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
2008Te Pukaemi o te TauAlbum Of The Year
2008Te Waiata Tōtahi o te TauSingle Of The Year
2008Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te TauBest Group
2008Peoples Choice
2008Album Cover
2008Te Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te TauBreakthrough Artist
2008Classical
2008Country
2008Electronic
2008Engineer
2008Folk
2008Highest Selling NZ Album
2008Highest Selling NZ Single
2008International Achievement
2008Jazz
2008Legacy Award
2008Male
2008Most Promising Female
2008Music Video
2008Māori
2008Pacific
2008Producer
2008Radio Airplay
2008Te Manu Taki Rakapioi o te TauRock
2008Roots
2008Urban / Hip Hop
2008Worship

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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