
Why Lorde’s ‘Royals’ Is the Best ANZ Song of the 21st Century
Nothing upended pop norms quite like Lorde's 'Royals', which is why we named it No. 1 on our Best Australian & New Zealand Songs of the 21st Century So Far list

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Nothing upended pop norms quite like Lorde's 'Royals', which is why we named it No. 1 on our Best Australian & New Zealand Songs of the 21st Century So Far list

Presenting our favourite Australian and New Zealand songs of the 21st century so far, featuring Lorde, Kylie, Powderfinger, Stan Walker, and more

Our ranking of the best New Zealand albums of 2025, featuring Lorde, BENEE, The Beths, Kaylee Bell, and more

The night’s top honour went to MOKOTRON for their genre-blurring, thematically rich release 'WAEREA'

NZ On Air today announced the first recipients of its inaugural New Music Project Touring pilot, with the fund set to return in 2026

Stay up to date with all the New Zealand music releases from last week with Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s weekly roundup

A decade into her career, Theia finally released her debut album. She tells Rolling Stone AU/NZ about why it had to happen now.

The former New Zealand Prime Minister chatted with Jon Stewart about the future of global politics, her new documentary, and much more

Britain, Canada, and Australia announced formal recognition of the state of Palestine this weekend, but New Zealand hasn't followed suit

Brian Tamaki participated in the 'Unite the Kingdom' rally alongside the likes of Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk. Why was he there?