Jessie J called an 'idiot' after dropping Aaliyah Warren from her team, and dropping The Koi Boys from The Voice altogether.

Artificial intelligence is making it possible to create new songs in just seconds.

ABBA reunited to mark their 50th anniversary in Stockholm.

New York City's East Village descended into a near-riot as Kanye West fans flocked to the streets in a desperate attempt to get into the rapper's surprise gig.

Over 100 of Whitney Houston's personal items have been put up for sale.

Lisa Fischer has toured New Zealand as backing vocalist to some of the world's biggest musical acts - notably the Rolling Stones - but when she returns this month, it will be an altogether different experience.

Lang Lang may call China his first home but "it's not like I'm living here at the moment," he explains. "I'm just touring all the time. In fact, I'm not living anywhere."

The 10 semi-finalists in this year's Lexus Song Quest have been chosen.

Three years on from the release of Royals, where is Lorde's new album? Is it second album syndrome or is there something more strategic at play?

Graham Candy is the Kiwi who's just been named to play Glastonbury, but who is he, and what do you need to know?

Now the long-awaited second album from the mysterious electronic music machine The Avalanches is about to land.

Going back to my island home, Niue, the Rock of Polynesia.

Sorry America, you might be gripped in the throes of summer passion, but in New Zealand its hard to care. Here are our favourite winter anthems.

Starting out as buskers, Drax Project quickly established themselves as a band to watch indoors as well. They talk to Lydia Jenkin.

COMMENT: The battle for our earholes has never been more hotly contested.

He's from Buckinghamshire, she's from Florida, but there's something about the duo that makes them sound like no one else.

Ariana Grande's new album, Dangerous Women, is a step up with its gritty, R&B sound with a dance-pop twist.

The Dixie Chicks, one of the highest-selling female bands in music history, are back in business.

Another former Spice Girl member it not keen on the reunion as she would only agree to it if all five girls took part.

This year's big important NZ rock book has arrived and it's by the guy who founded Flying Nun. Here, he comes Clean about why and how he wrote it.

It's a rare artist who can wrap up the past, present and future in one unique package. But that's exactly what Skepta manages to do.

It's not an album without hope and there's plenty of softness and warmth to be found in the fragility and sadness.

Young Hodor is attempting to bring the world to tears again, this time through music.

Adele fired up at someone filming her show, but there are plenty of other annoying things that happen at concerts. Like being stuck behind a giant.

Katy Perry has fallen victim to an internet hacker, who took over her Twitter page, leaked an unreleased song and sent a cheeky message to Taylor Swift.

There's a sinister story behind OKC's failure to reach the finals; a rapper's curse on Kevin Durant.

With NZ Music Month coming to an end, today's flashback was produced by Neil Finn and Cliff Curtis appears in the video.

Chris Brown is facing a lawsuit from an autograph hunting fan who alleges members of the singer's entourage stole his hat.

You can buy everything from a skype call with a band member to the band's whole entire studio and everything in it.

Today's flashback is a number one song from 1996 with a strong no nukes message.