Damian Marley will feel right at home in Rotorua for Raggamuffin. He talks to Chris Schulz.

Dead Prez say their music helps people "escape the pains of the world". They talk to Chris Schulz.

Reunited hip-hop throwback legends Jurassic 5 have added two New Zealand tour dates to their reunion tour.

Lorde has confirmed she won't be able to headline January's Auckland leg of the St Jerome's Laneway festival because of the Grammys.

Canadian synthesiser band Metric are bringing their enthusiasm for vintage tech to Auckland. Chris Schulz examines the group's circuitry.

As the Rolling Stones prepare to bring their 50th anniversary celebrations to Auckland, guitarist Keith Richards talks to Graham Reid.

Womad organisers have announced two final acts to be added to the already comprehensive line-up for 2014: Femi Kuti and Hollie Smith.

The Rolling Stones have confirmed the date of their 2014 Auckland show as Saturday, April 5. The Mt Smart Stadium concert is being billed as "one night only".

She may portray herself as the goofy oddball or outcast, but when it comes to performing a show for 12,000 people, Taylor Swift is a force to be reckoned with.

A first-time concert promoter has been tangled in enough bureaucracy to fill an album of country songs.

Justin Bieber managed to misbehave even though he'd brought his mum along for his whirlwind NZ tour, keeping fans waiting more than an hour.

Chris Schulz reviews the murky, bottom-end sludge of San Francisco trio Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

With just 4 days until Justin Bieber's only NZ show at Vector Arena, there are 28 listings of unwanted tickets - but so far only 6 have bids.

A rogue fire alarm that interrupted her Auckland performance is the most unusual thing that has ever happened to UK pop star Birdy on stage.

Fresh from touring the US, Ginny Blackmore took to the stage for her first headlining concert in New Zealand.

Lights and shadows danced across a white curtain screen as American rockers, One Republic, performed their gravelly anthem, Light It Up, from the group's latest album, Native.

She burned her way up the charts, and now British singer Ellie Goulding will be firing up in New Zealand.