The grime icon is returning to Australia and New Zealand this November and December for the We Want Bass tour.

A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both ...

Closure of independent festivals mean emerging artists will lose important launch pad, music insiders say ...

New Zealand Music Month turned 25 this year, and there’s been plenty to celebrate – whether it be Mokotron’s Taite Prize-winning Waerea, Lorde’s recent return (though not to New Zealand – yet), or the ...

New Zealand’s music industry is facing one of its most challenging periods in decades, as rising costs, declining music festivals and the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence reshape the future ...

Jesse Austin-Stewart has completed commissioned research for NZ On Air and participated in focus groups for Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. He has received competitive funding from ...

Hawaiian singer-songwriter Fia has announced October 2026 dates for Australia and New Zealand, featuring performances of songs from his debut album Never Give Up.

The human cost is documented. APRA AMCOS's landmark AI and Music Report found that without a mandatory licensing framework, Australian and New Zealand songwriters and composers face a 23 per cent hit ...

AUCKLAND (Billboard) - New Zealand artists are flourishing at home with government support -- but international breakthroughs remain hard to come by. Sign up here. Since 2000, the government has spent ...

Five years on, that idea has had the opportunity to travel. This April marks the launch of AWE London, following our second festival in Chicago in March. These are not touring projects. They are ...