Tonight, the winner of the 2021 Taite Music Prize which highlights outstanding New Zealand albums released in the past year was awarded to Reb Fountain for her critically praised self-titled album released on Flying Nun Records.

The legacy of Pixie Williams, the evocative voice behind the number one 1949 hit Blue Smoke, continues with the reimagined album The New Blue. Containing 11 tracks of reworked gems, recorded by a collection of contemporary Kiwi vocalists, the album celebrates the enduring yet brief singing career of New Zealand’s first number one pop song vocalist and wāhine Māori artist.

This year, IMNZ pays respect to the Patea Māori Club for their groundbreaking single 'Poi E' released in 1983 on Maui Records.

SoundCheck’s update on the work of SoundCheck Aotearoa, tell you more about what they are doing and why, and invite you all to participate in upcoming workshops scheduled for Monday 22nd March, Tuesday 23rd March, and Tuesday 6th April.

APRA NZ is joining forces with songwriters, broadcasters, funders, record labels and other music entities, to support the emergence of a bilingual music industry.

NZ Music Commission has created a new seminar series called ‘Gig Starters’, talking with young people about putting on all ages gigs. The initiative is hitting the road in March visiting Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin with a FREE seminar, workshop and all ages gig in each centre.

The Taranaki Arts Festival is seeking expression of interest from artists for their 2021 festival season.

Girls Rock! Tāmaki Makaurau is over for another year and a fantastic time was had!