Nau mai, haere mai ki te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa!
We are pleased to announce the results of our May 2025 New Music Single funding round.
NZ On Air will be investing up to $11,000 (including the mandatory 10% Artist Creation Fee) in 29 songs by local artists to be released in the coming months. This funding supports artists' recording, video and promotion costs - with the aim of helping their work reach the audiences of Aotearoa and beyond.
This month we received 143 eligible applications, in what was an incredibly high-calibre round with fantastic music submissions. Within May's funded artists, there are four first-time NZ On Air New Music Single recipients, and it was great to see a good spread of funded artists based all around the motu creating such a wide range of music.
We value the importance of a diverse and inclusive music industry — so as part of our mahi, we monitor our funding statistics to ensure our work supports this diversity within the music communities of Aotearoa. The following 29 songs support a diverse range of audiences and show strong potential to reach those audiences via broadcast, streaming and online media.
The quality of music submissions continues to be of an incredibly high calibre, and we thank this month's judging panel for their hard work and considerable expertise in deciding upon the final results.
Tēnā rawa atu koutou:
- Alice Casserly - AudioCulture [Ngāti Rangiwewehi ki Uta, Ngāti Whakaue]
- Cushla Aston - Aston Road [Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Pikiao]
- Finn McLennan-Elliot - Tuning Fork
- Jack Honeybone - The Rock
- Lio Nikolao - Collective Distribution
- Nick Medder - RadioActive.FM
- Jeff Newton - NZ On Air [Tainui Awhiro]
