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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 3rd ft. Will Swinton, Lucy Gray, MACEY, kwn, Mura Masa & Ledbyher, & 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. Ravyn Lenae ‘Saturday Night’ In August, Ravyn Lenae…
Jorja Smith announces third album alongside hypnotic latest single, ‘Alive’ ft. Wizkid
UK R&B powerhouse Jorja Smith has announced her third album What Are The Odds, set for release on August 21st, alongside revealing the album’s latest offering, ‘Alive’ featuring Wizkid. Enlisting the hypnotic delivery of Nigeria’s Wizkid, ‘Alive’ is a sultry fusion of Afrobeats, amapiano, and R&B, encapsulating the infatuating rush of a budding connection with Jorja’s velvety vocals…
New Zealand alternative star Will Swinton shares tender latest single, ‘Hate My Guts’
New Zealand’s Will Swinton is about the head out on his first official US tour this August, taking his raw alternative stylings to the global stage following the rising star’s run of shows opening for mgk during his Australasian tour and his recent runway debut walking for 424 at Paris Fashion week. Off the back…
Aotearoa singer-songwriter MACEY shares cinematic sophomore album, ONCE
New Zealand singer-songwriter MACEY has shared his anticipated sophomore album, ONCE, the follow-up to the artist’s acclaimed 2023 debut album THE LOVERS. Written over three years and largely shaped during a transformative four-month writing trip in London, ONCE expands MACEY’s songwriting with storytelling heavily inspired by the varying walks of life encountered during his travels…
Destin Conrad pays homage to Jamaican roots with new dancehall single, ‘NERVOUS’
Earlier this year, Florida-raised artist Destin Conrad earned his first Grammy nomination for Best Progressive R&B Album with his acclaimed 2025 debut album LOVE ON DIGITAL. The same year, he also released jazz-influenced album whIMSY!’, and now the multidimensional artist is set to explore his Jamaican roots with a new reggae-centred album due for release…
Ravyn Lenae shares new synth-pop single, ‘Saturday Night’
In August, Ravyn Lenae will be unveiling her third album Blue Island, the much anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed 2024 breakout album Birds Eye, which saw the Chicago R&B star scoring a long-deserved main R&B girl moment with the success of ‘Love Me Not’ – the viral hit which has now surpassed over a billion…
Mura Masa joins forces with Ledbyher for moody “emo-breaks” collab, ‘Needja’
Mura Masa has joined forces with rising Scottish-Indonesian, UK-based underground artist Ledbyher for a new collab, ‘Needja’, via the electronic producer’s own Pond Recordings label. Carving out her own distinct space in the underground UK rap scene with her self-professed “bedroom drill” sound, Ledbyher dropped her breakout project The Elephant in February of this year, blending lush,…
Aotearoa’s Lucy Gray pushes the bounds of electronic-pop with new single, ‘Phone Song’
Back with her third release of the year following ‘Like A Star’ and ‘G-R-O-U-P=I-E’, 19-year-old emerging Aotearoa underground electronic-pop singer-songwriter and producer Lucy Gray has shared her latest single, ‘Phone Song’. Produced between Gray, Joshua Stewart, Jamie Boyo, and Elijah Bucknell, ‘Phone Song’ marks the artist’s first foray into co-production, expanding the bounds of her…
Steve Lacy and SZA contemplate relationship self-sabotage on new collab, ‘is it cool?’
After announcing his forthcoming third album Oh yeah? earlier this month with psychedelic-R&B offering ‘the feeling’, Steve Lacy has shared the album’s latest single, SZA collab ‘is it cool?’, ahead of the album’s release on July 17th. After the pair first teased studio sessions together earlier this year, ‘is it cool?’ brings together two of…
Charli xcx shares ironic third Music, Fashion, Film single, ‘Wink Wink’
Ahead of the release of her much hyped forthcoming album, Music Fashion, Film, due for release on July 24th, Charli xcx has unveiled the record’s latest single ‘wink wink’, following ‘Rock Music’ and ‘SS26’. Where the first two singles coincided with the album title’s ‘Music’ and ‘Fashion’ references respectively, with ‘Wink Wink’, Charli offers a…
