Music
Three women battle it out for APRA Best Country Song
It's a big night on Friday in Gore - the town is hosting the annual Country Music Honours. Three women singer songwriters are in the running for the 2025 APRA Best Country Music Song. Head of the… Audio
DJ Sir-Vere: Picking the best songs from Tāmaki Makaurau
Hip hop pioneer, turntablist, and Order of New Zealand Merit Phil Bell - aka DJ Sir-Vere - joins Emile Donovan to take listeners on a sonic journey to the Auckland of the eighties and nineties. Audio
Making music for the moving image
Composer Tom McLeod talks about how a bad exam and a motorcycle ride changed his life. Audio
Priya Sami & Sophie-Maude
Priya Sami is in studio to tell us about the Official NZ Music Month Summit Tauranga Artist Sophie-Maude is up in Auckland working with artists and came to talk to us about it and her music journey so… Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 21 May 2025
This week on Pocket Edition with Maggie Tweedie we hear from popular American indie rock musician Blondshell and Tamaki Makaurau based artist Greta O Leary plays live with her band in celebration of… Audio
Handmade guitars on display at Sonic Salon and Symposium
Music lover? Appreciate handmade objects? The Sonic Salon and Symposium is a free event taking place on May 23rd in Auckland, featuring the work of some renowned instrument-makers. Dave Pauling… Audio
Pacific Underground goes symphonic
Pacific Underground director Pos Mavaega, and conductor Samiu Katoa Uatahausi talk about the Ōtautahi-based performing arts collective's first gig with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. Audio
Music Critic:Tony Stamp
RNZ's music critic extraordinaire, Tony Stamp, plays Trouble by Voom and Baptised at the Desktop Computer by Greta O'Leary. Audio
Come Together: Live Rust Tour
The Come Together: Live Rust tour kicks off next month, bringing together the raw energy of Neil Young's iconic Live Rust album. Jon Toogood and Dianne Swann are joining a group of New Zealand's… Audio
Music with Yadana Saw
Yadana Saw brings something new, something fresh for the changing seasons and a significant anniversary for a beloved local release from The Phonix Foundation well-deserving of a celebration. Audio
Gábor Káli: never forget the child in you
Hungarian conductor Gábor Káli talks to RNZ Concert ahead of his New Zealand Symphony Orchestra debut. Audio
Paige & Courtney from ImagineNATIVE
We catch up with the incredible Paige as she has a new song out this Friday and is taking a little look back on her career to date. Courtney from ImagineNATIVE talks to Waimirirangi about her Mahi and… Audio
Julia Deans performs 'Six-String Heart' live on radio for first time
The song, which the Kiwi singer has already performed at live shows, will feature on her upcoming album.
Reconnecting with the sitar
Indian-born classical musician Shalu Garg has gone to great lengths to re-learn the sitar. Video, Audio
Austrian entry wins Eurovision
JJ is the first Austrian to win Eurovision since the bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst in 2014. Music correspondent Callum Rowe spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Worlds of Music 18 May, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, Jadid Ensemble, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Bola Sete, and underground folk legend and singer-songwriter, Michael Hurley. Audio
Interview: Pickle Darling
Christchurch musician Lukas Mayo explains their new endeavour, Pickle Darling: The Game. Audio
Interview: Harry Charles
After spending formative years in Berlin, the singer-producer is back in Aotearoa with a new album, blending downtempo house with his voice and guitar. Audio
River Dark by Greta O'Leary
The singer-songwriter's debut is slightly spooky, wryly funny, and expertly written. Audio
Something Good is Happening by Voom
Welcomely woolly and full of melodic brilliance, Voom's third proves Buzz Moller is still one of our finest songwriters. Audio
