Top Grammys for Billie Eilish
Teen sensation Billie Eilish has swept the Grammys, winning all four top awards - album, song, record of the year and best new artist.
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Death of beloved musician
Death of beloved musician
Dunedin's jazz scene has lost one of its founding fathers.
Voice of a generation
Voice of a generation
Billie Eilish is the youngest person to sing a Bond theme, but she has handled a year of supernova fame with a maturity beyond her years, writes Rebecca Nicholson.
Boost for electronic music scene
Boost for electronic music scene
The live electronic music scene in Dunedin was once a very different landscape, but with the demise of venues such as Bath Street in the early 2000s things have stagnated a little. Hoping to change...
Back where it all began
Back where it all began
Catching up in London, Modi Deng and Annabel Drummond discovered they were both spending their summers in Dunedin — a perfect opportunity for a homecoming concert, they tell Rebecca Fox.
Ozzy Osbourne reveals Parkinson's diagnosis
Ozzy Osbourne reveals Parkinson's diagnosis
British rocker Ozzy Osbourne, who last year postponed a world tour due to health issues, has disclosed in an interview that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Laneway Festival headliner cancels days before event
Laneway Festival headliner cancels days before event
A headline act for Laneway Festival has cancelled just days before the event gets underway at Auckland's Albert Park on Monday.
Icelandic 'Joker' composer makes film awards history
Icelandic 'Joker' composer makes film awards history
Golden Globe-winning Icelandic musician Hildur Guonadottir usually lives a quiet life in Berlin, but is about to see a lot more of LA's red carpets as nominations flood in for her score for Joker.
In the Rocketman’s wake
In the Rocketman’s wake
It's a miraculous day when your hero calls, Tate Sheridan tells Tom McKinlay.
On his own account
On his own account
Billy Bragg's been tirelessly cranking out politically charged folk-punk since the '70s and in May returns to NZ briefly escaping the exhausting reality of post-Brexit Britain. Fraser Thompson caught up with him.
Nadia Reid shares new single
Nadia Reid shares new single
Dunedin folk singer Nadia Reid has shared a new music video to go with her latest single ahead of an album next month.
Billie Eilish to perform theme song for new Bond film
Billie Eilish to perform theme song for new Bond film
American teen pop sensation Billie Eilish said on Tuesday she was honoured to have been chosen to write and record the theme song from the upcoming James Bond film "No Time to Die."
Singing siblings on song in Australia
Singing Arrowtown siblings on song in Australia
Australia has been the making of Arrowtown-raised Isla and Finley Brentwood, who call themselves “Australasia’s only strictly ginger, brother-sister duo”.
Police investigating Gibbston Valley ticket rort
Police investigating Gibbston Valley ticket rort
Queenstown police are investigating three complaints of fraudulent ticket selling for this Saturday's sold-out Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert.
Folk festival organiser always looking for ways to improve
Folk festival organiser always looking for ways to improve
As the 45th Whare Flat Folk Festival drew to a close, its organiser praised it as a world-class event.
Whare Flat Folk Festival turns 45
Whare Flat Folk Festival turns 45
The preparation work is done and Whare Flat Folk Festival organisers are ready to go again.
Rhythm and Alps expects sell-out
Rhythm and Alps expects sell-out
Tickets to the South Island’s premier musical festival Rhythm and Alps are close to selling out but organisers are expecting a last-minute rush.
'Rail Land' arrives in Waitati
'Rail Land' arrives in Waitati
Auckland musician Anthonie Tonnon (foreground) is greeted in Waitati by residents, including Mandy Mayhem and the Waitati Militia, ahead of performing his ‘‘Rail Land’’ show to a packed Waitati Hall.
Canadian post for conductor Mathieson
Canadian post for conductor Mathieson
Dunedin-born conductor Holly Mathieson has just been appointed the music director of one of Canada’s top symphony orchestras, Symphony Nova Scotia.
Delving into the memory banks
Delving into the memory banks
Music reviewer John Hayden lists his best albums of the decade.