RNZ Music

This week we have rising country and folk singer Kendall Elise who has just released her debut album, Red Earth. She performs live in our Auckland studio with her band. Read more Audio

Every songwriter has a mother, and most of them have written at least one song about them, or written songs about being a mother themselves. Here are some of our favourites. Read more Video

Malcolm Black is known for his time up front with top 80s pop band Netherworld Dancing Toys, and the hit song 'For Today', but it is his work off stage that has had the greatest impact on New Zealand… Read more Video

On this week's Pocket Edition we talk to UK soul merchants Jungle, Nashville blues-rockers Larkin Poe, and host a live session with Wellington's A.U.R.A. Read more Audio

Auckland country singer songwriter Kendall Elise has just released her debut album, Red Earth, which features the track ‘Kirks Bush’. RNZ Music is proud to be the first to share the song’s brand new… Read more Video

Auckland soul/RnB five-piece Leisure have just released a video documenting their concert with the APO at Auckland’s Town Hall in 2018. Read more Video, Audio

Nominations are open for the 2019 Music Teacher of the Year, which will be presented to an outstanding Kiwi music teacher at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards in November. Read more

RNZ Music is stoked to be the first to share the new video from local folk-pop singer songwriter Harry Parsons, ‘Scars’. Read more Video

Otago University’s research library, archive and art gallery, Hocken Collections has a number of special events taking place throughout NZ Music Month. Read more

SJD, aka Sean James Donnelly, is about to release a collection of miniature synth-pop songs. He joins Kirsten Johnstone to preview some of these alongside some of the synth greats. Read more Audio

A.U.R.A. is the project of mutli-instrumentalist Albert Mikolaj. In support of his LP Secret Intelligent Light he's gathered a band and hitting the road, with a quick stop for a live session at RNZ. Read more Audio

Simon from Auckland hardcore band Long Distance Runner introduces their song 'Eulogy'. Read more Audio