Eminem is set to perform for the first time in New Zealand at the biggest hip-hop festival ever staged in Auckland.

Selena Gomez has assured fans the tears she shed at a Brooklyn, New York show were not for her ex, Justin Bieber, but because she couldn't stop to pose for pictures after the gig.

New Zealand musicians Tiny Ruins, Black City Lights, Eden Mulholland, Streets of Laredo and Ghost Wave play Le Poisson Rouge in New York City.

A melting pot of experiences has brought soul singer Cody ChesnuTT to where he is today. He talks to Lydia Jenkin.

It was a brave venture by Bach Musica to move from the suburbs to a sparsely populated town hall for its performance of Mendelssohn's St Paul.

Reviewer Rachel Bache went along to One Direction's final Auckland show and came away impressed at an epic pop set.

Amid the screaming teenage girls at One Direction's Vector concert were three generations of one family.

NZ's pop princess collided with reigning British music royalty last night, as Lorde made a surprise appearance at the One Direction concert at Vector Arena.

Harley Streten is just glad to be home. "Being 21, and being away from home for nine months of the year is pretty intense," he says with a laugh.

Rihanna performed at Vector Arena in Auckland.

Bad girl of pop Rihanna arrived in New Zealand yesterday, ahead of three shows in three days.

I never fully grasped how big pop music was until Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009.

David Dallas is finding international success with his new album but he's still proud to call Auckland home.