NEW MUSIC: Chaii

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Music
Genre-bending Persian/New Zealand rapper CHAII unleashes the culmination of a diverse creative vision on her debut EP Lightswitch- a bold six-track visual collection showcasing sounds and footage from Oman to ...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Wax Chattels

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Music
First single 'No Ties' out now, with incredible video to boot! The carthartic sophomore album due out 25th September via Flying Nun and Captured Tracks. Today Wax Chattels announce their cathartic sophomor...

ANNOUNCEMENT: L.A.B. Headliner

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Music
WHEN & WHERESaturday, 9 January - TSB Bowl Of Brooklands, New PlymouthTICKETShere. Loop are excited to announce L.A.B will be playing a special show at the iconic TSB Bowl Of Brooklands in New Plymouth ...

NEW MUSIC: Alae

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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: LAUV – 4-track EP

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Music, Pop
Following the release of his debut album ~how i'm feeling~ in March, Lauv drops a surprise new EP titled WITHOUT YOU today! The 4 tracks were all written and produced during quarantine with Amy Allen (Halsey, ...

NEW MUSIC: LEON BRIDGES – Sweeter

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Music
Today, Grammy Award winning R&B artist and songwriter Leon Bridges releases “Sweeter” featuring Terrace Martin. The song, written from the perspective of a black man taking his last breath and feeling his ...

NZ MUSIC MONTH – WEEKLY UPDATE

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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...

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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: Great Gable – ‘Blur’

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Music
TOURING NEW ZEALAND OCTOBER 2020 NEW SINGLE ‘BLUR’ OUT NOW Set to perform this October and November on their biggest tour to date, today Great Gable announces the release of their debut album TRACING FACES,...

NEW MUSIC: Theia – New Song

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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...

NEW MUSIC: John Legend – New Album

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Music
EGOT winner John Legend has announced his new album BIGGER LOVE will release June 19 via Columbia Records. The highly-anticipated album is available for pre-order now HERE. Today, Legend has also unveiled th...

THE 2020 OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC MONTH SUMMIT

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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...

NEW MUSIC: UMI – Introspection

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Music
Rising Japanese-African-American artist UMI shares a new track “Introspection”—listen here and watch a visualizer here. The song is the title track and first offering from her forthcoming EP Introspection out ...

NEW MUSIC: Maala: Album & Single

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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...

NEW ZEALAND MUSIC MONTH

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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...