01/10/2025

X-Factory: 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Award Finalists

As usual there are five songs chosen as finalists for the 2025 APRA Silver Scroll Award, as voted by New Zealand APRA members. ...

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06/06/2025

X-Factory: Mel Parsons – Sabotage

Award-winning singer/songwriter Mel Parsons has developed a loyal fan base since releasing her debut album 'Over My Shoulder' ...

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04/03/2025

X-Factory: Mahina Lawrence – Not The Same

Hawkes Bay singer-songwriter Mahina Lawrence has ticked off some impressive accomplishments early into her career. She was ...

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21/08/2024

X-Factory: Stan Walker – I Am

Stan Walker has forged an impressive artistic path over the course of his career since winning Australian Idol in 2009. Numerous ...

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01/08/2023

X-Factory: Hans Pucket – No Drama

Hans Pucket 's No Drama - an intelligent song. Intelligence comes in many forms, and with regards to music in particular, ...

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21/02/2023

X-Factory: Kimbra – Save Me

I'm not quite sure why but Kimbra hasn't really been on my radar before. We primarily listen to music to be moved emotionally, ...

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05/10/2022

X-Factory: The Top Five 2022 APRA Silver Scroll Finalist Songs

I take it back. Last year I did successfully predict the winner of the Silver Scrolls 2021, which went to Troy Kingi. Good ...

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18/03/2022

X-Factory: 2021 Silver Scroll Award Finalist Songs

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 ...

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07/10/2020

X-Factory: The Beths – I’m Not Getting Excited

Occasionally, like once in a blue moon, when the conditions are just right, and the stars align for a nanosecond, maybe the ...

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