What will you be listening to this year? The Herald's entertainment team make their picks.

Despite struggling with depression, she was joking on the phone not long before death.

Joel Haines to take his recovering brother Nathan's place for special Art Deco concert.

Seal has been forced to deny his own sexual misconduct claims.

New York rapper Wiki has locked in a New Zealand appearance for next month.

The song was a worldwide smash - but created a great deal of controversy when released.

Post Malone needed to prove why he's become the biggest voice in hip-hop. He failed.

The Cranberries had tonnes of hits over their career. Here are some of the best.

The Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan has died suddenly.

From boho queens to the cheese-and-wine brigade, there's a festival for every type.

Hello Sailor musician Harry Lyon is selling his home.

Ed Sheeran faces another plagiarism accusation, this time by a pair of Aussie songwriters.

"I think you've made a big difference and you'll be remembered for it," writes Brian Eno.

If Billie Eilish's Laneway performance isn't enough, the teen pop star has good news.

It was one of music's biggest bust-ups and Liam's finally talked about what happened.

This was not a show where clapping would cut it. Even shouting was a waste of time.

Playboi Carti is joining a long list of rappers coming to New Zealand over summer.

Buster Stiggs aka Mark Hough, drummer of The Swingers has died at age 63

A straight couple have been crowned 'Queens' at a Vinegar Hill camp in Hunterville.

Lorde was criticised for deciding not to perform in Israel. Many have come to her defence.

There's an embarrassment of riches happening in Auckland and further afield.

A year after Packer and Carey split, the billionaire reportedly wants the ring back.

A new biography reveals Michael believed it was "very clear" that Di was attracted to him.

Party-goers warned to be careful with unfamiliar pills after reports of deaths in UK.

Police have backtracked after claiming ill party-goers had taken Ecstasy.

"Thank-you for bringing me into the world and for all that you have done for me."

Beyonce is returning after the birth of her twins as a headlining act at Coachella.

Not everyone is a fan of Justin Timberlake's earthy new image.

Siobhan Fahey says the sexism of Stock Aitken Waterman was "very difficult to handle".

A video has emerged online showing the mayhem in a store's shoe aisle following the Rhythm and Vines music festival. Facebook / Dean Cameron