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11:00 PM.Rob Ruha won four awards, Ria Hall was named Best Female Artist, Alien Weaponry took out Best Music Video, Troy Kingi won Best Pop Album, and Seth Haapu won Best Songwriter at the 11^th Annual Waiata… Read more Video, Audio

1:38 PM.You might not have heard of Rotorua-born musician Alayna Powley, but the rest of the world has. At just 25, she’s worked with some of the world’s biggest pop producers and clocked up over nine million… Read more Video, Audio

6:05 PM.Fables introduce their song 'Where You Are, I Am'. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.British-born, New York-based Devonte Hynes explores his sense of dislocation in an uneasy new album. Nick Bollinger has a listen. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Legendary New Zealand musician Don McGlashan – the man behind beloved hits including 'Dominion Road' and 'Anchor Me' – joins Kirsten Johnstone to select songs for the RNZ Music Mixtape. Read more Video, Audio

3:00 PM.Yadana Saw speaks with Justin Firefly about his new band Congress Of Animals, which also features Age Pryor and Bret McKenzie. Read more Audio

2:45 PM.American rapper Mac Miller died September 7 at the age of just 26. Alex Behan talks to Stuff reporter Kate Robertson about his musical career and the obvious and high profile challenges he was facing.

2:00 PM.James Lavelle launched the careers of some hugely influential musicians on his record label Mo' Wax, and found further success with his own band Unkle. He's now the subject of a new documentary, which… Read more Video, Audio

1:30 PM.Rob Ruha and Ria Hall are bringing their highly acclaimed live show Behind The Lines to New Zealand, after a sold-out performance at the Darwin Arts Festival. The pair dropped in to give RNZ Music's… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.To celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, RNZ Music spoke to some of our favourite musicians who sing in te reo. We asked them to share their top Māori phrase and tell us about why music is important to… Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger discusses the first equal-billing album from father-and-son duo Neil and Liam Finn. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger discusses a lost country classic - from West African duo Jess Sah Bi and Peter One. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.In this week's Pocket Edition, Yadana Saw speaks with Ruban Neilson whose band UMO have kicked off their New Zealand tour, we are introduced to Dunedin's Abby Wolfe, and Alex Behan speaks with Blair… Read more Audio

4:00 PM.Fiona McDonald shares seven songs that have influenced her, as well as stories of motherhood, joining her favourite band ever, and fronting TV shows that no one watched (or needed). Read more Video, Audio

2:50 PM.Introducing Dunedin singer Abby Wolfe and her new single Win You Over. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Blair Jollands is an ex-pat Kiwi living and working in London as a sound designer for film and TV. His songwriting has attracted praise from David Bowie and his new album 7 Blood draws its title from… Read more Video, Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger uncovers the story of American collector Ron Kane, his deep connection with New Zealand music and the all-star tribute album made in his memory. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Drummer-producer-painter Julien Dyne gives us a masterclass in his most influential jazz, krautrock and rare groove tracks on the RNZ Music Mixtape. Read more Video, Audio

2:10 PM.Grammy-nominated UK prog rocker Steven Wilson is known for his spectacular live show, which includes cinematic visuals and quadrophonic sound. Alex Behan spoke to him ahead of his Auckland show in… Read more Video, Audio

1:35 PM.Paul Banks from Interpol discusses how and why he fell in love with music, his 'cocky' younger years, and keeping it old school recording their new album 'Marauder' straight to two inch tape. Read more Audio

12:00 PM.On this week's Pocket Edition we talk to Pacific Heights' Devin Abrams about his new dream-inspired album, and English prog maestro Steven Wilson speaks on the objective nature of truth. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Devin Abrams, who goes by the name Pacific Heights, tells Kirsten Johnstone about the vivid, visceral dream that inspired his new concept album A Lost Light, and shares the short film that accompanies… Read more Audio

9:56 AM.Roy Montgomery is a NZ guitarist more well known in international cult music circles than in his hometown of Christchurch. While his output is sporadic, his contribution to our musical landscape is… Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger finds a preoccupation with science in the guitar-pop songs of Dunedin's Ha The Unclear. Read more Audio

7:30 PM.Nick Bollinger assesses the post-hip-hop soul of L.A. collective The Internet. Read more Audio