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Australian instrumental icons Dirty Three will return to North American stages for the first time in 14 years, announcing a March-April 2026 tour across the United States and Canada. The run marks the Melbourne-formed trio's first extensive shows outside Australia since the release of their 2024 album Love Changes Everything, the band's first studio recording in 12 years.

Perth five-piece South Summit have lit another fuse under their fast-rising career, unveiling a bold sonic leap with their new single We Are.

A monumental new book will bring the full story of Australia's most loved music television program, Countdown, to life. COUNTDOWN - A Complete Episode Guide, a lavish 460-page hardcover coffee table book, will be released in the first week of December 2025, paying tribute to the show that shaped a generation and forever changed Australian pop culture.

Emerging alt-pop auteur Erin LeCount has returned with a beguiling new single, Machine Ghost, accompanied by a cinematic music video directed by Sam Taylor-Edwards. The 22-year-old singer, songwriter and producer, who writes and produces all her own material, solidifies her reputation as a singular voice in contemporary art-pop, with a track that sits gracefully between baroque-pop grandeur and a darker, gothic pop sensibility.

Australia's two signature outback music festivals are gearing up for a massive return in 2026 with stellar line-ups and desert spectacles that promise to reignite the magic. After a one-year pause, the Birdsville Big Red Bash returns July 7-9, while the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash takes centre stage August 20-22, both unveiling rosters stacked with Australian music royalty.

Two of Melbourne's most promising young singer-songwriters, Aimee Isobel and Connor Stanton, have come together for a hauntingly beautiful new single, Rainy Weather, a powerful duet that explores heartbreak, healing, and self-discovery.

Australian singer, songwriter, and producer Eddie Benjamin has joined forces with his friend and long-time collaborator Shawn Mendes for a delicate and emotionally charged new single titled Home.