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Rabanne x Imani-J: Unlock The Night
In 2024, Rabanne introduced Million Gold For Her, a signature scent inspired by success that shines with confidence. Now, Million…
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…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: July 24th ft. Charli xcx, Tyla, Sarvi, 2hollis, MESSIE & Juni, Greatsouth, rommulas, & 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. Tyla ‘THAT GIRL’ Since the release of her…
Aotearoa’s Greatsouth shares post-punk resistance waiata, ‘It’s getting hotti’
After sharing the track’s demo version this time last year, which was named a finalist for the 2026 APRA Silver Scroll Award honour and has amassed more than 400,000 streams, Papakura, South Auckland Māori indie-rock artist Greatsouth has re-released ‘It’s getting hotti’, the final single from his debut album Hellhole of the Pacific, due for…
Rico Nasty & Kenneth Blume (FKA Kenny Beats) reunite for rowdy new collab project, RX
Rico Nasty has reunited with close collaborator Kenneth Blume (FKA Kenny Beats) for a new album, RX, the follow-up to the rap nononconformist’s 2025 album LETHAL. Recorded between filming her acting debut in comedy-drama Margot’s Got Money Troubles and her 2025 tour, RX was made entirely with Kenneth Blume, the producer sidekick who became synonymous…
Tyla collides contemporary pop and traditional African subgenres on sophomore album, A*POP
Since the release of her record-breaking 2024 breakout single ‘Water’, Tyla has gained superstar status as one of the biggest pop stars to come out of South Africa, becoming the youngest African artist in history to win a Grammy Award for her self-titled debut album. Two years on, the Afropop star has shared her highly anticipated…
Charli xcx chooses cultural impact over current relevance on seventh album, Music, Fashion, Film
After the generational run that was the Brat era, on her seventh album, Music, Fashion, Film, British pop powerhouse Charli xcx purposefully chooses cultural impact over current relevance. The album speaks heavily to her relationship with fame post the critical acclaim, accolades, and commercial success of Brat – something she’d been chasing for more than…
CHAII honours the women of her family with latest single, ‘Persian Cowgirl’
After returning with June single ‘Ride Or Die’, her first new music since 2024’s acclaimed debut album SAFAR, Persian-New Zealand rapper, producer, and engineer CHAII has shared another new single, ‘Persian Cowgirl’. Produced be close collaborator Frank Keys and arriving alongside a cinematic self-directed music video fusing together Persian and Western aesthetics, ‘Persian Cowgirl’ is…
Aotearoa’s MESSIE and Juni recruit UK rapper sbk for new club-ready collab, ‘B2B’
Back in 2024, Aotearoa producer and DJ MESSIE catapulted to global prominence overnight when she was handpicked to open for Fred again.. during his New Zealand tour. Almost two years on, she’s released a handful of singles and remixes first teased in live sets around the world, leading towards the formation of her first project….
rommulas shares high-intensity latest single and music video, ‘Paleta’
Mexican-American artist rommulas has shared a new single, ‘Paleta’, marking his first new music since 2025’s debut EP ANIMÁL and breakout single ‘left to right’ featuring close collaborator 2hollis. Built around a sample of Wisin & Yandel and Daddy Yankee’s 2005 hit ‘Paleta’, the explosive track was first previewed during rommulas’ opening sets for 2hollis’s…
2hollis returns with explosive new single and music video, ‘Hurt’
Back with his first new music since the genre-bending LA artist’s 2025 album, star, 2hollis has shared new single and music video ‘Hurt’, signalling ‘Act i’ of a new musical era. Self-produced by 2hollis, ‘Hurt’ feels like a real popstar evolution for the cult-favourite electronic producer/rapper/singer-songwriter, who was the opening act for Lorde’s Ultrasound World…
Tinashe announces new album Popstar with defiant latest single, ‘Crash Out’
Following her June return with ‘Too Easy’, which left fans begging for more with the single’s short and sweet under two minute length runtime, Tinashe has announced her next album, Popstar, alongside revealing it’s latest single. ‘Crash Out’. Since departing from the major label machine to pursue independent artistry a few years ago, Tinashe has…