SongMakers will expand across NSW in 2026 and 2027 with major funding from Sound NSW, supporting new workshops, mentoring and teacher development.

The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition has announced its 2025 Top 50, marking a record year with more than 4,000 global entries and A$80,000 in prizes.

Superheaven will return to Australia in April and May for their first local shows in more than a decade, joined by Angel Du$t for a powerful five-city tour.

Viagra Boys have confirmed Private Function, Mini Skirt, and The Gnomes as special guests for The Infinite Anxiety Tour across Australia and New Zealand in January 2026.

Joe Matera explores the story behind ABBA’s 1975 breakthrough album with new interviews, historical research and personal insight.

Dave will return to Australia in June 2026 for a national arena tour celebrating his chart-topping album The Boy Who Played The Harp.

Bleak Squad release their new single Black & White ahead of a February and March 2026 national tour, with a limited edition 7-inch arriving on 6 February.

Aled Jones MBE returns to Australia with an intimate show mixing music and stories, touring 17 dates from Hobart to Brisbane, tickets on sale 10 December.

Michael Paynter trades the theatrical spotlight for stripped-back guitar and piano in his 2026 Great Australian Songbook Tour.

Rome will release The Tower and The Hierophant on 19 December, two companion albums that mark a new creative chapter for Jerome Reuter following the project’s twentieth anniversary.

Tetsu Yamauchi, the Japanese bassist who played with Free and Faces and toured globally during the 1970s, has died at 79.

Boney M Featuring Maizie Williams will return to Australia in April 2026 for The Final Curtain Tour, featuring all the major hits performed with a full live band.