After much deliberation and more than a few heated discussions, the finalists for the Inaugural Taite Music Prize have been decided. MORE

The three finalists for the best Jazz Album of 2009 have been announced and include some of the biggest names in the genre in the global music scene. MORE

March 2010 sees the commencement of a new and very special award on the New Zealand music landscape, which will be known as The Taite Music Prize. MORE

Artists from Wellington, Christchurch and the South Island’s West Coast are the finalists for New Zealand’s Best Folk Album of 2009. MORE

South Auckland trios Smashproof broke into the record books with the longest running local number one single this year, and the run has seen them also become the highest selling single of the year. MORE

Nominations are now open for Best Folk Album 2009 & Best Jazz Album 2009. MORE

Sixties classic ‘She’s a Mod’ by Ray Columbus and The Invaders has been given a reworking by The Mint Chicks. MORE

Pop sensation Ladyhawke has taken home six Tuis at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, including the prestigious Tuis for Vodafone Single of the Year and Vodafone Album of the Year. MORE

Ladyhawke, Midnight Youth, Smashproof feat Gin Wigmore, Sola Rosa, The Mint Chicks, Ladi 6 and Fat Freddy’s Drop are on stage at the 2009 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards – and Kiwi music fans are invited to be part of the action. MORE

Midnight Youth, Ladyhawke and Smashproof dominate the finalists list for the 2009 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. MORE

Back in the mid-1960s, Ray Columbus and The Invaders were the first-ever winners of the music award now known as the Tui. MORE

RIANZ announces the first finalists for the 2009 awards, with Fat Freddy’s Drop, Don McGlashan and Sean Donnelly, Sola Rosa and the Mint Chicks lining up for the Technical Awards section. MORE

RIANZ presents the 44th annual Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards at Auckland’s Vector Arena MORE

Tami Neilson and Jess Chambers triumph in Gore. MORE

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Country music is in the spotlight as NZ Music Month gets underway with the announcement of the finalists for the RIANZ Best Country Music Album of 2009 and the APRA Best Country Song of the year. MORE

Nominations for the 44th annual RIANZ Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards are now open. MORE

The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) backs the government’s firm commitment to improve new legislation requiring action by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to help protect creators’ rights MORE

This week Geekzone held a public question and answers session with RIANZ’s CEO, Campbell Smith. The questions and answers, mainly regarding section 92a of the new Copyright (New Technologies) Act 2008, can be read below MORE

The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) represents the rights of 60 record labels, including 53 New Zealand independent labels, and more than 800 New Zealand recording artists. MORE

Two of the biggest names in Kiwi music have recorded the Dave Dobbyn classic 'Beside You' to raise funds for the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre. MORE

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The 2008 Tuis have been handed out tonight (Oct. 8) at the biggest-ever production in the 43-year history of the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. MORE

Seven of the biggest, brightest and boldest New Zealand music acts are set to rock Vector Arena at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards – and all Kiwi music fans can be part of the action! MORE

Te Vaka and Scribe lead the list as Pacific music celebrates bumper year MORE

Melissa Partridge’s self-titled recording ‘Melissa’ is the best country music album for 2008. MORE

Phonographic Performances New Zealand (PPNZ) announced today the appointment of Kristin Bowman as the organisation’s new Managing Director. MORE

The nation’s top folk music artist for 2007 is Canterbury’s Phil Garland. MORE

It’s taken two of the music industry’s international giants to knock New Zealand’s favourite classical artist from the top of the 2007 album charts. MORE

Three Kiwi artists make the top 10 selling albums in New Zealand for 2007 - and it’s the women who have been belting out the biggest tunes. MORE

An Auckland businesswoman pinged for playing CDs without a licence says the law is playing loony tunes. MORE

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The new generation are the big winners at the 2007 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards announced in Auckland tonight (October 18, 2007). MORE

There must be something in the waters of the Bay of Plenty because in 2007 they have served up a bucketful of jazz talent. MORE

The winners of the technical categories in the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2007 have been announced. MORE

Evermore, Opshop, Hollie Smith and Brooke Fraser dominate the finalist lists for this year’s Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, announced today at Auckland’s Langham Hotel. MORE

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The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) and the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) are proud to announce that they will now join forces to co-present the NEW ZEALAND MUSIC HALL OF FAME. MORE

The countdown to this year’s Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards has begun with the first round of finalists announced for the 2007 Technical Awards. MORE

Changes have been announced today (June 12, 2007) to the boards of Directors at PPNZ and RIANZ, New Zealand’s two key local recorded music industry bodies. MORE

The Topp Twins’ “Flowergirls and Cowgirls” has taken out the Tui for New Zealand’s Best Country Music Album of 2007. MORE

West Auckland group Spacifix is the big winner at the Pacific Music Awards announced in Auckland tonight (May 31). MORE

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The first New Zealand Music Chart to include digital sales is now far more reflective of what fans are buying according to the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). MORE

Next time you’re at the gym or enjoying a latte in your favourite café and Elemeno P’s ‘Verona’ kicks in, spare a thought for the band. MORE

Changes are afoot in The Official New Zealand Music Chart – from next week (29 May), The Charts will represent the full spectrum of New Zealand music sales, including digital downloads from New Zealand’s legal, digital music retailers. MORE

Two relative newcomers and one of New Zealand’s favourite country duos are the finalists for the Best Country Music Album of 2007. MORE

Its staggering to think that back in 2001 when NZ Music Month began, only 6% of album sales for the month were by NZ acts but within just five years our homegrown acts were making up a whopping 29% of albums sold. MORE

Creativity is encouraged when the ownership rights of those that create music, art, and other endeavours are respected, Associate Commerce Minister Judith Tizard and creative industry representatives said today. MORE

Nominations have been called for the New Zealand Music Awards 2007. Nominations for the awards in October are now open at www.nzmusicawards.co.nz, with finalists announced in Auckland on Wednesday 5 September. MORE

A late burst of December sales by the Red Hot Chili Peppers has knocked Fat Freddy’s Drop’s Based On A True Story from its perch as the country’s number one album for 2006. MORE

A Palmerston North bar has been ordered to stop illegally playing music for which it does not have a Public Performance Licence. MORE

New Zealand’s two best selling albums for 2006 are identical to 2005’s top two – except their order is reversed. MORE

The finalists in 15 categories for the New Zealand Music Awards 2006 have been announced at a function in Auckland today (September 6). MORE

A major victory today for copyright owners with a South Auckland man getting nine months jail for illegally copying music and selling it at weekend markets in Auckland. MORE

The nominations are in, the judges are doing their thing and the venue is booked – it’s New Zealand Music Awards time again. MORE

The RIANZ Tui award for Best Jazz Album will be presented on the opening night of the Wellington International Jazz Festival, Thursday 2 November 2006. MORE

The best in NZ Country music song writing and recording has been acknowledged in Gore tonight at the NZ Country Music Awards. MORE

With two awards each, Mt Vaea Band and Dei Hamo are the multiple winners in the Pacific Music Awards 2006 in Association with Manukau City Council announced tonight at the TelstraClear Pacific. MORE

Seasoned Country music pros and promising newcomers are honoured at this year’s New Zealand Country Music Awards. MORE

Independent Music New Zealand, the association of New Zealand-owned record labels and distributors, has forged into the first part of 2006 with some new developments. MORE

The government will grant Kiwi FM access to new FM frequencies, under an agreement that will help the 100 percent Kiwi music station stay on the airwaves, Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey announced today. MORE

It’s not a high-profile radio personality or programme director who’s been acknowledged for playing a major role in the growth of New Zealand music on radio, it’s a man who works away quietly in the background. MORE

The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand has joined forces with the New Zealand Federation Against Copyright Theft (NZFA©T) to combat music and movie piracy. MORE

The finalists for the 2006 Pacific Music Awards have been announced and Savage leads the field with three spots followed by a bunch of artists who get two nods. MORE

The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand has appointed Julie Moffett as its new Public Relations & Communications Director. MORE

Mark McCall joins the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) as Director of Anti-piracy. MORE

The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) will wind down its involvement in the music gift vouchers business mid-year. MORE

– International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Digital Music Report 2006 shows 2 million songs online. – More needed from telcos and ISPs to promote legal music. – Sales of music via the internet and mobile phones proliferated and spread across the world in 2005, with further significant growth promised in the coming year. MORE

South Canterbury’s Lorina Harding is the winner of the Tui for New Zealand’s Best Folk Album of 2004/5 for her CD Clean Break. MORE

Fat Freddy’s Drop’s stellar year continues with the Wellington seven-piece group the most successful New Zealand act on the album charts in 2005. MORE