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12/07/2024

Watch this amazing performance by Princess Chelsea and her band The Dream Warriors live at the Aotearoa Music Aotearoa Music Awards!

27/06/2024

Check out the new music video by Mammalien - I'm Tired https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T6A_2pd5Ns - directed by Princess Chelsea!

Video by Mean Bitch ProductionsDirected by Chelsea NikkelCamera: Phoebe Driver, Tosca Christie, Chelsea Nikkel, Georgia Parker, Kermath DaviesEdited by Chels...

06/06/2024

A twin peaks themed midwinter ball with Princess Chelsea and Half Hexagon! Set at Auckland’s Wintergarden at The Civic and New Plymouth’s Theatre Royale - tickets available from www.banishedmusic.com

We’re throwing a midwinterball with Half Hexagon! Twin peaks themed, come dressed as your favorite character! Tickets www.banishedmusic.com

31/05/2024

Congratulations Princess Chelsea for taking out Best Alternative Artist at the Aotearoa Music Awards!

Thank you Aotearoa Music Awards for the Best Alternative Artist award! Photography James Ensing-Trussell

25/05/2024

A beautiful new music video by Princess Chelsea !

video by Chelseaavailable on LP https://store.lilchiefrecords.com/release/371440-princess-chelsea-everything-is-going-to-be-alrightcamera:chelsea with ducks,...

18/04/2024

Princess Chelsea has been nominated for 3 Aotearoa Music Awards - best solo artist, best alternative artist and album of the year! This is the first time she has been nominated for an AMA - and she is in such good company alongside Tiny Ruins, The Beths, and Marlon Williams to name a few!

13/03/2024

A new Princess Chelsea music video for 'I Don't Know You' premieres in 2 days! Save the link here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hy6GdDdCYQ

31/12/2023

Princess Chelsea and full band are resuming their full album tour of the Taite Music Prize winning album ‘Everything is Going To Be Alright’ in January. Get your tickets here - last chance to catch this full album performance. https://banishedmusic.com/princess-chelsea-2023

23/12/2023

New Princess Chelsea tees by Roger Mason are now available on the Lil' Chief webstore! https://store.lilchiefrecords.com/

30/11/2023

Princess Chelsea’s show in Mexico City is now all ages!

Great news - Our Mexico City show is now all ages! Tickets https://www.passline.com/eventos/princess-chelsea 🙂 Mexico City what songs do you need to hear?

22/11/2023

New music video by Princess Chelsea!

21/11/2023

Princess Chelsea has a new music video for We Kick Around premiering 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm GMT Wednesday 22 November! Save the link below to be the first to see it ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDgfFNF4-0U

16/10/2023

Princess Chelsea kicks off her full album tour this Thursday at Neck of The Woods with Louisa Nicklin followed by a special all-ages “greatest hits” set at Big Fan on Friday 20. Big Fan nearly sold out! Make it a double!! Bring your little brother. Beers available for old people.

Tickets: https://www.ticketfairy.com/tour/princess-chelsea-tour-2023

14/10/2023

https://youtu.be/sTupIAmd75Q?si=ddxCLnrTBPVKPPjT

Princess Chelsea shares her four favorites with Letterboxd!

Ahead of her Everything Is Going To Be Alright tour, Tāmaki Makaurau artist Princess Chelsea shares her four favorites with Letterboxd.Tour dates via Banishe...

13/10/2023

Princess Chelsea has released her final North American dates! Tickets https://linktr.ee/princesschelsea

Final North American dates include a new all ages show at The Observatory in Orange County (Constellation Room). Sorry we couldn’t make Canada work - we tried xx

Tickets : https://linktr.ee/princesschelsea

11/10/2023

Princess Chelsea and crew have rescheduled their upcoming dates due to illness. Neck of The woods is postponed one week, Big Fan is the same, and Whanganui, Paekakariki and Wellington are in mid January. Anyone who can still make it - hold on to your tickets and anyone who cant make it will be fully refunded. Thanks for your understanding and support!

Tickets https://banishedmusic.com/tickets

07/10/2023

The Jonathan Bree Fall Tour of North America starts next week in Mexico City!
Grab your tickets here - https://jonathanbree23.tourlink.to/iZiV

06/10/2023

It’s Bandcamp Friday so we have dropped the price of Jonathan Bree - After The Curtains Close by 15% for 24 hours only!

10 track album

01/09/2023

For Bandcamp Friday, we have put down the price of the Princess Chelsea vinyl of Everything Is Going To Be Alright and Loneliest Girl for 24 hours only, so now is the time to grab one!

10 track album

11/08/2023

Princess Chelsea and Friends perform 'Everything Is Going To Be Alright' outside the Pitt Street Church in Auckland for Flying Out Record Store on a hot summers day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivvD5923wnk

Chelsea and friends will be performing the album 'Everything Is Going To Be Alright' in full in Aotearoa in October. The Auckland show at Neck of the Woods is selling fast so you may want to secure tickets soon! Tickets from Banished Music https://www.ticketfairy.com/tour/princess-chelsea-tour-2023

Thursday, October 12 - Neck Of The Woods, AUCKLAND
Friday, October 13 - Porridge Watson, WHANGANUI
Saturday, October 14 - St Peter's Village Hall, PAEKĀAKĀARIKI
Sunday, October 15 - San Fran, WELLINGTON

Princess Chelsea and friends are touring New Zealand and North America in October - December 2023. Tickets from https://linktr.ee/princesschelsea.Princess Ch...

15/07/2023

Tickets are now on sale for Jonathan Bree shows in North America and Europe!

https://linktr.ee/jonathanbree

Tickets for Europe and North America shows now on salelinktr.ee/jonathanbreeCamera Ops: Aaron Scott/Reuben Sutherland/James Atkinson/Pat Grimm/Chris Light Su...

29/06/2023

Here's an article about the career of Jonathan Bree ahead of his North American tour starting in August:

It’s been quite a journey from a leaky flat in Kingsland to his 2023 album Pre-Code Hollywood with funk legend Nile Rodgers on two songs. But along the way, Bree – who featured on album covers and videos for his band The Brunettes in the early 2000s, and w

22/06/2023

The Jonathan Bree music video for Politics is out today!

From the album 'Pre-Code Hollywood' available on LP and Compact Disc https://store.lilchiefrecords.com/Tickets for shows in Europe and North America at https...

12/05/2023

The new album by Jonathan Bree is now available on vinyl and CD. Our webstore now ships out from the US and UK. Alternatively you can order via bandcamp or ask your local store! https://store.lilchiefrecords.com

19/04/2023

New music video from Jonathan Bree - 'When We Met'. Euro tour on now!
Allmusic says of his new LP:
'He's out to create serious art with serious heart and Pre-Code Hollywood is a stunning example of just how skilled he is at that pursuit.' (4/5)

LYRICS Kisses over my faceLike a dog that’s been alone for a dayI remember us bestLiving in a house that was condemnedYou’ll never look at me likeYou’ll...

18/04/2023

Congratulations to Princess Chelsea who won our equivalent to the Mercury Prize down here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Very chuffed for her!

Independent Music New Zealand are so proud to announce that the 2023 Taite Music Prize has been awarded to Princess Chelsea for her album Everything Is Going To Be Alright, released on Lil' Chief Records.

"The songs on Everything is Going to be Alright are, I think, the best Princess Chelsea has written," wrote RNZ’s Tony Stamp (last year's Outstanding Music Journalism Winner) and the judging panel agreed. Upon its release Everything Is Going To Be Alright was described as “an exemplar of her singular Princess Chelsea vision, her strength as a collaborator, and as a live performer.”

The much-lauded “nervous breakdown album” was crafted at home in pastoral Aotearoa New Zealand and chronicles Chelsea Nikkel's recovery, with a hopeful and cathartic listen, while showcasing her skills as an arranger and producer.

The classically trained pianist (ex The Brunettes) now has a solo music career spanning 11 years. Embracing femininity and cynicism under her nuanced princess persona, Nikkel has 5 albums, one EP and 11 singles under her belt. Viral hits ‘I Love My Boyfriend’ (5.5 mil YouTube views) and ‘Cigarette Duet’ (90 mil YouTube views) grew her reach and notoriety as a dreamy pop singer the world over. Chelsea receives a $12,500 cash prize thanks to the support of Founding Partner Recorded Music NZ.

🔊 https://spoti.fi/3KOae4r
📹 https://youtu.be/FmiGyufO4Dc
💵 https://princesschelsea.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-going-to-be-alright

16/04/2023

14/04/2023

Happy release day to Jonathan Bree! His new album 'Pre-Code Hollywood' is out today on all digital streaming services. We have limited white vinyl available for pre-order on our new online store!
https://store.lilchiefrecords.com/format/1228755-pre-code-hollywoon

09/03/2023

The music video for Jonathan Bree and Princess Chelsea’s duet ‘Miss You’ is premiering over at Clash Magazine !

https://www.clashmusic.com/music-videos/jonathan-brees-miss-you-is-a-dose-of-disco-surrealism/?fbclid=PAAaZiY9TcXriOXUx4GqTzqvXRZZswnphlI6iB4ASm6BaDg6xU7Rh20ziY4qg

Jonathan Bree caught the pop bug at a young age, and never quite shook it off. He's worked on a variety of different projects, from indie pop to

09/03/2023

Jonathan Bree has released an amazing new single featuring Princess Chelsea and Nile Rodgers !

‘Miss You’ feat Princess Chelsea and Nile Rodgers is out today - https://LilChief.lnk.to/miss_you