Hamilton's hard rockers are hitting the road in October for a nationwide tour

Stoneyhunga, the debut album from Swidt, tackles a rare rap subject: gentrification.

An American band member explains why he walked off mid-set, saying it "made me furious"

Lil Yachty was stunned by a radio game which asked him to rate Kiwis as "hot or not".

Venue tells rap fan who jumped from upper deck to "go home and think about it".

The band behind one of the year's worst albums is coming to Auckland.

The full line-up for NZ's biggest festival is here - and it's a good one.

A teen musician hailed as the future of pop is coming to NZ backed by plenty of hype.

Justin Bieber reportedly cancelled his remaining tour dates because he is "exhausted".

Madame Tussauds performed some emergency restyling on Beyoncé's wax figure.

Composer Hans Zimmer tells Matt Suddain what he likes about writing music for film.

Jaddan Comerford started a global music business in his bedroom at 17.

Chester Bennington had a close connection to Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell.

Singer had sex with woman despite knowing he had herpes.

He talks to Sarah Daniell about the past, the present and a TV drama about himself.

EY has named the finalists for the Entrepreneur of the Year competition.

SWIDT are about to drop their debut album Stoneyhunga. Chris Schulz asked them about it while perched on a local icon - Onehunga Mall Road's yellow chair.

It's not often people thank you for making them cry - unless you're Julien Baker.

One of the world's fastest-rising rock acts is on its way to New Zealand - in 2018.

Time to party like it's 1999 - Sisqo needed some new rims so he re-released Thong Song

"When the energy level in the room is high, it will be on stage as well."

Lorde is just one of the big names announced for 2017's iHeartRadio Music Festival.

Rei's music is rooted in hip-hop, but the rising rapper wants fans to dig a little deeper.

Olivia Newton-John is battling breast cancer for a second time.

"Omg I'd demand a refund" says one upset fan.

"All I could think about was that I had a little bit of oatmeal stashed there in my bag."

At just 18, Hoseah Partsch is going on tour, but says he's still just a "normal kid."

The singer has denied claims that he keeps a house of young women in a "cult" atmosphere.

Remember "Don't Call Me Baby?" Here's what happened to the people that made that hit.

Rapper Schoolboy Q says an airline lost his dog - and he's not happy about it.