Newcastle music artist

Aziz Ansari has turned to two enduring Australian recordings for the soundtrack to his feature film Good Fortune, selecting The Go-Betweens' "Streets of Your Town" and Real Life's "Send Me An Angel" to help shape the film's nostalgic atmosphere.

Kate Miller-Heidke has released ‘A Certain Panic', the second preview of her forthcoming album The Kiss and The Abyss, due on 14 August, with the song examining identity, loneliness and the pressures of life lived through social media.

Melbourne progressive instrumental artist I Built The Sky will return to the stage for a one-off hometown performance in October, playing both the new album Promise Me You'll Thrive and the 2019 release The Zenith Rise in full.

Aviva Endean and Mindy Meng Wang have emerged as the most recognised finalists for the 2026 Art Music Awards, each receiving three nominations ahead of next month's ceremony in Melbourne.

Ruby Rodgers has announced her second EP, Sixteen, due for release on 6 November, with the title track unveiled as the first single. The release follows a year that has seen the emerging songwriter recognised with the 2025 Environmental Music Prize People's Choice Award and appointed Lead Youth Patron of the Next Up Music Awards.

Thirty years after its release, Frente!'s second album Shape stands as one of the boldest stylistic pivots by an Australian band of the 1990s, trading the acoustic charm of Marvin The Album for a darker, more atmospheric sound.

Melinda Schneider will celebrate the music of Barbra Streisand with a new album, The Way We Were, Melinda Schneider Sings the Songs of Barbra Streisand, released ahead of her Australian concert tour in August.