All the key pieces you need to know from Zach Bryan's two-hour interview.

With the playlist Friday Finds: This Week’s Best New Music, The Music’s team gathers the best new songs you need to hear every Friday. Here are our picks released this week, 16 October 2026.

The Brit synth-pop innovator Midge Ure celebrates his singular career with a personally curated show of greatest hits and deep cuts.

Olivia Rodrigo quickly shut down rumours of AI use by sharing proof of hand-drawn characters, animation, and analogue screens featured in her new music video.

Stephen Jones passed away days after allegedly being attacked outside of his Sydney studio.

"We are working on putting more shows together," Powderfinger said after pre-sales for their reunion tour were met with an incredible response this week.

Fat Freddy's Drop are "doing it for the love of music" when they return to Australia in March 2027.

"There’s a lot of stigma attached to poverty," Barnes said.

The program is designed to champion gender equality and diverse representation and to elevate artists and music practitioners in regional and remote areas.

With 'Discothèque' coming to Hines’ Midnight Records label, she continues bringing numerous albums and singles back to the fold.

"My anxiety and constant focus on my voice have gotten me to a place where the joy of performing has been taken away from me," Carter wrote in a candid post.