Rapper Louie Knuxx loves Mercury Plaza so much, he's written a song about it. He talks about that, and the closure of his favourite food court, with The Herald.

The Late Late Show host has spilled the beans about which celeb in his popular Carpool Karaoke skit refused to play ball. Surprise, surprise ...

COMMENT: It didn't take long for Taylor Swift's breakup with Calvin Harris to become a big joke on social media.

Britney Spears is not a fan of her "dumb" performance at the MTV Video Music Awards back in 2001, when she famously performed with a live python.

Jessie J called an 'idiot' after dropping Aaliyah Warren from her team, and dropping The Koi Boys from The Voice altogether.

Artificial intelligence is making it possible to create new songs in just seconds.

ABBA reunited to mark their 50th anniversary in Stockholm.

New York City's East Village descended into a near-riot as Kanye West fans flocked to the streets in a desperate attempt to get into the rapper's surprise gig.

Over 100 of Whitney Houston's personal items have been put up for sale.

Lang Lang may call China his first home but "it's not like I'm living here at the moment," he explains. "I'm just touring all the time. In fact, I'm not living anywhere."

Three years on from the release of Royals, where is Lorde's new album? Is it second album syndrome or is there something more strategic at play?

Justin Bieber is releasing his own emoji app.

If the drug was illegally prescribed, someone could be facing up to 25 years in prison.

Graham Candy is the Kiwi who's just been named to play Glastonbury, but who is he, and what do you need to know?

Now the long-awaited second album from the mysterious electronic music machine The Avalanches is about to land.

Going back to my island home, Niue, the Rock of Polynesia.

Sorry America, you might be gripped in the throes of summer passion, but in New Zealand its hard to care. Here are our favourite winter anthems.

Starting out as buskers, Drax Project quickly established themselves as a band to watch indoors as well. They talk to Lydia Jenkin.

Ariana Grande's new album, Dangerous Women, is a step up with its gritty, R&B sound with a dance-pop twist.

The Dixie Chicks, one of the highest-selling female bands in music history, are back in business.

Following Taylor Swift's breakup with Calvin Harris, here's a look back at her past lovers and the music they inspired her to write.

R Kelly had to sing to prove who he was to a fan, and it still didn’t work. Source: DJ DR DOOM

Another former Spice Girl member it not keen on the reunion as she would only agree to it if all five girls took part.

This year's big important NZ rock book has arrived and it's by the guy who founded Flying Nun. Here, he comes Clean about why and how he wrote it.

It's a rare artist who can wrap up the past, present and future in one unique package. But that's exactly what Skepta manages to do.

It's not an album without hope and there's plenty of softness and warmth to be found in the fragility and sadness.

Young Hodor is attempting to bring the world to tears again, this time through music.

Adele fired up at someone filming her show, but there are plenty of other annoying things that happen at concerts. Like being stuck behind a giant.

Katy Perry has fallen victim to an internet hacker, who took over her Twitter page, leaked an unreleased song and sent a cheeky message to Taylor Swift.

There's a sinister story behind OKC's failure to reach the finals; a rapper's curse on Kevin Durant.