Watch NZH Focus: Laura McGoldrick and Sarah Gandy check out the hottest new music releases, including Parris Goebel, Lady Gaga and Tove Lo.

She'll join stars like Tom Waits, Bastille and more to pick the best songwriters from around the world.

Missed out on Shapeshifter tickets? The show's just moved to Vector Arena, so now you can get more.

Thousand of musicians from all over the world applied, but Tami Neilson is one of the lucky few invited to play at Nashville's Americana Festival.

Rhythm And Vines has just made its first lineup announcement for 2016, with Chance the Rapper and Rufus headlining the group.

It's a big week for tour news with some classic acts announcing shows.

There are claims Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" sounds a bit too much like Gaye's "Let's Get It On".

Laura McGoldrick and Sarah Gandy wrap up the week's big music news straight from The Hits studio. This week Parris Goebel drops her first single, as well as new music from Tove Lo, Katy Perry, and, if the rumours are true, a new Gaga track is imminent.

He used to go out with her BFF, Taylor Swift, but there's no bad blood between Joe Jonas and Selena Gomez.

No seriously, what year is it? Because now Alexisonfire has announced a New Zealand show too.

Fifth Harmony's Normani Kordei has quit Twitter after being sent racist messages.

America's pastime of waiting for Frank Ocean's new album remains intact.

Britney Spears is to join James Corden on Carpool Karaoke for a drive-along sing-along.

WATCH: Crowd control railing at a Snoop Dogg concert in Camden, New Jersey, has collapsed, injuring spectators.

Panic! At the Disco's gig just moved to Vector Arena, which means a second wave of tickets will be available soon.

They're celebrating their gender identity like we really haven't seen before and it's we'll gladly get swept up in it.

Demi Lovato began her training in the dark arts of children's entertainment at a tender age.

Get a glimpse of the upcoming film and album from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, said to be inspired by the loss of Cave's son.

Turns out the girl who plays Eleven in Stranger Things can also sing, and she has her own YouTube channel.

Method Man and Redman are coming to New Zealand for a one-off show as part of their Blackout! tour.

Some of New Zealand's leading Maori musicians have created a song in te reo Maori to inspire Kiwi athletes at the Olympics.

The 23-year-old singer was offered an outrageous amount to perform a one-off concert in Cleveland but decided to pass on the gig.

Someone check what year it because now it looks like Skrillex might be reuniting with From First to Last.

A Minnesota judge has dismissed claims from 29 would-be heirs to the estate of the late pop star Prince.

Kiwi actress Rose McIver has wiped clean her zombie make-up to star in a Broods music video co-written by Lorde.

Kiwi comic Bret McKenzie is teaming up with The Late Late Show star James Corden - but mystery shrouds the pair's new project.

We're more than halfway through the year and 2016 has already given us so many truly awful songs. Here are some of the worst.

PNC is the elder statesman of local hip-hop, but he says he's only just hitting his best form now.

Adele just invited her drag impersonator Kris Zello on stage with her and made his day.

Macklemore is on a mission to use his voice for good.