WAMCon 2026

Tash Sultana has signed the first global label partnership of their career, entering an exclusive worldwide recording agreement with BMG after nearly a decade of building an international audience independently.

TSIM, the rebranded touring incarnation of Australian provocateurs TISM, will undertake their first national tour in more than three decades following recent headline performances at the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne's PICA.

Crow guitarist and songwriter Peter Archer has died aged 61, just days before the release of the Sydney band's first new music in more than 15 years. Archer's death was confirmed by the band in a statement posted to social media on Sunday night.

The Australian Independent Record Labels Association has announced the nominees for the 2026 AIR Awards, with Ninajirachi, Folk Bitch Trio and Way Dynamic among the most recognised artists ahead of the ceremony in Adelaide this July.

Jet have expanded their long-running relationship with BMG, with the publisher acquiring interests in the catalogue of key members of the Melbourne rock band behind Are You Gonna Be My Girl and Get Born.

Australian songwriter Alex Lahey will mark the 10th anniversary of her breakthrough EP B-Grade University with an expanded reissue featuring new recordings, including an updated version of ‘You Don't Think You Like People Like Me' with Canadian duo Tegan & Sarah.

Australian electro rock band Caligula will release their second studio album Bloodlines on May 15, marking the group's first full-length record in 25 years and their first major body of work since reforming in 2017.