In celebration of Youth Week and NZ Music Month, music charities Play It Strange and BIG FAN are joining forces for the second year running to present Press Play, a youth showcase taking place on Wednesday 21st May at BIG FAN.
The festival, deeply woven into Aotearoa’s musical legacy, is coming home to the Mighty Waikato—where it all began.
Audioculture are joining NZ Music Month‘s 25th birthday party by highlighting Aotearoa songs which hit No. 1 on the Official Top 40 Singles Chart in 2000, the year the annual month-long celebration of Aotearoa music began.
The MMF Aotearoa and the NZ Music Commission are thrilled to announce the NZ Music Month Summit a packed one-day programme featuring panel discussions and industry insight, held during NZ Music Month | Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa 2025.
The Official Music Charts go Gold today.
BIG FAN, Holiday Records, and Downbeat Mastering are excited to announce FIRST CUT, a unique initiative celebrating NZ Music Month 2025. This collaboration offers one lucky artist the chance to take their music from studio to stage and press it to vinyl.
