 2026, marking what is expected to be the band's final visit to the region. The tour follows the release of International, the group's 2025 album that members have described as their last studio record, bringing a close to one of the most distinctive careers in British pop music.

One of the most anticipated unreleased projects in Neil Young's catalogue is finally set for an official release. Young has confirmed that the complete August 26, 1995 concert recorded at Dublin's RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion with members of Pearl Jam will debut as part of Neil Young Archives Volume 4, while a companion vinyl release drawn from the same performance is also being prepared from the original analogue master tapes.