RNZ Music

This week's band fuses South American beats and Spanish vocals with classic Kiwi roots vibes. Brazilian-born Bobby Brazuka and Venezuelan singer Jennifer Zea - with a little help from their friends -… Read more Video, Audio

RNZ Music is proud to premiere the second single from 21-year-old Coromandel-based musician Solomon Crook. 'Race Car' is a super-catchy tune with a stunner of a video shot on the Desert Road. Read more Video

Irish boyband Boyzone are making their way to Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 25 years. Read more

Kim Pieters has been painting most of her life, under the radar, known only to a few dealers and a few galleries. She popped up in a retrospective in Wellington's Adam Art Gallery before suddenly… Read more Audio, Gallery

Wellington hip-hop pioneers Upper Hutt Posse have just been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Members Darryl Thomson aka, DLT and Bennett Pomana, aka MC B-Ware, joined us to reminisce and select songs… Read more Video, Audio

Tami Neilson performs live at Auckland's Town Hall as part of her SASSAFRASS! tour, August 2018. Read more Audio

When The Phoenix Foundation's Luke Buda decided to write a protest song to bring attention to the “horrific” situation of children detained in Nauru, he was initially intimidated by the subject… Read more Video, Audio

Wellington supergroup Congress of Animals treat us to a stripped-back acoustic sing-along version of their song 'Shine' and chat to Yadana Saw. Read more Video, Audio

Sylvia Massy has worked with Prince, Tool, and Johnny Cash; Gil Norton has produced for The Pixies, Foo Fighters and Manic Street Preachers; and Clint Murphy has had his fingers on the faders… Read more Video, Audio

RNZ Music's Alex Behan was backstage at last night's Vodafone NZ Music Awards, capturing the winner's reactions. He chatted to Troy Kingi, Alien Weaponry, Six60, SWIDT, Brooke Fraser, Sons of Zion and… Read more Video, Audio

Mimi (Aimee Belton) first met Rivers (Chris Baigent) during the aftermath of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. As Mimi & Rivers, the duo plays folky tunes with pop melodies and strong harmonies. Read more Audio