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Norah Jones and Green Day frontman team up for loving revival.

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Reporter Hayden Donnell warms up for the Aria Awards by running through the best bits from his time in Sydney.

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Overnight success took years of hard work, writes Paula Yeoman.

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Justin Bieber partied hard after his Auckland concert last Saturday, running up a $20,000 bar bill in three hours.

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Music lovers' appetites for vinyl records is increasing, and a retro revival shows no signs of slowing.

1. Music obsessive happy to be back on home turf

Reporter David Fisher and photographer Mark Mitchell drove from Cape Reinga to Bluff, meeting amazing Kiwis. Today we wrap…

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