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ICYMI: Old Mervs announce second Sydney show due to huge demand

ICYMI: WA indie-rock duo Old Mervs have added a second Sydney show to their upcoming ‘How The Fark Are Ya?’ tour due to overwhelming demand. With multiple dates fast approaching sold out status, the loveable larrikins are set to play the biggest shows of their career this August and September across Australia and New Zealand.

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NEW ZEALAND ICONS ​L.A.B RELEASE NEW ALBUM ​L.A.B VI

Today, New Zealand icons L.A.B return with their new album L.A.B VI, the latest addition to their ever-expanding catalogue. After recording and releasing their first five albums in a five-year span, L.A.B ​ return after an almost two-year long period of writing, recording, tweaking and finessing what is their strongest album to date.

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BENEE DROPS NEW SINGLE'PLAIN' FT. LILY ALLEN & FLO MILLI, DEBUT ALBUM Hey u x ARRIVES ON 13 NOVEMBER

New Zealand’s platinum sensation BENEE reveals her new single, 'Plain' feat. Lily Allen & Flo Milli. It stands out as the latest song to be unveiled from her anxiously awaited full-length debut, Hey u x, out 13 November.

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AUCKLAND R&B/HIP-HOP ARTIST REI UNVEILS BRIGHT NEW SINGLE, ‘BORDERLINE’

Hailing from New Zealand’s North Island, rising hip-hop star Rei has long been flying the flag for a fusion of hip-hop and contemporary R&B music coming out of Aotearoa. With three studio albums to his name, Rei is at home when creating music that is unashamedly honest and individual in its crafting and delivery. As 2020 winds its way towards its (long-awaited) completion, Rei gears up for his new chapter, kick-started by the release of his new single, ‘Borderline’.

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BENEE REVEALS VIDEO FOR 'SNAIL,’ LAUNCHES RECORD LABEL 'OLIVE,’ PERFORMS ON LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS, ANNOUNCES LIVESTREAM SHOW

NZ superstar BENEE today reveals the lively new video for her current single ‘Snail’. Reflective of her personality, it pops off as her biggest and boldest video to date. For the visual, BENEE and director Anita Fontaine deliver a lush and larger-than-life fantasy befitting of the track

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deryk SHARES NEW SINGLE + VIDEO'ONE STAR' + ANNOUNCES DEBUT EP 'WOMb'OUT ON 2 OCTOBER

Auckland-based newcomer deryk has returned today with the staggeringly moving track 'One Star', hot on the heels of her debut single 'Call You Out', and has announced her new EP ‘WOMb’, out on 2 October.

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