Lorde announces first NZ tour in five years
Lorde will tour Australia and New Zealand for the first time in five years, announcing she plans to return to stages across the country early next year.
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3-octave vocal range choral secret weapon
3-octave vocal range choral secret weapon
With a vocal range of two and a-half octaves - three on a good day - Qrowe Brittenden is what you would call a rare secret weapon in choral circles.
Worked up over ‘epic odes’
Worked up over ‘epic odes’
A third-generation clarinettist, American Jonathan Cohen is loving his great adventure of living and performing in NZ. He tells Rebecca Fox about one of his favourite pieces of music.
Pupils sing their hearts out at annual contest
Pupils sing their hearts out at annual contest
The Dunedin Town Hall was alive with the sound of youth during the annual Big Sing.
And all that jazz
And all that jazz
If there’s one thing we can all agree on in the music community, it’s that we’d quite like more spaces to perform and experience music in, which is why it pleases me greatly to see a new initiative...
Variety in chamber music competition
Variety in chamber music competition
With names like Destenay’s Child, Syringe Toaster, Yeehaw, and The Big Bad Big Band Reversing Truck Memorial Jam Schack, the audience could have been forgiven for thinking they were at a rock concert.
Watch: Lorde returns with new music
Watch: Lorde returns with new music
Lorde has released her new single Solar Power along with the music video.
The thrill of performing
The thrill of performing
For Amanda Atlas and Katie Trigg, the opportunity to sing with Dunedin-trained international stars Simon O’Neill and Jonathan Lemalu is one not to be missed. Rebecca Fox talks to the...
Mass performance ends successful festival
Mass performance ends successful festival
The inaugural Wakatipu Music Festival has been declared a success by its organisers.
Runner-up promoted to award winner
Runner-up promoted to award winner
Songwriter Chad Robinson, of Queenstown, has been announced as the new winner of the MLT Songwriting Awards after the original winning song was deemed ineligible to enter.
Buskers vie for Freeze Ya Bits Off glory
Buskers vie for Freeze Ya Bits Off glory
Country music hit the streets of Gore for the Freeze Ya Bits Off Busking Competition finals, held at the weekend.
Dunedin takes out top two in Gold Guitars
Dunedin takes out top two in Gold Guitars
Dunedin musician Melissa Partridge has won the top award at the Gold Guitar Awards in Gore.
People get ready
People get ready
In February 2020, just before everything turned to custard, New New New hosted its largest line-up of acts to date. The event was called Music for People.
Company signs catalogue of Kiwi who wrote for Lorde, Taylor Swift
Company signs catalogue of Kiwi who wrote for Lorde, Taylor Swift
Music giant Hipgnosis Songs Fund has signed up the music catalogue of Lorde's Grammy-winning songwriter who helped produce her songs.
Writers of NZ's ‘own soundtrack’ celebrated
Writers of NZ's ‘own soundtrack’ celebrated
Dunedin musician Mia Jay is the MLT Songwriting Award winner for 2021.
‘It’ll be amazing’
‘It’ll be amazing’
Art, light and music will come together in Queenstown this weekend at LUMA 2021 and the inaugural Wakatipu Music Festival.
Winning song hit with pupils
Winning song hit with pupils
When Anna Feillet started strumming the first chords of a song during a "really boring" road trip, the last thing she expected was for it to become a hit sung by school pupils across the country.
Top Paddock rocks fans
Top Paddock rocks fans
An "amazing" night of performances by award-winning musicians has won country music at least one new fan.
Women soloists deliver intricate harmonies
Women soloists deliver intricate harmonies
A near-capacity audience in a comfortably warm Knox Church heard a programme devised by conductor and accompanist David Burchell.
DCC urged to work with musicians
DCC urged to work with musicians
Local musicians are calling on the Dunedin City Council to work with them on a plan to bring the city’s music scene back to its former glory.