The 50 Best New Zealand Albums of 2025
Our ranking of the best New Zealand albums of 2025, featuring Lorde, BENEE, The Beths, Kaylee Bell, and more
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Our ranking of the best New Zealand albums of 2025, featuring Lorde, BENEE, The Beths, Kaylee Bell, and more
2026’s Centre Court Sounds will see an atmosphere full of new and improved offerings off the back of a successful first year in operation
Legendary New Zealand band Split Enz will re-form at Electric Avenue for an exclusive performance to mark their 50th anniversary
The album follows their 2023 release 'The Great Escape', which reached the Top 20 on the Official NZ Album Chart
New Zealand acts are winning fans worldwide, but Kiwis aren't streaming and supporting them as much at home. Rolling Stone AU/NZ spoke with NO CIGAR, Borderline, and Earth Tongue to work out why.
Kiwi band NO CIGAR have released a new single and announced their third album 'Under the Surface', along with upcoming tour dates
Stay up to date with all the standout tracks released last week with Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s weekly roundup
The New Zealand indie rock band credit the release of their new single to a quaint French town they stayed in during a European tour
Stay up to date with all the standout tracks released last week with Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s weekly roundup
NO CIGAR’s latest single was born during their European tour