This Year’s Biggest Aotearoa Music Awards Snubs and Surprises: Dunedin, Theia, BENEE
Posted in: Music Lists
Lots of excellent artists have been nominated for the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards, but there were also some surprising choices
Meet the Young New Zealand Artists Who Cracked 1 Billion Streams: ‘If I Can Do It From My Bedroom So Can You!’
Posted in: Music Features9lives and SXMPRA both have over 1 billion streams to their name. Their achievement should offer encouragement to other Aotearoa musicians.
‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ Returning to Cinemas for 10th Anniversary
Posted in: Movie News"If anything, the re-release just proves that good stories don’t age… which is great, because clearly neither do I," says Taika Waititi
Inside Port Noise, Australasia’s Best Little Music Festival
Posted in: Music FeaturesOn Saturday, Port Noise will once again take over the main street of Ōhinehou Lyttelton. To celebrate its fourth year, Rolling Stone caught up with co-founders Ben Woods and Rose Smyth to reflect on the festival's growing popularity, the importance of having diverse lineups, and more.
Why Lorde’s ‘Royals’ Is the Best ANZ Song of the 21st Century
Posted in: Music FeaturesNothing 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
The Best Australian & New Zealand Songs of the 21st Century So Far
Posted in: Music ListsPresenting our favourite Australian and New Zealand songs of the 21st century so far, featuring Lorde, Kylie, Powderfinger, Stan Walker, and more
The 50 Best New Zealand Albums of 2025
Posted in: Music ListsOur ranking of the best New Zealand albums of 2025, featuring Lorde, BENEE, The Beths, Kaylee Bell, and more
Nominations Open for the 2026 Taite Music Prize
Posted in: Music NewsThe night’s top honour went to MOKOTRON for their genre-blurring, thematically rich release 'WAEREA'
Bic Runga, Dick Move, Kaylee Bell & More to Receive Support From New Touring Fund
Posted in: Music NewsNZ On Air today announced the first recipients of its inaugural New Music Project Touring pilot, with the fund set to return in 2026
Best New Zealand Music of the Week: November 10th-16th
Posted in: Music FeaturesStay up to date with all the New Zealand music releases from last week with Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s weekly roundup
