Lorde
Broods' Georgia Nott on keeping conscious in La-La Land
Broods have just released their sophomore effort, Conscious. On the line from their Los Angeles home base, Georgia Nott tells Yadana Saw about the intention behind the album name. Video, Audio
Lorde donates $20,000 to feed hungry school pupils
The singer Lorde has donated twenty thousand dollars to a team trying to feed hungry school pupils in the Hutt Valley. Manuel Dalton from Fuel the Need tells us about the surprise - but welcome -… Audio
TPP and copyright concerns for the media
Among the many concerns about the TPP raised this past week was copyright. But while the media focused on the income from Lorde's albums and Audio
The Mixtape: Eddie Johnston AKA Lontalius/Race Banyon
Eddie Johnston makes us a mixtape of tracks that inspires his dual musical personalities: Lontalius and Race Banyon. Audio
APRA Silver Scrolls 2015 Live Performances
In September this year, songwriters from all over Aotearoa came together to celebrate their craft at the 50th APRA Silver Scrolls awards. RNZ Music's Andre Upston was on deck to capture those… Audio, Gallery
Naomi Arnold's Good Reads
Naomi Arnold is a Nelson-based freelance writer. At Featured.org.nz she collates outstanding feature articles from New Zealand and around the world and sends them out in a handy weekly email. We asked… Audio
Majical Cloudz
Majical Cloudz have just release their second album 'Are You Alone?', Zac Arnold talks to Devon Welsh about the inspiration for the album. Audio
Playing Favourites with Aaron Dustin
Product Design Director at Xero, and Creative Director for the last twenty years. He was the founder of early 21st century online community NZMusic.com, built SmokeCDs.com into New Zealand's leading… Audio
2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
The Music 101 and The Wireless teams were amongst it at the 2015 APRA Silver Scrolls Awards. Here are all the best bits from the stage, behind-the-scenes and of course the fantastic music from the… Audio, Gallery
Alessia Cara
Having spent her early teens uploading covers to YouTube, 19-year old Alessia Cara now finds herself signed to Def Jam. She talks to Zac Arnold about her debut EP Four Pink Walls. Audio
Daniel Johns
Best known as the frontman for Aussie rock trio Silverchair, Daniel Johns has put down his guitar for his solo debut, instead taking inspiration from a new school of R&B artists. The sessions for his… Audio
Mediawatch for 19 April 2015
Further fallout from the Campbell Live outcry - and anguish over the absence of TV current affairs; media companies becoming promoters as well; Hutt Valley bluesman strikes a blow for freedom of… Audio
Taite Music Prize 2015
With past winners that include Lawrence Arabia, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Lorde and SJD, the Taite Music Prize - named in honour of music journalist, the late Dylan Taite - has an impressive pedigree… Audio
Yuval Ben-Ami - Lorde in the Holy Land
Yuval Ben-Ami is a Tel Aviv-based journalist, musician and self-described Lorde addict. He's in the midst of a project that aims to create a bi-lingual, bi-national, Hebrew-Arabic tribute to the Kiwi… Audio
Farmer plays Royals till cows come home
Then there was the success of Lorde and her huge number of fans. Audio
Lorde takes top prizes at New Zealand Music Awards
Singer-songwriter Lorde has taken home a bundle of trophies from last night's New Zealand Music Awards. Audio
Silver Scroll 2014 winner
Emma Smith and Kirsten Johnstone report back from the 2014 APRA Silver Scrolls. Lorde presents the Silver Scroll to Tami Neilson, for her song Walk (Into Your Arms). Video, Audio
Lorde's song Royals banned in San Francisco
Lorde's hit Royals was crowned Song of the Year at the Grammys in January, but the track has now been banned from at least two local radio stations in San Francisco. Audio
Broods - Evergreen
We cross-examine the Nelson-born brother and sister of Georgia and Caleb Nott amidst a busy release schedule that sees them drop their Joel Little-produced debut album Evergreen one continent at a… Audio
Playing Favourites with Carl Wilson
Music critic at Slate, whose 2007 book about Celine Dion has just been issued in an expanded edition: Let's Talk About Love: Why Other People Have Such Bad Taste. Audio