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The Avalanches will release their fourth studio album, No Bad Memories, on October 16, 2026, alongside new single ‘Can't Get Over Losing You' featuring Portraits of Tracy.

Ella Hooper has announced her next studio album ‘Overnight Success’, alongside the release of the deeply personal new single ‘When The Shit Went Down’, with a national Australian tour beginning in October.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.