Heavy metal kings Metallica announce release date for their first new album in eight years.

A man believed he was dating Katy Perry for six years, despite the chart-topping pop star marrying Russell Brand and dating several other celebrities.

American rock act Baroness are returning to New Zealand.

One thing can get a buttoned-up millennial feminist to praise Las Vegas: Britney Spears.

She's the world's top-earning celeb, but she's still running around giving her mates old linens and merch.

Taking Back Sunday are coming back to play one show in Auckland next March - tickets are on sale soon.

Mel Parsons is going on tour with the women behind hit comedy show The Bitches' Box.

Someone just made a jazz remix of some of Kanye's greatest hits and you can listen to it here.

Ten days have passed since what was thought to have been the release date for Frank Ocean's long-awaited second album, yet there is still no record.

First Parris Goebel dropped The Parris Project and now three Kiwi dance crews are up for a world title.

Review: Selena Gomez was open, honest, and all grown up.

Chart-topper Selena Gomez swept into Auckland yesterday for the one-gig New Zealand leg of her Revival World Tour.

Joe Jonas and Selena Gomez are gearing up for a high energy show in Auckland tonight, wrapping up the Pacific part of her Revival World Tour.

The Herald's music critics own up to their most shame-faced moments as music fans.

Barack Obama has shown off his impeccable taste in music by featuring a New Zealand musician on his 2016 Summer Playlist.

Ahead of her show tonight some of Melanie Martinez's dedicated fans have gone the extra mile to get to the front of the stage at the Powerstation.

Offering called Hear can help you filter out distractions in several different ways.

Drake's dad, Dennis Graham has started his own R&B career in his 60s - hear his first single here.

Missed out on Shapeshifter tickets? The show's just moved to Vector Arena, so now you can get more.

Thousand of musicians from all over the world applied, but Tami Neilson is one of the lucky few invited to play at Nashville's Americana Festival.

Rhythm And Vines has just made its first lineup announcement for 2016, with Chance the Rapper and Rufus headlining the group.

It's a big week for tour news with some classic acts announcing shows.

There are claims Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" sounds a bit too much like Gaye's "Let's Get It On".

Laura McGoldrick and Sarah Gandy wrap up the week's big music news straight from The Hits studio. This week Parris Goebel drops her first single, as well as new music from Tove Lo, Katy Perry, and, if the rumours are true, a new Gaga track is imminent.

He used to go out with her BFF, Taylor Swift, but there's no bad blood between Joe Jonas and Selena Gomez.

Watch/Listen: Parris Goebel just dropped her first single and it's got a killer video to go with it.

Maori pop phenomenon Poi E is sung with gusto and abiding love at the close of the Patea Maori Club night every Monday night. For

No seriously, what year is it? Because now Alexisonfire has announced a New Zealand show too.

Fifth Harmony's Normani Kordei has quit Twitter after being sent racist messages.

America's pastime of waiting for Frank Ocean's new album remains intact.