01 November 2024 - 0 Comments

Recorded Music NZ is pleased to announce that the Official NZ Music Charts has been renamed the Official Aotearoa Music Charts. The name change is being launched alongside a new and improved website, and new te reo Māori translations for each Chart title. The new site offers enhanced access to their rich archive of 50 years of Charts history, along with improved functionality and assets that will allow artists and music fans to share chart placings and success stories.

The name change was decided on in consultation with stakeholders from across the music industry, in partnership with the Māori Music Industry Collective and Māori language and cultural consultants Kauwaka. The change is an acknowledgement of Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa, and reflects the incredible contribution of Māori artists and waiata to the recorded music landscape.

The name change brings the Official Charts brand in line with the Aotearoa Music Awards, which was renamed from the New Zealand Music Awards in 2020. The Official Aotearoa Music Charts and Aotearoa Music Awards are Recorded Music’s flagship brands, and serve as platforms to promote and celebrate recording artists and their recordings in Aotearoa.

Alongside the Charts name change, the Official Charts website has been relaunched, which is now live at aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz. The site was created by Daylight Group, which also developed an updated logo and brand look and feel.

The new site features a search function, which allows users to easily navigate their unparalleled 50-year archive. Music fans can search up key stats for their favourite songs and albums, find out what was #1 on their birthday in any given year, and access an artist’s entire Charts history.

They’ve also made it easy for artists and their fans and teams to share individual Charts, and to share an individual chart placing to social media. They will be increasing activity and engagement on the Aotearoa Charts social channels to support artists and amplify their success stories.

“I am delighted that we are renaming the Charts to recognise te reo Māori as the first language of Aotearoa and to reflect the incredible contribution of Māori artists and waiata to our rich musical culture,” says Recorded Music CEO Jo Oliver. “The new Chart title translations adopt the notion of pikitanga, or ascension, and we look forward to amplifying the journey of Aotearoa artists through the new website and social assets.”

“For nearly half a century, the Official Music Charts has been the go-to resource for measuring audience success according to objective metrics that are recognised globally – as well as keeping up with the latest music trends,” says Recorded Music Director of Data & Analysis Paul Kennedy. “We are excited to open up that history to the fans, the artists and the industry with a suite of new and improved tools and a fresh coat of digital paint.”

The new website features updated translations of all Chart titles, developed by Kauwaka with guidance from Dr Sir Tīmoti Kāretu – the same combination of whom also developed new te reo Māori category titles for the Aotearoa Music Awards earlier this year.
 
The new Chart title translations draw on the notion of pikitanga, or ascension – referring to those who demonstrate great potential and are climbing toward success. The term tiketike means the peaks of mountains and symbolises excellence. Additionally, they have incorporated whetū taki, which refers to rising stars in the context of the Hot Charts.
 
A full list of the new Chart title translations can be found here
 
Recorded Music is continuing to publish its weekly RadioScope Airplay Charts via radioscope.co.nz

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