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.

She stars in new campaign video for PETA which explains that there are no penalties for animal abuse on rabbit farms in China.

The Queenstown-raised siblings who slayed their X-Factor Australia audition are surprised by the attention they're getting.

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.

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.

Isla and Finley Brentwood - originally from Queenstown - just slayed their X-Factor audition.

It's finally October 2016, which is two years later than October 2014, which is when Taylor Swift released her fifth album.

Natasha wowed The Voice crowd with a special rendition of 'Can't Help Falling In Love.'

Chrissy Teigen has shocked Ellen DeGeneres by telling her she casually opened Rihanna's mail.

You'd think attending to a 'family emergency' would call for a little sympathy? Apparently not.

Grammy-award winning Kiwi pop singer Kimbra is still killing it on the international stage.

"There's a biological urge that I feel now having worked with babies and it's pretty undeniable. I have got all of the feels" says Moore.

Los Angeles rapper Vince Staples will return to New Zealand in December for a victory lap after a year that's included his Laneway debut and a critically acclaimed EP.

"I do think they should sing new material, though, because what we did as the Spice Girls was so special" says Beckham.

Justin Bieber is set to return to New Zealand next year, playing his first ever stadium show at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium.

Viewers got a shock when Simon Cowell appeared to have something peeking out of his jeans.

Travis Scott has added his name to the ever-growing list of rappers who cancel their New Zealand shows.

Lady Gaga's split with Taylor Kinney "absolutely" influenced her new album.