Eden Park is making a last-ditch attempt to secure major concerts at the country's rugby fortress.

Have you ever turned on the radio and wondered how on Earth these songs hit the airwaves, and who's to blame for it? Well here's the bad news: it's you.

Helen Brown enjoys Sylvia Patterson's memoir, I'm Not With the Band.

Kiwi soul singer Aaradhna says her intensely personal new album is about the racism she experienced growing up in New Zealand.

You might do a double-take after watching Rihanna's new video, which gives the chart-topping popstar an alienesque makeover.

Apple is in talks to acquire Jay Z's music streaming platform Tidal, according to reports.

Two Kiwi producers have given themselves a massive head start in the music industry by becoming master stalkers.

Lorde has donated thousands to a struggling charity that feeds hungry schoolchildren saying she is "passionate about all kids having access to food at school".

Natalia Kills has returned to the spotlight a year after she fled the country with her husband Willy Moon over a bullying incident that cost them their jobs.

Coldplay performed a Viola Beach track and were joined by Chris Martin's children at Glastonbury on Sunday evening.

Uber New Zealand has partnered up with music streaming service Pandora to bring ad-free music to its drivers.

Rihanna has unveiled her latest single, and it's out of this world.

Beyonce made a surprise appearance at the BET Awards, stunning fans with her fiery performance.

You can ask Scribe about his new play, but veer off topic and you could be in trouble.

Mariah Carey left her clothes at home when she walked the red carpet for a DJ set in Las Vegas.

Several famous people seemed to appear in Kanye West's provocative new music video, Famous. Although there are claims that the celebs are wax figures.

Kanye tweeted "can somebody sue me already?", but he might get just what he wanted because Taylor's apparently "livid".

Adele swore 33 times during her 90-minute Glastonbury set - and viewers aren't happy about it.

Reasonable Doubt dropped 20 years ago, and to celebrate, Jay-Z's releasing a behind the scenes documentary - on Tidal, of course.

In a series of tapes secretly recorded 30 years ago, Michael Jackson ranted about his rival Prince, who he said would die prematurely.

Kanye West's new video clip contains way too much nudity for us to show it to you, but it also includes a tonne of celeb lookalikes.

The name may have a Teutonic ring to it, but with a father who hails from Vancouver, cellist Johannes Moser puts himself down as German-Canadian.

John Field (1782-1837) is an elusive figure in 19th century music, an Irish pianist and composer who, for almost three decades, sustained a successful career in Russia.

A Los Angeles jury has found that Led Zeppelin did not plagiarise the opening chords of its defining song, Stairway to Heaven.

Across Strange Little Birds Manson is ragged and restless, writhing with hatred and self-loathing.

Broods' last album, Evergreen was a moody, ethereal offering, beautiful in its pared-back nature. This is the opposite of that.

Michael Starr has some great rock 'n' roll stories, but his absolute favourite features a sleepy Axl Rose.

Let's just say it: Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott's reworking of the iconic Ghostbusters anthem is not great.

Dave Grohl has revealed how Taylor Swift saved him from embarrassment in front of Sir Paul McCartney.

Funk-inspired jam-rap about robot sex? If there's one 90s band that should be well past their use-by date, it's the Chili Peppers.