Newly released stats reveal a surprising growth in New Zealand music revenue. What does that mean for the industry, and for you, the humble fan?
On her new album, Kylie Minogue goes acoustic and courts a sub-Sheeran faux-country sound. It does not go well. Sam Brooks reviews.
Vincent Olsen-Reeder writes about collaborating with experimental Māori musician Rob Thorne and the New Zealand String Quartet, and the push and pull of multicultural exchange and taking traditional forms to new worlds.
This weekend, Auckland band LEISURE collaborated with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, playing at the Auckland Town Hall as the first in a series of APO concerts with pop acts. Hussein Moses came away with mixed feelings.
This weekend, Miriama Aoake attended JessB's Block Party, an event which celebrated both the release of JessB's debut EP and women of colour in New Zealand hip-hop.
Four years on from his debut album, Vance Joy talks to Kate Robertson about his sophomore release Nation of Two, as well as songwriting, staying grounded, and what it's like to be on tour with Taylor Swift.
From schmaltzy ballads to modern takes on classics, Jilly Taipua from Skinny Love Weddings goes through the most requested songs she gets from couples.
Jogai Bhatt talks to Broods’ Georgia Nott on her all-female produced solo project The Venus Project, gender representation in the music industry, and why this time she's gone for a more stripped back sound.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra's new album Sex & Food is prompting RNZ's Melody Thomas to think about the apocalypse.
Over the past two years a movement of Dunedin bands have played sold out gigs in all the major centres, riding a wave of hype unseen since the glory days of Flying Nun.
Aldous Harding and Nadia Reid are at the forefront of a folk scene that is revolutionising how NZ music is seen overseas, but they’re just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to local folk success stories.
Henry Oliver talks to E^ST, a young Australian pop artist whose two recent singles are turning hears around the world.
An exclusive walking tour reveals the true extent of a city’s obsession with visiting pop star Ed Sheeran.
Henry Oliver talks to JessB about her first EP and how her professional netball career is helping her in the music industry.
The Golden Dawn, the Ponsonby pop-up bar that accidentally lasted seven-and-a-half years, closed on Sunday morning. Simon Day and Emily Raftery were there, cameras in hand.
The Phoenix Foundation's Samuel Flynn Scott braves the megastar at the stadium, immersing himself in a mixture of mediocrity, dazzle and rain
Henry Oliver talks to Kate Robertson and Madeleine Chapman about their summer music festival experiences.
