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Skepta opens ‘Pandora’s Box’ on introspective latest The Fork and Knife single
Off the back of last months Chase & Status and Suggs collab ‘Innocent Smile’, Skepta has shared new single ‘Pandora’s…
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…
MĀ joins forces with Mara TK and Takatapunani for grooving hip-hop-house fusion, ‘Styera’
Last year, Te Whanganui-a-Tara-based rapper, singer-songwriter and producer MĀ shared her sophomore album Blame It On The Weather, a critically acclaimed record which won the Best Alternative Artist Tūī award at the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards. Now, MĀ has returned with her first new music since, unveiling ‘Styera’ featuring Mara TK and Takatapunani, the lead…
BEXY explores escapism and reinvention on new single, ‘Take Me To The City’
London-based New Zealand singer-songwriter BEXY has shared ‘Take Me To The City’, the third single taken from the artist’s forthcoming EP, You’ll Figure It Out Kid, following ‘Seventeen’ snd ‘Love Me Like You Lost Me’. Stripping back from the heavy shoegaze guitar textures of her last two singles, ‘Take Me To The City’ is a…
PIXY: F*ck your Mood, Follow the Plan (Interview)
PIXY dropped her breakout hit single ‘LEGACY’ on January 14th, a track the British-Brazilian artist made as an affirmation of artistic integrity and self assurance in the face of haters throwing shade both in and out of the music industry. After blowing up on Tik Tok and receiving an official remix from North West in…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: November 6th ft. Skepta, Shygirl, PANIA, Damiasharko, Rubi Du, Yaeji, daine, & 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. Skepta ‘Currency’ Skepta has dropped his long-awaited album The…
Slayyyter shares fourth wor$t man in america single, ‘hey boyyy’
Slayyyter has unveiled ‘hey boyyy’, the fourth single taken from the electroclash star’s forthcoming album wor$t man in america, the companion album counterpart to her acclaimed breakout March album WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, due for release on December 4th. Off the back of singles ‘brand new chanel$’, ‘crank 2’, and ‘i think he’s got a…
Skepta shares long-awaited sophomore album, The Fork and Knife
Skepta has dropped his long-awaited album The Fork and Knife, the UK grime veteran’s first new solo album since 2019’s Ignorance is Bliss, marking his return to hip-hop following a period of focusing on DJing and club culture as his DJ duo alongside Jammer, Mas Tiempo. Rooted in Black British soundscapes including grime, drum &…
Shygirl surrenders to love on grand sophomore album, SWALLOW!
Shygirl has been a fixture of the UK’s club-pop underground for almost a decade, and now the singer-songwriter, producer, and DJ has unveiled her long-awaited sophomore album SWALLOW!, the follow-up to her 2022 debut album Nymph. Off the back of the rave-focused energy of her last two EP’s Club Shy and Club Shy Room 2,…
daine shares eclectic electro-pop self portrait, with debut album In Endless Awe & Agony
Off the back of singles ‘PQC’, ‘Product of Profit’, ‘I Used To Kill’, and ‘wishing well’, Filipino-Australian artist and producer daine has shared their debut album, In Endless Awe & Agony. The long-awaited record follows eclectic, cult-favourite projects including Quantum Jumping (2022) and shapeless (2023), which placed daine as one of the underground electronic-pop landscape’s…
Late June returns with tranquil electronic meditation, ‘What Are We Waiting For’
Off the back of his acclaimed 2025 album tumblrcore, Aotearoa-based producer Late June has returned with ‘What Are We Waiting For’, the final single offering from the artist’s forthcoming EP, Knight, due for release in December. Fusing together serene deep house rhythms with elegant keys and a hypnotic vocal loop, ‘What Are We Waiting For’…
Rubi Du drops ‘Colourblind’, the vibrant lead single from debut album The Grow room
Aotearoa Samoan-Jamaican artist Rubi Du, formerly known as Silva MC, has shared ‘Colourblind’, the lead single from the reggae and dancehall MC and singer-songwriter’s forthcoming debut album The Grow Room. Rubi Du has long been a mainstay at the forefront of Aotearoa reggae, with a commanding live show demeanour and sharp-witted presence on the mic. Originally…