20/12/2022
With a distinctive, gravelly yet ethereal voice, and a penchant for reflective, inspirational lyrics, singer-songwriter Renée Millner 's third EP 'Fly Me Back' sees her beginning to experiment with new sounds and styles, ...
15/06/2021
With the April release of ‘Dreamer’ Anna Hawkins has delivered four richly-voiced LPs since 2013. ‘Be it pop, show musical theatre, classical opera, folk, Celtic, her voice enfolds and enhances all musical material ...
03/04/2020
It has been four years since NZM last caught up with Eddie Johnston, aka Lontalius, but one thing hasn’t changed – his music is still as honest as it gets, tapping right into his emotions – something his fans across ...
26/06/2019
Short days lately huh? It's already that time again when entries for this year's NZ Music Awards are being called for. Pondering the many 'lost' categories, NZM decided to ask who might be nominated for whatever fictional ...
23/02/2018
Folk-pop duo Paper Cranes – Naomi and Fraser Browne – are fascinating people. Having been raised abroad and experiencing different cultures very much affects the way the couple write and play music, which they do based out ...
12/07/2018
APRA has announced the top 20 finalists for the 2018 Silver Scroll Award. The annual award recognises outstanding songwriting, as voted for by fellow Kiwi composers and songwriters. The semi-finalists (list and Spotify ...
19/04/2023
The 2023 Taite Music Prize was awarded to Princess Chelsea for her critically-praised album, 'Everything Is Going To Be Alright', released on Lil Chief Records. Everything Is Going To Be Alright by Princess Chelsea The ...
02/03/2022
The International Songwriting Competition has announced the ISC 2021 semi-finalists. It's a long list that is bursting with Kiwi talent ranging across many categories, particularly under children's music. ISC is judged ...
20/12/2021
Delayed by Auckland's long lockdown, the 2021 Aotearoa Music Awards took place at Aotea Centre in Auckland, on Friday, December 15, a celebration filmed for live TV broadcast, but staged in front of an audience made up only ...
11/11/2021
A list of 36 finalists across 15 different categories has been announced for the 2021 Aotearoa Music Awards | Nga Tohu Pūoro o Aotearoa, which this year will be a live television event, filmed from Auckland's Aotea Centre ...
14/10/2020
Have you heard about a Wellington folk band called Boatshed Daydreams before? Neither had we until very recently. Late last month the duo of friends Abbie McKoy and Temuera Forbes released their debut EP 'Moments Passed', ...
21/02/2023
I'm not quite sure why but Kimbra hasn't really been on my radar before. We primarily listen to music to be moved emotionally, and our taste and intrigue is ultimately guided by personal aesthetics. Of course, I did appreciate ...
13/12/2021
Keyboard specialist (now iPad music production enthusiast) Alan Brown has contributed a variety of informed and informative instrument features/lessons to NZM over the years. This seriously tip-filled guide to the creative ...
15/06/2021
Rosé, hyperreality, harmony and the pop-drop. The term hyperreality was coined by French theorist Jean Baudrillard to describe the postmodern, semiotic condition of society in which we are unable to distinguish between reality, ...
14/10/2020
You could look at 2020 as a terrible time to think about your music career. Tours are cancelled and venues either shut down completely or operating precariously between open and closed depending on local Covid numbers. Musicians ...
29/08/2023
As part of Chamber Music NZ Puoro Taiwhanga Aotearoa’s flagship CMNZ series, dream pop luminaries French for Rabbits are about to embark on a four main-centre tour that will see the band perform new songs from their soon ...
04/03/2020
Returning to NZ for the second time in four months, Perth's cruisey indie rock four-piece Spacey Jane will be playing three shows next week, giving Kiwi fans in our main cities a chance to party with them before heading off ...
21/03/2018
Auckland producer super-group LEISURE join forces with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) for a one-off gig at Auckland Town Hall, on Friday April 6. LEISURE’s musical blend of RnB, soul and pop will receive an ...
11/11/2016
The NZ Ukulele Festival will move to Vector Arena for its tenth anniversary this December. Apart from headliners, Hawaiian Youtube sensations Honoka and Azita, the festival will feature Malcolm Lakatani’s Creative Souls ...