Guilty pleasures or pure obsession? The Herald's entertainment team confess their love for terrible musicians.

A$AP Ferg's third Auckland appearance ended in riotous scenes last night, as a full scale stage invasion ended the show.

Grammy-winning artist, Nelly, has announced that he will be heading to our shores this November to play two shows.

Did the devil make him do it? The Veils new music vid has the answer.

A "special" Christchurch concert by legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen has sold out today in what promoters say is a "record" time.

To most music lovers the words 'dad' and 'rock' combine to form the most vile and objectionable term imaginable.

When the romance at the heart of The Naked and Famous died, the band almost did to.

Kiwi folk singer Graeme James used to sleep in his car, while busking Wellington's city streets.

A 2015 study into what makes a song 'feel-good' has re-emerged in recent days thanks to the vagaries of social media.

Do Wilco deliver with Schmilco, their tenth studio album? Here's the verdict.

Summer festival Splore has confirmed its first line-up of acts, including Sampa the Great and The Dub Pistols.

Shock art-pop artist Peaches plans to do something a little different on her upcoming New Zealand tour.

Crowd favourites Jono and Ben will host this year's Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.

If the sound of chirping birds gets on your nerves, wait till you hear MIA's take.

Cliff WIlliams is officially bowing out of AC/DC, leaving only one man standing in the band.

New Zealand entertainer Grant Chilcott has died, aged 62. The career crooner passed away peacefully in the wee small hours of Monday

After two decades of decline from piracy, the music business is enjoying a recovery thanks to paid streaming services like Spotify.

In this exclusive extract, Jimmy Barnes reveals how he failed his son.

In this exclusive extract from Jimmy Barnes' memoir Working Class Boy, the singer reveals the extent of his abusive childhood.

Lianne La Havas is coming to NZ to play her own solo show ahead of opening for Coldplay this December.

This one-woman, self-managed band is a product of sheer determination, writes Alan Perrott

Jimmy Barnes will swap his trademark howl for his own raw voice for his first spoken word tour, heading to New Zealand next February.

The 30-year-old singer has been signed up to perform at the 51st Super Bowl at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Shutdown: If you were planning on seeing Skepta this week, think again - all the shows have been cancelled.

New Zealand fans face paying for flights and accommodation if they want to see Crowded House's reunion shows in November.

The new Calvin Harris single is here. But is it any good?

Sarah Gandy from The Hits talks to Laura McGoldrick about the week's music news. Lady Gaga has released a new song, is this the comeback she needs? Major Lazer releases a new video, Kings of Leon go Men in Black on us and Katchafire has released some fresh reggae beats.

Bruce Springsteen made an inspired decision in choosing to play one of his two New Zealand shows next year in Christchurch.

Grime MC Skepta has stunned music fans by taking out the Mercury Music Prize, beating favourites David Bowie and Radiohead.

Lady Gaga will record an Amy Winehouse song to raise money for her foundation.