Crowded House To Be Inducted Into ARIA Hall of Fame

Australian music and television figure Johnny Young, the creator and host of Young Talent Time and the singer behind the 1966 number one hit Step Back, has died aged 79 following a short illness with pancreatic cancer.

Australian music historian, broadcaster, author and longtime Billboard Australia editor Glenn A. Baker has died, with the news confirmed by his friend and longtime collaborator Stuart Coupe. Baker's influence on Australian music extended across journalism, broadcasting, artist management, publishing and music preservation for more than five decades.

After five decades as one of Australia's defining hard rock bands, Rose Tattoo will spend 2026 on the road for the final time, bringing an end to a touring career that has taken them from Sydney pubs to international stages.

Spiderbait have announced a line-up of female and gender diverse local opening acts as the band's Ivy & The Big Apples 30th Anniversary Tour kicks off in Brisbane this weekend.

Daryl Braithwaite has announced he is stepping away from live performance, ending a touring career that has spanned nearly six decades after ongoing vocal issues made performing increasingly difficult.

Hoodoo Gurus will mark 45 years as a band with a national tour built around their singles catalogue, joined by fellow Australian acts Ratcat and The Stems.

Human Nature will release their first memoir, Only Human: Harmony Through The Hits & Hard Times, on November 3, 2026, accompanied by two exclusive live events in Melbourne and Sydney that will combine music, storytelling and reflections on more than three decades together.