Compiled by Recorded Music NZ, the End of Year Charts are the only charts to combine all major sources Aotearoa music fans use throughout the year to buy and stream their favourite music.
New indie-rock slowburner Shame delivers an expanse of sound on a bed of drum machines, synths and chorused guitars that carry New York based New Zealander Miriam Clancy through the retelling of a nonfiction story.
Aotearoa’s fresh new indie country voice, Murphy Moore, releases her powerful debut EP, ‘Break’, a compelling collection of songs exploring themes of freedom, resilience, and reinvention.
'Resistance' is an EP that brimming with a myriad of emotions, cinematic layers, punchy Jungle breaks, heart stirring vocals and raging electric guitars. Every track is a nod to some sort of resistance against the status quo - an invitation to rebel against the narrative.
Alt-country artist Katie Thompson is set to captivate audiences with her upcoming single, The Best Is Yet To Come, an anthemic track with a fire-under-your-feet attitude.
Burn Cycle is an evocative and dynamic composition that encapsulates the raw power and transformative symbolism of fire.
Following the resounding success of his genre-defying debut EP That’s Camp, which established him as a trailblazer in Aotearoa's music scene, ARDON ENGLAND (Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Ati Awa, Kahuranaki Marae) is back with a gripping new single, F.T.S (Fuck The Speaker)
Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) with the support of Founding Partner Recorded Music NZ announce the return Taite Music Prize for 2025.
Aotearoa alt-pop trio PAPERCITY have today uploaded yet another inventive, unique and explosive music video for recently released smash hit ‘Bored’!
‘I wrote In The Dark after I had a falling out with a close friend, so this song is about losing contact with someone very close in your life and feeling lost now that they are not around.’
Following the success of her debut single, Rachel Louise lays her heart on the table in B-side pop anthem ‘Our Time’, completing her first solo project ‘Wasted / Our Time’.
Tamaki Mākaurau-based Chinese-New Zealand singer, musician, and visual artist Crystal Chen shares her new single, ‘Kiss It Better.’
This track explores “the intricacies of the creative mind” share the band. “When you have a burning desire to create and write, it can be something that you feel needs to be expressed.”
Following his debut EP How To Be Lonely, this new collection of songs reflect a new chapter for Parker—a chapter of love, discovery, and finding beauty in the small, unexpected moments of life.
Acclaimed New Zealand singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell will open for Australian country music legend Kasey Chambers on her 2025 Australian tour. The highly anticipated tour will see Mitchell perform alongside Chambers in a series of shows across the country, in celebration of Chambers’ critically acclaimed new album; Backbone.
Auckland based, multi instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Jack Robertson along with acclaimed artist, Anderson Rocio are back with a vulnerable reimagining, “Lovesick (In December).” The poignant duet follows both sides of the end of romance imploring, “what did you know that I didn't”?
Nelson-raised, Tāmaki Makaurau-based alt-pop trio PAPERCITY have today shared their high-energy, reflective and deep new single ‘Bored’.
In the wake of his debut album, Driftwood, Casual Healing (AKA Nikau Te Huki) has recorded the soulful roots reggae waiata, Water the Good Seed featuring the mystical Hongi Slicker (AKA Troy Kingi)
Delivering a sarcastic yet playful commentary on New Zealand’s drinking culture, ‘Daywrecker’ shines a light on the challenging habits many of us fall into whilst being stuck in, or surrounded by, our problematic national past-time.
With both feet in the two-tone movement of the 1980s, and the ska of such icons as The Clash, The Ruts, and Stiff Little Fingers, ‘Always’ is a breakup song, but one of acceptance rather than melancholy: about picking yourself up and moving on with life.
Writing a musical is a huge undertaking, which is why QueenB will be sharing one single at a time, numbered for clarity, allowing listeners to piece together the entire narrative like a puzzle
A new chapter begins today for rising indie-pop artist Bridges with the release of a new song; the euphoric and liberating, ‘Lungs’, which is the first single from her upcoming EP.
The Phoenix Foundation refuse to take a hint and return yet again with the release of Whistling In The Darkness a jaunty psyche-folk jamboree that asks if the “chaos in the streets tonight” is perhaps a sales event for some fancy sneakers or more likely; genocide.
“Sometimes life sweeps right through you, burning everything away, and it’s hard and painful, and then you walk out the other side, different. Better? I don’t know. I think that’s what I was trying to understand”.
From Aotearoa, New Zealand, up-and-rising artist, Kyla Greening delivers a fresh summer track with “Poly Boy Smooth” dedicated to the Romeo’s and Casanova’s of the Pacific.
Award-winning Aotearoa artist AJA has today shared her timeless, unraveling and hypnotic bilingual debut album KĀWAI. 7 years in the making, today’s body of work from this bona fide talent is a truly authentic display of an artist finding her voice and inviting listeners into the inner-workings of her world.
Aotearoa’s R&B powerhouse Vince Harder is closing out 2024 with a bang, releasing his highly anticipated single “Ur My $ign”
Jujulipps is BACK with her aptly titled sophomore EP, ‘SUPERSTAR’, a genre-defying project that boldly blends hip hop, alternative, and punk influences into a unique and vibrant sound.
Aōtearoa indie-surf-psych rockers SOJØURN drop an energetic and summery vibe with the new reggae track ‘STAY’.
The "Small City" music video showcases a meticulously hand-crafted cardboard city, built entirely from scratch. Through a mix of spray-painted stencils and creative design, the city comes to life.
