RNZ Music

RNZ Music is proud to present the brand new video from Christchurch musician Marley Sola, ‘Lift Your Head High'. Read more Video

Ed O'Brien, guitar player for UK band Radiohead, talks to Charlotte Ryan about his life in Brazil, and making music under the name EOB. Read more Audio

More than 20 of New Zealand’s most well-known musicians have collaborated to create lockdown waiata 'Sway', which has one simple goal, encouraging New Zealanders to stay home and save lives. Read more Video

Musician Marlon Williams and director Martin Sagadin have teamed up to create a dark and whimsical video for ‘Nothing Lasts’ by Adam Hattaway and The Haunters. Read more Video

And now I was sitting backstage, cosy on a 5-seater, sipping a warm oolong, thinking 'This might be it. I gotta be proud of this. It might not get better than this'... Read more Audio

Andre Smith from Wellington band Heavy Chest introduces their song 'Just You'. Read more Audio

Music promoter Campbell Smith is a board member for the charity MusicHelps. He explains their new initiative. Read more Audio

Black Americans made some of the most earth-shaking sounds of the 20th century, inventing jazz and the blues which continue to influence new music. They also produced one of the most profound bodies… Read more Audio

The RNZ Music team present their favourite music books for your isolation reading pleasure! Read more

RNZ Music is proud to present Beachware’s new single ‘The Arcade’. It’s the first single from the Auckland band's upcoming debut album. Read more Video

New Zealand’s favourite power pop band The Beths have shared band new single ‘Dying to Believe’, and announced they’ll release new album Jump Rope Gazers on July 10. Read more Video