07/02/2024
Mohi Allen (and co-writers) won the 2023 APRA Maioha Award in October, the smooth-voiced neo soul artist pipping the Tuari Brothers and good friend Jordyn With A Why for the trophy. Later that month, Mohi released his debut ...
10/01/2024
While 'new' isn't quite the right word to describe Tāmaki Makaurau emcee Shirl'e Fruean, aka Queen Shirl'e, she is likely new to many people outside of her south Auckland community, where she is indeed rather well-known ...
10/01/2024
Although Katchafire’s classic Working is now over a decade old, its infectious hook and timeless themes of toil and oppression make it still relevant today and tomorrow. Tāmaki Makaurau rappers Ranuimarz and Brandn Shiraz, ...
01/12/2023
You might well have heard Nyree Huyser singing before, for instance as one of the backing singers on Tami Neilson's 2020 modern classic 'Chickaboom!', without knowing whose that beautiful voice is. Following a recent stint ...
27/11/2023
Jordyn Rapana, who performs under the snappy moniker Jordyn with a Why, last spoke to NZM in 2022 about her second single, Brown Melodies. One year and several singles on, the singer-songwriter’s latest single, Set…Go, ...
02/12/2025
Results of the November 2025 Waiata Takitahi funding round have been announced with 15 waiata to benefit from grants of up $15,000 per single, to be released in the coming year. Waiata Takitahi looks to support bilingual ...
11/11/2025
Winners of the Aotearoa Alternative Awards 2025 (formerly the Student Radio Network Awards) were announced in a ceremony hosted by Massey University's Radio Control 99.4FM, in Palmerston North on Saturday November 8. In ...
30/10/2025
The 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Awards winners were announced in a celebration of Aotearoa songwriters and composers held on October 29, at Isaac Theatre Royal in Ōtautahi. Sixteen years since the event was last staged in ...
11/09/2025
Results of the NZ On Air September New Music Single funding round have been announced with up to $11,000 made available for 29 songs by local artists to be released in the coming months. This funding supports recording, ...
11/09/2025
APRA AMCOS Aotearoa have announced the five songs chosen as finalists for the 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Award | Kaitito Kaiaka, as well as the three waiata in line for the APRA Tohu Maioha | Maioha Award. Selected from the ...
