The chart-topping, history-making American hip-hop trio Migos has been confirmed for Bay Dreams 2019, headlining the North Island event in Mount Maunganui.

Mini Mansions have unveiled their brand new single “Works Every Time” and announce their new Works Every Time EP, due for release September 28.

Tash Sultana has chosen support acts for her four headline shows in New Zealand this month, three of which are long sold out.

Kiwi sensation PT has released an exciting video for his new single ‘Nobody Else’ feat. I.Amsolo

Swimming is the Pittsburgh-born rapper’s first release since 2016’s The Divine Feminine which featured the hit single ‘Dang!’ with guest vocalist Anderson .Paak.

Saski has released a colourful and eye-catching video to accompany her recently released single, ‘Work It Out’.

Cat Power, the vocalist, songwriter, musician, and producer Chan Marshall, will release her new album Wanderer on October 5th 2018.

Lenny Kravitz will release his brand new studio album, Raise Vibration on September 7 and has released the music video for the track Low,

London based NZ artist, Blair Jollands releases his forthcoming album 7 Blood on August 24 2018.

Indie-folk songstress Emily Fairlight is thrilled to bring her critically acclaimed album, Mother Of Gloom, to Auckland in a one-night-only show at Anthology Lounge with a full band and special guests.

Latinaotearoa have released the fourth single 'Under The Sun' feat. MELOWDOWNZ taken from their third studio album Influencis et Collabis - out Friday 27th July on Mucho Aroha Music. 

Jon Toogood’s critically acclaimed project The Adults releases its second album, HAJA.

Muse have released their brand new single ‘Something Human’, taken from the band’s upcoming album which will be released this November.

Detroit heavyweight Theo Parrish will celebrate 20 years of his influential Sound Signature label at Galatos on the 30th September.

After a massive first half of 2018 playing with some big names, Dead Favours have released a brand new single ‘On Your Own’.

By Lisa Diedricks

Artist: Kendrick Lamar

Date / Venue: Thursday July 19th, 2018 - Spark Arena, Auckland

Once described as "The Sonic Youth of the Southern Hemisphere", space-rock contortionists Bailterspace have been mining tortured noise and repetitive melody for the better part of 30 years.

The Frank Burkitt Band, Albi & The Wolves and The Slacks & Ben Wilson are set to perform at The Great New Zealand Folk Revival and we have a double pass to giveaway! 

After an incredible return last month with their new single ‘Bloodlines feat. Estere and JessB’, Jon Toogood’s The Adults can now announce details of their sophomore album HAJA (to be released on July 20). 

To put it simply, TRUE MEANINGS, the fourteenth Paul Weller solo album, the twenty sixth studio album of his entire career, is a record unlike any he has ever made before.

Colin Mochrie, Brad Sherwood and Greg Proops the popular stars of the Emmy nominated Whose Line Is It Anyway? have teamed up to present an evening of extraordinary improvisational comedy for one show only at the Bruce Mason Centre in Auckland.

Multi-platinum singer-songwriter and global sensation Shawn Mendes will bring his wildly-anticipated world tour to Australia and New Zealand next year, touring in support of his new self-titled third album.

Today Soaked Oats are thrilled to add The Others Way Festival to their snowboard run this year as well as announce additions to The Shred Tour sled of Daffodils, A.C. Freazy and Zero Cool.  

For the fourth year running, Auckland’s Karangahape Road is set to metamorphose into an oasis of fresh, unique local music, from indie to electronica, hip-hop to pop and much more…

Photos by Megan Moss

Date / Venue: Saturday July 14th, 2018 - The Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland

Good Charlotte have released ‘Shadowboxer’, the second single off their anxiously-awaited seventh studio album, GENERATION RX.