Music

Cas looks back at the massive appeal of Avril Lavigne in the early 2000s and pop punk scene that emerged at a similar time. Audio

Chief Executive Gretchen La Roche shares some of the highlights of Chamber Music New Zealand's 2022 Season. Audio

RnB star The Weeknd has taken the crown for Billboard's "Greatest Song of All Time", with his single 'Blinding Lights'.

Debuting in 2019, it topped the weekly Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in… Audio

Get up close and musical with the New Zealand String Quartet in the ensemble's specially created online concerts. Video, Audio

It's been 14 years since Robert Plant and Alison Krauss surprised the world with a collaborative album called Raising Sand, and they've been back in the studio. Ladyhawke has made another impact… Audio

Across the 1960s and 70s Mavin Gaye made some of the most enduring music and was one of soul's true superstars.  Audio

The Dame Malvina Major Foundation is celebrating three decades of helping young New Zealand performing artists achieve their potential. Audio

Shahram Aryan introduces is to the work of Afghan Singer, Ahmad Zahir. Audio

We're talking hip hop and rap - what it is and how to write it - with Dave Atai and Lui Tagaloa. Audio

Broadway musical Come From Away is making its way to Aotearoa in 2022. One of the show's producers, Rodney Rigby, joins Jesse from New York. Audio

Waterfront Monophony is a free and accessible sound art event which combines works from five New Zealand composers with the natural sounds of Wellington's waterfront. Audio

British singer and songwriter Adele has persuaded Spotify to stop shuffling albums by default- , so now the tracks play in the order the artists intended.

The singer tweeted: "We don't create albums… Audio

In this episode, Auckland-based pianist Ben Fernandez, speaks to Kadambari Raghukumar about his journey growing up a very musical family in Mumbai, to arriving in New Zealand to study jazz.  Audio

Greg Fleming is one of our country's top songwriters, with a recording career that goes back almost three decades. William Dart catches up with his latest album, Same City. Audio

Beatles fans have been awaiting Sir Peter Jackson's new three-part documentary 'The Beatles - Get Back' with keen anticipation ever since the project was first announced. Using 60 hours of footage and… Audio, Gallery

Hymns to celebrate Christ the King Sunday in this week’s programme, as well as St Clement’s Day and the hymn writer Isaac Watts. Audio

This week's Nashville Babylon is a dedicated soul special featuring classic tracks from the likes of Mavis Staples, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, the Pointer Sisters and Sly Stone. Audio