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The Upbeats take drum n bass to the world Oct 06, 2018

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The Upbeats have been influential in the local Drum and Bass scene for going on fifteen years. The last five have seen their international reputation blossom and they sit down with RNZ's Alex Behan to discuss their new EP, documentary and the current state of Drum and Bass at home and worldwide.

VIDEO PREMIERE: 'Give It To Me' by Motte Oct 06, 2018

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RNZ Music is proud to share the first look at ‘Give It To Me’ by Motte, the solo incarnation of Christchurch singer/violinist Anita Clark who was silenced by a virus that could have stopped her singing forever.

Marlon Williams wins the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll Oct 04, 2018

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Marlon Williams has won the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll Award for his poignant ballad ‘Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore’. The award was presented at a ceremony at Auckland's Spark Arena.

The Sampler: Piano and a Microphone by Prince Oct 02, 2018

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Nick Bollinger eavesdrops on Prince's private piano party.

The Mixtape: Godfrey De Grut Sep 29, 2018

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Godfrey De Grut lectures in popular music at University of Auckland. The composer, saxophonist won the 2002 Silver Scroll for co-writing Che Fu's 'Misty Frequencies', and has played keys for Kanye West. Godfrey shares his eclectic RNZ Music mixtape with Yadana Saw.

Anatomy of a Scroll: Unknown Mortal Orchestra, 'Hunnybee' Sep 29, 2018

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Silver Scroll nominated ‘Hunnybee’ had its beginnings as a lullaby for Ruban Nielson’s daughter. Here he lays out the struggle of writing an earnest love song for our Anatomy of a Scroll series.

Dudley Benson on his epic album Zealandia Sep 29, 2018

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Trevor Reekie talks to Dudley Benson about his eight-years-in-the-making album Zealandia.

Anatomy of a Scroll: Chelsea Jade, 'Laugh it Off' Sep 29, 2018

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Chelsea Jade describes her Silver Scroll nominated single Laugh it Off as being close to the epitome of what she wants to be as an artist.

2018 Mercury Music Prize winners: Wolf Alice Sep 29, 2018

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Wolf Alice just won the 2018 Mercury Prize for their album Visions of a Life and are all set to play the final show of their world tour at Auckland's Powerstation.

The kaupapa behind the Te Kākano album Sep 29, 2018

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Makaira Berry and Hamiora Tuari speak about their new project Te Kākano which fuses soul, pop, R&B and most importantly te reo into an exciting new album.

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