
Eight Acts Pushing Music Forward at Vivid LIVE 2025
As the weather cools down, Sydney’s music scene heats up. These are the sets you won’t want to miss.
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Subscribe NowAs the weather cools down, Sydney’s music scene heats up. These are the sets you won’t want to miss.
Surprise Chef are doing what they do best, thumbing through crates in between tour stops, looking for an old sample or first press amongst the stacks
Explore the best local Gold Coast experiences with singer-songwriter Lyric
Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as a young Bob Dylan during his rise and stumbles to the top of music
Greta O'Leary celebrated her debut album with a stunning Rolling Stone AU/NZ In My Room session
Te reo Māori took centre stage at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards last night, with Stan Walker delivering a show-stopping performance
The band picked up the new honour at the Aotearoa Music Awards, along with their seventh straight win for Highest Selling Artist
Shouse drop their debut album 'Collective Ecstasy' almost a decade after their breakthrough tune 'Love Tonight' began its incredible journey
MOKOTRON, Holly Arrowsmith, Jim Nothing, and Earth Tongue also triumphed at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards
‘Before It’s All Over’ is a standout from London-based Kiwi Arjuna Oakes’ debut album 'While I’m Distracted'
Lorde shares a second taste of her forthcoming album following a busy album rollout week across Australia and New Zealand
Tiny Ruins, Holly Arrowsmith, The Bats, The Phoenix Foundation, and many more will also descend on Auckland's Karangahape Road this November
In this new Rolling Stone AU/NZ series, we get to know the music tastes of artists through their favourite records. Next up, Auckland's premier dream-pop band Phoebe Rings.
Our editorial team consider the runners and riders in 16 of the main categories at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards