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
2013Te Pukaemi o te TauAlbum Of The Year
2013Te Waiata Tōtahi o te TauSingle Of The Year
2013Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te TauBest Group
2013Peoples Choice
2013Album Cover
2013Alternative
2013Te Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te TauBreakthrough Artist
2013Childrens
2013Classical
2013Country
2013Electronic
2013Engineer
2013Folk
2013Highest Selling NZ Album
2013Highest Selling NZ Single
2013International Achievement
2013Jazz
2013Legacy Award
2013Male
2013Most Promising Female
2013Music Video
2013Māori
2013Pacific
2013Pop
2013Producer
2013Radio Airplay
2013Te Manu Taki Rakapioi o te TauRock
2013Roots
2013Urban / Hip Hop
2013Worship

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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