Music

A wonderful compilation of black music from 60s Britain, the new pop smash from Taylor Swift, and a 20th anniversary for the Libertines debut. Audio

The music of Stevie Nicks matters. This declaration comes from a professor of music at Princeton University, Simon Morrison, who spends his days steeped in Tchaikovsky as an expert in Russian and… Audio

Another round of Come Together concerts kick off in Wellington tomorrow night. This time it's a super group of New Zealand rock musicians playing Tom Petty's Damn The Torpedoes. Audio

Live music lovers were stoked to welcome Laneway Festival back to Auckland after an almost three-year long Covid-19 hiatus.

So stoked that tickets sold out in just 90 minutes, a first in the… Audio

RNZ Concert listeners tell us why they chose this year's favourite classical music in Settling The Score 2022. Video

Nick Tipping join Emile Donovan and gives away that we can expect a new piece to come out on top on Settling the Score this year!  Audio

Some singers seem to slot very naturally into acting, whereas with others it's very clear music is their forte. Emile Donovan gets nostalgic with film and TV reviewer James Croot, and looks at the… Audio

It's five years to the day since Fats Domino died. Dr Kirsten Zemke joins Emile Donovan to talk about his influence on modern rock and roll. Audio

New Zealand musicians embraced the blues boom of the 1960s, inspired mostly by British R&B groups emulating their heroes from the Southern United States and Chicago. In this episode of Blue Smoke… Audio

William Dart surveys four decades of the Scottish singer Elizabeth Fraser's career, from the early 80s dreampop of Cocteau Twins through to her recent project Sun's Signature. Audio

Composer Ross Harris has been working on a special commission for the Ka¯piti Concert Orchestra that brings together his many musical skills. Harris who has written operas, symphonies, chamber music… Audio

We’re marking World Mission Sunday this week with hymns including Dan Schutte’s I, the Lord of sea and sky  and the traditional spiritual Who’ll be a witness for my Lord? Audio

On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has classic soul courtesy of the Marvelettes, a live track from Bruce Springsteen plus hard-core rhythm 'n' blues from Dr Feelgood. Audio