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Strawberry Fields adds 8th stage & drops its 2026 lineup

The festival, taking place on November of this year, sold 95% of its tickets before a single artist was announced.

Beloved Aotearoa festival Tora Bombora announces its revival

After a four year hiatus, one of the country's most intimate gatherings returns.

Boorloo’s Inhibit launches ‘THE NEXUS’, a celebration of homegrown D&B

Boorloo/Perth’s dnb scene goes national in a six-city tour.

Hopkins Creek celebrates a decade in the paddock with 2026 lineup

"Long enough to watch seeds become trees, for first-timers to become veterans," the festival shared.

The Presets curate ‘Foreverafter’, featuring friends old & new

Featuring Cut Copy, Ladyhawke, Bag Raiders, Bang Gang & FUKHED, in their words, it’s set to be “the ultimate party”.

Pop-up performance space UNHOLY PLAYHOUSE set to open on Gadigal Land in early July

The space welcomes 140 artists across multiple disciplines into a 150-year-old deconsecrated church on Kent St in its city’s CBD.

Canberra welcomes a new voice in community radio, Trust.FM

Launching with over 70 shows, Trust.FM hopes to fulfil a long-overdue need on Ngambri/Ngunnawal land.

Fan favourite festival Soma returns with lineup for its 2026 event

The festival's reputation for curatorial challenges & quality continues in 2026.

Strawberry Fields announces its 2026 return

One of Australia’s most iconic & purposeful musical celebrations returns.

Thomas Bangalter says that Daft Punk will not reunite for comeback show

The former robot also appeared on New York's The Lot Radio yesterday for an impromptu broadcast.

Bizarro announces Mode, Overtone & Freeform 2026 lineups

The three festival run across Australia's East coast returns with a stacked international contingent.

Juno Download announces closure after two decades

The digital marketplace first launched in 2006, becoming a haven for electronic fans to discover new music.

Rep your city, we're hiring! Mixmag ANZ is looking for a series of new team members

Do you or someone you know want to get even more involved with music across Australia & Aotearoa/New Zealand?

Spotify faces backlash over launch of paid Premium AI remix tool

The platform’s co-chief said he wants Spotify to be “the one that’s legal” when it comes to AI features.

Three teens arrested over alleged arson attacks on Melbourne nightclubs

Three separate clubs were allegedly targeted in a spree earlier this month.

George Clinton sues Universal Music Group $1.1 million over frozen royalties

The funk legend claims that 100% of royalties owed to him have been withheld for three years.

A3 shares its 2026 lineup

The Novel run Naarm/Melbourne-based festival welcomes the likes of Kerri Chandler, Skin On Skin & many more this November.

Astral People Announce Twin-City Festival, ‘Move My Way’

The Gadigal Land/Sydney-based promoter and agency has set out to provide a diverse range of programming that touches upon hip hop, R&B, jazz and elements of modern club culture for “a celebration of soulful persuasion.”

Eat The Beat launches new multi-level venue partnership in Naarm’s CBD

The promoter, which has hosted everyone from Carl Cox to PARIS, enters a brand-new stage.

Geneva AM takes home a coveted 2026 Taite Music Prize

"We need to stay united, keep creating, and continue enjoying the art of tinkering – free all occupied territories," she shared in her acceptance speech.

UK Ban Sought for DJ Haram After pro-Palestine comments at Sydney Biennale

It follows her impassioned speech at the event's 25th anniversary last month.