Featured Music Stories
Tiki Taane on scoring new film Ka Whawhai Tonu: 'We shed DNA on that battlefield'
Composers Arli Liberman and Tiki Taane "went deep" for the film score. For Taane, whose ancestors fought in the 1864 battle the film depicts, the subject matter was very personal. Video, Audio
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Music 101 on Charlie XCX: How to become a BRAT
22 Jun 2024Charlotte Ryan speaks to Sam Robinson about Charli xcx’s Brat, one of the biggest albums of year. Audio
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Review: Brooke Fraser with the Auckland Philharmonia at Spark Arena
24 Jun 2024Katie Fitzgerald is an easy mark for an orchestral reinvention of popular music. She found Brooke Fraser's work is well-suited to it when joining the venue's biggest crowd ever for a solo New Zealand artist.
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Rising stars: Lucien McDermott and Khani Te Mete
25 Jun 2024Their mums need to supervise when they're playing in pubs, but Taupō teenagers Lucian McDermott and Khani Te Mete are already making their mark in music.
RNZ Concert
RNZ Concert is New Zealand’s fine music network. Concert promotes New Zealand music and composition and features live broadcasts of concerts and recitals, as well as international content from other public radio broadcasters, podcasts, and on-demand programmes.
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Hymns on Sunday, 30 June 2024
about 1 hour agoCelebrating the season of Matariki this week, with hymns in te reo Māori and hymns of remembrance. And we mark the Feast of St Paul. Audio
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Matariki Concert: Troy Kingi with the Auckland Philharmonia
28 Jun 2024In a performance full of fun songs, beautiful orchestrations, and infectious beats, Troy Kingi and the Auckland Philharmonia perform Kingi's psychedelic-soul album, Shake That Skinny Ass All The Way To Zygertron.
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Music Alive: NZTrio - Homeland 3, 'Dumky'
25 Jun 2024Prepare to be swept away by heartfelt melodies, staggering impressionistic beauty, a rambunctious journey through Irish melodies, an exciting new NZ work by Ross Harris, and the joy and nostalgia of village songs and Czech country dances.
Featured Music Programmes
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Anna Coddington releases a bilingual album for the dancefloor
29 Jun 2024Anna Coddington has released a brand new, bilingual album called Te Whakamiha, released for Matariki and created with her longtime collaborators and band, The… Audio
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Aaron Frazer on new music and breaking up: 'It sucks, but it’s not forever'
29 Jun 2024Aaron Frazer came to world attention with his debut solo album Introducing produced by Dan Auerbach from Black Keys. His second album Into the Blue, out… Audio
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Death and the Maiden plumb fraught depths while staying danceable on Uneven Ground
29 Jun 2024The Dunedin trio continue to produce 'dance music that's not afraid to be sad' on their third album. Video, Audio
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Indy Yelich: 'Your voice has to stand out on its own'
29 Jun 2024Indy Yelich carries that famous family name, owed to the international stardom of her sister Lorde. But for her own music Indy has dropped the surname… Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: DJ and producer Lord Echo
29 Jun 2024Our guest picking the music is rurally-based, internationally-touring DJ Lord Echo. Lord Echo is the artist name for Michael August who you might know as Mike… Audio
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Nashville Babylon: 29 June 2024
29 Jun 2024On this week's Nashville Babylon there's soul courtesy of James Carr and Esther Phillips, classics from the Band and Tom Waits plus Bonnie Raitt covering a John Prine favourite. Audio
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Indy Yelich: Your voice has to stand out on its own
29 Jun 2024She may be Lorde's little sister but Indy Yelich is making music, and living life on her own terms.
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You Need to Calm Down: Why the Taylor Swift economy isn't real
Explainer - It is hoped Swift will provide a shot in the arm for Europe. But 'Swiftonomics' is not actually real, Balazs Koranyi writes.
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K-pop boy band Seventeen make Glastonbury history
Seventeen were the biggest-selling group in the world last year, shifting more than 10 million albums.
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Hijab-wearing metalheads play Glastonbury
The three girls started making metal music at high school, but they never thought they could make history for Indonesia at Glastonbury. Video
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Troy Kingi with the Auckland Philharmonia
28 Jun 2024For one night only Troy Kingi and the Auckland Philharmonia perform his third, psychedelic-soul album, Shake That Skinny Ass All The Way To Zygertron. This concert is full of great tunes, fun songs… Audio
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Jess B: Feels Like Home
28 Jun 2024Jess B talk's to Kara and Mark about her along awaited debut album Feels Like Home. A multinational collaboration recorded and produced in both Aotearoa and Amsterdamn, Jess's much anticipated record… Audio
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LIVE: Jordyn With A Why's Special Matariki Session
28 Jun 2024Jordyn with a Why joins Kara and Mark in the RNZ studio for a special Matariki performance. Audio
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Karena & Kasey Bird serve up a special Surf n Turf for Matariki
Master Chef's Karena & Kasey Bird serve up a recipe for Matariki and talk to MArk and Kara how music motivates them in the kitchen. Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Finn features a selection from across the musical spectrum including tracks by French multi-disciplinary artist Violaine Gratuite, Ōtautahi musician Samantha Josephine and American experimental rock… Audio
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The TAHI Matariki Special with Greatsouth
Today we're pre-emptively celebrating Matariki, talking about it's history and sharing our plans for the public holiday! We also catch up with the artist formerly known as Fable, Greatsouth; he shares… Audio
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The Swiftie Journey (Zane’s Version)
27 Jun 2024Taylor Swift is one of the world's most famous musicians. But what is her appeal? AUT radio student Zane Moran talks to Swifties to understand why and to see if he can become a Swiftie himself. Audio
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Don't Fret
Was this in their own interest? Or did their parents put them up to it? Follow Mayank Kumar's journey as he learns why his young guitar students' chose to play this instrument in the first place. Audio
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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Getting lost in time
27 Jun 2024Charlotte Ryan revisits a 2021 chat with Alison Krauss and Robert Plant about the joy and friendship of recording their new album. Audio
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The Pre-Panel for 26 June 2024
26 Jun 2024Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Tom Riste-Smith discuss alleged copyright infringement by AI music generation companies. Audio
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The Pre-Panel for 26 June 2024
26 Jun 2024Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Tom Riste-Smith discuss alleged copyright infringement by AI music generation companies. Audio
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Public Enemy announce one-off New Zealand show
26 Jun 2024The rappers will be joined by MELODOWNZ for a set at Auckland's Trusts Arena in October.
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Cold Chisel, Icehouse, Bic Runga and Everclear set for NZ summer show
26 Jun 2024Legendary rocker and Cold Chisel frontman Jimmy Barnes had open heart surgery in 2023. He never thought he'd see these milestone performances come together.
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NZTrio: Homeland 3, 'Dumky'
25 Jun 2024Performed by NZTrio at their concert 'Homeland 3: Dumky', Auckland Concert Chamber, 26 November 2023. Audio
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Tony Ryan's Matariki cluster of Kiwi compositions
25 Jun 2024Tony Ryan talks to Bryan Crump about a 'constellation of New Zealand compositions' he's conducting in Christchurch this Matariki weekend with the Resonance Ensemble. Audio
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Music feature: Boy bands
25 Jun 2024Although the term "boy band" wasn't coined until the 1980s, their history stretches back much further. For as long as modern pop music has existed, boy bands have been making audiences swoon with… Audio
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The TAHI REED. and Hesayyeah
On today’s show, So’omālō is back after getting his wisdom teeth out! Tiktoker and musician Hesayyeah is in the studio sharing his love of Aotearoa and te reo, Auckland artist REED. chats to… Audio
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Don't have tickets to Glastonbury? How to enjoy the festival from home
25 Jun 2024The UK's biggest music festival is back for 2024, with two New Zealand artists on the bill.
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Looking forward to the big picture
24 Jun 2024Two years after winning the Anthony Ritchie Composition Prize for young composers, Georgina Palmer talks to Bryan Crump about her blossoming career. Video, Audio
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