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February 25, 2026
2026 Aotearoa Children's Music Awards | Ngā Manu Tīrairaka Entries Now Open
Entries are now open for the 2026 Aotearoa Children’s Music Awards | Ngā Manu Tīrairaka. If you released a song, video or album for kids between 1 January and 31 December 2025 you could be eligible to enter.
February 23, 2026
Six60 Claim Top 40 #1 Album with Right Here Right Now
Recorded Music NZ’s inaugural Aotearoa Charts Icons Six60 entered the Top 40 Albums Chart at #1 on Friday, with their new album Right Here Right Now – giving the group its fifth #1 Top 40 album.
February 4, 2026
2025 Aotearoa Music Market: NZ Artists Help Drive Growth in Music Consumption
New Zealanders streamed music over 12.4 billion times in 2025, and nearly 900 million of those streams were New Zealand music, according to data collated by Recorded Music New Zealand for the Official Aotearoa Music Charts.
January 29, 2026
2025 Repertoire Deadline Extended to 27 February
As previously announced, to ensure the inclusion of your 2025 recordings in our 2026 distribution they must be registered in our new rights holder portal myRecordedMusic.