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.

The winner of the best album cover has come up with a "heavy" design statement to match the power of Beastwars' music. Nick Keller, whose day job is as a conceptual designer at Wellington's Weta Workshop, talks us through his winning artwork.

Dragon, the band best known for hits April Sun In Cuba and Are You Old Enough?, as well as their decadent bad boy ways, are the winners of this year's NZ Herald Legacy Award.

The finalists for this year's New Zealand Music Awards have been announced, with The Naked and Famous leading the way with five nominations, and Brooke Fraser and Ladi6 up for four gongs each.

The first finalists in this year's New Zealand Music Awards have been announced for best engineer, producer, and album cover.

Auckland bluegrass quartet Wires & Wood have been awarded the Best Folk Album Tui for Over The Moon.

The New Zealand Music Awards ceremony was almost four months ago, but the best in New Zealand music continues to be acknowledged.

Rachel Glucina reports on the categories from last week's music awards, that somehow didn't make the TV coverage.

Gin Wigmore was among tonight's big winners scooping four awards at the Tuis. Ronan Keating (inset) was also on hand.

Welcome to the Herald Online's coverage of the New Zealand Music Awards for 2010, live from Auckland's Vector Arena.

Well Ronan Keating did say he wanted to skip the country after two of his performers faced elimination on the X-Factor Australia last week.

Rachel Glucina's tips for a Spy-friendly NZ Music Awards.

Street Chant can no longer claim to be 'completely broke' after winning $5000 worth of new gear as part of their prize haul at last night's Critics' Choice Prize.

Despite rising popularity Street Chant insist their indie roots are still firmly planted. And, yes, they are still broke, writes Jacqueline Smith

After a year of rock'n'roll adventures in the USA, Gin Wigmore returns to stake her claim in this year's New Zealand Music Awards and play a national tour. She talks to Scott Kara.

Here's how this year's New Zealand Music Award nominations shape up.

Buffalo by The Phoenix Foundation has one all three technical awards at this year's Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.

One of New Zealand's best loved rock bands have won The New Zealand Herald Legacy Award, and will be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.

Pop is king at this year's Vodafone NZ music awards. Check out the 2010 nominees.

The technical categories will be announced on September 1, at the same function that will reveal the finalists in the rest of the categories.

The finalists in the New Zealand music awards technical categories have been announced, and Wellington artists dominate.

She won just about everything going at the NZ Music Awards last night, but who is Ladyhawke?

The artists who rocked our world in 2009, home and away.