Eighties rock legend Melissa Etheridge will be returning to New Zealand next year as part of the Summer Concert Tour 2016.

Madonna is finally headed to New Zealand. We thought it might be good to remind why she has been - and remains - one of pop's biggest and most intriguing figures.

There came a moment towards the end of Thursday night's concert when Julia Deans was thanking the audience for coming, and warmly added "If there's anyone rich in the audience who would like to help us take this show on a world tour."

Kiss front man Gene Simmons has been mouthing off again, telling the Herald that if he was in a band like Radiohead he'd be so depressed he'd "hang myself".

Brooke Fraser talks Live and Sugar Ray, Queens Wharf Event Centre, 1999.

Madonna is making her way to New Zealand for the first time to perform two shows at Auckland's Vector Arena.

Pop queen Madonna is finally coming to New Zealand - but tickets for the show won't come cheap.

Word of mouth pushes US duo's sales to the top, writes Paula Yeoman.

AC/DC will rock NZ in December. As fans prepare to snap up tickets tomorrow, we talk to well-known Kiwis who'll be heading to the Auckland and Wellington shows.

They still made it down under despite suffering a pyro accident just days ago. But could 5 Seconds of Summer still bring the heat? Rachel Bache was there.

You'll see the young Hello Sailor in this Sunday's episode of Westside.

There was a palpable sense of celebration as the 11 musicians of the Turnovsky Jubilee Ensemble took the stage on Friday evening.

Chart topper Gin Wigmore reveals how a new relationship influenced her latest album.

It's only four minutes long and shot in simplistic black-and-white - but it remains one of the most brutal music videos in recent memory. Here's how Hozier did it.

There's something fitting about a man known for wearing his school uniform rocking out on a school night.

The Beach Boys are coming to New Zealand for a one-off concert, playing to 3000 people in Mount Maunganui in November.

Neil Finn thinks it's time he dusted off some old songs for a good cause.

It’s been eight years, but a blissfully domesticated Mick Hucknall has reunited with Simply Red for a new album and tour.

AC/DC fans could be in the red, rather than back in black, if they buy scalped tickets for the rock band's upcoming Auckland gig.

Jazz legends' duet is an all too rare occasion, writes Paula Yeoman.

Young musicians are tuning up for months of competition and performance, writes Dionne Christian.

Team Rhythm and Vines says it plans to tighten its focus while aiming to widen and freshen the appeal of its new-look summer music festival.

It might be time he purchased some property here, because Chris Cornell is packing his bags for his second New Zealand visit this year - and fourth in five years.

Superstar Robbie Williams is coming back to entertain his Kiwi fans for the first time in 12 years.

Soulfest is returning for a second year in Auckland, with the one-day R&B and hip-hop festival to be headlined by Mary J Blige and Jill Scott.