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PepperCreek Revival Honour Life, Loss And Memory With New Single ‘Remember’

PepperCreek Revival honour love, loss and memory on their emotional new single Remember, written by Kelly Auty, ahead of their February 2026 album.

Tagged as: Australian music, Barry Hills, blues, country, Kelly Auty, Melbourne, new release, Peppercreek Revival, Remember

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Bud Rokesky performing songs from his new album XXXX

Bud Rokesky Embraces The Beauty Of Solitude On New Album XXXX (The Redacted Edition)

by Noise11.com

Bud Rokesky returns with XXXX, his powerful second album reflecting life, love and loneliness on the open road. Following the success of Outsider, Rokesky’s latest work confirms his place among Australia’s finest storytellers.

Tagged as: Alex Henriksson, Australian music, Brad Cox, Bud Rokesky, country, folk, Matt Corby, outsider

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Noah Cyrus To Return To Australia With Living Room-Intimate Sonic Journey This November

by Noise11.com

Noah Cyrus returns to Australia in November to perform selections from her deeply personal new album I Want My Loved Ones To Go With Me, blending country, folk and Americana across headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, plus a slot at Kiama’s Changing Tides Festival. Tickets on sale 26 September.

Tagged as: Americana, Australia tour 2025, Changing Tides Festival, country, indie folk, music news, Noah Cyrus

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Rodney Crowell Returns With Airline Highway Featuring Ashley McBryde, Lukas Nelson, Charlie Starr, Larkin Poe & Tyler Bryant

by Noise11.com

Rodney Crowell has released his new album Airline Highway today via New West Records, a record that finds the legendary songwriter reflecting on his past while forging ahead with new collaborators who grew up on his songs.

Tagged as: Airline Highway, Ashley McBryde, Charlie Starr, country, Larkin Poe, Lukas Nelson, Rodney Crowell, Tyler Bryant

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Jelly Roll Adds Townsville Show with Shaboozey & Busby Marou For A Homecoming at Queensland Country Bank Stadium

by Noise11.com

Grammy-nominated star Jelly Roll has announced a brand-new show in Townsville as part of his Down Under 2025 Tour for Face To Face Touring. The addition comes after overwhelming demand, making Townsville the northernmost stop on his first ever visit to Australia and New Zealand. The show will take place on 6 November 2025 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, with a festival-style stage setup on the field and an all-ages audience.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Busby Marou, country, Drew Bainbridge, Face To Face Touring, Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, Townsville, USA

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Tom Curtain Releases Here’s To You Album and Announces National Tour

by Noise11.com

Tom Curtain has built a career out of telling the stories of rural and regional Australia. A multiple Golden Guitar winner, horseman, outback entertainer, and founder of the Katherine Outback Experience, Curtain is as comfortable in the saddle as he is on the stage. With his sixth studio album Here’s To You set for release on 22 August 2025 via ABC Music, Curtain once again shines a spotlight on the people, landscapes and experiences that make the bush what it is.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, country, Tom Curtain

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Lainey Wilson Expands Whirlwind With Deluxe Edition and Plots Major U.S., Australia & New Zealand Tour

by Noise11.com

Lainey Wilson has dropped the deluxe edition of her chart-topping album Whirlwind, out now via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville. The expanded release adds five brand-new songs to the original 14-track record: Bell Bottoms Up, King Ranch, King George, King James, Yesterday, All Day, Every Day, Peace, Love, and Cowboys and her fast-rising single Somewhere Over Laredo.

Tagged as: 10s, country, Lainey Wilson, USA

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Ex-Eagles Bernie Leadon to Release First Album in 22 Years Too Late to Be Cool

by Paul Cashmere

Bernie Leadon, the multi-instrumentalist best known as a founding member of the Eagles, is set to release his first solo album in 22 years. Titled Too Late To Be Cool, the record arrives on October 10, 2025, via Straight Wire Records. It marks the third solo effort in Leadon’s career and his first since 2004’s Mirror.

Tagged as: 70s, Bernie Leadon, country, Eagles, Too Late To Be Cool, USA

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Keith Urban and Tamworth Festival Unite for Rising Talent and Charity Too

by Paul Cashmere

Four-time Grammy winner Keith Urban and the Tamworth Country Music Festival have unveiled the “Keith Urban Rising Star Scholarship,” an initiative primed to propel Australia’s next crop of country artists into the Nashville spotlight. The scholarship promises a career-changing journey, live performances, songwriting, industry meetings, and even two days recording at Urban’s own Nashville studio, The Sound (formerly the iconic Tracking Room).

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, country, Keith Urban

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Pickle Me Grandmother There’s New Kingswood Country

by Noise11.com

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

Tagged as: 00s, Alex Laska, Australia, country, Fergus Linacre, Kingswood, Kingswood Country, Ted Bullpitt

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Jelly Roll Reveals He Has Lost 90 Kilograms (200 Pounds)

by Labelle Hayes

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.

Tagged as: 20s, country, Jason DeFord, Jelly Roll, USA

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Ranking the Taylor Swift Albums Ahead of ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

by Labelle Hayes

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

Tagged as: 00s, country, pop, Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl, USA

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Neil Young ‘Old Ways’ Album Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

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.

Tagged as: 80s, Canada, Comes A Time, country, Harvest, Neil Young, Old Ways, USA, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

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Bailey Zimmerman Different Night Same Rodeo

Bailey Zimmerman Drops Sophomore Album Different Night Same Rodeo Following Emotional Delay

by Labelle Hayes

Country-pop artist Bailey Zimmerman has finally unveiled his long-anticipated second studio album, Different Night Same Rodeo, on August 8, 2025. The release came after an emotionally charged journey—Zimmerman postponed the launch due to his mother’s illness and dissatisfaction with his original recordings, choosing instead to rework the material until it resonated deeply with his heart and artistry.

Tagged as: 20s, Bailey Zimmerman, country, Diplo, Luke Combs, The Kid Laroi, USA

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Jelly Roll To Tour Australia and New Zealand for the First Time In October

by Paul Cashmere

Jelly Roll will venture down under for this first tour of Australia and New Zealand. Special guests on the tour are Shaboozey and Drew Baldridge.

Tagged as: 10s, country, Drew Baldridge, Jelly Roll, rap, Shaboozey, USA

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Luke Bryan Struck in Face During Concert

by Music-News.com

Luke Bryan was hit in the face by a flying object at his latest concert.

Tagged as: 90s, country, Luke Bryan, USA

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Fact Checking: Beyoncé Having The Biggest Grossing Country Tour Ever

by Paul Cashmere

Beyoncé’s last two tours ‘Cowboy Carter’ and Renaissance’ have been two of the biggest grossing tours ever but to claim ‘Cowboy Carter’ as the biggest Country tour ever? Are they joking?

Tagged as: 00s, Beyonce, country, Cowboys Carter, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, pop, USA

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Rodney Crowell Recruits Lukas Nelson and Larkin Poe for New Album ‘Airline Highway’

by Paul Cashmere

Rodney Crowell’s next album ‘Airline Highway’ has quite a few guests including Larkin Poe and Lukas Nelson as well as Ashley McBride, Charlie Starr and Tyler Bryant.

Tagged as: 70s, country, Larkin Poe, Lukas Nelson, Rodney Crowell, USA

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Lucinda Williams Locks In A Headline Show At Sydney Opera House

by Paul Cashmere

Lucinda Williams will play one headline show in Australia in August when she tours as special guest of Paul Kelly.

Tagged as: 90s, alt-country, Americana, Australian Tour, country, Lucinda Williams, Paul Kelly, USA

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Jason Aldean To Tour Australia For A Second Time

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Aldean will make his second trip to Australia as part of the Full Throttle world tour in 2026.

Tagged as: 00s, Australian Tour, country, Jason Aldean, USA

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Kelsea Ballerini Is Heading Back To Australia For Shows In December

by Paul Cashmere

Kelsea Ballerini will perform for a fourth time in Australia in December.

Tagged as: 10s, Australian Tour, country, Kelsea Ballerini, USA

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Dolly Parton To Play Vegas Residency

by Music-News.com

Dolly Parton, who hasn’t toured regularly in nearly a decade, has announced a six-concert run at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Tagged as: 70s, country, Dolly Parton, USA

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Country Singer Conner Smith Cancels Show After Killing Pedestrian

by Music-News.com

Conner Smith has cancelled two shows so he can regroup after accidentally killing a pedestrian.

Tagged as: 10s, Conner Smith, country, USA

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Zac Brown Band Runs Out of F*cks To Give on New Song ‘I Ain’t Worried About It’

by Paul Cashmere

Zac Brown Band popped out a brand new song on Friday. ‘I Ain’t Worried About It’. It’s the first new music from Zac for 2025.

Tagged as: 00s, country, USA, Zac Brown Band

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Fanny Lumsden Releases Her Cover of Gotye’s ‘Something That I Used To Know’

by Paul Cashmere

Fanny Lumsden’s cover of Gotye’s ‘Something That I Used To Know’ got a lot of attention in 2024. So much so that Fanny has decided to release her version.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, country, Fanny Lumsden, Gotye, pop, Something That I Used To Know

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Aunty Sara Storer and Niece Sammy Storer Premiere ‘Worth Your Love’

by Paul Cashmere

Sara Storer’s new song ‘Worth Your Love’ is a duet with her niece Sammy Storer.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, country, Doug Storer, Greg Storer, Sammy Storer, Sara Storer

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Casey Barnes To Headline The Bend Classic 2025

by Paul Cashmere

The Bend Classic will return to South Australia in 2025 with Casey Barnes headlining.

Tagged as: Australia, Casey Barnes, country, Kaylee Bell, Kingswood, Max Jackson, South Australia, The Bend Classic, The Wolfe Brothers, Travis Collins

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Patty Griffin Photo Credit Alysse Gafkjen

Patty Griffin Previews 11th Album ‘Crown of Horses’ With ‘Back At The Start’

by Paul Cashmere

Patty Griffin has a new song ‘Back At The Start’, signalling her upcoming 11th album ‘Crown of Horses’.

Tagged as: 90s, Americana, Back At The Start, country, Patty Griffin, Robert Plant, roots, USA

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Billy Strings Joins Bob Dylan In Washington

by Music-News.com

Bob Dylan performed ‘All Along the Watchtower’ with Billy Strings in Spokane.

Tagged as: 20s, 60s, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan, country, rock, USA

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Tommy Emmanuel Awarded Honorary Doctorate By Newcastle University

by Paul Cashmere

The University of Newcastle has awarded Tommy Emmanuel an honorary doctorate.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, country, doctorate, jazz, rock, Tommy Emmanuel, University of Newcastle

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The Cure’s The Head on the Door: 40 Years of Post-Punk Perfection

Released on August 26, 1985, The Head on the Door marked a pivotal moment in The Cure's evolution. Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the album stands as a testament to the band's ability to blend post-punk sensibilities with accessible pop melodies, propelling them into the mainstream while retaining their distinctive edge.

August 30, 2025

The Korgis Join Forces With Australian Guitarist Joe Matera For ‘Coffee In New York’ Album

English pop-rock survivors The Korgis are back in 2025 with a brand-new collaborative album, teaming up with Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist Joe Matera. The project, titled Coffee In New York, will be released on October 24, 2025, via Renaissance Records in the USA on both vinyl and CD.

August 28, 2025

Bon Jovi Call On Friends For Forever (Legendary Edition)

Bon Jovi will return this October with a brand-new collaboration record, Forever (Legendary Edition), set for release on October 24, 2025. The 14-track album finds Jon Bon Jovi and the band reimagining the spirit of their 2024 record Forever with the help of an all-star guest list. The project arrives after Jon Bon Jovi’s vocal cord surgery, a setback that forced him to step away from touring while still creatively hungry to share music.

August 28, 2025

Slayer Announce One-Night-Only Headline Show at Hersheypark Stadium

Slayer will return to the stage this September for a rare headline show on the U.S. east coast, confirming a massive one-night-only concert at Hersheypark Stadium, Pennsylvania, on September 20, 2025.

August 27, 2025

Mike Joyce Turns the Tables in The Drums: A Candid Beat from The Smiths’ Backseat

Manchester’s unsung pulse, drummer Mike Joyce, finally steps out from behind The Smiths’ jangly guitar riffs with his much-anticipated memoir, The Drums, due for release in November 2025.

August 26, 2025

UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell Announce Perth Show For Big Love World Tour

UB40 featuring Ali Campbell have added a Perth date to their Big Love World Tour after strong demand across Australia, bringing one of reggae’s most distinctive voices back to the West Coast. The show will take place at Kings Park & Botanic Garden on Sunday, 18 January 2026.

August 25, 2025

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Announce Wild God 2026 Tour of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will return home to Australia in January 2026 with the official announcement today of their Wild God Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand tour. The run of shows will be the band’s first in the region since 2022 and will bring their acclaimed Wild God album to life for local audiences.

August 25, 2025