Adele captivated Kiwi fans by selling out three shows in one day and breaking a tonne of records while doing it. But how?

How does the biggest night in New Zealand music stack up against the biggest night in Australian music?

Original Monkee Peter Tork talks to Russell Baillie about surviving the television-invented band and bringing it back with a reunion album and tour.

NZ's breakthrough artist of the year just broke through a record previously held by Lorde.

Seven years and as many albums later Susan Boyle has fulfilled her dream of becoming a full-time singer but reveals she still is yet to feel equal to Elaine Paige.

When Montaigne accepted her Aria Awards trophy, she probably should have stuck to the speech she had written on her iPhone.

'We're the loose cannons of the industry, little unpredictable and slightly unprofessional at times. We promise to be on our best behaviour.'

The online auction site is removing any listings for Adele tickets after all three of her New Zealand shows sold out in under two hours, breaking records.

Flight of the Conchords had some choice words for Australia as Crowded House were inducted into the Aria Hall of Fame.

We check out the latest releases from Metallica, Bic Runga and Bruno Mars.

For the first time since 2007, there is a brand new Spice Girls song.

They're one of New Zealand's biggest bands, but Devilskin have a wee problem on their hands.

With so many big musicians coming through Auckland over summer, it is a tough choice for any music fan deciding who to see.

Mariah Carey changed the subject when asked about her split on Ellen: "It's kind of difficult to talk about."

The Naked and Famous have a late Christmas Present for fans, playing a totally free live show in January.

A second Adele concert has been announced due to overwhelming demand.

The 911 call which ended up sending the singer to hospital handcuffed to a stretcher has been released with the operator calling the situation a "psychiatric emergency".

The veteran broadcaster said he is "delighted" that audiences will finally hear the tracks he has been recording since 1954.

Greg Fleming finds some great albums by artists over 50

It looks like Cruz Beckham, 11, is taking after his mum as the former Spice Girl shared another clip of her talented son singing.

Adele tickets go on sale tomorrow - and there's going to huge demand if her Australian shows are anything to go buy.

Turns out cancelling his Saint Pablo tour is costing Kanye way more than fans

Stan Walker will headline a men's conference at Destiny Church, less than two weeks after Brian Tamaki blamed natural disasters on gays and sinners.

Kanye West is under observation at a Los Angeles hospital after what some are calling 'a psychotic breakdown'.

Mel B on Robbie Williams: "He actually publicly apologised to me... saying he had apparently gotten it on with all five Spice Girls. He wishes!"

Gigi Hadid has been savaged on social media over her 'racist' impression of Melania Trump during her AMAs opening set.

Presale tickets here in New Zealand sold out in 15 minutes, meanwhile scalpers in Aussie are already selling them for some $5000.

Kanye West's remaining North American tour dates have been cancelled, following a Sacramento show brought to a halt by the rapper's rant.

Green Day was the most overtly political at the AMAs springing a surprise chant of: "No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA!"

The American rapper allegedly sexually assaulted a contestant on his reality dating show, She Got Game.