Music

New Zealand Music Hall of Fame inductee Dean Hapeta of Upper Hutt Posse talks about the groups' history ahead of a special live show in Auckland tonight.  Audio

It was a documentary called Pucker Up that first introduced Molly Lewis to the world of competitive whistling back in 2005. It wasn't long before she was competing at the now-defunct International… Audio

Our NZ Live guest today is the beloved Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett. She's halfway through a tour of Aotearoa, most of which is sold out, and her third studio album Things Take Time… Video, Audio

Opus Orchestra's next concerts are a celebration of New Zealand composition and include Gareth Farr's Marimba Concerto, written especially for Yoshiko Tsuruta. Audio

After a difficult few years of illness and lockdowns, Melbourne quartet Hiatus Kaiyote return with what Grant says is their best album yet. Well hear two tracks from that today, alongside a spanking… Audio

Britney Spears has told a court in the US she wants to press charges against her father, who she has accused of "conservatorship abuse".

A Los Angeles judge ruled Spears can choose her own lawyer in… Audio

Dianne Swann reviews the latest album out from Anthonie Tonnon. His third album, Leave Love Out Of This, is released tomorrow and is his first album with Slow Time Records. Audio

Multi-instrumentalist Adam Page is the saxophone soloist in the premiere of John Psathas' concerto 'Call of the Wild', performed this Saturday evening with Orchestra Wellington. Audio

Widely considered the most prestigious accolade in New Zealand music, the APRA Silver Scroll Award recognises outstanding achievement in the craft of songwriting.

A mother and son musical collaboration has shown we can live better through singing in public - anything from singing in a choir to singing together on a family drive somewhere. Audio

Music reviewer Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to talk about how "unplugged" concerts and albums became really popular in the 90s, thanks to MTV. She'll share some music from Nirvana, Mariah Carey and… Audio

It's been 40 years since Grace Jones released her best-selling album, Nightclubbing. Simon Sweetman joins Jesse to look back at her career. Audio

Lucy Simon's musical based on the classic children's book by Frances Hodgson Burnett is being performed in Christchurch for the first time next week. Audio

We meet three people working in different ways to revive and reclaim mātauranga Māori within a modern context. Audio

Christchurch is hosting the 2021 contest which takes place on 14-18 July and includes concerts, plenty of free events and a street parade. Audio

William Dart checks out a couple of albums that he didn't manage to squeeze into programmes over the last sixth months. Audio