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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…
Tinashe shares latest maximalist dance-pop single, ‘Melatonin’
Ahead of the release of her upcoming eighth album Popstar, due for release next month on September 25th, Tinashe has shared ‘Melatonin’, the LP’s latest rave-centric dance-pop banger following singles ‘Too Easy’ and ‘Crash Out’. Popstar marks the third instalment of a trilogy of projects from the cult-favourite dance/R&B princess, following 2023’s BB/ANG3L and 2024’s…
Erykah Badu and The Alchemist announce collab album, release hypnotic new single, ‘Witch Doctor’
Last year, Erykah Badu and The Alchemist joined forces for ‘Next to You’, alongside revealing that the pair were working together on a collaborative album. Now a year later, alongside the release of new single ‘Witch Doctor’, the neo-soul star and prolific hip-hop producer have officially announced the long-anticipated collab record, due for release next…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: August 14th ft. Denzel Curry & Kenneth Blume, Qendresa, MOKOMOKAI & Troy Kingi, & 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. Denzel Curry & Kenneth Blume ‘Difference’ ft. Yebba Denzel…
MOKOMOKAI & Troy Kingi share second single from collab EP, ‘God Mode’
Last week, MOKOMOKAI returned with ‘Brasil’, a new single in collaboration with Troy Kingi, marking the first offering from Blue Marine Social Club, a joint project between the acclaimed Aotearoa hip-hop trio and Māori musician. Now, ahead of the release of the full length project on August 28th, MOKOMOKAI and Troy Kingi have unveiled second…
Sam V shares smooth new choicevaughan produced single, ‘Trade Favour’
Continuing to preserve his title as the golden boy of Aotearoa R&B, acclaimed Tāmaki Makaurau artist Sam V has shared ‘Trade Favour’, a new release in collaboration with renowned producer choicevaughan, marking the lead single from the pair’s forthcoming joint album VICE & VIRTUE. The track lands hot on the heels of Sam V’s Best…
Qendresa shares sultry new double single release, ‘Besitos / Gave Myself 2 U’
Off the back of her breakout moment appearing on Drake’s ‘Slap Thew City’ from HABIBTI, the R&B record released as part of the rapper’s surprise trilogy of releases in May, rising North West London singer, songwriter, DJ and producer Qendresa has shared latest double single release, ‘Besitos / Gave Myself 2 U’. Her second solo release of…
Jorja Smith shares confessional latest single from third album, ‘I Lied, You Lied’
Ahead of the release of her third album What Are The Odds next Friday, August 21st, British R&B star Jorja Smith has shared the LP’s latest offering, ‘I Lied, You Lied’, following singles ‘What’s Done Is Done’ and Wizkid collab ‘Alive’. Co-produced by P2J and Marco Bernardis, ‘I Lied, You Lied’ blends an upbeat electronic…
Chinese-NZ singer-songwriter dān dān explores identity on lush debut EP, songs about food
Tāmaki Makaurau-based Chinese-New Zealand singer-songwriter dān dān has shared her debut EP, songs about food, ahead of an upcoming album release show with her seven-piece all-wāhine band at Tāmaki Makaurau’s Te Aro on August 22nd. Over 7 bilingual English and Mandarin tracks, songs about food uses the love language that is food as a vehicle…
Raiza Biza explores the African diaspora with latest album, Pangea
Off the back of singles ‘Mocha’ featuring JessB and Rubi Du, ‘Diaspora’, ‘Prodigal’, and ‘Sunny Days’, renowned Rwandan-New Zealand rapper Raiza Biza has dropped his latest album, Pangea, the prolific artist’s first new LP since 2021’s A Summer In Retrograde. Titled after the giant supercontinent that brought all of earth’s major landmasses together before breaking…
Aotearoa’s HINA shares debut album, Descending Dreams
HINA, the creative project of Tāmaki Makaurau singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Amy Boroevich (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Raukawa), has unveiled her debut album, Descending Dreams. Written in her childhood bedroom and recorded over the course of a year at Roundhead Studios alongside a seven-piece band and four-piece string section, Descending Dreams chronicles reclamation and resilience through an…