Music
Bad blood: Ticketmaster halts Taylor Swift ticket sales
Ticketmaster is cancelling planned ticket sales to the public for Taylor Swift's 2023 US concert tour as 3.5 billion ticket requests overwhelmed the website with record demand.
Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
NZ Live - Soaked Oats
Dunedin band Soaked Oats play a live session celebrating the release of their latest album Working Title. Video, Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Conceived as a loving tribute to trippy 60s pop, RESET is a collaboration between Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) from Animal Collective and Sonic Boom (Pete Kember) from Spacemen 3. We'll hear two key… Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 17 November 2022
In this week's Pocket Edition, we hear from the deep voice of American solitude - check out a new book about Flying Nun Records, and uncover new music from award winning alternative artist Vera Ellen.
…Maurice Greer from The Human Instinct
Maurice Greer from The Human Instinct chats with Karyn about the band's time in the UK and Karyn's uncle, Frank Hay, who was the bass player for the Four Fours and early Human Instinct. Audio
KIESEWETTER, Peter: Tango Pathétique
Performed as an encore by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 3' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 November 2022. Audio
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Trio in A minor Op 50
Performed by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 3' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 November 2022. Audio
Gunther SCHULLER: Piano Trio
Performed by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 3' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 November 2022. Audio
RESPIGHI: Trittico Botticelliano
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 17 November 2023. Audio
GAO PING: Searching for the Mountain
Performed by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 3' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 November 2022. Audio
SCHUMANN: Six Studies in Canonic Form Op 56, Nos 5 & 6
Performed by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 3' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 November 2022. Audio
Music Critic: Dianne Swann
Today Dianne talks to Jesse about new music from band Adam Hattaway and the Haunters. They're currently on tour and their final dates are in the South Island. Audio
MeToo and the music industry - what's changed?
The MeToo movement sparked calls for change in the music industry, but what's happened since then? Audio
Bookmarks with Ruby Jones
Ruby Jones is today's Bookmarks guest. Her illustrations have graced the pages of TIME and Vogue magazines, thanks to the powerful images she created following the 2019 mosque attacks. She has also… Audio
Beyonce tops Grammy nominations list
The pop superstar and her husband Jay-Z are now tied as the most-nominated artists in Grammy history, with 88 nominations each.
Music with Kirsten Zemke: Whistling songs!
Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to talk about songs over the decades that have whistling at their heart. How do they make you feel? Kirsten Zemke is an ethnomusicologist at the… Audio
Beyoncé tops Grammy nominations list
The nominations for the next Grammy Awards have been released, with Beyoncé topping the list with nine nods - most for her dance-heavy album Renaissance.
And while stars like Kendrick Lamar, Adele… Audio
Herb's Adventures: songs from Stink Magnetic
Ben James from Herb's Mobile Record Store shares some tunes from Stink Magnetic Records - the lo-fi label from Aotearoa with an underground following. Audio
Blue Smoke: Rob Aickin
New Zealand's most successful record producer of the late 70s was only active for five years. He had hits with Hello Sailor, Th' Dudes, Golden Harvest, and Patsy Riggir. Then he left the industry he… Audio