
This Year’s Biggest Aotearoa Music Awards Snubs and Surprises: Dunedin, Theia, BENEE
Lots of excellent artists have been nominated for the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards, but there were also some surprising choices

Get The Magazine
The best in culture from a cultural icon. Subscribe now for more from the authority on music, entertainment, politics and pop culture.
Subscribe Now
Lots of excellent artists have been nominated for the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards, but there were also some surprising choices

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

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

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

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

One of the most highly anticipated debut albums in Aotearoa music is finally here

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

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

Theia unveils new single ‘Patupaiarehe’ and confirms her long-awaited debut album 'GIRL, IN A SAVAGE WORLD', arriving November 7th