RNZ Music

Once: The Musical has hit Auckland's Waterfront Theatre. Lead cast members Lisa Crawley and Adam Ogle swing by the RNZ Studio to perform the Academy Award winning song 'Falling Slowly'. Read more Audio

Brooklyn singer Sharon Van Etten delivered a wonderfully dark and passionate performance to a reverent crowd at Auckland's Powerstation last night. RNZ Music's Waveney Russ was there. Read more

Herbie Hancock opened the Wellington Jazz Festival last night with a demonstration of just about all the things jazz can be: traditional, experimental, cerebral, emotional, physical, intellectual -… Read more

The 40 Watt Banana was a band who formed in Wellington in 1968 performing Indo-Afro psychedelic music. Trevor Reekie talks to band member Kevin Clark about an album that took 48 years to see the light… Read more Audio

Napster, the pioneering file-sharing service that almost destroyed the record industry, turns 20 this month. Music journalist and author Steve Knopper joins RNZ Music to discuss the lasting effect… Read more Audio

Mike Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of '60s pop group the Monkees are performing in NZ this month. RNZ Music's Elliott Childs spoke to Nesmith as he was enjoying a somewhat hazy afternoon in the Los Angeles… Read more Video, Audio

Te Kōtare is a waiata resource for young New Zealanders. The crowdfunded project was dreamed up by the late Jenny Shearer, an early childhood teacher who did not live to see her ambitions fulfilled… Read more Audio

Elroy Finn is the son of one of New Zealand's most beloved musicians, Neil Finn. He's also a musician in his own right and has just released his debut album, Elroy. He spoke to RNZ Music's Tony Stamp… Read more Video, Audio

Prolific Kiwi musician Graeme James has just released a new album called The Long Way Home. He pulls his gear into RNZ's Wellington studio for a live session. Read more Video, Audio

The music industry turned towards Gore last night to celebrate the winners of the 2019 New Zealand Country Music Awards. Read more Video

Avi introduces us to his song 'Too Damn Much (feat. $ian)' Read more Audio

It's the last day of NZ Music Month, but Aucklanders still have time to check out a superb exhibition of gig posters from the 1980s to today. Read more