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The People’s Choice Tūī celebrates the artists who have connected most strongly with Aotearoa audiences

Marlon Williams was the big winner at last night's 2026 Taite Music Prize ceremony. More awards could be coming his way next month.

Lots of excellent artists have been nominated for the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards, but there were also some surprising choices

Geneva AM, Stan Walker, Tami Neilson, Dick Move, Ringlets, Phoebe Rings, and more are amongst this year's finalists

Te reo Māori took centre stage at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards last night, with Stan Walker delivering a show-stopping performance

The band picked up the new honour at the Aotearoa Music Awards, along with their seventh straight win for Highest Selling Artist

MOKOTRON, Holly Arrowsmith, Jim Nothing, and Earth Tongue also triumphed at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards

Lorde joined some of New Zealand's biggest music stars in attending the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards (AMAs) in Auckland

Stan Walker, CHAII, Georgia Lines, and more are in the running as global voting opens ahead of the AMA 2025 winner reveal later this month

Stan Walker and CHAII lead the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards (AMA) nominations at five apiece as the Tūī turns 60