Tāmaki Makaurau electronic artist MOKOTRON has been awarded the 2025 Taite Music Prize for his breakout album 'WAEREA', released on the Sunreturn label in December 2024. An uncompromising album that ...
READ MORE >File under Funk / Soul / Jazz. Highly versatile Wanaka-based guitarist and composer Henry Charles has just released his groove-filled debut album. In a nod to the music and movie culture that inspire ...
READ MORE >Girls Rock Aotearoa has announced that applications are now open for To The Front Pōneke 2025. The five day programme will run from June 30 to July 4 at Massey University, Wellington | College of Creative Arts. To The Front is open to youth aged 12-17 who identify as women, intersex, trans, takatāpui, or gender-diverse. Participants will learn to play instruments, form bands, write original songs, and perform in a showcase, all with the guidance of professional musicians in a inclusive environment. ...
READ MORE >NZ On Air have announced results of the 10th New Music Pasifika focus round for single-based funding, designed to support the recording, video and promotion costs of new songs from Pasifika artists. The April 2025 New Music Pasifika round received 77 eligible applications, resulting in up to $11,000 being allocated to 20 songs from the artists listed below to be released in the coming months. Of those, nine are first-time NZ On Air funding recipients, with several of the songs featuring ...
READ MORE >Finalists for the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards have been announced and for the second year running Stan Walker leads the field with five finalist nominations in 2025, including Single of the Year for Māori Ki Te Ao, which held the #1 spot on the Te Reo Chart for 55+ weeks. Sharing that lead this year with five Tūī chances of her own, is Persian-New Zealand artist CHAII, a finalist for Album of The Year, Single of the Year (for We Be Killing It), and Best Electronic Artist. CHAII is also a finalist ...
READ MORE >You Can't Just Sell Records is a heartfelt new Kiwi documentary film that delves into the heart of independent record store culture, celebrating music, community, and vinyl records. In keeping with the film’s focus on physical music formats, You Can't Just Sell Records will initially be available on limited edition DVD and will be on sale at independent music stores across the country with the release smartly timed for Record Store Day on April 12. A production by Whanganui-based documentary ...
READ MORE >With over seven million likes across Instagram and TikTok, singer-songwriter Liberty has a unique freewheeling pop style that caught the attention of UK record label, B-Unique Records, all the way from Napier. More locally the 19-year old has recently been announced winner of the first Catapult competition for emerging Kiwi artists, fronted by Georgia Lines. Her recently released second single Are We Dead? confirms there's a bright future ahead for this fast-moving star, and NZ On Air Music ...
READ MORE >Formed by four worldly Kiwi metallers in Melbourne five years ago, EAST YORK still straddle the Pacific, though their most recent recording work has seen the heavy rock act become more Bay of Plenty-centric. Their 2022 debut EP garnered much praise, radio play and some great tour supports, but there's been a years-long lull since while they worked up new material. The explosive and groove-heavy anthem Medicine is the first single to introduce a planned full album release, and was included on NZ ...
READ MORE >Ōtautahi singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer Will McGillivray has already had an impressive career. He fronted the internationally successful alt-pop trio Nomad and has since gone on become the city’s most successful and sought-after pop producer. Late in 2024 Winegum Records released a debut album for his own solo project, Goodwill, a meditative yet rousing record which he discusses with Nur Lajunen-Tal. Will McGillivray first ventured into solo recording territory in 2022 with ‘In ...
READ MORE >Ōtautahi singer-songwriter Miriam ‘Mim’ Jensen’s confessional indie rock songs manage to be both incisive and reflective, and since she first emerged in 2022 they’ve already taken her places. She has performed at SXSW Sydney, opened for Shihad and enjoyed international radio and streaming success. Released in March, Jensen’s sophomore EP ‘Shadow Of The Gift’ represents an important step on her personal and artistic evolution. Nur Peach talked through the EP’s six tracks with her. “A ...
READ MORE >With unrivalled feel and virtuosity for the music he plays jazz clarinetist Adrian Cox is internationally acclaimed, and currently right at the top of his game. Unrivalled feel and virtuosity for the music he plays has led to performances with some of the biggest names in jazz. A leading exponent of the New Orleans’ clarinet with a huge wealth of knowledge of the music and the players of the era, Adrian spends the majority of his life on tour around the world. He's touring Aotearoa in April, ...
READ MORE >Blending nostalgia with modern rock, while steering-locked to an unmistakably pre-millennium Kiwi pub rock sound, newcomer Christchurch rock band Anglebox are picking up their undies from the lawn and releasing a contrarily bright debut EP they’ve badged ‘Dark Days In The Sun’. Back in early 2023 Ian Cartwright, recently known for his work with The Late Starters, was searching around the Christchurch spare musicians garages for a fresh collaboration to breathe life into his original songs. ...
READ MORE >This Easter weekend (April 18-21) will bring the culmination of the 62nd National Jazz Festival with some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s top jazz musicians performing in the Downtown Carnival across five stages on The Strand, Wharf Street and Red Square in Tauranga. Enjoy the hospitality of Tauranga’s many excellent waterfront bars and restaurants while enjoying the festive family carnival atmosphere. With events scheduled across Tauranga from April 7-21 (including the National Youth Jazz Competition, ...
READ MORE >Internationally acclaimed jazz clarinetist Adrian Cox is a leading exponent of the New Orleans’ clarinet, with a huge wealth of knowledge of the music and the players of the era. He is touring NZ in April with his own Adrian Cox Trio performing a remarkable show of old-style Orleans' magic called Makin’ Runs. Jazz fanciers should absolutely not miss this opportunity. April 18 - The Undercurrent, Wellington April 19 - 62nd National Jazz Festival, Baycourt Community & Arts Centre, Tauranga April ...
READ MORE >This Easter weekend (April 18-21) will bring the culmination of the 62nd National Jazz Festival with some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s top jazz musicians performing in Tauranga, with the Downtown Carnival across five stages on The Strand, Wharf Street and Red Square. With events scheduled across Tauranga from April 7-21 including the National Youth Jazz Competition, a celebration of Rodger Fox and a NZ Army Band showcase, there’s a lot more to the annual National Jazz Festival than just that fun-filled ...
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