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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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
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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
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Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, NZ — Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) is proud to announce the winner of the prestigious 2025 Taite Music Prize at an exclusive ceremony held at the Q Theatre in Tāmaki Makaurau. The event