RNZ Music

Auckland new wave synth-pop duo Crap Date is Jamie Lee Smith (Princess Chelsea) and Marcel Bellvé. ‘Too Late’ is their third single and comes with an awesome vid created in lockdown. Read more Video

The story behind Troy Kingi's upcoming album is stranger than fiction. Read more Video, Audio

Auckland musician Yosh introduces his song 'Crack'. Read more Audio

Tony Stamp investigates our country's longstanding love affair with the high energy dance genre.  Read more Audio

Perfume Genius is the pseudonym of Mike Hadreas, a musician who has earned a loyal fanbase for his honest lyrics and intensely affecting art-pop over the last decade. He’s about to release his fifth… Read more Video, Audio

Charlotte spoke with the hugely admired NZ music figure after he picked up the award during the week.  Read more Audio

The finalists for 2020 Best Country Music Artist and Best Country Music Song have been announced. Read more Video

When RNZ Music's Nick Bollinger was three, he was given a wind-up gramophone and a pile of old 78s. That's where his passion for music began, and hasn’t really stopped since. He shares his musical… Read more

Troy Kingi and his band have won the Taite Prize for their deep-roots/reggae album Holy Colony Burning Acres. Read more Video

We're livestreaming the 2020 Taite Music Prize live right here from 6.30pm tonight! Aldous Harding, L.A.B., and Troy Kingi are among the finalists, and Shona Laing will be receiving the Classic Album… Read more Video

We’re proud to be present this special live version of ‘Turn It Around’ by legendary Wellington group Fly My Pretties. The song appears on their new album The Studio Recordings Pt. 2, which is out… Read more Video