Violet Hirst has shared her debut album 'Donegal' (named after the street it was recorded on) featuring tracks 'Please Write Home' and 'Descending Song'.

Listen to the album below...

The theme of this month's DIY zine is 'change' and we have contributions this month from guest curators: Haley Blais, Laufey, Little Monarch, Maple Glider, Matilda Mann, and Tessa Violet. 

+ the team behind A24's new horror 'Talk To Me' discussing their new film.
+ Lee Pace chatting about the second season of his Apple TV+ show 'Foundation'.
+ creator Christopher Miller, Sam Richardson, and Zoë Chao on the second season of their murder mystery, 'The Afterparty'.

This week in Taylor Swift's Eras Tour news - a camera crew was spotted filming both Swift and the crowd during her show in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium sparking rumours that a possible tour documentary/film/movie might be underway?

A new type of bracelet (larger and brighter) was handed out to fans for the first of six L.A. shows and a camera crew followed Swift throughout the show - clips from fans at the concert can be seen below...

From winning the 2013 Smokefree Rockquest with his debut single, 'You'll Be Fine', to releasing Side B of his debut album, 'The Lovers', ten years later after funding from NZ On Air came in to help in the creation of the album... we've come up with a quiz so you can figure out which MACEY song from 'The Lovers Side A' you are before you start streaming 'The Lovers Side B' next month!

DO THE QUIZ HERE:

Via Instagram, Olivia Rodrigo has announced the next single, 'Bad Idea Right?' - from her upcoming sophomore album, 'Guts'. The song will be released on this Friday, August 11th.

Halle Bailey has released her debut single, 'Angel' - under the stage name Halle.

Listen to the track below and watch the video... 

In just a few months, Paramore are returning to New Zealand for the first time in five years! The band will be performing at Spark Arena on Saturday, November 18th - with Remi Wolf opening. 

To prepare for November, here are five songs we're most excited to see live...

#1. 'Misery Business' is an absolute classic and definitely a fan-favourite to see live as Paramore get fans up on stage to sing with them. 

"You and I should've known how this would end," opens Bridges on her new track, 'Gone', that she released today.

On the song, she shares: '“Gone’ is about going through the motions of a break up; from reflective and melancholic grieving, through to proper confusion over how it could end like this; all the way to anger and a full-blown release.”

Listen to the song below...

Rebel Reid has recently released her debut EP titled 'Hiria' in dedication to her late mum.

On the EP she shares: “I was really struggling with my grief so I decided to shut off all the devices and TV and go back to what I love doing most - other than music - reading! I picked up my book ‘Navigating The Stars’ by the wizard Witi Ihimaera and as soon as I laid my mind and thoughts to his words, I felt comfort and peace.”

Watch the video for the single 'Dancing In The Stars' below...

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" earnestly asks Claud on their new single, 'A Good Thing' - from their sophomore album, 'Supermodels'. Paired with the track, Claud also recently released a music video for the track starring none other than Paul Rudd. On how this came about, they shared: "I immediately started blurting out that there was a song on my album named after him and how much I love him. Paul then gave me his email and asked me to send him my album.