{"id":2066422,"date":"2025-10-03T10:58:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2066422"},"modified":"2025-10-03T10:58:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:58:35","slug":"rolling-stone-icon-bic-runga-is-back-with-new-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rolling-stone-icon-bic-runga-is-back-with-new-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolling Stone Icon Bic Runga Is Back with New Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bic Runga has finally released new music.<\/p>\n<p>The Aotearoa icon \u2014 and official Rolling Stone AU\/NZ Icon \u2014 today released brand-new single \u201cIt\u2019s Like Summertime\u201d, a song that recalls her carefree past while looking towards a hopeful future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to offer comfort in a time where everyone needs it. The world feels so different now and familiarity provides care and love,\u201d Runga shares.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s Like Summertime\u201d is a family affair, Runga writing and producing it alongside her partner Kody Nielson, who also plays drums, bass, and synth on the song.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Runga perform her new single accompanied by the Auckland Philharmonia below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"It&#039;s Like Summertime (live with the Auckland Philharmonia )\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2_Yp9NRpU7k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Runga\u2019s comeback single will feature on her new album, <em>Red Sunset<\/em>, due for release next year. That record will be her first original album since the release of Belle, which was a top 5 hit in New Zealand in 2011.<\/p>\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form justify-content-center my-3 p-0 d-flex align-items-stretch bg-dark text-white\">\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form-info p-3\" style=\"justify-content: start;\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 mb-0 observer-title\">Love Music?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spinner d-none\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the 2023 Rolling Stone Aotearoa Awards, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bic-runga-receives-icon-status-at-2023-panhead-rolling-stone-aotearoa-awards-50043\/\" target=\"_blank\">Runga was presented<\/a> with the prestigious Rolling Stone Icon Award. The Icon Award recognises an artist for achievements over the course of their career, and 2023 was the first time it was awarded at the Rolling Stone Aotearoa Awards.\u00a0She also stole the show on the night with an incredible live performance.<\/p>\n<p>The following year, Runga was part of a dreamy Kiwi pairing in our Musicians on Musicians series, sitting down with pop star BENEE for a touching conversation about music and life.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHow did you get so creative and brilliant?\u201d Runga asked BENEE, to which the Auckland-born artist quickly responded, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s coming from a legend, a literal icon!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: It's Like Summertime\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"400\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4QspHenXNZIOk3OCrgj0nd?si=krJGa5AySiiVPwfGCQhfEA&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p>They also discussed the trials and tribulations of live performances. \u201c<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s about using everything in the moment \u2014 rolling with it. My dad was in the army, so he taught me to stay calm, even when it\u2019s hard. I know what it feels like to be anxious, but you just have to push through that crazy feeling. It\u2019s always there,\u201d Runga shared.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read their full Musicians on Musicians conversation <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/benee-bic-runga-musicians-on-musicians-69635\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bic Runga\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ffm.to\/itslikesummetime\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cIt\u2019s Like Summertime\u201d<\/a> is out now.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','243859349395737');fbq('track','PageView');fbq.disablePushState=true;<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source au.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bic Runga has finally released new music. 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