The veteran American singer-songwriter's Auckland show didn't just cater to his older fanbase.

Jennifer Lopez is the latest celebrity to take the passenger's seat alongside talk show host James Corden in his wildly popular gig "Carpool Karaoke".

A 70-piece LA-based orchestra will perform a mash-up of the works of Ludwig van Beethoven and Kanye West to create, Yeethoven.

Lukas Graham might be on the cusp of world domination right now and they're no overnight sensation.

Paramore star Hayley Williams has been slapped with legal action from former bassist Jeremy Davis.

Hans Zimmer has been slammed over his score in Batman v Superman, but the composer has hit back, saying cinema sound quality is to blame.

Half of couple behind Low says musings on relationship bring depth to latest songs.

Kiwi fans didn't get to see Noel Gallagher on his recent tour down under - if they had, they might have witnessed an outburst like this.

Mind of Mine may suffer from this lack of variety, but Malik pulls off his transformation into a brooding, tattooed loverman.

Faith Evans, the Notorious B.I.G.'s widow, has revealed she is in talks with a company about creating a photographic recording of her husband - who murdered in a drive-by shooting in 1997 - and is keen to perform with the figure.

Shihad are about to kick off New Zealand Music Month in the best possible way by playing three shows in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

He's given up being Jack Bauer on hit show 24, so Kiefer Sutherland's had some spare time on his hands. He's spent it creating country music.

Pre-loading patrons are being blamed for long-lasting consequences faced by a Hawke's Bay winery after a reggae concert.

Disturbed have announced plans to return to New Zealand after cancelling a show here earlier this year.

Reports have surfaced that Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose could be filling in for the band's ailing lead singer, Brian Johnson, in their upcoming shows.

Kiwi musician Lorde is in the middle of writing her new album, and she's enlisted the help of a famous friend for the project.

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy brought his other band to town for a show that delivered low-key magic.

It was 1962. In London, a group of young musicians hastily named the Rolling Stones took to the stage for the first time.

COMMENT: Am I some kind of jinx? In 2009 Oasis were in the last throes of a world tour. Noel Gallagher was using his tour blog to predict dark times for the band.

This year sees the return of Unwrap the Music, 3 early evening concerts where conductor Richard Gill introduce pieces coming up in later programmes.

Magdalena Kozena's new Monteverdi album makes one realise why Leo Schrade titled his 1930 study of the Italian, Monteverdi: Creator of Modern Music.

Herald journalist Steve Braunius sat down with Ray Columbus at his Snells Beach house back in March. It was one of the last interviews the NZ music legend gave.

Eddie Johnston is, to put it bluntly, a two-faced trickster.

Jeff Tweedy of American art-rock masters Wilco talks about bringing his other band to town.

Now there's this, an Iggy Pop album that sounds like Iggy at his best - which is that late-70s Idiot/Lust for Life period of Bowie patronage.