The feel-good pop music gala that draws more than 100 million viewers every year was becoming "a bit of a fractured event" due to political division, according to one expert.
World
Fri, Dec 5
The season of unwrapping our online lives – or at least a glimpse of what they looked like over the past year – is well underway.
Thursday 2:30pm
2:36
Christchurch's long-awaited new stadium opens next year.
Politics
Wed, Dec 3
2:21
The nu-metal outfit will play at Auckland's Spark Arena on Wednesday, March 18.
Entertainment
The Grammy-award winning band will play at Spark Arena on May 2, 2026.
New Zealand
Tue, Dec 2
Barnes will play For the Working Class Man from start to finish, as well as other hits.
Mon, Dec 1
"As we take this pause, please know that we are continuing to work diligently on what comes next."
Wed, Nov 26
One of the greatest stars of Jamaican reggae known for his 1969 hit Many Rivers to Cross and the film The Harder They Come, has died.
Tue, Nov 25
Glover, also known as Childish Gambino, said he felt like he was letting everyone down.
Mon, Nov 24
Jimmy Barnes, Kate Ceberano and Ian Moss perform a surprise free gig for Melburnians aimed at boosting confidence in the inner city.
Sun, Nov 23
Judge Matthew Thornhill in St Louis, Missouri wore an Elvis Presley wig in his courtroom and played the singer's music from his phone during court proceedings.
Sat, Nov 22
The trial in Washington, DC, included testimony from actor Leonardo DiCaprio and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Fri, Nov 21
Natalie Paine is a French horn player in the New Zealand Navy who, since October, has been among 21 military members stationed in Antarctica.
Thu, Nov 20
One concertgoer said the show was "very, very impressive" and the crowd "unbelievable".
For Kiwi metal heads, nothing else matters other than metal stars Metallica, who take the stage at Eden Park in Auckland tonight.
Wed, Nov 19
Alice and Ellen Kessler, twin dancers and singers, launched their career in the 1950s and performed with Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte.
Combs is currently serving a four-year prison sentence on prostitution-related convictions.
Crime and Justice
The coin's design marks 40 years since the Queen frontman's famed Live Aid concert performance.
Tue, Nov 18
Deftones are coming to play on Aotearoa's shores in 2026 - the first time in almost ten years.
Mon, Nov 17
The rapper filed a lawsuit against the company, arguing that it was using his trademarked pseudonym "Slim Shady" without permission.
Sat, Nov 15
The power of women in music was called out loudly in the evening at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles during the induction of Cyndi Lauper and Salt-N-Pepa.
Mon, Nov 10
The Grammy-nominated country singer was set to perform at Western Springs at 6pm.
Sat, Nov 8
The rapper is up for nine trophies at February’s ceremony: record, song and album of the year — marking the third time he’s had simultaneous nominations in those big categories.
Jack Brough is working to achieve his dream after a terminal brain cancer diagnosis left him with the prospect of limited time.
Health
Sun, Nov 2
The tour will celebrate the 21st anniversary of their landmark debut album, Based on a True Story, which was independently released in 2005.
Mon, Oct 20
