Lorde says she racked up the air miles to make a surprise appearance at a Taylor Swift concert because the pair are "best buds".

Robbie Williams may have cancelled his upcoming tour of Asia but his Australian fans can rest assured, the entertainer will still be coming Down Under in October.

British rock group The 1975 will perform in New Zealand in January, a show they're calling "the start of a new world for us".

Last night the electronic duo went out with a bang at The Studio in Auckland.

More concerts should come with entrees as taste-tempting as Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite, writes William Dart.

Ever wonder where all the post-emo scene kids ended up? At Twenty One Pilots' sold out Auckland show, of course.

Tickets were still available last night for Madonna's Auckland performances - but at a price.

On Friday, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra delivered another fine Opera in Concert with Puccini's Turandot, justly rewarded by a full house and standing ovations.

Rapper Wiz Khalifa scored a massive hit with his Paul Walker tribute song See You Again. He'll be performing it here in September.

A Rod Stewart fan who bought tickets for $180 each had trouble hearing the star, with sound fading in and out at the concert.

The 12 best snaps you need to see from the Glastonbury Music Festival.

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.

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

Kiwi dancer Parris Goebel is set to unleash her killer dance moves on Janet Jackson.

The selfie stick ban is spreading, moving from music festivals to pop-culture events. The latest to issue a ban on the devices is the Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.

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.