Music

Taylor Swift has become the first person in history to claim 10 out of 10 slots on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the US.

But how significant is this record?

And is Midnights doing just as well in… Audio

Jess sits down with Māori-Jewish talent Ana Chaya Scotney to discuss her thrilling debut album, dawn ocean swimming, and how she creates her singular “high lonesome sound." Video

The music festival season is rapidly approaching and organisers have their fingers crossed after two years of cancellations.

It's looking to be the first unrestricted summer since the pandemic began… Audio

The Graduate Choir New Zealand performing at its 21st Anniversary Celebration Concert conducted by Terence Maskell, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Audio

The Graduate Choir New Zealand performing at its 21st Anniversary Celebration Concert conducted by Terence Maskell, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Audio

The Graduate Choir New Zealand performing at its 21st Anniversary Celebration Concert conducted by Terence Maskell, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Audio

The Graduate Choir New Zealand performing at its 21st Anniversary Celebration Concert conducted by Terence Maskell, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Audio

The Graduate Choir New Zealand performing at its 21st Anniversary Celebration Concert conducted by Terence Maskell, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Audio

The Graduate Choir New Zealand performing at its 21st Anniversary Celebration Concert conducted by Terence Maskell, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Audio

The Graduate Choir New Zealand performing at its 21st Anniversary Celebration Concert conducted by Terence Maskell, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Audio

The Graduate Choir New Zealand performing at its 21st Anniversary Celebration Concert conducted by Terence Maskell, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Audio

The Graduate Choir New Zealand performing at its 21st Anniversary Celebration Concert conducted by Terence Maskell, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Audio

The Graduate Choir New Zealand performing at its 21st Anniversary Celebration Concert conducted by Terence Maskell, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Audio

The Graduate Choir New Zealand performing at its 21st Anniversary Celebration Concert conducted by Terence Maskell, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Audio

Before the guitar bands came along, the piano was the songwriter's main tool in popular music. In this episode of Blue Smoke, Chris Bourke looks at a period in the 70s and 80s when - inspired by Elton… Audio

The Graduate Choir New Zealand's 21st Anniversary Celebration Concert, St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Audio

After 11 long years, Wellington's Thrashing Marlin has come up with a new album, Wildlife, more immediate in impact and mellow in tone than the band's previous outings. Audio

Hymns for All Saints' Day and Reformation Day in this week's programme, and there's a spiritual from Auckland's The Graduate Choir which is celebrating its 21st birthday this year. Audio