Katy Perry helped deliver her sister's baby just hours before she was due in the studio.

Kiwi hip-hop choreographer to the stars Parris Goebel is hosting a dance class to raise funds for her sister after her nephew tragically passed away.

Laneway's big name headliners may have osbcured some of the smaller names on the bill - and they don't get any fresher than Yukon Era.

Like all of Swift's exes, their relationships with Swift - no matter how brief - continues to follow them. They can't shake off the association.

Nothing says Kanye West like a glass catwalk stage suspended above his audience right?

Who's who among Laneway's eclectic 2017 line-up? Chris Schulz makes his picks from those set to grace the stages at Albert Park Precinct next January.

Well known Aussie artist Chet Faker will headline next year's Laneway music festival - but he'll be performing under a different name.

Bruce Springsteen is playing his first ever show in Christchurch on the eve of the quake anniversary.

The pop star slams red carpet events, saying: "Why, when people are starving, am I on a carpet that's red? That's not how I roll."

This is not a drill: The Spice Girls are recruiting to find replacements for Posh and Sporty.

Watch: Queen Bey's dance captain had her boyfriend propose to her on stage and it was perfect.

Many of us are guilty of busting out a tune while enjoying a shower. According to Spotify's CEO Daniel Ek, there are 39,000 playlists

A 'who's who' of music right now has been announced in the second line-up for Bay Dreams 2017.

Giant blue alligators, a private lake and a water slide; what more could Justin Bieber want?

Toni Basil is the one-hit wonder behind 'Mickey', that still has the dance moves at 72-years-old.

COMMENT: I gave up on home ownership dreams and bought tickets to Kanye West instead.

Which musician beat Beyonce to the No.1 spot?

Sarah Gandy and Laura McGoldrick check out all the music news you need to know this week.

New Zealand DJ software company Serato has partnered with Roland, an electric musical instrument manufacturer.

Evanescence's Amy Lee is making a children's album and you can hear the first single here.

Six60 is just one of the world-class performers to be recognised tonight at The National Waiata Maori Music Awards. The Hastings

Auckland's Laneway music festival is moving to a new location - its fourth site in eight years. Promoters say it's the best one yet - here's why.

The Wondergarden line up is announced and they're sharing their worst New Year's memories to celebrate.

The star of Kanye's Fade video just released a clip which proves she can hold her own at GOOD music.

More of a mass pop rally than a concert, the world has never been more susceptible to Chris Martin's happy-clappy stadium rock, writes Anna Hart.

Here's how James Corden, Pharrell and Sia pitched in to help Apple show off the new iPhone 7.

Oscar-winning film-maker Ron Howard tells Russell Baillie why his Eight Days a Week isn't just another Beatles documentary.

Harris admits he found it "difficult" for something so personal as a relationship to "play out so publicly".

The Biebs couldn't pay for his own lunch because his card declined, so a stranger stepped in to save the day.

Sarah Gandy, the hot little tamale from The Hits talks to Laura McGoldrick about the week's music news. Sia has her mini me Maddie Ziegler dancing again, it's Beyonce's birthday and she's giving the gifts, and is there talk of an Oasis reunion?