Featured Music Stories
Interpreting the landscape of classical music
Rachel Leach - composer, music educator and animateur - is in New Zealand to present a series of children's concerts with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Video, Audio
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Best Country Music Song winner a tribute to a 'real cowboy'
25 May 2024A heartfelt tribute to a "southwestern gentleman" has earned singer-songwriter Holly Arrowsmith the 2024 APRA Best Country Music Song award. Video, Audio
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Voom’s Buzz Moller: The trick to writing a good song
25 May 2024Buzz Moller from Voom talks about the art of songwriting with Charlotte Ryan ahead of their tour with Reb Fountain, and this year’s Taite award winner Vera Ellen. Audio
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The Mixtape: The Bat’s Paul Kean
25 May 2024Musician Paul Kean from The Bats is picking the tunes on the Mixtape this week with Charlotte Ryan. Audio
RNZ Concert
RNZ Concert is New Zealand’s fine music network. Concert promotes New Zealand music and composition and features live broadcasts of concerts and recitals, as well as international content from other public radio broadcasters, podcasts, and on-demand programmes.
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New Horizons: Everyone's Getting Involved
5:00 pm todayWilliam Dart reviews Everyone's Getting Involved, a new album which pays tribute to the 1984 Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense. Startling cover versions of the songs from Lorde, Miley Cyrus, The National, the Nigerian high life band The Cavemen, and others. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 2 June 2024
4:15 am todayPsalm 23 The Lord's My Shepherd has been set to many different tunes. John Campbell, a 19th century Scottish merchant and amateur musician, wrote the very cheerful setting you can hear in today's programme. Audio
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Rodger Fox: A Life in Jazz
1 Jun 2024Inside Out host Nick Tipping pays tribute to NZ jazz legend Rodger Fox, who has died aged 71. Audio
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Neil Finn: Live in studio with new Crowded House album
1 Jun 2024It's fun to be part of a band that's still evolving on their eighth album, says Crowded House frontman Neil Finn. The iconic band - now featuring three Finn… Video, Audio
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Backstage at the Aotearoa Music Awards
1 Jun 2024Aotearoa's biggest artists gathered for the music awards last night. There were performances, speeches and impromptu waiata with the audience. Music 101… Audio
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SWIDT on new album: “This is our art, this is our vessel, this is our voice to be heard”
1 Jun 2024SWIDT's Spycc and Boomer join Maggie Tweedie in the studio to talk about their new album Taking Care of Business. The hip hop crew that hailed from Auckland's… Audio
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Gore polishes boots for the Gold Guitars
1 Jun 2024We cross to Gore, the country music capital of Aotearoa, and where hundreds of amateur country musicians of all ages have travelled to compete for the coveted… Audio
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The wonderful world of Rodger Fox
1 Jun 2024Everyone can name one teacher who left a lasting imprint but only a few can say that teacher encouraged them to follow their true path. Rodger Fox was one of… Audio
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Jodi Vaughan honoured for contribution to country music
5:47 pm todayThe performer was told, as a young girl, that she was too short for showbiz. "I showed them."
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Live: NZ Gold Guitar Awards in Gore
5:28 pm todaySome of NZ's best performers are congregating for a star-studded celebration of all things country music.
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Eric Idle: Comedy, music, philosophy 'and one fart joke'
4:49 pm todayMonty Python legend Eric Idle is bringing his latest stage show to New Zealand - he tells RNZ's Sunday Morning what to expect. Video, Audio
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'Country's back in the world': Artists flock to small town for contest
12:14 pm todayContestants adorned in sparkled boots, cowboy hats and sequined dresses met a roaring crowd in Gore on Saturday night.
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Are pop stars usurping actors in the celebrity stakes?
11:10 am todayThe adulation once directed at film stars is now being thrust upon pop stars. Audio
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'Heartsick' Jennifer Lopez cancels US tour dates
Jennifer Lopez says she is "devastated" after cancelling the US leg of her This Is Me... Live tour.
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Obituary: Rodger Fox 1953-2024
1 Jun 2024The band leader, trombonist and mentor is being fondly remembered: "It takes a village to raise a child, and in our little jazz village he was a chief." Audio
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Nashville Babylon: Soul special
1 Jun 2024Get your dancing shoes on! This week's Nashville Babylon is a soul special featuring classic tracks from Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, the Temptations, Eddie Hinton, Baby Huey and Anne Peebles. Audio
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New Crowded House album named after 'heavy staircase' in Greece
1 Jun 2024It's fun to be part of a band that's still evolving on their eighth album, Gravity Stairs, says frontman Neil Finn. Video, Audio
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Gore's Gold Guitars
We're heading to Gore, where the Gold Guitar Awards are in full swing as part of the Tussock country festival. It's one of New Zealand's most prestigious country music events, drawing contestants from… Audio
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I Hear Music
1 Jun 2024George Shearing and Dakota Staton play "I Hear Music" from their album 'In the Night'; Buddy Rich plays Horace Silver; and a new album from music industry insider Adam Blackstone pushes the… Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Tonight, Finn is spinning new music from haunting folk duo West of Roan, eclectic Spanish duo Pedro de Dios & Antonio Fernandez and a track from Onehunga hip hop collective SWIDT. Audio
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The Kiwi country music capital is ready to put on a show
Judging for the annual Gold Guitar Awards started today with the major winners announced on Sunday night. Audio
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The Panel with Nick Leggett and Wendyl Nissen (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Nick Leggett and Wendyl Nissen discuss tax cuts, Shakespeare in schools and cross live to the Aotearoa Music Awards. Audio
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Marlon Williams' AMA trophy snaps in half
31 May 2024"I broke the award." Marlon Williams says he dropped his Best Solo Artist award on a concrete floor. Audio
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NZ Live: Park Rd
31 May 2024PARK RD have just released their debut full-length album. It's called THE NOVEL, and they're planning to tour it around the country in July and August. They give us a taste of their sound for NZ Live… Audio
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What are the NZ Gold Guitar Awards?
31 May 2024Held in the country music capital of New Zealand, Gore, no event is more important on the Tussock Country calendar than these coveted awards.
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Watch: Best moments from the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards
31 May 2024Stan Walker's dedication to dad, tears as Dame Hinewehi Mohi is inducted into the Hall of Fame and a singalong with TAWAZ. Video
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Marlon Williams on AMA win
Big night for music in Aotearoa last night with the music awards being handed out to our talented musical artists and associated craft. We catch up with Marlon Williams about his big win. Audio
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'It means a lot to be called the best group' - The Beths on Aotearoa Music Awards
31 May 2024The Beths have once again triumphed at the Aotearoa Music Awards. Audio
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Music reviewer Grant Smithies
31 May 2024Hefty new dubs From The Neighbourhood album by Auckland producer Christophe El Truento is released next week. Audio
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2024 Aotearoa Music Awards: Bright, bold and ready to party in pictures
31 May 2024Not everyone could bag an official trophy, but that didn't stop the fun and frivolity. Check out the best pictures captured at the celebration of New Zealand music.
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All the winners from the biggest night of the year for NZ music
RNZ Music's Tony Stamp updates Nights from the Viaduct Events Centre. Audio
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As it happened: Aotearoa Music Awards - all the music, glam and winners
30 May 2024The Beths scored the night's most coveted award, while Dame Hinewehi Mohi got a standing ovation. Here's how it all happened.
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