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'Proud and scared': Lorde's new album, Virgin, has a release date and IUD cover art
Lorde described the album as 'raw, primal, innocent, elegant, openhearted'.
Watch: Katy Perry cries on stage, tour labelled 'Temu Gaga'
The Lifetimes tour faced criticism for its 'cheap' production values.
Opinion: From Charli XCX to Sabrina Carpenter, today’s pop stars have nothing to say
Opinions, attitude and punchy politics once went hand in hand with good music.
Brit Awards 2025: Who swept the show at the biggest night in UK music?
Included was a tribute for Liam Payne, remembered as a 'supremely talented musician'.
Original painting for Split Enz album cover to be auctioned
A painting featuring Split End band members, including Neil and Tim Finn, is up for sale.
The sound of Y2K: 25 years on, what was charting in NZ that summer?
Emma Gleason turns back the clock to see what was dominating Aotearoa’s airwaves.
Karl Puschmann: The best albums of 2024
Review: From Dartz to Crowded House, who moved his dial this year?
Mac Miller's second posthumous album gets release date
'It is a project that was of great importance to Malcolm.'
Kendrick Lamar pops out with surprise new album
Rap superstar surprises fans with unannounced release of 12-track album.
‘Blown away’: Liam Gallagher hints at new Oasis album after 16 years
The Britpop icons are reuniting for a long-awaited world tour after years of estrangement.
Does The Cure’s new record finally deliver something for fans to believe in?
Karl Puschmann: 'To be a Cure fan is to have lived with disappointment since 1996.'
How Ladi6 found joy through grief and her unexpected next chapter
With a new single and tour on the way, she tells Karl Puschmann how it all came together.
Liam Payne ‘left behind finished autobiographical album’
The album may be released posthumously.
'Celebrates solidarity': Moana & the Tribe releasing new album
'I’ve always been into fusing haka with hip-hop ... I love that it’s normal now.'
Is this NZ’s biggest record collection?
With too many records to count, its owner doesn't plan to stop collecting.
Who is Charli XCX? A deep dive into the 'brat' innovator
The singer has been on the music scene for decades - so why is she 2024's biggest star?
Ōtautahi legends Dillastrate release special new waiata, ‘Māwherangi’
A Christchurch-based band has released a new song.
'Little glimmer of hope': Mum's brain damage from 'catastrophic' childbirth
Auckland singer C. Zukey poured the intense grief he experienced into his music.
Taylor Swift's albums ranked, best to worst
The pop icon has released 15 albums in 22 years, but which one comes out on top?
Halsey reveals health battle: 'I’m lucky to be alive.'
The star says she's having a personal and professional rebirth.
Bon Jovi looks back at 40-year career with new album
After years of experiencing vocal issues the star is back with his band for a victory lap.
The bizarre saga of the $6.5m one-off album you’ll never get to hear
Wu-Tang Clan’s 2015 album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin is the ultimate limited edition.
All the Easter eggs you may have missed on Taylor's new album
Matty, Travis, Kim Kardashian… a track-by-track guide to the lyrical references in TTPD.
Taylor Swift shades Kim Kardashian on new album
The singer appears to have taken a swipe at Kardashian and her daughter.
How Matty Healy ended up being Taylor Swift’s most toxic boyfriend
Despite only dating for a few weeks, Swift's album proves Healy made quite an impression.
Swiftie mania hits Auckland: How pop star brought two friends together
Taylor Swift fans made bracelets – and friends – at special listening party for new album.
Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department launch party
Fans speak about Taylor Swift's album The Tortured Poets Department at the Auckland release party. Video / Alyse Wright