Music history is full of artists changing names, but how often do these rebrands work? Let's check the data to work it out.

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, 18 September 2026.

Chris Martin performed a heartfelt, funny tribute song called 'Better Singer Than Me,' which saw the Coldplay singer rhyme 'You’re The Voice' with “you’re God’s choice.”

"I'm going in peace and with great thankfulness," Rob Hirst told 'Heart & Soul' podcast host David Lesser just months prior to his passing.

A stellar lineup of Australian and international artists came together to honour John Farnham, proving his music remains as powerful and unifying as ever.

"We are devastated and shocked by how quickly he left us, yet so grateful for how peacefully and smoothly he went," a statement from Gilbert's wife and bandmates reads.

The all-star tribute concert will go ahead without an appearance from the man himself.

Blunt quipped that “According to some,” sick bags are “the best accompaniment to my music.”

After promising an "unforgettable" live show with a world-class band, Charlie Puth will no longer be making his way to Australia this November.

All 16 of Radiohead's upcoming Australian tour dates have sold out, and the band has warned fans against buying tickets from third-party ticketing platforms.

Ticket registration process, ticket prices and more - find out how to attend Hayley Williams' two intimate shows in Australia in 2027.