Kimbra cleaned up at the VNZMAs last night claiming 5 tuis, including Album of the Year, and an International Achievement Award. 

Parachute Band took out Christian/Gospel Album of the Year, and announced that they'd be taking a bit of a break next year.

Click here for a full write up on the winners.

Want some free music? iTunes NZ have listed Tigertown's single "Morning Has Finally Come" as the Single Of The Week so you can download the song free now.

It's off their album Before The Morning and you can catch them live at Parachute 2013!

**UPDATE** Get a free download of "Hit Me Like A Bomb" from the Third Day website now!

Ahead of the release of Miracle next week, Third Day are streaming their entire new album from their website. Check out this acoustic studio performance of the lead single "I Need A Miracle".

One of my favourite artists on Life FM right now, Ben Howard has been busy touring the last few months, and yet still found time to record a few tracks and will be releasing The Burgh Islands EP next week.

Flyleaf have released New Horizons today! It will be the final release with vocalist Lacey Sturn, and from my first listen from Spotify (or iTunes here), it's a pretty good way to go out!!!

Just a couple of weeks after announcing their breakup and the release of a final compilation album with two new songs, Underoath have released one of the two new songs on billboard.com. You can stream "Sunburnt" right now, and get details on the breakup.

I'm always one to churn the rumour mill about music stuff. And as soon as Kevin Max joined Audio Adrenaline I said that a DC Talk reunion tour would happen with TobyMac, Newsboys & Audio Adrenaline. To push the case a little further, here's former DC Talk-er and now front man for Newsboys, Michael Tait.

I promise not to say I told you so.

Owl City has released his newest music video, "Shooting Star". This comes from the new album The Midsummer Station that's out now, and don't forget Adam and the band will be in New Zealand for one show in Auckland on November 16.

Originally from Zambia, let me introduce you to YounG-World. He was recently featured in the New Zealand Herald and is currently sitting at number two on The Audience, the NZ on Air funding channel. He would love some support to get him to Number 1 by the end of the month. His performance is a mix of hiphop and pop, and at the age of 17 is writing music to encourage his peers to make positive life choices. The EP was named "The Arrow" as YounG-World aims to spread positive messages about life and the journey that he has had with God. He speaks about how God has given him the strength and direction he has needed in his life, and would like to be able to share that same strength and direction toward God, through his music.

http://www.theaudience.co.nz/young-world/got-a-ticket/

http://young-world.bandcamp.com/album/the-arrow

https://www.facebook.com/pages/YounG-World/213104842050554

Flyleaf have announced that New Horizons (out this weekend on iTunes) will be the last album with vocalist Lacey Sturn. It is not the end of the band though, they've already picked up Kristen May who will go out on tour with the band and work on future albums. 

By the way, here's the video for the title track off the new album, "New Horizons"