Fresh talent and industry icons among 2022 Pacific Music Award finalis...

The Pacific Music Awards will take place Thursday 4th August Last night, the finalists for the 2022 Pacific Music Awards were announced at an event at The 312 Hub in Onehunga. Across 13 awards categories, this year’s 26 finalists are a mix of new musicians debuting music, established Pacific music

Nominations for the 2022 Aotearoa Music Awards open today

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR 2022   The call is out to artists across the country with nominations now open for the 2022 Aotearoa Music Awards. From today, musicians, producers, engineers, and visual artists who have contributed to the local music industry can be put forward for a 2022 Tūī.

ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE 2022 NZ CHILDREN’S MUSIC AWARDS

APRA AMCOS and Recorded Music NZ are all wiggly with excitement to announce the winners for the 2022 NZ Children’s Music Awards – celebrating music written and recorded for children. APRA Best Children’s Song winner: – Kath Bee, Ryan Beehre, Luke Epapara for E Tū Tāngata – Stand

2022 Best Folk Artist Tūī awarded to Troy Kingi

Multi-award-winning musician Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) has been awarded the 2022 Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Folk Artist Tūī for his album Black Sea Golden Ladder. A collaboration between himself and award-winning singer/songwriter/producer Delaney Davidson, the

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2022 NZ CHILDREN’S MUSIC AWARDS

Dreamy Good Night melodies, an imaginary backwards world, Itty Bitty Bubbles, standing together against bullying, the importance of caring for Papatūānuku and ‘nothing’ are all subjects that have burst into the taringa of tamariki this past year. The 2022 NZ Children’s Music Awards are an an

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR BEST JAZZ AND BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ARTIST

Recorded Music NZ are pleased to announce that nominations for Te Kaipuoro Waiata Tamariki Toa | Best Children’s Music Artist, and Te Kaipuoro Tautito Toa | Best Jazz Artist are now open. If you have released a Children’s Music or Jazz album (or 5 single releases) during the period 1 January 202

A diverse range of talented finalists up for 2022’s Te Kaipuoro Take...

Miles Calder, Troy Kingi and We Mavericks have been announced as finalists for the 2022 Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Folk Artist Tūī, which will be presented in early 2022. Miles Calder Wellington based Calder and his former band moved between sounds of understated folk-rock and swirling psyche

L.A.B and TEEKS win big at the Aotearoa Music Awards

L.A.B claims the most Tūī, Artisan Award winners announced After winning two Tūī last year, L.A.B have proven they’re going from strength-to-strength taking home four Aotearoa Music Awards at the Aotea Centre in Auckland this evening. The iconic Kiwi group took home Recorded Music NZ Te Pukaem

MusicHelps announced as the official charity partner for the Aotearoa ...

Highlighting the charity using music to support Kiwi communities The Aotearoa Music Awards is shining a light on MusicHelps, the local charity dedicated to developing and sustaining projects that make a positive difference to people in need in extraordinary ways and changing lives through music. Rec

Richard Taylor designs the Artist Tūī for the 2021 Aotearoa Music Aw...

Wētā Workshop founder inspired by the beauty of the native bird The winners at this year’s Aotearoa Music Awards will be presented with a unique Tūī, designed and created by Wētā Workshop CEO and creative director, Richard Taylor and the team at Wētā Workshop. A long-time contributor to th