RNZ Music

Emily Muli is a young Tongan RnB singer who's rubbed shoulders with the British royal family, gone viral on YouTube, and wants to clear up some misunderstandings about young Pasifika people. Read more Video, Audio

KIAN's debut song 'Waiting' has had 25 million streams. It won a nationwide song contest, and he's just been signed to the same label as Lorde, Drake, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj. Yadana Saw speaks… Read more Video, Audio

Drs Sharon George and Deidre McKay discuss their BBC.com article 'How Streaming Music Could Be Harming The Planet'. Read more Audio

Beat Rhythm Fashion were the darlings of the post-punk music scene in Wellington in the late '70s and early '80s. Now, over 30 years later, they're back together with a new album Tenterhook. Read more Video, Audio

Tami Neilson has released a brand new song, ‘Big Boss Mama’, to celebrate International Women’s Day, and RNZ Music is stoked to be the first in NZ to share it. Read more Video

RNZ Music is proud to share this exclusive live version of Finn Andrews’ song ‘One by the Venom’, from his forthcoming solo album One Piece at a Time, which is out March 15. Read more Video

The music of Rhye is seductive soul, an exploration of long-term love that feels almost voyeuristic to listen to. Ahead of their Auckland Festival show, Kirsten Johnstone speaks to the man behind it… Read more Video, Audio

Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) has just announced the finalists for this year’s Taite Music Prize, which recognises outstanding creativity in an album. Previous winners include Lorde, Aldous Harding… Read more

Here's one for the kids! RNZ is proud to be the first to share the new song from te reo Māori teaching resource, Te Kōtare. ‘E Ta Tohorā’ features vocals from Warren Maxwell (Trinity Roots, Little… Read more Video

Milk & Honey festival is set to take place on International Women's Day (this Friday) in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown. The gigs feature women and are run by women. We profile four… Read more Video

In this week's Pocket Edition we talk to Jason Williamson from acerbic Brit duo Sleaford Mods, Tiny Ruins' Hollie Fullbrook, and Neko Case. Read more Audio

Originally from Auckland, Isaiah B Brunt, a former Darling Harbour studio owner had a successful career in the studio business working with a number of key Australian artists. Read more Audio