After her terrific war-themed Let England Shake of 2011, PJ Harvey is still contemplating the big, bad world and attempting to portray it in song.

Two years on, the 35-year-old is warming up for the release of his fourth album with a quickfire New Zealand show at the Powerstation tonight.

Adele is ranked at the top of the Young Music Rich List of performers aged 30 and under this year.

After announcing a show in Wellington, the multi-award winning rapper's concert has shifted to Auckland.

Tonight Kody Nielson's solo act, Silicon, was named winner of the Taite Prize for 2016, for his album Personal Computer.

Frontier Touring said it was "due to unforeseen circumstances".

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson says he is not retiring from music, despite hearing problems that forced him to bow out of the Australian rock band's current tour.

Madonna has had the curb outside her New York City home repainted grey after a row with neighbours.

By the standards of present-day "Back-to-Baroquers", Mendelssohn was a musical meddler.

Beyonce's mystery Lemonade project has debuted a minute-long trailer.

Rihanna surprised the audience at Coachella Festival with an onstage appearance during Calvin Harris' star-filled headline set.

Brown's comments appear in the new trailer for his upcoming documentary Welcome to My Life.

Taylor Swift took a break from partying at music festival Coachella in California to attend her friend's wedding in Texas.

Songs For Bubbas 2 was released last week and is currently No 1 on the New Zealand albums chart.

The duo will play a series of dates around the country following the release of their second album in June.

Today, we talk exclusively to the AFFCO meatworker who spent an hour and a half with a meat hook impaled in his head.

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Chris Brown - Welcome To My Life trailer. Warning: Contains coarse language.

Kesha surprised the Coachella crowd when she took to the stage with DJ Zedd.

Aucklanders are being pushed out of their own housing market and are responsible for one in five house sales in cities including Hamilton, Whangarei and Tauranga.

New frontman confirmed for the remainder of their world tour, while supporting Brian Johnson's decision to stop touring and "save his hearing".

Fans have just 48 hours left to register for free tickets to one of Shihad's three free shows taking place next month to celebrate the launch of New Zealand Music Month.

Prince has been rushed to hospital after his plane was forced to make an unscheduled landing when he fell ill.

Oscar nominee Naomi Watts is one of Hollywood's most in-demand leading ladies but she it's not often she takes on the blockbuster action genre.

Male choirs can have an advantage over their female counterparts when it comes to octaves, but women's voices in harmony have always had a unique appeal for composers.

Taylor Swift is enjoying having a break from making music and isn't certain when she'll next release an album.

Unlike most Deftones albums, Gore kicks off not with a snotty ball of rage, but with a bit of a whimper.

The eight finalists in the Taite Prize tell us about their nominated albums and who they think should win the award ahead of next week's announcement.

Kiwi guitarist Simon Oscroft has formed a band with Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley, releasing their debut album Centerfold.

It's been a long time coming, but finally The Temper Trap are back.