16/11/2022
Inspired by the Topp Twins' recent battles with illness and separation, Southland's The Mitchell Twins, Maegan and Nicola Mitchell, composed Find A River, a song that explores the deep bonds of twin connection, and pays ...
19/10/2022
Jenny Mitchell released her third, and surely best-yet album in mid-2022. Bringing a sense of peace amongst the chaos, ‘Tug Of War’ seems to have arrived with perfect timing. Both romantic and heartbreakingly melancholic, ...
16/09/2022
You certainly don't need a PhD to write good music (though hey, it would be nice to have those kind of academic smarts, right?), but for Kirikiriroa artist Wairehu Grant the process of thesis writing has led directly to ...
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 ...
01/04/2022
Delaney Davidson has been invited to be Artist In Residence at Massey University's Te Rewa O Puanga, the School of Music and Creative Media Production, during 2022 and 2023. This position follows on from his highly successful ...
08/03/2022
NZ On Air reports that in 2021 local music airplay on New Zealand radio hit a new record high, with stats revealing nearly one in every four songs played on our main contemporary commercial music networks was from a local ...
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 ...
09/11/2021
At the beginning of November Irirangi Te Motu | NZ On Air has launched new brand assets designed to help New Zealand audiences identify funded content. Contractually, NZ On Air require all funded content and its promotion ...
11/10/2021
At the Waiata Māori Music Awards 2021 held in the Hawke’s Bay on Saturday, October 9, Troy Kingi and L.A.B. each enjoyed wins in three different categories, while Sir Pita Sharples and Che Fu were honoured for their special ...