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RNZ reporter Adam Burns spoke to some of Aotearoa's hip hop community about why Illmatic is so revered. Audio

Without Little Richard would Lizzo exist? Lil Nas X? The Rolling Stones? Three years after his death, a new documentary directed by Lisa Cortés pays tribute to the pioneer of rock and roll and makes… Video, Audio

Nigel Collins explores the intersection between classical and popular music. This episode features music from The Phoenix Foundation with the NZSO, Jeff Buckley, Benjamin Britten, Junun, Bjørk, and… Audio

Grammy award winning bass player and experimental musician MonoNeon will be performing his latest album Basquiat & Skittles with his band at the 2022 Wellington Jazz Festival.

Well known for his… Video, Audio

Our  guest today picking their favourite songs is NZ artist Imogen Taylor, well known for her diagonal, textured paintings she is making a strong name for herself locally and internationally. Audio

Music commentator Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to look at the influence classical music has had on other genres - from disco to rock and even rap. She'll look at the classical backgrounds of some of… Video, Audio

Tony Stamp reacts to the latest record in Spoon's thirty year rock career, the debut album by Manurewa rapper Deadforest, and a country-adjacent collection from Nashville's Erin Rae. Audio

Tony Stamp investigates Luke Buda from The Phoenix Foundation’s third solo album, a nostalgic collection by Canadian jazz-futurists BADBADNOTGOOD, and the debut of Californian funk-pop misfit Remi… Audio

Tony Stamp reports back on the second album by bedroom pop artist and global superstar Billie Eilish, Brixton by-way-of Nashville musician Yola’s blend of soul and country, and a collaboration between… Audio

This week we meet Auckland-based rapper Gino October. He opens up about immigrating to Auckland from Cape Town, introduces his latest single 'New Day', and explains the importance of never giving… Video, Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews dark reflections on modern America from Sufjian Stevens; a celebration of an old-time song-and-dance man from Joachim Cooder; and the hip-hop-from-another-planet of Sam Gendel.

The RNZ Music team is celebrating NZ Music Month with Fresh Music Daily - new music from a different Kiwi artist every day. Video

Multi-instrumentalists, partners, collaborators and music historians  Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi join Kathryn Ryan to discuss the (sometimes fraught) musical connections between race… Audio

Mona-Lynn Courteau joins us once again with a selection of music from South America. Tonight she'll be introducing us to Criolo from Brazil, who will play at Auckland's Powerstation on March 21. Video, Audio

Move over Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift, this year’s NZ Music Charts belong to Generation Z. The three big chart-toppers for 2019 – Benee, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X – have an average age of just 18.

The RNZ Music team pick their favourite music videos, and they’re all wonderfully weird. Video

Spotify has released its most streamed music of 2019, and Soaked from 19-year-old pop sensation Benee has come out on top. Video

A young, rather unknown country rapper has broken records this week, with a 17-week run at the top of the US charts. Lil Nas X beat out Mariah Carey to claim the title with his hit song Old Town… Audio

It’s almost the middle of the year so we’ve got a large handful of our regular selectors in the studio to pick our favourite songs of the year so far - or at least, eight of them. Video, Audio

It's 25 years since some of the most seminal albums of modern times were released. Music commentator Yadana Saw looks back at the memorable, the local...and the forgettable. Audio

Controversy erupted this week when 'Old Town Road' by Atlanta Rapper Lil Nas X was removed from the Billboard Country charts for not being Country enough. Yadana Saw talks to country music critic and… Audio

Toto's guitarist Steve Lukather has played with artists including Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson and Ringo Starr to name a few. He spoke to Wallace… Video, Audio

Lauryn Hill will perform her first New Zealand show in eight years this February. The Grammy award winner is bringing rapper Nas as her support act, amid ongoing controversy involving his ex-wife, R&B… Video

US journalist David Dennis Jr says the rollout for the recent G.O.O.D Music albums from Pusha T, Kanye West and Nas have been negative for black women. Audio

Jack White has always gone against the grain, drawing on the minimalism of early blues and analogue recording for The White Stripes when everyone else was going digital. His third solo record Boarding… Video, Audio

'Bam Bam' is an iconic dancehall/reggae song recorded in 1982 by Sister Nancy. On her way to Aotearoa for the first time, the 55 year old tells the story of the track's wayward rise from Jamaican… Video, Audio

Neo-soul singer and producer Noah Slee is making a name in the international scene right now with his debut 'Otherland'. The Berlin based Tongan speaks to Yadana Saw. Audio