RNZ Music

A new book called "Wired For Sound - The Stebbing History of New Zealand Music" by Grant Gillanders & Robyn Welsh tells the story of an enduring Kiwi success story. Trevor Reekie talked to the 2… Read more Audio

Auckland band Na Noise introduce their song 'Bad Dreams'. Read more Audio

Eddie Johnson tells us about spending two years in Los Angeles recording his second album All I Have with some heavyweight producers. Read more Audio

Over the past twenty years there has been a bumper crop of memorable and beautiful local albums that have found notable success. We are proud to offer you our top 21 albums of the twenty-first century… Read more Audio

Founding member and bass player for Bad Religion, Jay Bentley talks to Elliott Childs about keeping the L.A punk band going for 40 years. Read more Audio

Whanganui-based musician Anthonie Tonnon's rail journey across the country last year was a love letter to passenger rail in Aotearoa. He plays us some new music from the upcoming tour Rail Land 2019.

RNZ Music is proud to present the new single and video from Jazmine Mary, an experimental ambient folk artist from Aotearoa. Read more Video

On this week's Pocket Edition, we speak with Ziggy Marley about covering his father Bob's album Exodus, and local hip hop duo Church & AP talk us through their debut album Teeth. Read more Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present the new single from Auckland singer-songwriter Ed Waaka. ‘Revolution’ is a soulful protest song that pays tribute to Māori who fought for indigenous rights during times… Read more Video

New Zealand pop artist Theia has written and recorded her own traditional Māori hymn with the hope of spreading love and peace this Christmas. Read more Video

RNZ Music is proud to present this special live version of ‘The Day I Thought About Dying’, the raw and affecting new single from Wellington-based musician Solomon Crook. Read more Video

This Saturday on Music 101 we're counting down the top 21 Kiwi albums of the 21st century. Ahead the show, let's take a look at how the New Zealand music scene has grown and flourished over the past… Read more Video