Music

An all-star cast of drag performers will take to the stage tomorrow to pay tribute to a lesser-worshipped diva: pop singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. Audio

Pretty Stooked join Alex Harmer in the RNZ Christchurch studio for a chat about their story and to play some of their current and upcoming music. Video, Audio

Bryan Crump meets some of the cast and crew of New Zealand Youth Symphonic Winds as the secondary school age band gathers in Wellington for a summer concert series. Audio

A request for listeners to show us where they're listening from got responses from around the world, even California, where Tim Morrison likes his classical music with a Kiwi accent. Three to Seven… Audio

NZ Live is back for 2024, and today we're kicking things off with Marv Pinny. Merv is an artist from the Far North whose music encompassed alternative rock, blues and country sounds. Audio

If you're in the Coromandel region this weekend, Whitianga might be the place to be. The annual BayJam event will be on, with an array of musicians, performers and local foods to peruse. Keey Fremm is… Audio

James Donaldson from the Nelson School of the Musical Arts speaks to Bryan Crump about preparing to host the Adam Summer Music School, and remembers how being part of the first school in 1995 changed… Audio

 On today’s show, central Auckland musician Nauti talks about the hustle, Evie gets to catch up with Gracie Moller in person and So’omālō shares the rite of passage of red heads Audio

Auckland hip-hop artist and academic Mazbou Q is becoming an international authority on the burgeoning science of rap. Video, Audio

Australian classical music broadcaster, musician and writer Ed Le Brocq extolls the virtues of learning an instrument, no matter how late you take it up. Audio

Aotearoa's Tiki Taane lights up Cook Islands' music scene. Audio

American songstress Amanda Palmer was unexpectedly marooned in New Zealand during the Covid-19 pandemic and left our shores changed. Now, she's back for a series of small, intimate shows reflecting on… Audio

The new CEO of Chamber Music NZ, Michelle Walsh, talks to Bryan Crump about some of her favourite tunes and the art of marketing 'intimate' classical music. Video, Audio

On today’s episode, In-depth Te Ao Māori journalist Ella Stewart gives us all the info on the 12,000-strong hui at Tuurangawaewae over the weekend. It’s summer, so Evie and Waimirirangi figure the… Audio

Grammy-award winning singer, composer and producer Arooj Aftab will be in New Zealand in March.  Audio

New Zealand born conductor Tecwyn Evans talks about his new role planning the concert schedule for the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra in Denmark. Audio