This week, seven local artists will represent Aotearoa as official showcasing artists at SXSW 2024 in Austin, Texas.
Aotearoa Artists Jet-Set to SXSW 2024 Austin
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Music Commission News
2024 Pacific Music Awards and 20th Anniversary Announced
Today marks the anniversary of the inaugural Pacific Music Awards, which were held in 2005 at Auckland’s Pasifika Festival. This date is even more special, as it affirms that the 2024 Pacific Music Awards will be the 20th awards ceremony held.
Applications Open for To the Front Pōneke and Kirikiriroa
Girls Rock Aotearoa has been inspiring women, trans, takatāpui, intersex, gender diverse and queer youth aged 12-17 to form bands, build instrumental skills, and write original songs since 2018. We’re proud to announce that as well as bringing To the Front back to Pōneke for 2024, Kirikiriroa will be hosting their very first music holiday programme.
NZ MUSIC MONTH 2024: Theme and Colour Announced
The Music Commission Te Reo Reka o Aotearoa is pleased to reveal this year’s theme and colour for NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa.
Meet the Intern: Rosetta Stone at Lil Sister PR
Each month, we’ll be featuring one of our interns from our Industry Internship Programme, talking to them about their internship and their experience. This month, we had a kōrero with Rosetta Stone, currently interning at Lil Sister PR.
Taking Our Music to the World: An Aotearoa Music Showcase
Inapō, we hosted Taking Our Music To The World: An Aotearoa Showcase for the 2024 PANNZ Arts Market. Local and international arts festival buyers were welcomed to Q Theatre to watch performances from our korokoro tui: IA, Theia x TE KAAHU and Tami Neilson.