Proclaimers haven't stopped working since '80s breakout and head to NZ with 10th album under their belts.

This celebrity charted highly on the Sunday Times newspaper's Charitable Giving list, having donated $55mil to good causes last year.

Kesha surprised the Coachella crowd when she took to the stage with DJ Zedd.

Aucklanders are being pushed out of their own housing market and are responsible for one in five house sales in cities including Hamilton, Whangarei and Tauranga.

New frontman confirmed for the remainder of their world tour, while supporting Brian Johnson's decision to stop touring and "save his hearing".

Fans have just 48 hours left to register for free tickets to one of Shihad's three free shows taking place next month to celebrate the launch of New Zealand Music Month.

Prince has been rushed to hospital after his plane was forced to make an unscheduled landing when he fell ill.

Oscar nominee Naomi Watts is one of Hollywood's most in-demand leading ladies but she it's not often she takes on the blockbuster action genre.

Male choirs can have an advantage over their female counterparts when it comes to octaves, but women's voices in harmony have always had a unique appeal for composers.

The eight finalists in the Taite Prize tell us about their nominated albums and who they think should win the award ahead of next week's announcement.

Kiwi guitarist Simon Oscroft has formed a band with Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley, releasing their debut album Centerfold.

It's been a long time coming, but finally The Temper Trap are back.

WATCH: Lead singer of punk band loses it after fan tries to take a selfie.

US punk band The Story So Far has been banned from a live music venue in Toronto after their lead singer fly-kicked a woman off stage while she tried to take a selfie.

Nine years since their last New Zealand appearance, seminal English post-punk rockers The Cure will return to Auckland for a show at Vector Arena on Thursday, July 21.

British 90S alt-rockers Swervedriver and New Zealand 90s alt-rockers Fur Patrol are teaming up for a three-date tour of New Zealand.

Sheet music signed by the late David Bowie is to be auctioned online to help fund women's projects in Asia.

Led Zeppelin founders Jimmy Page and Robert Plant lost their bid to avoid a trial that may rewrite the history of rock 'n' roll over song-writing credit for the 1971 classic Stairway to Heaven.

The Black Eyed Peas are getting back together and will.i.am says they "shouldn't have ever" disbanded.

The New Zealand music industry has experienced an annual growth in revenue for the first time in 15 years, the increase coming from streaming services.

Fleetwood Mac's drummer one of the surprise guests for show at vintage suburban theatre ...

Letters home give a revealing insight into Janis Joplin, a complicated woman.

Two attractive new releases feature Valencia, alongside Katherine Austin, mining the repertoire for cello and piano, both substantial and stocking-filler.

I'm tempted to borrow a phrase from French composer Francoise Sagan and greet Nicola Benedetti and Leonard Elschenbroich with a cheery "Aimez-vous Brahms?" as the couple are about to play Sagan's Double Concerto.

Bruce Springsteen has cancelled a North Carolina show in protest of the law banning anti-discrimination ordinances.

He was named Time magazine's most influential teen, with more than four million YouTube subscribers. Now, Australian singer Troye Sivan is set to perform in New Zealand for the first time.

There was plenty of noise in the studio during the recording of the Sacramento rockers' latest album.

After 15 seasons, American Idol is coming to an end. Here are the best and worst contestants from the show.

Jennifer Lopez has unveiled the artwork for her new single Ain't Your Mama online, but it hasn't taken long for fans to pick up on one detail from the stunning single cover.

Sad Ben Affleck has given Simon and Garfunkel new life on the music charts.