01/04/2019
If your memory of Kiwi pop goes back a decade or so then there’s every chance that you remember the name Seth Haapu, his smooth good looks and his contagious George Michael-reminiscent R&B/pop. Then again, and despite ...
19/09/2018
Put together Harvey Knows A Killer, Strangely Arousing, These Automatic Changers and The Wreckage and you have a mighty line up for a great hard rockin' night out. Kiko is a fun-lovin' combo comprising musicians from those ...
03/09/2018
It was through word of mouth that Aro aka Emily and Charles Looker got into performing on cruise ships. Though they say that personally, it’s not their ideal holiday, working on a big boat is essentially paid travel that ...
18/07/2018
Given the size of it, one can safely assume that not many people from Turangi have made their way to LA in search of musical opportunities. 20-year-old singer Jackson Owens made the leap across the Pacific when he was ...
06/07/2018
On Friday May 25 2018, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the forced eviction of protestors at Auckland’s Bastion Point, a packed concert at the city’s Tuning Fork venue featured Annie Crummer, Ardijah, Che Fu, Harry ...
08/06/2021
Seven members of the Kiwi music industry are among those recognised with 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Singer Hinewehi Mohi became a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori, music and ...
10/05/2021
Nominations are open for Creative New Zealand's Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi (the Te Waka Toi Awards) for 2021. The awards recognise the artistic excellence, achievement and contribution of Māori artists working in customary ...
10/05/2021
APRA AMCOS NZ, Creative New Zealand and the Māori Language Commission - Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori have combined to support the development of a bilingual music industry in Aotearoa. Under a pilot programme Pokapū, ...
28/04/2021
Applications for the NZ Music Commission's Capability Grants Programme are now open. Part of the government’s NZ Music COVID Recovery Package, this is a new contestable fund to support music industry upskilling, training ...
21/04/2021
Stormy wind and rain didn’t stop an appreciative 300-strong crowd turning out to Auckland’s Q Theatre on April 20 to witness singer-songwriter Reb Fountain winning the 2021 Taite Music Prize, for her break-out album ...
