In an exclusive interview with Kiwi Zane Lowe, Bruno Mars has opened up about his struggle to make it in music.

He's sung for royals and some of the world's greatest dignitaries and to a crowd of 157,000 during The Police reunion tour - now music legend Sting wants to perform for the All Blacks.

Former National Party president Michelle Boag has rapped a self-adapted version of 90's hit Gangsta's Paradise during a party fundraiser in Auckland last night.

NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop revisits some of our favourite characters to have found love on (and occasionally off) screen.

VIP tickets for Justin Bieber's Purpose tour are being sold on Ticketmaster's Resale site for more than four times the original price - despite tickets still being available.

Shapeshifter celebrated the release of their sixth studio album inside a cosmic cube atop of the Auckland Museum.

'I've become quite thick-skinned from working in this industry' says Toni Street over her feud with an 80s pop icon.

It's difficult to decide exactly when Schoolboy Q's Auckland show last night went from turnt to, well, a little terrifying.

When country superstar Taylor Swift announced her fifth studio album 1989 in August 2014, she was very, very clear: She was leaving country music.

The Culture Club star has a Dennis Conner moment - walking out on Seven Sharp's Toni Street and then later cancelling his Christchurch show.

NZ composer Juliet Palmer asks, 'how can one live in these times and not be enraged?'

Laura McGoldrick and Sarah Gandy from The Hits wrap up the week's music news.

Taylor Swift has been named the highest-paid woman in music for 2016 in Forbes' annual list.

Airbourne will bring the noise when they land in New Zealand in January. The Aussie rockers plan to begin the New Year with a three

X Factor contestant Honey G has been criticised for appropriating hip-hop for her performances on the talent show.

When it comes to their new album, Shapeshifter asked some big questions of themselves - including whether they should continue as a band.

Since her debut album in 2006, pop superstar Taylor Swift has released new music every two years around October like clockwork - except this year, when she stuck to her word that she was taking a break from music.

Kiwi artists explain why the time is right for an all-star tribute to Bob Marley - and why his music endures to this day.

Look, we're as sick as you are of Halloween 2016, but Adele has come out with a cracker of a costume.

The boyfriend of Kylie Jenner has paid half the money plus interest for his watch and chains he owes a jeweller.

A strange video of a bizarre conversation between a Scotsman and pop star Justin Bieber has emerged online.

The 30 minute video features her tracks and a number of risqué scenes including one of her masturbating.

The University of Auckland's Maidment Theatre is to close for good, as the price-tag to fix it soared to more than $16 million.

Adele has opened up about parenting, her struggle with postpartum depression and alcohol use in a new interview.

"Mariah Carey and James Packer had a fight in Greece. They have not seen each other since," the statement read.

Soundsplash has your summer sorted, rounding off its festival lineup with Tiki Taane, Hollie Smith and a bunch more acts.

She's already been told she can keep the $14m million engagement ring. But it was claimed that Mariah Carey also wants a $70m payoff.

Smash hit Uptown Funk is in hot water over claims of copyright infringement.

Meet Banks, the artist known for making music so raw and personal it can sneak up and swallow you whole.

The Democratic nominee appeared on stage with the pop superstar as she finished her hit "Let's Get Loud."