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
2015Te Pukaemi o te TauAlbum Of The Year
2015Te Waiata Tōtahi o te TauSingle Of The Year
2015Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te TauBest Group
2015Peoples Choice
2015Album Cover
2015Alternative
2015Te Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te TauBreakthrough Artist
2015Childrens
2015Classical
2015Country
2015Electronic
2015Engineer
2015Folk
2015Highest Selling NZ Album
2015Highest Selling NZ Single
2015International Achievement
2015Jazz
2015Legacy Award
2015Male
2015Most Promising Female
2015Music Video
2015Māori
2015Pacific
2015Pop
2015Producer
2015Radio Airplay
2015Te Manu Taki Rakapioi o te TauRock
2015Roots
2015Urban / Hip Hop
2015Worship

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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