Wrapping up our artist interviews in celebration of this year's 25th New Zealand Music Month, we grab a moment with Georgia Lines.
As the 2025 New Zealand Music Month draws to a close, we’re proud to feature a final word from singer-songwriter Georgia Lines—an artist whose music captures hearts and finds its way into unexpected corners of our daily lives.
“I don’t even know how to describe my own music,” Georgia laughs. “I love a piano ballad. I love writing very emotive songs.”
Known for her soulful pop sound, Georgia’s songs have a way of showing up in the real world — sometimes more often for her dad than for her.
It's a wild thing to me that my songs get played in public spaces. I get messages from my Dad who often visits Bunnings, being like – 'your song's playing', like, why is it not playing when I'm in Bunnings?
Georgia's recent accomplishments highlight her growing impact on the New Zealand music scene. Her debut album, The Rose of Jericho, released in June 2024, debuted at number one on the New Zealand charts. The album produced four #1 singles, including "The Letter," which was a finalist for the prestigious Silver Scroll Award. In 2024, she was honored as Best Pop Artist at the Aotearoa Music Awards, and in 2025, she's up for four awards, including Album of the Year and Single of the Year.
But behind those moments of joy, Georgia also speaks to the honest reality of being a working artist.
I feel like there's a connotation that is very true, it's like you've 'struggling musicians', it's like you're making your art and you're trying to live off your art and that's really tough. That's the reality is, it's hard.
Royalties, she says, are part of what helps artists keep going.
"There's so many facets to income and royalties are one of the facets."
For Georgia, royalties aren't just numbers—they're part of the infrastructure that helps artists survive and keep creating.
"You do get used to being in environments where a song is playing and you don't necessarily notice that it's playing, but if there was no music and you like, walk into a cafe and you're like, 'Ooh this feels awkward'."
It's a reminder that music is all around us—and its absence is felt more than we realise.
That’s where OneMusic comes in — helping bridge the gap between businesses and the artists they support.
My hope is that people get paid for what they do. The OneMusic licence fees do go to artists. It's not just like this made up thing in order to get money from businesses who are trying to pay their own bills. It funnels its way to us, and helps us continue what we do. It's like this beautiful ecosystem – which I love!
Thank you to Georgia Lines and to all the artists, venues, and supporters who made this 25th Music Month a celebration to remember.
OneMusic exists to help businesses understand the importance of playing their part in the music industry ecosystem. By paying a music licence for using background music, you're ensuring the rightsholders behind that music get paid their fair share.
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