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The B-52's Classic 'Love Shack' Gets A Reggae Refresh!
Sunday, 11 May 2025, 8:58 pm | NikNak Media
The band behind the project, Kingston Sound System, have created this new imagining of The B-52s classic track ‘Love Shack’ using the original vocal takes combined with a live Jamaican reggae band. More >>
Canadian Alt-Country Pioneers Cowboy Junkies To Play Career-spanning NZ Tour
Tuesday, 29 April 2025, 1:31 pm | NikNak Media
The upcoming tour will kick off on Tuesday, November 4 at the Town Hall in Auckland, before heading to the Opera House in Wellington on Thursday, November 6 and the Regent Theatre in Palmerston North on Friday, November 7. More >>
Shaboozey And Myles Smith Team Up For 'Blink Twice'
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 9:05 pm | NikNak Media
Shaboozey made history as the first artist to ever have a single break the top 10 across all four charts: Country Airplay, Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay, and Rhythmic Airplay, and the second ever single by a Black artist to top both the Billboard Hot ... More >>
Harry Charles Announces MOVEMENT Album Release Show For Auckland
Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:51 am | NikNak Media
May 2 sees the release of Harry’s new album, MOVEMENT, his first release since his return home after several years of living in Berlin. Harry is a guitarist and songwriter at his core, and he has evolved into a producer and live electronic act ... More >>
Fly My Pretties Announce Album Release Shows
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:08 am | NikNak Media
Auckland will be treated to three shows at the intimate confines of Q Theatre, including a matinee performance on the Saturday. Christchurch will see them return to their spiritual home in Ōtautahi of the Isaac Theatre Royal, a venue they helped re-open ... More >>
Rising Star Liberty Shines On Effortlessly Cool New Single, ‘Are We Dead?’
Friday, 4 April 2025, 11:38 am | NikNak Media
‘Are We Dead?’ is an effortlessly cool and highly infectious pop tune, tinged with folk, and lamenting the perils of young love. More >>
Taite Music Prize Finalist Mel Parsons Releases New Single/Video ‘Post High Slide’; Announces NZ/AUS Tour For June 2025
Friday, 21 March 2025, 8:39 am | NikNak Media
For New Zealand dates, 48-hr presale begins 9am Tuesday March 25 - sign-up via Plus1.co.nz. Tickets on general sale, Thursday March 27 at 9am. More >>
Georgia Lines' INTROS Announces Catapult
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 6:26 pm | NikNak Media
This initiative, led by Georgia Lines and Mikee Carpinter, aims to provide independent artists with crucial industry support, resources, and exposure to help them successfully release and promote their music. More >>
Australian Music Royalty James Reyne Returns To Auckland For One Night Only, With Special Guest Josh Owen
Friday, 21 February 2025, 8:45 pm | NikNak Media
Presented by The Sound, the legendary singer and songwriter, and former frontman of Australian Crawl, will perform an acoustic set not to be missed at the Auckland Town Hall on October 4, 2025. More >>
The Jungle Giants Release New Music + Announce NZ Tour
Friday, 31 January 2025, 7:15 pm | NikNak Media
From its inception, Hales wanted ‘Hold My Hand’ to feel like a collage of sounds. Bolstered by a live orchestra and layers upon layers of strings, the instrumentation of the song emotes in a way that words can’t. More >>
TE KAAHU Unveils Triptych Of Waiata
Monday, 16 December 2024, 9:17 am | NikNak Media
At the heart of this collection of stirring waiata is the title track - ‘I Roto I Te Poo, I Roto I Te Ao’, which in English means ‘In The Darkness, In The Light’. More >>
Akon, David Guetta, & Hypaton Team Up For 'Beautiful Day' Remix
Monday, 16 December 2024, 9:14 am | NikNak Media
The original has already broken records as the only independent release to debut as the #1 most-added song at U.S. rhythmic radio in 2024. More >>
Daily J Announce New Album And Their Biggest Tour Yet!
Sunday, 15 December 2024, 10:47 pm | NikNak Media
Aotearoa Indie rock band of brothers, Daily J, are gearing up for an exciting return to the stage, announcing a highly anticipated tour across New Zealand and Australia in support of their upcoming third studio album, SCATTERBRAINS . After three sold-out ... More >>
Laufey Releases Concert Film Soundtrack Album
Saturday, 14 December 2024, 10:10 pm | NikNak Media
Furthermore, Laufey has surprise-released the companion concert film soundtrack. More >>
Train Announces Auckland Show For 2025
Monday, 9 December 2024, 5:20 pm | NikNak Media
Train’s highly anticipated 2025 Tour will bring fans across the globe an epic night of music filled with the band’s most iconic, chart-topping hits including best-selling smash ‘Hey, Soul Sister’, double-GRAMMY-winning breakout song ‘Drops of Jupiter’ ... More >>
PARK RD Closes Out The Year With New Single
Saturday, 7 December 2024, 8:00 pm | NikNak Media
Produced by the band alongside Jol Mulholland (Neil & Liam Finn, Connan Mockasin), the track is the first new music since the release of their debut album, THE NOVEL in May. More >>
L.A.B And Stan Walker Release ‘Redemption Song’ To Celebrate New Zealand & Australian Summer Shows
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 4:17 pm | NikNak Media
The opportunity to bring together two of New Zealand's most iconic voices live on stage is too hard to pass-up and L.A.B and Stan Walker have been busy working on collaboration ideas for their upcoming summer shows in New Zealand and Australia. More >>
Laufey Announces Debut Concert Film
Monday, 28 October 2024, 1:06 pm | NikNak Media
Beginning December 6, the musical adventure will be available for limited screenings in cinemas and IMAX theaters and will captivate audiences worldwide with stunning visuals and Laufey’s mesmerizing vocals as she performs alongside the legendary ... More >>
‘Drag Race Down Under Season 4’ Premieres November 1
Sunday, 27 October 2024, 7:26 pm | NikNak Media
The New Down Under Dolls Are Out Of The Box And They’re Ready To Play. More >>
Anna Coddington Takes Home Silver Scroll Award
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 12:48 pm | NikNak Media
The Tāmaki Makaurau-based singer and songwriter (Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Te Arawa) was awarded the Silver Scroll, recognising excellence in songwriting, at a ceremony in Wellington last night at St James Theatre. More >>
