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03/07/2025

"When the only thing that comes between the battle of good and evil is music, Netflix’s 'KPop Demon Hunters' shows us a new definition of slay."

Track-by-track, we explore the new phenomenon that's taking over the world!

When the only thing that comes between the battle of good and evil is music, Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters shows us a new definition of slay.     Slaying demons and slaying the stage, KPop Demon Hunters follows Rumi, Mira, and Zoey of HUNTR/X, the world’s most popular girl group, who live doubl...

26/06/2025

"A quick disclaimer: As a 51-year-old, I had never listened to Yungblud until a week ago. But after listening intently to his back catalogue with an open mind, I was shocked at how much his latest album IDOLS absolutely blew his previous work out of the water. To his credit, the guy is a true musician. No question."

A quick disclaimer: I had never listened to Yungblud until a week ago. Then after some research, I found an artist with a propensity for over-the-top costumes with snarling vocal delivery, and a sheer spread of interesting influences. At first I thought maybe I’m just too old (51, and according to...

22/05/2025

"A love child of multiple collaborations, Morgan Wallen's latest offering does not retreat away from the edge of bleakness. However, his approach to the melancholy often holds hands with sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek lyricism, providing lightness to what would otherwise be hauntingly dour content. Just like he does best."

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I’m The Problem is the fourth studio album from Country-Pop phenomenon Morgan Wallen. Released on May 16, the momentous 37-track project (1 hr 57 mins) shares a deep dive into eclectic thoughts, alcohol-induced feelings, cultural references and genre-blending sounds. The Country Pop artist made hi...

19/05/2025

Support MusicHelps and take part in this amazing charity auction https://Lorde.lnk.to/NZtshirtDay for NZ Music T-shirt Day, 30th May.

30/04/2025

Virgin by Lorde 27.06.25
https://lorde.lnk.to/Virgin

02/04/2025

"Returning to Selena Gomez' special for couplets in artistry – her and Benny Blanco’s partnership is it. Together the pair have constructed a domesticity safe enough for these stories to emerge. The album is fresh and nostalgic, it’s experimental and it’s classic. Each piece demands its own consideration, while also offering something for every listening experience."

This week saw the release of I Said I Love You First, a collaborative album between recently-engaged music industry veterans Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco. Selena’s fourth studio album and Benny’s third, this project is a beautiful pendulum of quieter wisdom and carefree celebration, expressing ...

12/02/2025

Save the date! Marlon Williams doco on creating his album in Te Reo Māori is out in Aotearoa NZ cinemas May 1st https://marlonwilliams.lnk.to/TeWhareTiwekaweka

04/02/2025

"Hurry Up Tomorrow represents not only the end of The Weeknd’s latest Trilogy, but potentially the end to The Weeknd as a musical persona entirely. And if you’re going to throw a funeral for yourself, you may as well make it a party."

Welcome to the Long Weeknd. For an album called Hurry Up Tomorrow, Abel Tesfaye sure doesn’t mind stretching things out. (Inuendo intended). The album clocks in at just under one and half hours which is easily his longest album to date. But just like The Weeknd being offered illicit substances in ...

11/12/2024

Sabrina Carpenter is bidding farewell to her most successful year with a thank you gift for us all, a Netflix Christmas special. With 50 minutes of pure Christmas magic, flirty n’ fun comedy skits, major fashion moments, a live band, backup dancers, and perfect duet pairings – this special is not to be missed!

Here are our top highlights from 'A Nonsense Christmas' 🎄🎅

As if her starpower couldn’t get any brighter this year after releasing her sixth album Short n’ Sweet to critical acclaim (and earning her six 2025 Grammy nominations), pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter is bidding farewell to her most successful year with a thank you gift for us all. In collabora...

29/11/2024

"With this sixth powerhouse of an album, Kendrick Lamar has once again proven that his fiery, intense art continues to work wonders and elevate his star even higher. If this is what he puts together and then drops as a surprise – we will be eagerly watching to receive his next masterpiece."

Kendrick Lamar’s had an interesting, hectic year. From his public feud with Drake (including the viral ‘Not Like Us’) to announcing he’s playing the Super Bowl, there’s no doubt that he’s been booked and busy. However, he’s just levelled that one up with the drop of surprise album GNX....

22/11/2024

GNX Kendrick Lamar
Album out now https://my-gnx.com/

14/11/2024

To celebrate his NZ tour, we picked our fave 10 Hozier tracks from over the years.

It's a hard job, but someone had to do it ...

It’s always a good time to be a Hozier fan.   In 2013 we all took notice. The world was introduced to ‘Take Me To Church’, a beautiful song with depth and poignancy that made us all sit up. In the next decade and change we’ve had three albums, a handful of EPs, and two [...]Read More...