07/09/2022
In July, rasta artist Israel Starr (real name Israel Buchanan) released a 17-track, conscious music monster of an album, fittingly titled 'Keepers of the Flame'. Gareth Shute asked him a few questions about the creation ...
10/08/2022
The engagingly upbeat latest single from prolific Auckland artist Callum McDougall, aka Rei, is the result of a determined chase to collaborate with the members of Drax Project. The Māori/Pākehā urban electronic musician ...
05/08/2022
Four32's debut single Going Home is a feel-good reggae anthem with influence from classic Kiwi tunes. The six band members come from rural coastal towns throughout the Waikato, forming Four32 through a Rangatahi Māori rōpū. ...
27/07/2022
Descended from Kāi Tahu, Ariana Tikao firmly embraces her Māori ancestry through her music, weaving the instrumentation and stories of the past with the present. Her latest single Kōtuku is a Te Reo Māori version of the ...
13/07/2022
In 2020 Waikato artist Em-Haley Walker, aka Theia, launched her new musical venture Te Kaahu releasing the single E Taku Huia Kaimanawa. With the 2022 release of the project album ‘Te Kaahu O Rangi’ she navigates themes ...
04/07/2024
APRA AMCOS NZ have announced the top 20 songs nominated for the 2024 Silver Scroll Award Kaitito Kaiaka and the top 5 waiata nominated for the APRA Maioha Award. The winners will be announced at the Silver Scroll Awards ...
06/05/2024
Finalists for the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards have been announced ahead of the ceremony to be held on May 30 at the Viaduct Events Centre in Tāmaki Makaurau. With 13 finalists named in both the Album and Single Of The Year, ...
21/11/2023
With no AMA event being held in 2023, the next Aotearoa Music Awards 2024 are scheduled to take place May 30 next year, at the Viaduct Events Centre in Tāmaki Makaurau - bringing NZ Music Month to a close in style. Produced ...
20/09/2023
On September 15, Te Whānau Puoro from Flaxmere College and Tamatea High School took first place of Smokefree Tangata Beats 2023 held at Q Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau. Shayne Te Kuru of Te Whānau Puoro said that winning ...
25/08/2023
APRA AMCOS NZ have opened applications for SongHubs Waikato 2023, a week-long songwriting camp to be held in Whaingaroa Raglan this October/November. SongHubs Waikato will be a live-in songwriting retreat curated by Devilskin's ...