Recent Music Stories
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Boundary-pushing artist Chelsea Jade on new projects
22 Mar 2025Chelsea pops into the Music 101 studio to discuss recent projects ahead of her shows in Wellington and Auckland. Audio
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Japanese Breakfast: on permission to feel joy - and to be moody
22 Mar 2025Music 101 speaks to Michelle Zauner as she prepares to bring Japanese Breakfast to Aotearoa, Audio
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Bob Geldof: 50 years on
22 Mar 2025Singer-songwriter and anti-poverty activist Bob Geldof speaks with Susie on the eve of his one-man show coming to New Zealand. Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
Tonight, featuring Bunchy's Big Score, The Lewis Express, and Lucy Dacus. Audio
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Mark Walton: It's that taking part that counts
21 Mar 2025Clarinettist Mark Walton remembers reaching the National Concerto Competition final in 1974. Audio
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2025 National Concerto Competition
21 Mar 2025RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump talks with the three finalists in this year's National Concerto Competition. Audio
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The Pre-Panel for 21 March 2025
21 Mar 2025Host of The Panel Wallace Chapman joins Emile Donovan in the studio to preview what's coming on tonight's show. Also, producer Sam Hollis joins Wallace and Emile to discuss the comeback of the… Audio
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Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
21 Mar 2025Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
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NZ Live: Fazerdaze
After the incredible success of her 2017 debut album 'Morningside' Amelia Murray found herself at a crossroads. Just as her career was taking off she experienced intense burnout and had to step back… Audio
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New music with Grant Smithies
21 Mar 2025Grant Smithies brings this week's collection of music Audio
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Dunedin band IVY prepares to go orchestral
Dunedin band IVY met as students at Bayfield Highschool during Covid and played their first gig in 2021 Audio
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U2 to get highest honour at Britain's songwriting awards
The Irish rockers will be recognised at this year's Ivors for its "emotional authenticity that has crafted some of the most powerful songs in the history of rock",
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Pianist Henry Meng
21 Mar 2025RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump talks with Henry Meng, one of the three finalists in this year's National Concerto Competition. Audio
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Pianist Otis Prescott-Mason
20 Mar 2025RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump talks with Otis Prescott-Mason, one of the three finalists in this year's National Concerto Competition. Audio
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JUGA and Jason Suttie
We catch up with JUGA who has a new single out and hear about what she has been up to since winning the 2023 edition of Stand Up Stand Out, Jason Suttie joins us ahead of the latest King In The Ring… Audio
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Review: Cigarettes After Sex light up Spark Arena
20 Mar 2025An abundance of black leather jackets was evident at Spark Arena on Wednesday night.
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Pianist Shan Liu
19 Mar 2025RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump talks with Shan Liu, one of the three finalists in this year's National Concerto Competition. Audio
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Thirty years of Black Grace
19 Mar 2025Neil Ieremia, founder of the dance collective Black Grace, chats with RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump ahead of the group's 30th anniversary celebration. Video, Audio
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Music Critic: new music from Tom Lark and Preacher
19 Mar 2025Rachel Ashby has some music for your Wednesday that you may not be aware of, and she thinks should be added to your daily playlist. Fuselage by Tom Lusk and Day Dreamer by Preacher. Audio
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Ex-nun Pauline Grogan: Healing through music
18 Mar 2025After suffering two strokes in 2020, Pauline lives each day beset by chronic pain, with her best relief being music. Audio
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2023 WCMT Sunday Concert: Menzies/Endres Duo
18 Mar 2025The Menzies/Endres Duo, violin and viola player Mark Menzies and pianist Michael Endres, perform Schubert, Schnittke, Beethoven and Fisher at St Andrew’s on the Terrace, Wellington, in June 2023. Audio
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Making music for Mansfield
18 Mar 2025Plan 9 talk about making the music for a new documentary series on the great New Zealand author. Video, Audio
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Music feature: 90s Shihad
After 37 years, ten studio albums, countless awards and an induction into New Zealand's rock hall of fame rock legends Shihad have played their final show. Audio
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George Villa & Team Pineula
We talk Waka Ama with two young superstars from Team Pineula George Villa tells us about his new single out this Friday! So'omalo tells us about his time down at WOMAD Audio
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