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Princess Chelsea and The Dream Warriors have a rather unique show coming up - a Twin Peaks-themed midwinter ball. As well as live music, audiences can expect smoke, lasers, karaoke, and prizes for… Audio

Pōneke Wellington based Ebony Lamb has the distinction of having developed two parallel acclaimed careers: as a singer-songwriter and as a photographer.  Audio

Arts news for Sunday 21 April 2024 Audio

Princess Chelsea AKA Chelsea Nikkel is a classically trained pianist who burst onto the alternative, baroque-pop scene in early 2010s.  Video, Audio

Princess Chelsea refers to her 2023 Taite Music Prize winning album as her 'nervous breakdown' album. She speaks to Jim Mora about her journey to personal recovery and reconnecting with fans. Audio

This week week on Music 101 we have a very special live session from Princess Chelsea aka Chelsea Nikkel - You may know her from her international online success of 'The Cigarette Duet' Which is… Video, Audio

Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio

Tony Stamp reviews Jonathan Bree's latest faceless pop confection, Brandee Younger's tribute to an iconic jazz harpist, and the debut of local post-punks Ringlets. Audio

Princess Chelsea wins the 2023 Taite Award Video, Audio

Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Kathryn to play some music from last night's Taite Music Prize winner, Princess Chelsea. Audio

Auckland singer songwriter Princess Chelsea has taken out the TAITE Music Prize - the top award at the TAITE Music Awards.

Princess Chelsea's album, 'Everything's Going to be Alright,' was described… Audio

On Music 101 we celebrated the best albums of 2022. 

Instead of doing a countdown, we have collated the best albums from the music you loved hearing this year, and some of our friends. 

Here is the…

Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite NZ releases from the past year, including homespun folk, te reo waiata, lo-fi beats, and walls of guitar. Audio

Auckland's Lil Chief label has built a mighty reputation for thoughtful, nuanced indie pop gems. To celebrate the label's 20th Anniversary, we'll hear classics today from key Lil Chief artists… Audio

Tony Stamp reviews Princess Chelsea’s newest mix of sweet & sour songcraft, classical/ EDM madness from Britain's Jockstrap, and the latest by Canadian producer Daphni. Audio

This week marks 20 year Anniversary of Lil Chief Records  Video, Audio

Our guest on the Mixtape today picking their favourite songs is New Zealand-based musician and producer Chelsea Nikkel - known by many as Princess Chelsea.

Her whimsical indie pop/electronic sound… Video, Audio

From lion to raiona, princess to pirinihehe and ocean to moana! Kathryn meets Tweedie Waititi, film producer, writer, director and one of the creators behind the Te Reo Māori adaptations of some of… Audio

Tony Stamp has a lockdown listen to UK music legend Joan Armatrading’s twentieth album, the third EP in a series by Zimbabwe-born, Australia-raised, LA-based hip hop musician Tkay Maidza, and the… Audio

Amanda Palmer undertakes a small hall crawl on Waiheke Island this weekend for her fans and the locals - she talks to Jesse about her time here and why she's not leaving anytime soon. Audio

Chabs and Milky (AKA Lawrence Arabia and James Dansey) join Charlotte live in the studio to chat about their live stream tour which is happening around the country this month.  Audio

Welcome to Music 101’s ones to watch! We’ve selected 10 acts we think you should have your eyes on going into 2021. Video

Phoebe Rings may have debuted during the worst year for live music (thanks,Covid) but they’ve already started making their mark. Their first performance was at Outsider Sounds Festival in February of… Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present the new video from Lil’ Chief Records co-founder and former Tokey Tones member Scott Mannion. ‘Juniper Tree’ is the last single from his debut solo album Loving Echoes… Video

The RNZ Music team is celebrating NZ Music Month with Fresh Music Daily - new music from a different Kiwi artist every day. Video

On this week's Pocket Edition Charlotte Ryan talks to Benee's manager Paul McKessar about the impact an app called Tik Tok has had on her success, and the music industry in general. Plus Charlotte… Audio