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The Music’s Friday Finds: The Week’s Best New Music – 17 July

by Mary Varvaris

Tkay Maidza

With our weekly updated 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, July 17, 2026.

Hollow Coves

Gold Coast Duo Hollow Coves React After Receiving Kim Kardashian Seal Of Approval

Hollow Coves are currently on the receiving end of a massive influx of new fans after having their 2021 song 'Blessings' shared by Kim Kardashian.

Josh Fawaz's 'Like A Prayer'

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New credits have been added to Fawaz's airplay-dominating track, alerting listeners to the presence of AI-generated vocals and drums.

William Shatner

William Shatner Reveals Riot Fest Rider, Which Includes Adoptable Puppies

"Nothing unreasonable here as far as I can see," Shatner quipped on social media.

DMA'S

DMA'S Announce Intimate 'Album Preview Parties'

DMA'S will host the album preview parties in locations along the East Coast next month.

Industry / News

Lorde

Lorde Shares Thoughts On Spotify AI 'About The Song' Feature

"I'm going to go out on a limb and say we don’t want this," Lorde said.

Simple Minds

Simple Minds' Jim Kerr Reveals CHVRCHES' Iain Cook Appears On Forthcoming Album

Simple Minds last worked with CHVRCHES' Iain Cook on their 2014 album, 'Big Music.'

Vacations

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They were, as we expected, worth the wait, with Vacations giving us all our favourite hits.

Features / Music

Swapmeet

'We Definitely Don’t Have A Linear Approach To Songwriting': Swapmeet Scale New Heights On 'Mount Zero'

The Adelaide quartet’s self-produced debut album delivers enough catchy, contrast-driven indie rock to land them a US record deal and an equally-impressive world tour.

News / Festivals

Good Things Festival Melbourne, 2025

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The Good Things Festival line-up is set to arrive next month.

Pretty Woman: The Musical

Live Review: Pretty Woman: The Musical @ Regent Theatre, Melbourne

Samantha Jade dazzles in Pretty Woman: The Musical, a polished, nostalgic adaptation that proves commercial theatre can still capture audiences’ hearts.

News / Festivals

Timbaland, Stefflon Don

New Festival AFROSOUL To Make Brisbane Debut In 2026

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