RNZ Music

Episode 2 in our series profiling female beat-makers in Aotearoa. Read more Audio

Anthonie Tonnon is discovering new ways of connecting with his audience. He's also using audience interaction and dance to help connect himself with his songs. He spoke to Alex Behan ahead of his… Read more Video, Audio

Ben Edwards has taken out the Best Producer award for his work on Reid's 2017 album Preservation. Other winners include Clint Murphy – Best Engineer for his work on Hamilton rockers Deviskin's album… Read more Video, Audio

Julia Deans performs a mix of old and new songs live and unplugged and tells us about having to protect herself in her early days as a young woman in the music industry Read more Video, Audio

It's difficult for Jeremy Taylor to put into words the impact that The Queen Is Dead had on him when it was released in June 1986. Read more Video

“This album encourages us as a nation to look at each other square in the eye, and open up a forum for honest dialogue.”   Read more Video, Audio

The news that Grace Jones is coming here in March hit the nation with considerable force. Fanboy Grant Smithies got to talk to her in 2011. She was 'utterly charming'. Read more Video

Other highlights include Justice, Phoenix, The Libertines, Thundercat, The Avalanches and locals the D4. The festival will take place at Auckland's Western Springs park on March 3rd. Read more

The crew from RNZ Music convene to showcase some of the songs they've been digging most over the last couple of months. Read more Video, Audio

Faris Badwan of The Horrors talks about the constant evolution of the band, and what the producer for Adele brought the the table on their fifth album. Read more Audio

In 2014 Christchurch band Doprah was announced as the "Next Big Sound" on Billboard's website, causing a flurry of international attention. But Doprah wound up calling it a day, leaving the members to… Read more Audio