Stan Walker will support Beyonce at her Auckland shows next month.

Here are six hot young acts we're looking forward to checking out at Laneway.

Alicia Keys is having a blast touring with her son Egypt and her husband and can't wait to return to New Zealand, she tells Lydia Jenkin.

Prominent local musicians are banding together for two charity shows.

Five original members of Split Enz and two X Factor stars are uniting for a show reinterpreting the iconic Kiwi band's songs.

Wiz Khalifa, Kode9 and Benny Tipene have been added to the line-up for New Year's Eve festival Rhythm & Vines.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play a second New Zealand show.

Joan Baez wears her legend lightly and with grace.

Lydia Jenkin and Chris Schulz give their premature evaluation of several new songs performed by Lorde at last night's showcase.

New Zealand's latest international music star Lorde has performed a private showcase in central Auckland for media and industry guests.

New Zealand's latest international music star Lorde has performed a private showcase in central Auckland for media and industry guests.

Hyped rapper A$AP Rocky is coming back to NZ.

As many as half the people who attend popular concerts in Auckland come from out of town, pouring money into hotels, bars, taxis and restaurants.