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RNZ News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Aotearoa Music Awards 2025: All the entertainment and winners
The biggest names in New Zealand's music industry walked the red carpet at the Viaduct Events Centre, including Lorde who arrived after surprising fans with a new music video. Other guests are Anna Coddington, CHAII, Kaylee Bell, Lorde, MOKOTRON , Stan Walker, Tami Neilson and Troy Kingi. Fazerdaze, Lorde, Stan Walker and Earth Tongue took out the top awards - see the full list of winners here . For a play-by-play recap, follow how the night went down on our liveblog: Grammy-award winning Kiwi singer Lorde, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O'Connor, told fans at her exclusive YMCA party last night she was in town for the Aotearoa Music Awards. This year marks the 60th anniversary of music awards in New Zealand.

RNZ News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Stars arrive at 60th Aotearoa Music Awards
The stars of New Zealand music are sweeping up the red carpet right now for the 60th annual Aotearoa Music Awards. The celebration of New Zealand's best talent follows Lorde's surprise pop-up concert from a toilet cubicle at the Auckland central YMCA last night. Tahi presenter So'omalo Iteni Schwalger spoke to Lisa Owen.

RNZ News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Watch Aotearoa Music Awards 2025 live: Stars arrive on the red carpet
Grammy-award winning Kiwi singer Lorde, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O'Connor, told fans at her exclusive YMCA party last night she was in town for the Aotearoa Music Awards, which will be livestreamed on RNZ from 6pm. The biggest names in New Zealand's music industry are set to arrive on the red carpet at the Viaduct Events Centre from about 4.30pm. Among the expected guests are Anna Coddington, CHAII, Kaylee Bell, Lorde, MOKOTRON , Stan Walker, Tami Neilson and Troy Kingi. Persian-New Zealand rapper CHAII and Walker are leading the pack with five nominations each. This year marks the 60th anniversary of music awards in New Zealand. Follow all the updates from the show in our blog above.

RNZ News
6 days ago
- Business
- RNZ News
CHAII and Stan Walker lead nominations for AMAs
music national 17 minutes ago The breadth and depth of the New Zealand music industry will be on show on Thursday night at the Aotearoa Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ Head of Legal & Business Affairs Christy Whelan spoke to Corin Dann.