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.

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.

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

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

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.

Salt-n-Pepa are bringing their booty-shaking, babymaking bump 'n' grind hits to New Zealand. They talk to Chris Schulz.

Big Sean played his first New Zealand concert last night. Chris Schulz was there.

Rapper Big Sean shows his earnest side in a chat with Chris Schulz before his first New Zealand performance.

When Seattle duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis performed at Vector Arena back in February this year, it seemed they were on their way up - a couple of big hit singles, a well-received album, lots of buzz, and some videos that had struck a chord

After a tumultuous few years that included a hiatus, Nine Inch Nails return with a new album and a fresh determination. Chris Schulz talks to Trent Reznor.

It's been a long time between drinks for Dolly Parton's Kiwi fans, but the iconic country singer is promising "new and exciting things" when she performs here in February.

Check out the line-up for next year's Womad festival in Taranaki.