Featured posts
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…
Central Cee announces CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS world tour coming to Auckland, NZ this June
Off the back of his debut album CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS, superstar UK rapper Central Cee has announced his CAN’T RUSH…
Aotearoa’s Te KuraHuia shares pulsing protest anthem and music video, ‘Toitū te Tiriti’
Arriving in celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Maori language week) celebrating 50 years, Aotearoa’s THEE BAD MANA WAHINE, aka rapper, singer-songwriter, and multidisciplinary artist Te KuraHuia has shared her latest single and music video, ‘Toitū te Tiriti’. Originally named ‘Toitū Ngā Tiriti’ meaning ‘Honour ALL Treaties’ across the world, the waiata is…
Leon Thomas: The Genius of R&B’s Biggest Underdog (Cover Story)
It took over a decade for Leon Thomas to become an “overnight success”. In June 2025, the Brooklyn, New York City raised multidisciplinary artist, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor won the BET Awards Best New Artist honour, receiving his rightfully due flowers after two decades in the industry since starting his career as a child star…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: September 12th ft. PANIA, Sam Gellaitry & Toro y Moi, MESSIE, LEISURE, & 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. PANIA ‘Coming 2 Terms’ Sydney-based Māori R&B it…
Kali Uchis enlists Ravyn Lenae for nostalgic new collab, ‘Cry about it’!
Off the back of her acclaimed May album Sincerely, Kali Uchis has joined forces with Ravyn Lenae for new single ‘Cry about it!’, the first single from the albums deluxe version Sincerely, P.S, due for release on September 26th. Premiered with a live performance on Jimmy Fallon, ‘Cry about it!’ brings together two timeless, silky neo-soul voices with…
Aotearoa’s Casual Healing shares intimate new single. ‘Moving Together’
Off the back of his acclaimed April project AHI and July project HAU, Casual Healing, the project of Pōneke-based artist Nikau Te Huki, has returned with his latest single ‘Moving Together’. The new release marks next instalment of a series of four EP’s inspired by Te Taiao – the natural world. Each chapter embodies one of…
Aotearoa’s Paige explores one-sided relationship dynamics on latest single, ‘tragedy’
Aotearoa pop singer-songwriter Paige has shared ‘tragedy’, the third single taken from her upcoming EP Paigespace, following ‘no hoping’ and ‘twenties’. The latest single is a cathartic diary-entry exploring the dynamics of a one-sided relationship. Adorned with gentle acoustic guitar strums, Paige’s soothing melodies sing “Is it a tragedy? I need you more than you…
Aotearoa DJ/producer sensation MESSIE shares exhilarating debut solo single, ‘TEETH’
Ahead of her highly-anticipated TEETH homecoming tour kicking off this weekend in Tāmaki Makaurau before hitting Pōneke next week, Aotearoa DJ/producer sensation MESSIE has shared ‘TEETH’, the artists first original solo music following her rise to prominence last year after being hand picked to open for Fred again. Following a string of reworks over including…
Aotearoa pop artist ASHY stands proudly on her throne on sophomore EP, Gone Rouge
New Zealand pop and R&B songstress ASHY delivers on her rising potential with her sophomore EP, ‘Gone Rouge’. ‘Gone Rouge’ is a statement of intent for ASHY as she steps further into the realm of international stardom. Across seven tracks, the EP presents a diverse offering, both sonically and lyrically, as ASHY delivers a perfectly…
Julius Black pens a record to the times with new single, ‘android baby’
Shanghai by way of Aotearoa singer, songwriter and producer Julius Black pens a song for the times on new single, ‘android baby’. A song born of the modern world, ‘android baby’ is a revolt against the digital age. Opening with a soft-strummed acoustic guitar, Black urges us to stay grounded in reality, crooning on the…
Aotearoa’s LEISURE share radiant fifth studio album, Welcome To The Mood
Acclaimed Aotearoa supergroup LEISURE have unveiled their fifth studio album, Welcome To The Mood, following 2023’s Leisurevision. With their genre-bending tapestry of soul, indie, synth-pop, funk, electronic, and jazz, the groups fifth album sets an equally nostalgic and futuristic mood rooted in organic, live recording approaches. Over 10 tracks, the band weave lush, radiant melodies…