Pope Flamez & MoeJoe recount Auckland city hustle culture on new collab, ‘Just Another Day’

Tāmaki Makaurau rapper, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Pope Flamez is building a presence as a cult-favourite figure of Auckland’s underground rap scene, having already released a prolific output of collaborations and EP Wellywood this year. Now, the artist has joined forces with fellow Tāmaki Makaurau rapper MoeJoe, a former member of New Zealand hip-hop collective 0800,…

Aotearoa’s rede. & Smurgy join forces for moody new collab, ‘bags’

Tāmaki Makaurau producers and singer-songwriters rede. and Smurgy are both rising forces of Aotearoa’s underground electronic music scene, and now they’ve joined forces for a new collaborative single, ‘bags’. The track lands after the pair worked together on tracks from boyracer (the club-pop side-project of Smurgy and Nima Astria), and follows Smurgy’s August single ‘SimpleStupid’…

Future pop disruptor ADÉLA shares debut album, PRIMA

Back in 2023, Slovak artist ADÉLA was a contestant in reality show Dream Academy, where she rose to prominence after competing for a place in girl group Katseye. Although she didn’t make the cut, in the last few years since she’s been paving her own path as an ascending future popstar, and now ADÉLA has…

Letoa recruits MELODOWNZ for menacing ‘RAGE QUIT’ (MELO REMIX)

Back in April, Samoan-New Zealand rapper Letoa appeared as a narrator across MELODOWNZ’s sophomore album BRON, where he also made a guest appearance on ‘DAILY BREAD’. Now, the West Auckland veteran MC has returned the favour, appearing on a new remix of ‘RAGE QUIT’, a standout track from Letoa’s debut album, GLOCSTARR 2. The remix…

Luca George shares new melancholic pop anthem, ‘Ashes’

Off the back of tender June single ‘Grow Down’, New Zealand-born, London-based singer-songwriter Luca George has released his latest single, ‘Ashes’, ahead of an intimate show in London on September 6th with support from fellow Aotearoa-raised, London-based artist BEXY.  A melancholic pop anthem exploring a parallel post apocalyptic universe, George’s aching songwriting on ‘Ashes’ speaks…

Trim snaps on audacious new single, ‘Get Hit’

Hot on the heels of her appearance in the 2026 XXL Freshman Class, breakout rapper Trim has dropped ‘Get Hit’, following the 19-year-old South Carolina artist’s huge rise this year with viral singles including ‘Coconut Water’, ‘Boat’, and ‘Nobody’.  Arriving with an accompanying music video finding Trim delivering her lyrics as a playful public service…