The Music

5 days ago | themusic.com.au | Mary Varvaris

More Holy Holy A few months after announcing their Grand Hiatus tour, Holy Holy have released a double EP to farewell their dedicated fans. The collection of new tracks and reimagined versions of some of the band’s most beloved songs from their near-15-year career makes up Sweet Bitter Sweet, released via Sony Music Australia yesterday (9 May). “Initially, we had planned to record acoustic versions of some of our favourite songs from Holy Holy,” singer Tim Carroll said.

5 days ago | themusic.com.au | Mary Varvaris

More Fisher Earlier this week, FISHER and Chris Lake announced they’d put on a one-off show at a secret Sydney venue today. They offered fans the date and confirmed that they’d perform back-to-back—B2B in EDM circles—but didn’t share the location until yesterday. Fans who registered for tickets to today’s event could access tickets yesterday. Lake posted that people who registered would have the location for the show texted to them ahead of the ticket sale beginning at 12:30 pm AEST yesterday.

5 days ago | themusic.com.au | Mary Varvaris

More The Pointer Sisters The Pointer Sisters are experiencing an unexpected wave of viral fame after their 1986 song, Hot Together, featured in the new Grand Theft Auto VI trailer. Since the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer premiered on YouTube this week, it’s already amassed over 95 million views. The Rockstar Games account on social media has also gathered millions of views for the highly anticipated trailer, including on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly known as Twitter).

5 days ago | themusic.com.au | Mary Varvaris

More Simple Plan Canadian punk rockers Simple Plan are currently touring Australia, tearing up stages as special guests for The Offspring. But tomorrow night (10 May), they’ll play a one-off intimate headline show in Sydney where they’re set to celebrate their seminal second album, Still Not Getting Any... Since their formation in Montreal in 1999, the band have released six albums, plus an EP and two live albums.

5 days ago | themusic.com.au | Mary Varvaris

More Parkway Drive EDM isn’t the only Australian export making international tastemakers take note. There’s another genre that’s far less mainstream but perhaps just as popular that we should all be paying attention to. Australian heavy bands haven’t just taken over the charts and venues in their home country; they’re also making huge waves overseas. In October 2026, the first-ever metal cruise to touch down on Australian shores will take place with an incredible all-Australian line-up.