So just who is in line to pick up this year's golden statues?

All you need to know about the NZ Music Awards front-runners: Broods, Aaradhna, Fat Freddy's Drop, Maala and the Phoenix Foundation.

Nine of the 10 most watched YouTube posts are music videos.

Trojahn Tuna is 23, covered in tattoos and boasting so much sex appeal Iggy Azalea could barely contain herself.

Lorde has won the hearts of a West Auckland family, after donating thousands to their Give a Little page.

Watch Joanna Hunkin talk with Bic Runga on her career and how she is entering the NZ Music Hall of Fame.

Sporting tartan trousers - a nod to his Scottish heritage - rocker Rod Stewart has been knighted by Prince William at Buckingham Palace

Tickets have gone on sale for Justin Bieber's first open air stadium show in New Zealand, revealing a few surprises.

IN THE GROOVE: Thousands of revellers packed in front of a sound stage on Mount Main Beach to welcome in the New Year. PHOTO/FILE

If you're lucky, you might still be able to get your hands on a ticket to next summer's festival, but if not, you'll have to wait until 2019.

The song is the first part of the '30 Days, 30 Songs' anti-Trump campaign

Robert Forster, one half of the frontline of celebrated Australian indie band The Go-Betweens is to play his first solo shows in New Zealand next month.

With a massive lineup and a killer Bay of Plenty location, Bay Dreams is shaping up to be an amazing New Year's festival.

Joni Mitchell still faces a "hard uphill fight" back to full health.

They've got household names - but turns out a lot of our favourite celebrities were born with completely different ones.

Soundwave reportedly owed more than $10m to the acts that performed, including $1.6 million to Slipknot.

Join Laura McGoldrick as she goes behind the scenes at the new ASB Waterfront Theatre with the stars of the ATC production of Billy Elliot the Musical.

Watch Laura and Sarah as they talk about some of the new music released this week from Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, John Legend and Shapeshifter.

Prepare yourselves Little Monsters, Gaga is teaming up with James Corden for some Carpool Karaoke.

The original lyrics to Kanye's Famous have leaked and it's worse than anyone thought.

We're still listening to music, and after more than 80 years, Aucklanders are still shopping at Marbecks.

Australian rap superstar Iggy Azalea is the latest recruit to join the X Factor Australia judging panel.

Just a month after her split with Cara Delevingne it seems singer St Vincent has become very close to Kristen Stewart.

Melissa Etheridge has waded further into the Brangelina divorce, writing and performing a song about the split.

Kid Cudi has checked into rehab for "depression and suicidal urges".

Pixies new album 'Head Carrier' is a return to form, Karl Puschmann talks with bassist Paz Lenchantin

Minogue has come close to walking down the aisle a number of times, but her fiance Joshua Sasse has revealed why the couple are holding off getting married

Womad announces first headliner, and it's a doozy.

Bonnie Raitt will return to New Zealand next year, playing two New Zealand shows, donating all profits to charity.

Punk pop music fans get excited - your favourite rockers are heading to New Zealand.