Music
Rising production costs impact music festivals
Music lovers are spoilt for choice when it comes to summer festivals across the motu. But rising production and artist costs along with dwindling ticket sales are proving challenging for promoters… Audio
Grace writes notes for the Auckland Philharmonia
RNZ's Bryan Crump talks with Grace Wellik, the Auckland Philharmonia's Young Composer-in-Residence for 2025, and Evie Dwyer-Leech, who's part of the orchestra's Learn & Participate team. Audio
Music feature: the scores of Bernard Herrmann
Citizen Kane, Psycho, Vertigo, Taxi Driver - many consider these to be some of the greatest movies ever made, and there's one person linking them all together... Bernard Herrmann. Herrmann was one of… Audio
Update on Oz with Brad Foster
Brad is back and raring to go. There's been plenty of news over the ditch lately. Brad discuses the even contentious Australia Day, the Australian Open Tennis and Australian Rules Football legend Neil… Audio
Eugene Bareman + Joey Valence & Brae
On the show today we kick 2025 off with some big guests! Aotearoa's MMA mastermind Eugene Bareman meets with Janay and shares some City Kickboxing gym BTS, American hip-hop duo Joey Valance & Brae… Audio
'Turn it into a retirement village': Inside the war of words over Eden Park
A battle has broken out between the two stadium visions vying for Auckland's future. Ahead of a crucial decision due in March, Chris Schulz enters the fray. Video
Toto to tour New Zealand with Christopher Cross
The '70s American rock band are returning to New Zealand for the first time since 2019.
Cher: 'This is who I am. This is what I've got'
Singer and actor Cher's stellar career spans six decades. She talks to RNZ's Jesse Mulligan about looking back in her new The Memoir, Part One. Audio
Opera: It's a family affair
Rising star, tenor Jordan Fonoti-Fuimaono, has been awarded this year's Dame Malvina Major Foundation Scholarship. Audio
Feature interview - Cher
While on holiday in Northland, Jesse got called into action to interview the one and only Cher! Her career spans 70 years with struggles and triumphs. In the first of a two-volume memoir, she turns… Audio
This man thinks he's found Auckland AFC's theme song
After a late goal in yesterday's match away to Western Sydney, Auckland FC are sitting atop the A-league table once more. But being a brand-new team, the club's culture is still developing. And unlike… Audio
Music festivals: Costs on the rise, but punters spoiled for choice
Music lovers are spoiled for choice when it comes to summer festivals across the motu, but rising production and artist costs - along with dwindling ticket sales - are proving challenging for…
The Veils' Finn Andrews: 'I'm an aspirational poet - it's a terrible thing to be'
Musician Finn Andrews talks about the difference between songwriting and poetry, overcoming impostor syndrome and using ChatGPT for song blurbs. Video, Audio
Worlds of Music 26 January, 2025
Music from the world, for the world, with Driss El Maloumi, The Bongo Hop, Bela Fleck, and indigenous soul from Moana & The Tribe. Audio
NZ-born singer inducted into Australian country music 'Roll of Renown'
Keith Urban was born in Whangārei, before moving to Australia at the age of two.
Hymns on Sunday, 26 January 2025
Charles Wesley’s hymn Love divine, all loves excelling is the choice of not one but three listeners in this week’s programme of Summer Hymn Requests. You can also hear Honour the dead, Shirley… Audio
Nashville Babylon: 25 January 2025
On this week's two hour edition of Nashville Babylon we have John Martyn covering a Portishead classic, blues from Slim Harpo and Jimmy Dawkins, deep soul courtesy of the Pointer Sisters as well as… Audio
Holly Arrowsmith: 'If I wasn't a musician I'd cut ties with social media'
Ahead of the Auckland Folk Festival, Christchurch singer-songwriter Holly Arrowsmith chats to Charlotte Ryan and shares six of her favourite contemporary folk songs, on The Mixtape. Video, Audio
The Mixtape - Songwriter Holly Arrowsmith
Our guest curating the Mixtape is multi award-winning songwriter Holly Arrowsmith. Born in Santa Fe desert, New Mexico, and then raised in the mountains of Southern New Zealand, Holly Arrowsmith's… Audio
Prosecutors won't charge rock star with sexual assault
The top prosecutor in Los Angeles said that his office will not bring charges against goth rocker Marilyn Manson, who has been accused of sexual assault and domestic violence.
