10/02/2021
Having started well before her obligatory appearance at Smokefree Rockquest with her high school band, and, among other things, a small role on cult TV show The Tribe, the driven and talented Ainslie Allen has been around ...
18/01/2021
Sapati Apa-Fepulea'i, aka Disciple Pati, is quickly becoming one of Tāmaki Makaurau’s newest powerhouses, and will be remembered for her outstanding performance at the streamed 2020 APRA Silver Scroll Awards. In the live ...
21/12/2020
Maimoa Music are arguably the most important music collective in Aotearoa - a collection of young Māori artists with a kaupapa to benefit and develop te reo Māori, consciously creating positive footprints for the next generation ...
21/07/2020
Whanganui reggae act NLC (which stands for No Limits Crew) have been active for six years, with the current six-member line up in place for about half that time. Fans of the genre will likely be familiar with Life Hurts, ...
27/03/2020
Originally from Gisborne and now living in Christchurch, newcomer Rongomai Callaghan has actually already participated in more music competitions and TV shows than many artists with decades on her young age. "Dabbling" in ...
12/01/2022
Services to music, in its many forms, led to several 2022 New Year's Honours being announced on the very last day of 2021. Rodger Fox - CNZM Jazz trombonist, big band leader, jazz educator, arranger, producer, musical ...
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 ...
17/12/2021
Auckland’s southern local boards will all participate in the 2022 Tuia event mentoring programme. Franklin, Manurewa, Papakura, Ōtara-Papatoetoe and Māngere-Ōtāhuhu will offer rangatahi places in this NZ-wide programme ...
13/12/2021
Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air Music have announced the results of the 2021 Waiata Takitahi single funding round. The grants look to support waiata incorporating a minimum of 25% te reo Māori lyrics, that have great ...
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 ...