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Enter To Win: The Kirin Ichiban Listening Room Curated By Gilles Peterson lands in Auckland
Global vinyl DJ and Acid Jazz Records label founder Gilles Peterson is bringing his OG selector expertise to Auckland, New…Mallrat announces Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right NZ tour with RIIKI REID
Off the back of her February sophomore album Light hit my face like a straight right, and sold out headline…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: April 10th ft. Ravyn Lenae, Kehlani, Kelela, Tusekah, Tyrun, Isaiah Rashad, & more
SNIFFERS SCOOP is a weekly recap of some of our favourite international and local New Zealand new music releases from the past week, updated every Friday. 1. Kehlani ft. Missy Elliot ‘Back & Forth’ Last month, Kehlani announced her forthcoming self-titled album, due for release on April 24th following 2024’s CRASH. Even before its…
Isaiah Rashad returns with new album announcement, drops lead single ‘SAME SH!T’
Isaiah Rashad is back with the announcement of a new album, IT’S BEEN AWFUL, due for release on May 1st. His first new album in five years, the long-awaited record follows the renowned TDE rapper’s acclaimed 2021 album The House Is Burning, today sharing its lead single, ‘SAME SH!T’. With the announcement landing alongside a…
Kehlani joins forces with Missy Elliot for 2000’s channeling collab, ‘Back & Forth’
Last month, Kehlani announced her forthcoming self-titled album, due for release on April 24th following 2024’s CRASH. Even before its release the anticipated album is already heavy with accolades, with it’s 2025 hit lead single ‘Folded’ becoming the R&B star’s biggest song to date, boasting two Grammy Awards taken home for both Best R&B Performance…
Aotearoa’s Tusekah shares soulful anthem of authenticity, ‘Lay It Down’
Back with her first new music of the year, South African Aotearoa singer-songwriter Tusekah has shared her latest single and music video, ‘Lay It Down’, made with support from NZ On Air. A glowing fusion of alt R&B, soul, and pop illuminating the artists rich, raw vocal melodies, ‘Lay It Down’ was written by Tusekah…
Pacific popstar Tyrun blends love and language with debut EP, Fall In Love Again
After establishing himself as a Pacific popstar on the rise with single releases over the last few years including ‘do it’, sailor’, and ‘So Good’, Niuean-Aotearoa artist Tyrun has shared his debut EP, Fall In Love Again. Rooted in the revitalisation of Niuean language, Fall In Love Again is a love letter to the Tāmaki Makaurau…
Kelsey Lu shares smouldering second single from forthcoming album, ‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’
Off the back of her return last month with the announcement of sophomore album So Help Me God and it’s cathartic lead single ‘Running To Pain’, avant-garde LA artist Kelsey Lu has shared the upcoming records second single, ‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’, ahead of the albums release on June 12th. Intricately intertwining transcendent…
Ōtautahi’s Amber Carly Williams releases emotive new single, ‘Put You Down’
Ōtautahi-based singer-songwriter Amber Carly Williams returns with the emotive new single ‘Put You Down’. Opening with minimalist guitar, ‘Put You Down’ arrives gently before building into an expansive world of ethereal sounds and harmonies. Recorded alongside producer Will McGillivray, ‘Put You Down’ is a spellbinding release in which Williams’ crooning vocals weave effortlessly through haunting…
Aotearoa artist Tyran shares rich new soul single, ‘I Want To See You Again’ ft. Summer Vee
Since debuting in 2024 with the release of singles ‘Most of us are damned’ and ‘Where Was Your Love’, Tyran, the artist project of Tāmaki Makaurau musician Tyran Talamaivao, has become one of Aotearoa’s most captivating new voices. Following a performance at bFM’s Audio Archive series in partnership with Carhartt and a guest appearance on…
Kelela returns with transcendent new single and music video, ‘idea 1’
In 2023, avant-R&B artist Kelela released her acclaimed sophomore album, Raven, a masterclass in forward-thinking R&B infused electronic dance music. Following her 2025 live album In The Blue Light, with stripped back recordings taken from two concerts held at Blue Note Jazz Club in New York, Kelela has embarked on a new era with the…
Ravyn Lenae returns with double release, ‘Reputation’ ft. Dominic Fike and ‘Bobby’
Chicago singer-songwriter Ravyn Lenae’s 2024 album, Birds Eye, took the artist to the biggest heights of her career, with hit single ‘Love Me Not’ reaching over a billion streams this past month. Now, Lenae has returned with a new pair of singles, Dominic Fike collab ‘Reputation’ and solo track ‘Bobby’. Enlisting Dominic Fike for bittersweet…