Recorded Music New Zealand has today launched a position paper setting out the New Zealand music industry’s priorities for the upcoming review of the Copyright Act. The paper, Music Doesn’t Just Happen, outlines the vital role that a robust copyright system plays in supporting music in New Zealand, the need for fair value to return […]

Hip hop legends to enter Te Whare Taonga Puoro o Aotearoa (NZ Music Hall of Fame) on 15 November For the last 30 years Upper Hutt Posse has been creating powerful and inspirational music to challenge the status quo and fight for social justice in Aotearoa. On 15 November the group will be welcomed into […]

The third annual Artisan Awards will be celebrated this year at Massey University’s School of Music and Creative Media Production in Wellington, recognising the creative talents behind the scenes of the top New Zealand records of 2018. Five Tui awards will be presented at the Artisan Awards, including Massey University Best Producer, Best Engineer, Best […]

Four groups share the prestige of having the most Tui nods at the 2018 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. Beloved Kiwi group Six60 will be looking to add to their trophy cabinet which already hosts nine Tui. After releasing their third self-titled album earlier this year, and  recently announced as the first kiwi act to […]

Producer Series returns as part of Recorded Music NZ Tui Music Series The third New Zealand Music Producer Series will be held in Auckland from 30 October to 10 November. Presented by Recorded Music New Zealand and curated by producer Greg Haver with support from NZ On Air, APRA AMCOS NZ, SAE Auckland and Auckland […]

New music charts will reveal the hottest singles each week The Official Top40 Singles Chart has provided the best overview of music popularity across New Zealand each week for more than 40 years now. However, as the musical landscape continues to evolve, so do the opportunities for a new interpretation of Kiwi music consumption habits. […]

2016 was a mixed year for the music industry in New Zealand. The key success story for the music industry in New Zealand is the growth in online streaming, which facilitated the second consecutive year of growth in total retail revenue. After a bumper year in 2015, live music returned to historical levels. In 2016, the music […]

RECORDED MUSIC REVENUES GROW TO JUST SHY OF $100 MILLION IN 2017

Streaming revenue grows by 41.6 per cent. Digital now accounts for more than 70 per cent of music consumption locally. For the third year in a row the New Zealand music industry has experienced double digit percentage growth with wholesale revenue growing by 14.6 per cent in 2017 to $98.8m, driven largely by New Zealand’s […]

In 2017, during the lead up to the General Election, Recorded Music NZ collaborated with APRA AMCOS and others in the industry to create a document that would give voice to the priorities of music creators in New Zealand and describe a vision for the future. The resulting NZ Music Industry Manifesto is a tool for advocacy and […]

Fed by street culture, church choirs, R ‘n’ B clubs and hip-hop, the story of South Auckland music is an explosive mix of hustle, talent and originality. Volume South at MIT tells this story in the South Auckland edition of our home-grown exhibition about making music in Aotearoa. Volume South at MIT champions the artists and scenes that […]