RNZ Music

Spotify has released its most streamed music of 2019, and Soaked from 19-year-old pop sensation Benee has come out on top. Read more Video

In his long career in New Zealand music, entertainment and other cultural pursuits, the late Arthur Baysting wore more hats than his childhood hero Tex Morton. Read more Audio

RNZ Music is proud to present the debut single and video from Tāmaki Makaurau two-piece Vox Venus. Read more Video

RNZ Music is proud to present the psychedelic new video from Wellington art-rockers Secret Knives. ‘Simple Bliss’ is taken from their second album Snuff. Read more Video

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