NEW MUSIC: BLKCITY

Chontalle Musson
Hip Hop, Music
Following the success of 'Funds Pt. II', Raiza Biza, and Abdul Kay, Mo Muse, JessB and Blaze the Emperor release 'Flying', the second collaborative single under the collective BLKCITY. Night at the Museum meet...

NEW MUSIC: Sit Down In Front

Chontalle Musson
Music, rock
New album, Confessions Of A Pie Thief is out now! Current single 'First World Problems' is written all about problems that aren't really problems, and why people should stop complaining about small things t...

NEW MUSIC: Alae

The Speakeasy
Music
Kiwi four-piece Alae follow up their summer smash hit Summer Things with the brand new single Lucy, which is accompanied by a stunning video directed by Mardo El-Noor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ_-D...

NEW MUSIC: KATANA

Chontalle Musson
Music
The Auckland DJ, Producer and founder of BASSMENT, KATANA, returns with his second EP project 'We Will Figure It Out' - a project inspired by the 'bedroom producer' community of which he has harnessed, mentore...

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Benee

Chontalle Musson
Music, Pop
Don’t miss 2020’s breakout artist – catch Benee live in Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington and Auckland this October. WHEN & WHEREFriday, 2 October - Town Hall, ChristchurchSaturday, 3 October - Town Hal...

NZ MUSIC MONTH – WEEKLY UPDATE

The Speakeasy
Music
The theme for NZ Music Month is simple: Support local. Stream local. Follow local. Buy local. Welcome to our final New Zealand Music Month newsletter! Despite challenges faced from Covid-19, this NZ Music M...

The Speakeasy
Music
Today Muriwai-based, New Zealand singer-songwriter Lilly Carron shares ‘Talk To Me’, her new single out today on A Label Called Success. Accompanied by a nostalgia-inducing video filmed at her home beach, ‘Tal...

NEW MUSIC: Theia – New Song

The Speakeasy
Music, Pop
Alt-pop artist Theia has today released ‘Celebrity’ – the fourth and final song from her 99% ANGEL mixtape. Listen here. The video premiered yesterday on US site Billboard. Watch here. Delivered with Thei...

THE 2020 OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC MONTH SUMMIT

The Speakeasy
Music
IT’S ALL LOCAL SUPPORT LOCAL. STREAM LOCAL. FOLLOW LOCAL. BUY LOCAL. The MMF NZ and the NZ Music Commission, in association with Auckland Council Creative Communities and APRA AMCOS NZ, are thrilled to anno...

INTERVIEW: Foley

Chontalle Musson
Music, Pop
We would like to thank Ash, from Foley for taking the time out to answer our questions in celebration of New Zealand Music Month. Congrats on the release of ‘One My Conscience’ in March. Absolute catchy pop...

ANNOUNCEMENT: NZ MUSIC T-SHIRT DAY

Chontalle Musson
Music
NZ Music T-Shirt Day is a nationwide celebration of the music of Aotearoa and the power music has to make a positive difference in our lives. Raising funds for MusicHelpsLive, an appeal launched by the MusicHe...

NEW MUSIC: Maala: Album & Single

The Speakeasy
Music
Maala announces new album 'Water Overhead' out July 10 on Sony Music New Zealand. Listen to title track, out now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=78&v=hOwwc0MLxz8&feature=emb_title Maal...

SAVE OUR VENUES

Chontalle Musson
Music
With help from Boosted LIVE, #saveourvenues have created a national, ‘Pay it forward’ fundraising strategy. The campaign is to help raise money for dozens of crucial, small live music venues across Aotearoa th...

NEW MUSIC: Theia – New Single

Chontalle Musson
Music, Pop
Fluorescent alt-pop that bulldozes social injustice? No other artist out there can do Theia, like Theia - Uniquely Aligned Alt-pop artist Theia has today released 99% Angel- the title track of he mixtape wh...

NEW ZEALAND MUSIC MONTH

The Speakeasy
Music
Support local. Stream local. Follow local. Buy local. NZ Music Month kicks off on Friday, May 1st and the theme for this year is simple: Support local. Stream local. Follow local. Buy local. This May mark...