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.

Fellow contestants better have a few tricks up their sleeves if they want to compete with what's undoubtedly the strangest entry in the 2016 Eurovision competition.

Hollie Smith talks to Russell Baillie about the fraught recording behind her new album - and the surprising results.

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.

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.

The beginning of Beach Boys composer Brian Wilson's world tour had some shaky moments but delivered an enjoyable track-by-track performance of the band's classic album, Pet Sounds.

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.

Taiwanese superstar will use first and only NZ concert to promote "equal love".

One of Asia's most successful singer, songwriter, actress and musician to perform in Auckland.

The promoters of an all-new hip-hop festival in Auckland are confident their line-up of veteran hip-hop acts will deliver.

After cancelling his sold-out show in Auckland British singer Noel Gallagher has revealed his guitars got held up in Chile.

"We're committed to this for quite a long time, so we'll definitely be back," says Auckland City Limits festival organiser Campbell Smith.