Musician Tigilau Ness won this year's Vodafone NZ Music Awards roots reggae award. The 61-year-old father of singer Che Fu is a political activist.

A NZ Music Awards official has rejected an award-winning singer's shock claim of racism at last night's ceremony.

The stars are out at the VNZMAs and we've got everything you need to know (and see) about tonight's awards.

Three of the year's best classical albums vie for the Vodafone NZ Music awards vote.

Shapeshifter celebrated the release of their sixth studio album inside a cosmic cube atop of the Auckland Museum.

He's just won two Tuis but Joel Little isn't taking time off to celebrate his NZ Music Awards success last night.

For the second time in his career, Joel Little has won two out of four Artisan Awards - this time for his work with Broods' sophomore album Conscious.

Bic Runga will be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame at the VNZMAs.

So just who is in line to pick up this year's golden statues?

Performance at music awards hit the mark in person but not on TV, writes Karl Puschmann.

Was she just tired - or was that a subtle American twang everyone noticed whenever Lorde appeared on stage at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards last night?

New Music Awards host Taika Waititi has divided viewers with many criticising his "unprofessional" performance.

The brother and sister duo take four gongs at Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.

She'd only just received her award but Gin Wigmore managed to break her Tui just minutes after stepping off stage.

Brother-and-sister duo Broods took home four Tuis at last night's New Zealand Music Awards, one of which was handed to them by the legendary Mick Fleetwood.

Last night Broods well and truly established themselves as a dominant force in New Zealand music by winning four Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards

On the eve of a music industry tribute, the Exponents examine their career in 10 songs with Russell Baillie.

The TimeOut team have their say on how tonight's Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards at Vector Arena should shake down.

Auckland band Bespin has taken out the Critics' Choice Prize as a curtain raiser to this year's Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.

It's less than a month before New Zealand's premiere red-carpet event unfolds at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards at Vector Arena.

Can't make the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards? No problem. All you need is a smartphone to watch this year's awards.

The most glaring omissions at this year's NZ Music Awards seem to be female artists, such as Kimbra, Gin Wigmore, Brooke Fraser and Anika Moa.

Newcomer Marlon Williams scores five nominations for this year's NZ Music Awards for his debut album.

The Exponents, the band whose 80s and 90s hits became enduring national pop anthems, are the winner's of this year's New Zealand Herald Legacy Award.

The nominees for the first three New Zealand Music Awards were announced today, recognising the best work of those who engineer, produce, and design the covers for local albums.

There's a new host for this year's Vodafone NZ Music Awards: Taika Waititi.

Team Dynamite is up for four awards at tonight's Vodafone Pacific Music Awards, including Best Pacific Music Video for the Kung Fu-inspired Coconut Lime.

nzherald.co.nz's Hugh Sundae was in the media scrum for the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, getting time with David Dallas, Tama Waipara, Jamie McDell and more.