Opinion: How Does a Band Get Invited to SXSW?
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How does a band get invited to SXSW? SXSW Music Director Dev Sherlock reveals all ahead of his appearance at BIGSOUND 2026
‘That’s the Magic of a Festival’: Photographer Ian Laidlaw On the Lost Art of Discovering Music by Accident
Posted in: Music FeaturesAhead of Yours & Owls festival, photographer Ian Laidlaw reflects on a decade behind the lens and the thrill of discovering new music
Keli Holiday Makes Rare ARIA History as Peking Duk Land No. 1 Australia Album
Posted in: Music NewsPeking Duk's Adam Hyde, aka Keli Holiday, has made rare ARIA history after the dance heavyweights scored this week's Australian No. 1 album
2026 ARIA Awards Lock In Date and Venue
Posted in: Music NewsThe Australian music industry’s night of nights, the ARIA Awards, has confirmed the date and venue for its 2026 edition
Madonna and Taylor Swift Are the Pop Icons Leading the Nominees for the 2026 MTV VMAs
Posted in: Music NewsMadonna and Taylor Swift lead all nominees this year for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, which will air in September
Mel Parsons Earns Landmark Moment on Aotearoa Charts
Posted in: Music NewsThe Lyttelton singer-songwriter has landed her first-ever Top 40 No. 1 album in Aotearoa new Zealand
These Māori Artists Want to Take Te Reo to the World
Posted in: Music NewsMOHI, Jordyn with a Why, and HOPE have joined forces as 4 The Masses, and they want to "take reo Māori global"
Ariana Grande Storms to The Top of The ARIA Charts With ‘Petal’
Posted in: Music NewsAriana Grande has shot straight to the top of this week's ARIA charts with her eighth studio album, 'Petal'
Romi Wrights, HINA, SEEK HELP! and More Local Releases Shake Up the Aotearoa Charts
Posted in: Music NewsIn exciting news, it's been a great week for local music on the charts
‘The Higher-Ups in the Aotearoa Music Scene Didn’t Believe in Us’: How Dunedin Produced One of the Best Chart Stories in Years
Posted in: Music FeaturesIgnored by the industry. Struggling for funding. How a grassroots campaign helped four young Dunedin bands compete with Six60 and Lorde in the charts.
