Vera Ellen is back.

The Taite Music Prize-winning singer-songwriter has announced her new album, 'Heaven Knows What Time', will be released on May 1st via Flying Nun Records.

Lead single 'Gayfever' is our Video of the Week!

As BENEE wraps her Laneway sideshows, here's another wee clip from our recent interview.

We chatted about her pop 'boot camp', touring with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae and working with Lily Allen. Not bad company to keep!

We're back!

After a brief hiatus, our special Scene Report on Dunedin restarts tomorrow with interviews, retrospectives, live sessions, and more.

In the meantime, here's a wee sneak peek at just a few of the amazing Ōtepoti artists we've got coming up.

#newzealand #dunedin #nzmusic

We officially launched our special Dunedin 'Scene Report' series this month.

Before you head out for NYE, check out some of the incredible up-and-coming acts we've featured in the series so far!

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So proud to be launching our 'Scene Report' series on Dunedin.

I first moved to New Zealand because of my love of The 3Ds and so many other great bands associated with Dunedin, so this has been a dream project.

Follow all our Dunedin coverage via the 'Scene Report' section on our homepage!

Presenting the best Australian and New Zealand songs of the 21st century so far.

We finally settled on a top 300 - read the full list now at the Rolling Stone AU/NZ website!

Some of the great records that made our Best New Zealand Albums of 2025 list.

Dick Move earned a Taite Music Prize nomination for their second album 'Wet'. Don't bet against them repeating the feat next year for their excellent new record 'Dream, Believe, Achieve'.

Lucy Suttor says awards recognition is significant to her being the singer in a female-fronted punk band.

We’re premiering the cool new single/video by Bic Runga. Watch in full at the Rolling Stone AU/NZ website!

There will be one familiar face when Laneway returns to Auckland next February: BENEE.

She revealed her love of the festival when we caught up to chat about her great new album ‘Ur an Angel I’m Just Particles’.

#laneway #benee

BENEE and I have something in common: OCD. What fun!

It was nice to hear her talk about how she sees her disorder as a positive thing when it comes to music.

Watch a clip from our Rolling Stone AU/NZ interview now.

#benee #ocd

Scotland is just five hours from Christchurch. Who knew.

#dunedin #scotland

Every so often I remember that ‘Andalucia’ by John Cale is probably the best song of all time.

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We're thrilled to unveil our second Future of Music 2025 list!

These are the Australia and New Zealand artists we believe are destined for the very top.

Check out the full list here: au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Happy 25th birthday to this beautiful album (and album cover)