RNZ Music

The Silver Scroll songwriting awards take place tonight at Auckland’s Spark Arena. Join us to watch the livestream or follow the liveblog below to see all tonight’s performances and find out who the… Read more Video

The lineup for Wellington’s Homegrown music festival is once again packed with some of New Zealand’s biggest acts including Shapeshifter, Shihad, Stan Walker, and veteran Kiwi rockers Dragon. Read more

Charlotte Ryan talks to Dave Dobbyn and Peter Urlich about their old band Th' Dudes. Read more Audio

Christchurch's Zane 2000 introduces his song 'I COPY'. Read more Audio

SideKickNick released his first album Miscellaneous Adventures in 2008, then spent the next decade playing in Voom, doing sound design for films, and painstakingly assembling album number two: a… Read more Audio

Somali-New Zealand rapper Mo Muse brings friends Summer Thieves and Abdul Kay in to the studio to play songs from his debut LP, The First Generation, and speaks to Kirsten Johnstone.  Read more Video, Audio

Wellington electro-folk artist Lake South makes lush music with richly layered vocals and warm, fuzzy synths. He joins us – with band – to play tracks from his second album Wellington/Te Upoko o Te… Read more Video, Audio

As Kiwi school kids head out on their second climate protest this year, we count down seven of the best New Zealand protest songs. Read more Video

In this week's pocket Edition we speak to Matt Healy from The 1975, and Kiwi/ NYC punk Skux phones in from an Alaskan nature reserve. Read more Audio

The finalists for the 2019 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards have just been announced, with alternative artists including Aldous Harding, The Beths, Troy Kingi and Avantdale Bowling Club leading the… Read more

Rei, Troy Kingi and Louis Baker have been recognised for their contribution as Māori musicians to Aotearoa’s local music scene and Te Ao Māori. Read more Video

Charlotte Ryan interviews Nathan Haines for The Mixtape. Read more Video, Audio