International Newsletters

We spent the past few weeks at home celebrating the 25th Anniversary of NZ Music Month – Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa. With all the local noise across Aotearoa, it’s no wonder the sounds have been reverberating all across the globe.

During May, we were lucky to be part of multiple NZ music showcases on the world stage: The Great Escape in Brighton, Sweet Sounds in London and Focus Wales in Wrexham.

Read on for our wrap up of these events, our cover stars Lorde and Chaos in The CBD, TEEKS‘ ‘First Time’ on American Idol, a few pānui from our Outward Sound office, a short and sweet helping of Soundbites and of course, our International Gig Guide that sees local artists playing hundreds of shows across dozens of countries.

Read our International Newsletter for May | Mei 2025 here.

If you know of any great news we can include in future editions, please let us know. We are always keen to know more about what Aotearoa artists are up to overseas. Just email info@nzmusic.org.nz with the details.

Pictured: MĀ, Jordyn with a Why, MOHI (from left to right) at Focus Wales 2025 | Photo credit: Mataara Stokes