New Zealand singer and songwriter Mel Parsons returns with ‘I Got The Lonely’ - the first single from her fourth, upcoming album recorded in LA with celebrated American producer Mitchell Froom (Suzanne Vega, Crowded House, Elvis Costello, Lindsay Buckingham/Christine McVie).

The wait is over! Girls Rock! Camp Aotearoa 2018 (GRCA) was so successful in its aim to help young women* form bands, learn instruments and write original songs, that it’s back again for 2019.

Since being founded in 2006, The Great Escape has been firmly established internationally as the leading event for showcasing new music. Many New Zealand artists have played at The Great Escape over the years including Aldous Harding, Nadia Reid, Tiny Ruins, TEEKS, Louis Baker, Six60, Lawrence Arabia, Princess Chelsea and Delaney Davidson.

Ghost Who Walks (Nichole) have shared their brand-new track 'Walking talking blues' from their upcoming self-titled debut EP. which is due for physical and digital release on September 21st, 2018 released independently via DRM.

Beloved Auckland ensemble Fables (Finn McLennan-Elliot) have released their debut EP Portraits through brand new folk label Second Hand Records.

In celebration of Maori Language week Lake Hawea singer-songwriter Anna van Riel is giving away the first single from her soon-to-be-released Fishing for Stars.

New Zealand based songwriter and producer Aaron Clarke known as Mountain Boy (August Avenue), today releases his debut single ‘52’. The release marks the culmination of ‘Project Sinai’ an impressive year long journey to write and produce 52 songs in 52 weeks.

Since achieving international recognition from Rollingstone.com and Billboard.com for hit singles Too Strung Up and Stone Cold, and amassing over 3 million Spotify streams for their releases to date, Alae (Mikee Carpinter) now unveil All Gived Up, their most anthemic single yet, with a premiere through Australia’s largest entertainment street press network, scenestr.com.au.