The short, sharp, but influential creative burst that Toy Love brought to Kiwi rock at the beginning of the 80s is being celebrated tonight with the band being this year's recipient of The NZ Herald Legacy Award at the VNZMA.

I travel light: take only what you really need and leave room for treasure!

Just like overseas, the NZ Music Awards start off with a red carpet full of musicians, hangers on and - worse - media.

One day before receiving their NZ Herald Legacy Award - and just moments after some of them had met for the first time in over 20 years - Toy Love members Mike Dooley, Jane Walker and Alec Bathgate sat down with Hugh Sundae to reflect on their short but sharp existence.

In a packed media room the day before the Music Awards, Home Brew's Tom Scott, Lui Silk and Haz Beats found time to provide Hugh Sundae with some serious awards analysis.

Ahead of the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, finalist and performer Annah Mac spoke to Hugh Sundae at Auckland's Pullman Hotel about Southland's music scene, her APRA Silver Scroll nomination and what she has planned for her Music Awards performance.

Ahead of the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, Kimbra spoke to Hugh Sundae at Auckland's Pullman Hotel about her nominations, her career to date - and her vocal coach.

Watch David Dallas' video for Take A Picture, from his album The Rose Tint.

One of three finalists for Best Video, all made be creative duo Special Problems.

Watch The Naked And Famous' video for The Sun, from their album Passive Me Aggressive You.

One of three finalists for Best Video, all made be creative duo Special Problems.

Watch Squeeze, from Toy Love, recipients of the 2012 New Zealand Herald Legacy Award, and inductees into the New Zealand Music Hall Of Fame.

Watch Bride of Frankenstein, from Toy Love, recipients of the 2012 New Zealand Herald Legacy Award, and inductees into the New Zealand Music Hall Of Fame.

She's performing to sell-out crowds on an US tour, but that doesn't lessen Kimbra's surprise at leading the list of finalists in this year's NZ Music Awards.

Kimbra, Home Brew and Six60 lead the field in this year's Tui awards.

I was keen to find out who won what at the New Zealand Music Awards - and while the winners were predictably predictable, what an amusing circus the fringe goings-on turned out to be.

There were two major winners but it was still a five-all draw at the New Zealand Music Awards.....

Join music staff from TimeOut, Volume and nzherald.co.nz for full coverage on the 2011 New Zealand Music awards, live (blogging) from Vector Arena.

As his band is honoured tonight with the New Zealand Herald Legacy Award, Dragon founding member Todd Hunter talks to Scott Kara about the band's life and times.

There's always something slightly odd about music awards ceremonies. I struggle to see how definitive winners can be decided. Picking favourites is fraught with endless difficulty, and tonight's New Zealand Music Awards are no exception.

Having already won two technical categories for Passive Me, Aggressive You and leading the finalist list with five more nominations, it's safe to say The Naked and Famous are going to come away with a fair few Tuis tonight.

A week in the life of Music Awards presenter, Ben Boyce.

Replay out coverage of the Gravity Coffee Critics' Choice Prize showcase from Auckland's Kings Arms Tavern, featuring performances from Popstrangers, The Unfaithful Ways and Kimbra.

Brooke Fraser had only a few hours' sleep but somehow she's perky and polite while bouncing down the highway not long after another appearance on French TV.

The Naked and Famous will return home to face the NZ Music Awards - lots of them probably - after a hectic year that isn't finished yet. Scott Kara reports.