Get ready to lose your voice yelling, "Hodor, Hodor" - the man who plays the iconic Game of Thrones character is coming to New Zealand later this month.

Imagine Dragons love New Zealand so much, they shot their latest music video here. Rachel Bache checks out the Las Vegas group's Auckland show.

The at-risk St Jerome Laneway Festival has secured an Auckland venue for another year - the same one it's played for the past four years.

Fat Freddy's Drop have confirmed they'll release their fourth album this year - and they're heading out on tour to celebrate.

Simone Young and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra returns with a monumental Bruckner Eighth Symphony.

NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop takes a look back at footage of visiting international artists, captured on camera in New Zealand over the years.

Meat Loaf was spitting blood as he sang on stage in Australia.

There was a sense of celebration, marred only by the thudding beats of revivalist worship downstairs. A well-filled Town Hall Concert Chamber hosted an audience keen to welcome home some distinguished young Auckland musicians.

US theatre organist Jelani Eddington performed two special farewell concerts at the Hollywood Cinema in Avondale.

Oklahoma-born rock 'n' roller JD McPherson is heading to New Zealand for the first time in celebration of his acclaimed release Let The Good Times Roll.

Iron Maiden's front man is upgrading his pilot's license so he can fly the heavy metal group's new jumbo jet to New Zealand for a show next year.

Before he even released his first record, Ed Sheeran played a gig in London with a songwriter whose song went on to inspire him to write one of his own tracks.

They've released three albums of perfect psychedelic indie-pop - but they've never headlined their own New Zealand tour. Until now.

New Year's festival Rhythm & Vines is ringing in the changes for 2015 after low ticket sales in 2014 almost saw the festival collapse.

His first Auckland show sold out. So did a hastily added second show. So now he's scrapping both those shows, and moving to a much larger venue.

Live music fan Paula Yeoman books her tickets to the best shows.

Adam Lambert played Auckland's Civic Theatre last night, delighting a full house of devoted fans with his "therapy session".

Lean On collaboraters Major Lazer and DJ Snake are teaming up again to headline Auckland dance party Our House in November.

English indie rock outfit Florence and the Machine is heading to Auckland's Vector Arena in November.

Grammy-winning artist Burt Bacharach is heading to Auckland for a special performance with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

Courtney Barnett, Anna Coddington and Lips, Naughty By Nature and Don McGlashan are all set to tour New Zealand.

Twenty seven acts are lined up for a multi-venue bFM music event on K' Rd in early September.

Auckland's second Raggamuffin festival has announced its line-up and a shift to a February date.

Music festival Northern Bass is expanding to become a three-day event after its sell-out success in 2014.

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra drew a bumper audience to its Power and Passion concert.

Musicians hit the road with fresh blend of country.

American bluesman Corky Siegel was the hit of the evening, spry enough at 71 to leap from the stage to serenade fans.

Four of New Zealand's best-known hip-hop and dance acts are joining forces for an all ages show - and it's free.