26/06/2024
In a reversal of the norm, Rowdy's Rose members Blair and Rosie Shaw have been husband and wife for several years longer than they have been bandmates, and are now unabashedly training up a new generation to join them on ...
03/04/2024
For the past decade Shana Graham has released music under the name Valere, consistently delivering innovative electro-pop that is at once catchy and vulnerable. In March 2024 the Aotearoa-Filipino artist reaches for an even ...
25/03/2024
Alexander Grant performs music as Xuzz. His new single Mississippi can provide the right alt-pop vibes for any happy moment that requires a quick boogie, and NZ On Air Music added the song to their NewTracks compilation ...
04/03/2024
Hailing from a rural township in the Waikato, singer-songwriter Sophie Brown is now living in London. An NZ On Air Development grant meant she was able to receive help with production and mentorship from Natalia Sheppard ...
07/02/2024
From small local shows around her Waiheke home, pop artist Sahara Adams has moved via studying pop music at Auckland Uni into working with local producers Will Henderson and Joel Jones, slowly gathering momentum and attention ...
10/03/2021
The NZ Music Commission has created a new, free seminar series called Gig Starters, aiming to teach young people about putting on all-ages gigs. The initiative will hit the road in March, visiting Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston ...
25/09/2019
Neo-soul outfit 78 District from Papatoetoe High School, in Auckland, took out the National Final of the 2019 Smokefree Tangata Beats staged in Manukau on Saturday, September 21. 78 District include vocalists Silika Isaia ...
13/09/2018
Hollie Smith has joined Wintec’s School of Media Arts to mentor and teach music students as the Waikato Institute of Technology's first Musician in Residence. “I hope that taking what I’ve learnt, and sharing that ...
22/02/2018
Auckland's SAE Creative Media Institute has added musician and audio engineer Lora Thompson to the audio teaching team. Lora is actively involved in promoting equality for women in the industry. She helped set up the NZ ...
02/06/2017
Nevermind NZ Music Month, Thursday, June 1st turned out to be one of the biggest days on the local music calendar with both the 2017 Country Music Awards and Pacific Music Awards announcing Tui winners. At the opening ...
13/04/2023
Hard rock duo Viices are celebrating the April 26 release of their new single Sandcastle with a four-show tour across the North Island. May 4: Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland May 5: Kirikiriroa Hamilton May 6: Ngāmotu ...
14/03/2023
Tasmanian folk duo Where Water Meets are on tour in Aotearoa for the first time. Twizel-born Emily Sheppard (violin/viola/vocals) and Yyan Ng (guitar/vocals) bring with them music from their critically acclaimed first album ...
10/03/2023
Tauranga alt rock duo Midwave Breaks will be celebrating NZ Music Month with nine headlining shows across the motu! Since their debut release Lemonade Hand Grenade in 2021, Midwave Breaks have continued to make serious ...
22/11/2022
Much loved indie folk trio Albi & The Wolves are back on tour this summer with a string of sizzling shows across Aotearoa. "You'll come away from an Albi & the Wolves concert feeling pretty good with the world. ...
03/05/2022
Tauranga singer-songwriter Georgia Lines has announced a five-date national tour to accompany the release of her upcoming single Leave Behind, out May 6. She will be performing in a stripped-back style on this tour with ...