22/09/2026
Jet - You are a Superstar! is the new musical vehicle of Katreena Erin, a Kiwi singer-songwriter with a richly atmospheric voice and spirited delivery that bears comparison with the likes of Patti Smith and Hope Sandoval. ...
13/08/2026
Punk noise-makers Lung have been a storied Palmerston North act since the early 1990s, the trio’s leader Dave White a legend in his own right with getting The Stomach up and pumping around the same period. A few years of ...
05/02/2025
For many years now Louis Thompson-Munn, better known as Louis TM, has been at the top of the list for session keyboardists in Aotearoa. The Pōneke keyboard player / vocalist has played in numerous local ensembles including ...
15/05/2024
Te Whanganui-a-Tara singer-songwriter Sam Fowles is on a roll! With an album ready for release later this year he released his debut single Butterfly Baby in April. Produced by The Black Seeds' legend Barnaby Weir, the ...
21/06/2023
Te Whanganui-a-Tara three-piece Soft Plastics have had a long journey to the release of their debut album 'Saturn Return'. The trio worked with producer James Goldsmith during pandemic lockdowns and various other delays, ...
10/11/2022
Among the 2022 AMA winners announced (with considerably less than usual pomp and ceremony) on November 10 was a remarkable four-peat for L.A.B, the band securing a noteworthy spot in awards history by taking out the same ...
06/10/2022
Finalists for the 2022 Aotearoa Music Awards | Nga Tohu Puoro O Aotearoa have been announced, with Rob Ruha the clear frontrunner with six nominations. Ruha is up for Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Best Solo Artist, ...
17/02/2022
NZ On Air Music have announced the outcomes for their February 2022 New Music Single funding round. In the first completed music funding round of the year, 41 acts out of 203 applications will receive up to $10,000 towards ...
02/11/2021
Finalists for the 2021 Artisan Awards have been announced. The creative supporters behind Aotearoa’s music industry are celebrated annually with the AMA Artisan Awards, this Covid locked-down year with a pre-recorded showcase ...
29/09/2020
Recorded Music NZ and Massey University will celebrate the behind-the-sound heroes of Aotearoa’s music industry at the re-branded 2020 AMA Artisan Awards in November. Due to the uncertainty surrounding a live audience ...
