Music
Glory Days for Bruce Springsteen with song catalog sale to Sony
Multiple Grammy winner Bruce Springsteen has sold his entire catalog to Sony Music in a deal that Billboard said was worth about $500 million.
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
In these troubled times, music often serves as spiritual medicine, and Grant says the recently reissued double LP Shaolin Soul 4 offers heavy doses of the good stuff. We'll hear two tracks from that… Audio
Music Critic Colin Morris
Colin Morris talks about new music out from Santana and has a behind the scenes look at the Amy Winehouse cover of Moody's Mood For Love. Audio
Great album - Michael Bublé's Christmas album
Today's link 3 winner will get an original copy of Michael Bublé's Christmas album. It's been ten years since the Canadian singer's festive release. In that time its become one of his most successful… Audio
Music with RNZ's Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte joins Kathryn to play a new Christmas song recorded by Marlon Williams for Paul Kelly's Christmas album, along with a couple of her festive favourites. Audio
Celebrating the music of Stephen Sondheim
Today we're celebrating the music of Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. We've invited Auckland University musicologist Gregory Camp to join us to play some of Sondheim's work to give us… Audio
The Soul Sessions Christmas special
Let's get into the Christmas spirit! Award-winning singer Sara-Jane Elika is hosting a Soul Sessions Christmas special and spoke to Jesse Mulligan about the event. Audio
Womad organisers refund about 500 tickets over vaccine mandate
Organisers of the Womad festival in New Plymouth have returned about 500 early-bird tickets to people unwilling to show a Vaccine Pass to gain entry to the event.
Orchestra Wellington 2020 - Triumph
Featuring John Psathas' landmark work, View from Olympus and Rachmaninov's lush and impassioned second symphony. Video, Audio
Coming up
The Panel with Anna Dean and Andrew Hoggard (Part 2)
Panellists Anna Dean and Andrew Hoggard discuss social cohesion at risk in Aotearoa, ditching library fines and safety on quad bikes. Audio
Great NZ Album - Troy Kingi 'Black Seeds Golden Ladder'
Great NZ Album - Troy Kingi 'Black Seeds Golden Ladder' Audio
Award-winning album inspired by 'reconnecting with my culture', Tree says
Double Pacific Music Awards winner 'Tree' says making the winning album Mrs Tree allowed her to reconnect with her Samoan culture. Video, Audio
Pacific Music Awards Best Album "Mrs Tree"
Tree Manu became a two-time winner at the Pacific Music Awards staged over the weekend.
Better known by her artist name - Tree - she walked away as winner of the Best Music Album with her… Audio
RACHMANINOV: Piano Trio No 2 in D minor, Élégiaque
Performed by NZTrio at their concert "Dramatic Skies - Cirrus", Auckland Concert Chamber, 12 December 2021. Audio
Gillian WHITEHEAD: Ka maranga nga kapua
Performed by NZTrio at their concert "Dramatic Skies - Cirrus", Auckland Concert Chamber, 12 December 2021. Audio
Andrzej PANUFNIK: Piano Trio Op 1
Performed by NZTrio at their concert "Dramatic Skies - Cirrus", Auckland Concert Chamber, 12 December 2021. Audio
Rachel CLEMENT: Shifting States
Performed by NZTrio at their concert "Dramatic Skies - Cirrus", Auckland Concert Chamber, 12 December 2021. Audio
SCHUBERT: Piano Trio movement in Bb D28
Performed by NZTrio at their concert "Dramatic Skies - Cirrus", Auckland Concert Chamber, 12 December 2021. Audio
Wrapping up the 2021 Season
In his penultimate programme for 2021, William Dart looks back over the year and pursues themes of time passing, complexity versus simplicity, and the importance of legacy, with music by Peggy Seeger… Audio
How music can influence our purchasing habits
Professor Adrian North has spent his life studying the psychology of music and how people interact with it in different spaces. He's with us to discuss the psychological cues that music offers up and… Audio
