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.

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.

The promoter behind a new two-day metal festival featuring big name acts Megadeth and Rob Zombie says he is "confident" he can pull off the biggest show of his career.

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.

Veteran rockers Fleetwood Mac have confirmed the cancellation of the New Zealand leg of their tour.