Going back to my island home, Niue, the Rock of Polynesia.

Sorry America, you might be gripped in the throes of summer passion, but in New Zealand its hard to care. Here are our favourite winter anthems.

Starting out as buskers, Drax Project quickly established themselves as a band to watch indoors as well. They talk to Lydia Jenkin.

COMMENT: The battle for our earholes has never been more hotly contested.

He's from Buckinghamshire, she's from Florida, but there's something about the duo that makes them sound like no one else.

Ariana Grande's new album, Dangerous Women, is a step up with its gritty, R&B sound with a dance-pop twist.

The Dixie Chicks, one of the highest-selling female bands in music history, are back in business.

Following Taylor Swift's breakup with Calvin Harris, here's a look back at her past lovers and the music they inspired her to write.

R Kelly had to sing to prove who he was to a fan, and it still didn’t work. Source: DJ DR DOOM

It's a rare artist who can wrap up the past, present and future in one unique package. But that's exactly what Skepta manages to do.

It's not an album without hope and there's plenty of softness and warmth to be found in the fragility and sadness.

Young Hodor is attempting to bring the world to tears again, this time through music.

Adele fired up at someone filming her show, but there are plenty of other annoying things that happen at concerts. Like being stuck behind a giant.

Katy Perry has fallen victim to an internet hacker, who took over her Twitter page, leaked an unreleased song and sent a cheeky message to Taylor Swift.

There's a sinister story behind OKC's failure to reach the finals; a rapper's curse on Kevin Durant.

With NZ Music Month coming to an end, today's flashback was produced by Neil Finn and Cliff Curtis appears in the video.

Chris Brown is facing a lawsuit from an autograph hunting fan who alleges members of the singer's entourage stole his hat.

You can buy everything from a skype call with a band member to the band's whole entire studio and everything in it.

K-Pop group B.A.P., which stands for "best, absolute, perfect" are set to make history by becoming the first to hold a concert in New Zealand since Korean pop culture became a global phenomenon.

The angels "Can't Stop the Feeling" in this fun new take on Justin Timberlake's new song for the movie Trolls.

Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams are teaming up again to try to make another hit like "Kids".

Today's flashback is from 1981 and the music video features dancing Marmite and Vegemite jars.

Ladyhawke's new album may sound carefree but its creation was no easy ride. She tells Joanna Hunkin why.

Crowds gathered at the Sydney Opera House this weekend to see Justin Vernon bring Bon Iver back to the stage.

Former Sex Pistols frontman says trying to blow the whistle on Jimmy Savile's "seedy" antics got him banned from the BBC.

Today's flashback is a hit single from 2001 with a girl's name in the title.

K-Pop fans are planning a mass haka to welcome the first K-Pop group to perform in New Zealand - against the wishes of the concert organisers.

R&B star the Weeknd was the big winner at the Billboard Music Awards, taking home eight awards out of a field-leading 16 nominations. However, following in the proud tradition of music award shows everywhere, no one really cared about the winners.

Australian guitarist Slava Grigoryan is no stranger to Auckland audiences.

It takes all of 10 seconds into an interview with Air Supply's Russell Hitchcock before he mentions the L-word.