Queen's A Kind Of Magic reaches its 40th anniversary on 2 June, marking four decades since the band's Highlander-inspired album became a global success and unknowingly set the stage for the end of Queen's touring years with Freddie Mercury.

Alex Lahey will take her debut EP B-Grade University back on the road this August, celebrating a decade since the release that launched her national and international career.

Nathan Cavaleri will take audiences through the highs and lows of his remarkable career in Growing Pains - The Nathan Cavaleri Story, a new theatre production blending live music and personal storytelling across a 14-date Australian tour.

Australian deathcore band To The Grave have announced the eight-date Nail Australia To The Walls Tour for September, marking the group's first major Australian headline run since releasing a string of new recordings and continuing their rise as one of the country's most internationally recognised extreme metal acts.

Tom Morello has unveiled the Power To The People: A Day of Peace, Love, Justice, and Music concert, bringing together Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews and a wide coalition of artists in a one-day voting rights benefit event in Maryland, positioned as a cultural counterpoint to the Trump-backed Freedom 250 programming in Washington DC.

The move to place ‘Comics Unleashed’ in CBS's flagship 11:35 p.m. late-night slot following the end of ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ has delivered a sharp ratings decline and sparked wider debate about the future of network talk television in the United States.

The Angels have unveiled a new commemorative video for Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the song that has become one of the most recognisable recordings in Australian rock history. The clip, assembled by founding guitarist Rick Brewster, features all of the vocalists who have fronted the band during its five-decade career and arrives as the group prepares to embark on a national anniversary tour spanning more than 25 dates around Australia.

Hollywood Undead have released their latest single, Feels Like Home, marking the newest chapter in a sustained singles strategy that has become central to the Los Angeles group's current phase. The track arrives through Sumerian Records and is accompanied by a lyric video release, while also coinciding with the announcement that the band will co-headline the returning Taste Of Chaos tour in the United States alongside In This Moment.

English pop trio Saint Etienne have announced a farewell tour of Australia and New Zealand for November and December 2026, marking what is expected to be the band's final visit to the region. The tour follows the release of International, the group's 2025 album that members have described as their last studio record, bringing a close to one of the most distinctive careers in British pop music.

One of the most anticipated unreleased projects in Neil Young's catalogue is finally set for an official release. Young has confirmed that the complete August 26, 1995 concert recorded at Dublin's RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion with members of Pearl Jam will debut as part of Neil Young Archives Volume 4, while a companion vinyl release drawn from the same performance is also being prepared from the original analogue master tapes.

Massive Attack have announced their first Australian headline tour in 16 years, with the influential Bristol collective set to perform arena dates in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this August. The shows mark the group's first Australian appearances since 2010 and come amid renewed activity from the band, including the recent release of the Tom Waits collaboration Boots On The Ground.

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.

The Rolling Stones have opened up about the making of their forthcoming album Foreign Tongues, revealing that the record bridges multiple eras of the band's recent history. Speaking to Vernon Kay on BBC Radio 2's Tracks Of My Years, Mick Jagger and Ronnie Wood detailed how the project evolved from years of demos and unfinished ideas into a 14-track album featuring both newly recorded material and performances from late drummer Charlie Watts.

Ronald LaPread, the bassist whose playing underpinned The Commodores' biggest hits during the Lionel Richie era, has died in Auckland, New Zealand at the age of 75 after a reported sudden medical event.

Julien's Auctions has reported strong international bidding results from its annual Music Icons sale in New York, with high-value lots from Ace Frehley, Johnny Cash, Eddie Van Halen, Prince, Madonna, Mick Jagger and more attracting collectors from 30 countries. The two-day event delivered several multi-million dollar category benchmarks across guitars, stage-worn items and rare memorabilia.