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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…
DC Maxwell shares title track from forthcoming album, ‘The Singer’
Aotearoa-raised, Naarm-based musician DC Maxwell has shared ‘The Singer’, the latest single and title track taken from the artists forthcoming sophomore album, due for release on May 22nd. The new album marks the follow-up to Maxwell’s celebrated 2023 Taite Prize nominated debut album Lone Rider, and arrives off the back of acclaimed single releases including…
Takatapunani embodies main character energy on new club-rap single, ‘ONLY GIRL’
Last year, Takatapunani, the project of Tāmaki Makaurau rapper Asher McCarten (Ngāpuhi), shared her debut single ‘PERFECT 10’ – establishing her place as a rising star blending queer ballroom culture with underground rap. This year, she dropped raunchy club-rap collab ‘FILTHY BASS’ with acclaimed musician and Kuini Qontrol label founder Coco Solid, before the pair performed together…
Tkay Maidza assets her authority on new amapiano fusion single, ‘Pressed’
After returning with March release ‘Must Be’, marking the first new offering from the Zimbabwe-born, Australia-raised artist since her acclaimed 2023 album Sweet Justice, boundary-pushing rap and R&B artist Tkay Maidza has shared another new single, ‘Pressed’. Built around a knocking, hypnotic club-ready pulse, ‘Pressed’ places Maidza’s sultry yet equally razor-sharp rap flows against a…
LEAO share heartfelt ode to Samoa with new single, ‘LALELEI’
LEAO, the Samoan musical project formed between guitarist/vocalist David Feauai-Afaese, bassist Navakatoa Tekela-Pule, steel guitarist Levi Gemmell and drummer Rāhana Tito-Taylor, have shared their latest single ‘LALELEI’, via Noa Records. The new track marks the final single from their forthcoming album THE SAMOA TAPES, and lands ahead of the band embarking on a trip to…
Charli xcx kicks off new era with latest juxtaposing single, ‘Rock Music’
Off the back of her February Wuthering Heights album soundtrack and the grand finale of the BRAT era with her mockumentary film The Moment, Charli xcx has kicked off a new musical era, releasing latest single ‘Rock Music’ and b-side track ‘I Keep On Thinking Bout You Every Single Day And Night’, the latter track…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: May 8th ft. Kelela, JPEGMAFIA, PARK RD, WHO SHOT SCOTT, & 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. Sniff it out before others do, and find all of our weekly selects on our SNIFFERS SCOOP Spotify playlist. 1. Kelela ‘linknb’ After returning last month with…
Babe Wlknz (Adam Tukiri) & icey.zyl join forces for joint rap project, Split Personalities
Off the back of his February album Did I hurt Somebody?, Aotearoa rapper/producer Adam Tukiri (FKA Dharmarat) has dropped Split Personalities, released under new pseudonym Babe Wlknz. The new project is made in collaboration with South African-born, Aotearoa-raised producer and artist icey.zyl, the Tamaki Makaurau producer behind hits from artists including JessB, Nauti, Rubi Du, and…
Little Simz shares new EP, SUGAR GIRL
Little Simz has returned with a new EP, SUGAR GIRL, the North London rappers first new project since her acclaimed 2025 album Lotus. Laced together with her renowned, razor-sharp wordplay and commanding lyricism, SUGAR GIRL’s 4 tracks finds Little Simz cementing her position as one of the UK’s most compelling MC’s, while showcasing the multifaceted…
6LACK recruits Young Thug for latest Love Is The New Gangsta single, ‘Ashin the Blunt’
Off the back of singles ‘Bird Flu’ and 2 Chainz collab ‘Sunday Again’, 6LACK has shared ‘Ashin the Blunt’ featuring Young Thug, the third offering from the Atlanta artists forthcoming album, Love Is The New Gangsta, due for release on May 22nd. ‘Ashin the Blunt’ brings together two of Atlanta’s most distinct voices, marking 6LACK…
WHO SHOT SCOTT takes back control on new UK garage charged single, ‘PEAKED IN HIGH SCHOOL’
Ahead of the release of the rapper/producers anticipated debut album HAIRY, due for release on June 5th, Iraqi-New Zealand hip-hop disruptor WHO SHOT SCOTT has shared the records latest single, ‘PEAKED IN HIGH SCHOOL’. Lacing together high-charged UK garage drum patterns with distorted guitars, deep, driving bass lines, and assertive raps, on ‘PEAKED IN HIGH…