Discover previous winners

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Search the history of the Aotearoa Music Awards, from its single-award beginnings in 1965 to the 20+ categories presented today.

YearAwardWinner
2022Te Pukaemi o te TauAlbum Of The Year
2022Te Waiata Tōtahi o te TauSingle Of The Year
2022Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te TauBest Group
2022Te Tino Reo o te TauBest Solo Artist
2022Mana Reo
2022Te Manu Taki Māori o te TauBest Māori Artist
2022Album Cover
2022Alternative
2022Te Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te TauBreakthrough Artist
2022Childrens
2022Classical
2022Country
2022Electronic
2022Engineer
2022Folk
2022Highest Selling Artist
2022Hip Hop
2022Jazz
2022Music Video
2022Pacific
2022Pop
2022Producer
2022Radio Airplay
2022Te Manu Taki Rakapioi o te TauRock
2022Roots
2022Soul / R&B

Delve deeper into the history of the Music Awards on Audioculture:

History of the Music Awards 1965-1972 (Loxene Golden Disc period)
History of the Music Awards 1973-2015 (RATA, RIANZ and VNZMA periods)
A visual guide to the Official Programmes and Trophies

Note for researchers

Category names have evolved over the 50+ years of the Awards. If you intend to use the information in this database for any public purpose, we strongly recommend verifying the data you wish to use with us first.

There is incomplete data in relation to nominees in the 1973-1980 period. If you are a nominee from this period or have verifiable data, please let us know.

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