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 ...
21/12/2021
Coterie is literally a band of brothers, the Fishers, of Te Aupori/Ngapuhi descent. Growing up way across the ditch in Perth, the creative quartet seem to be quite the entrepreneurial sort, with their fingers in a variety ...
15/07/2020
With the many commitments of a dual-life juggling full-time employment and evening work as a singer-songwriter, some might find the artistic process overwhelming. For Christchurch artist Steffany Beck this is evidently not ...
06/07/2020
It’s hard to imagine an artist whose album release advance PR might be received with equal adulation by the diverse likes of Pitchfork, The Guardian, Stereogum, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, The Times of India, Spin, ...
31/01/2020
Auckland-based James Fistonich aka George After James is the sort of artist with songwriting talent and charisma so evident that his live audiences will independently tell you about him after seeing him perform. His debut ...
30/05/2025
Marking the 60th year of New Zealand music awards celebrations, plus 50 years of the national music charts, made for a very busy 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards. Stage and on-screen references to historic chart identities like ...
08/04/2025
Finalists for the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards have been announced and for the second year running Stan Walker leads the field with five finalist nominations in 2025, including Single of the Year for Māori Ki Te Ao, which ...
06/03/2025
Created as part of the Pacific Music Awards Trust's 20th anniversary celebrations, Hiva Folau Vaka - Vaka Carrying Music supports the creation of new original songs in Pacific languages. It is the legacy project for the ...
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 ...
02/03/2026
Marlon Williams continued his award-winning streak in 2025, taking home the APRA Silver Scroll Award for Aua Atu Rā, the lead single of his recent album ‘Te Whare Tīwekaweka’, co-written with Te Pononga Tamati-Elliffe, ...
01/10/2025
As usual there are five songs chosen as finalists for the 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Award, as voted by New Zealand APRA members. We're into the final month run up to when the Silver Scroll trophy will be awarded to one/some ...
21/08/2024
Stan Walker has forged an impressive artistic path over the course of his career since winning Australian Idol in 2009. Numerous albums since have seen him continually develop a unique artistic voice, crafting songs that ...
18/03/2022
Yes I know, I never seem to get it right. Even though every year I usually write an article for the X-Factory trying to predict the winner of the Silver Scrolls I haven’t quite managed it yet. Maybe this year will be different, ...
13/05/2020
For years I’ve been saying I was too busy to get into home recording. True, there are times I’m on the road touring and I am actually too busy, but in the last few weeks of Corona-virus lockdown I’ve had the time to ...
14/06/2022
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra will celebrate Matariki with one of our brightest musical stars on Thursday 23 June. Rob Ruha (Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Porou, Tainui, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Te Arawa, Nga Puhi, Rongowhakaata, ...
12/03/2019
Spread across multiple cities and venues, I attended one of the Auckland legs of Milk & Honey, at Wine Cellar and Whammy Bar on K'Rd, which was well curated, well considered and offered a unique feeling of comfort. I ...
28/09/2018
The Output Project - Exchange Christchurch - September 22, 2018 Settling almost immediately into an intimate atmosphere, The Output Project was a night of captivating performance featuring some of Christchurch’s finest ...
