"This is the most confident I feel I have ever sounded," says Sampa, "and this sound to me feels like the most 'me' I've ever sounded."

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, 30 October 2026.

Kevin Parker described Seal's 'Kiss From a Rose' as a "childhood favourite" after discovering it on 'Batman Forever.'

The Temper Trap, The Jungle Giants and more join Empire of the Sun's 2027 Australian tour.

A second date at Roche Estate in the Hunter Valley marks Nickelback's only new show on a sold-out Australian run.

"When we saw how many people missed out on tickets, we knew we couldn't leave it there," said Bernard Fanning.

5 Seconds of Summer launched their highly anticipated Australian tour in Brisbane with a 27-song set featuring fan favourites and new tracks.

“Boy, did the cosmos tap me on the shoulder and deliver Thursday morning,” You Am I's Davey Lane wrote. “Thank you, Jude.”

As Iron Maiden’s Australian tour with very special guests Megadeth approaches, Dave Mustaine reflects on career, legacy, Megadeth’s final chapter, and life at home with his beloved pet chihuahua, Romeo.