01/09/2026
Play It Strange has announced the winner of its 2026 National Songwriting Competition, following a record-breaking year ...
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Winners of the Play It Strange 2026 Peace Project songwriting competition have been announced, with Cameron Beattie from ...
READ MORE >18/07/2025
On Monday July 21, Play It Strange is launching an 'emerging musicians toolkit’ podcast series, hosted by award-winning ...
READ MORE >17/09/2024
In December 2023 the Hawke's Bay Music Hub launched 'Under The Sun (Vol.3)', the latest in a series of compilation albums ...
READ MORE >28/11/2022
Winners of the Play It Strange 2022 competitions have been announced, with 11 awards to be presented to secondary school ...
READ MORE >23/03/2022
Split Enz’ international heyday came in the late 1970s/early ’80s, but the band’s origins as Split Ends date back to ...
READ MORE >22/11/2021
Te Kura's Young Musicians programme has been given the thumbs up by industry heavyweights, and two songwriting students at ...
READ MORE >12/05/2021
If you’re intrigued by the NZ Music Month advertisement this year, it’s Rodney Fisher’s graphic homage to 10 Kiwi-made ...
READ MORE >28/11/2018
The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) is a copyright collective representing Australian and New Zealand ...
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