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.

From the reggae-rock punch of the title track to the closing caress of the lullaby-soul Dream, this is an album Smith is running on best instincts.

A Japanese girl group that mixes heavy metal riffage with pop choruses has made their US television debut.

Country giant Merle Haggard, who rose from poverty and prison to international fame through his songs about outlaws, underdogs and an abiding sense of national pride in such hits as Okie From Muskogee and Sing Me Back Home, has died at 79, on his birthday.

Among the stars of a local Bowie tribute show is one who recorded with him and one who had him as a babysitter.

AC/DC's Phil Rudd has been named one of the top 100 drummers of all time.

Dr Luke has branded Kesha's claims she was offered her "freedom" in exchange for saying she lied about him sexually abusing her a "publicity stunt".

Taylor Swift paid a gushing tribute to boyfriend Calvin Harris at the iHeart Radio Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Lena Dunham felt she was "in the presence of otherworldly greatness" when she attended Rihanna's ANTI tour this week.

Singer-songwriter-mother Anika Moa tells Greg Bruce why she doesn't like happy endings.

Kesha has suggested she would be allowed out of her recording contract - if she admitted she "lied" about being sexually assaulted.

Leonardo DiCaprio was "a great sport" about James Corden's Carpool Karaoke prank.

The former One Direction star's Mind of Mine has hit the top spot on the Billboard 200 albums countdown with sales of 157,000.

The veteran American singer-songwriter's Auckland show didn't just cater to his older fanbase.

Lukas Graham might be on the cusp of world domination right now and they're no overnight sensation.

Paramore star Hayley Williams has been slapped with legal action from former bassist Jeremy Davis.

Hans Zimmer has been slammed over his score in Batman v Superman, but the composer has hit back, saying cinema sound quality is to blame.

Half of couple behind Low says musings on relationship bring depth to latest songs.

Kiwi fans didn't get to see Noel Gallagher on his recent tour down under - if they had, they might have witnessed an outburst like this.

Mind of Mine may suffer from this lack of variety, but Malik pulls off his transformation into a brooding, tattooed loverman.

Fellow contestants better have a few tricks up their sleeves if they want to compete with what's undoubtedly the strangest entry in the 2016 Eurovision competition.

Hollie Smith talks to Russell Baillie about the fraught recording behind her new album - and the surprising results.

Faith Evans, the Notorious B.I.G.'s widow, has revealed she is in talks with a company about creating a photographic recording of her husband - who murdered in a drive-by shooting in 1997 - and is keen to perform with the figure.

Shihad are about to kick off New Zealand Music Month in the best possible way by playing three shows in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

He's given up being Jack Bauer on hit show 24, so Kiefer Sutherland's had some spare time on his hands. He's spent it creating country music.

Pre-loading patrons are being blamed for long-lasting consequences faced by a Hawke's Bay winery after a reggae concert.