Independent Music NZ announces the 2022 recipient of the Classic Record which aims to acknowledge Aotearoa New Zealand's rich history of making fine albums that continue to inspire us and define who we are. This year's judging panel has recognised the 1994 New Zealand album; PROUD - An Urban-Pacific Streetsoul Compilation.

After the success of the 2020 Flash Cars show, Murray Cammick returns to Photospace.nz Gallery in Wellington with a selection of his classic music images. This music show is based on the earlier 2017 punk & new wave focussed exhibition that was shown in Sydney and Auckland.

NZ Music T-shirt Day 2022 is on 27 May, and MusicHelps are inviting any bands who have t-shirts and would like to be included in the listing of where to buy t-shirts to get in touch

The Arts and Culture Event Support Scheme will be boosted by $70 million, enabling the coverage of the Scheme to be extended right through to 31 January 2023 for events that were planned before the move to Red. Key eligibility criteria have also been extended.

Loane Records is a record label and recording studio that opened its doors to the public in late 2021 and is now taking bookings with artists from all over New Zealand.

Yesterday music industry bodies wrote to the Prime Minister and Ministers Grant Robertson, Carmel Sepuloni, and Kiritapu Allan, on behalf of Aotearoa’s contemporary music industry: artists and songwriters who write, perform and record; and the many workers and organisations who support them. The letter asked the government to urgently reinstate the Wage Subsidy and Resurgence Support Payments for music sector businesses and sole traders while New Zealand remains is in the red traffic light setting.

If so, you can apply for financial assistance from the government via both the Wage Subsidy AND Resurgence Support Payment.