ERNY BELLE ANNOUNCES SOPHOMORE ALBUM NOT YOUR CUPID RELEASES ALBUM SINGLE/VIDEO ‘STAY GOLDEN’ THURSDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER – Today, Tāmaki Makaurau’s pacific-pop extraordinaire and double Taite Music Prize nominee Erny Belle has announced her highly anticipated sophomore album Not Your Cupid — out Friday 10th November 2023 via Flying Nun Records. Not Your Cupid is Erny Belle’s Te Ao Mārama era; the artist
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FRIDAY 1 MARCH, 2024: A date that will loom large over lagerdom for aeons to come, as New Zealand’s premier pub rockers DARTZ have unleashed their sophomore album Dangerous Day To Be A Cold One upon
Hot off the heels of performances supporting Queens of the Stone Age and captivating
Today, Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) is very pleased to announce the finalists for the Taite
Aotearoa Music Award and Taite Prize winning artist Vera Ellen announces her return with new single ‘Gayfever’, from her upcoming album Heaven Knows What Time. – out May 1st via Flying Nun Records.
Before you pack up your laptop and head to the beach, make sure to get your entries in for the Taite Music Prize, Auckland Live Independent Debut, and NZOA Outstanding Music Journalism
Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ), with the support of Founding Partner Recorded Music NZ, announces that nominations are now open for the 2026 Taite Music Prize and associated categories, honouring originality, creativity
Fresh off the back of a 14 date tour across Europe, Dick Move release a brand new hard hitting single titled ‘Scared Old Men’, taken from their forthcoming third studio album Dream, Believe, Achieve – set
Going Global 2025 – The annual two-day summit and festival is in full swing in Tāmaki Makaurau. Going Global unites Aotearoa’s brightest artists with international speakers, festival bookers, and tastemakers from across
Following on from the release of strident punk-rock battle cry ‘Fuck It’, Aotearoa punk force Dick Move announce the forthcoming arrival of their third studio album Dream, Believe, Achieve – set for
Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) and the NZ Music Commission are thrilled to reveal the final details for Going Global Music Summit 2025; including the Going Global Festival day splits and the last wave of powerhouse speakers for
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High-octane Aotearoa punks Dick Move stride back into 2025 with fierce new punk-rock battle cry ‘Fuck It‘. An uncompromising, strident anthem of self-determination delivered at pace – a flurry of fuzz and grit at just
Kora are back-and sound bigger, deeper and more electrifying than ever. With a long-awaited new album Fifth Season set for release August 22nd digitally and on vinyl and a national tour to match, the iconic Aotearoa band is set