The race is on for the one of New Zealand's premier music competitions, the Lexus Song Quest.

Could the next big Korean pop stars be New Zealanders? A contest in Auckland is looking for talent to debut a Kiwi K-pop girl group.

A group of Fifth Harmony fans just completely took over Fifth Harmony's press tour, and they're not sorry.

The Spice Girls are on the comeback trail - and Laura McGoldrick is desperate to be involved.

The Patea Maori Club performs their famous hit Poi E in the iHeart Lounge at NZME to celebrate the release of Poi E: The Story of Our Song.

Lorde has revealed the drastic measures she's taken to finish her second album, which has been three years in the making - and counting.

Stan Walker is hitting the road in November - and he's using his 10-date tour to road test new material.

First impression of the album would be: That sounds like a man re-energised by something... It's obviously got a bit of that in it

Just months after announcing their split, Sol3 Mio will reunite for a special Christmas tour.

Previously unreleased songs by Michael Hutchence and a documentary on the last years of his life are to be released over the next year.

Three of the Spice Girls have recorded new music together as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut single Wannabe.

Forbes has named its top-earning celebrities for the past year, but the No 1 placeholder could have taken out another title if it wasn't for a break-up.

Auckland music-lovers are more accustomed to seeing Piers Lane on the town hall stage at the Steinway than under tropical palms enjoying Queensland sunshine.

Schoolboy Q is planning a quickfire return visit to New Zealand to celebrate the release of his new album.

Some of NZ's biggest musical stars will come together in Tauranga to pay homage to Bob Marley with an outdoor concert at the end of this year.

Maimoatia went straight to number one, bumping Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling".

Jay Z's new song - a response to the shootings of young black men in America - says "I am not poison...don't shoot".

From international artists to local tours, and Ghostbusters to Poi E - here's what you can look forward to this week in entertainment.

Rumours of no audio port on the iPhone 7 have Karl Puschmann worried.

The Naked and Famous have revealed the first taste of their third album, one that was created under the strain of a broken relationship.

Calvin Harris' new track Ole reportedly refers to Taylor Swift cheating on him.

World-first research by a Waikato University student into British group Queen has led to an impressive body of work, and a meeting with Brian May.

It may be vulnerable and real, with the occasional dose of cynicism but James Milne,b the man behind the moniker, is not sad.

We're about to get a Simon and Garfunkel tribute show through town but there's another musical-theatre interpretation of rock history on the way.

When news first broke of the shooting in Orlando, Parson James was on his way to perform at a Pride festival in New Jersey, now he's coming to NZ.

Nick Braae's world-first research into the British group has led to a thesis, articles and essays, an upcoming book and even a just-released guide to Queen's songs in French.

Kim Kardashian West has hit out at claims she was photoshopped in Fergie's 'M.I.L.F.$' video.

It's been a long wait but Ricky Gervais' most famous character David Brent is set for a big comeback this year with his folk music career

The new Olympics song might be a bit cheesy but it's super catchy and exactly what you'd expect from Rio.

"Basque songs unique, emotional and better than Maori"