| 2016 APRA Silver Scroll Awards | |
| Awarded For: | Excellence in New Zealand songwriting |
| Location: | Vector Arena, Auckland |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Presenter: | APRA New Zealand-Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society |
| Previous: | 2015 |
| Main: | APRA Awards (NZ) |
| Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 APRA Silver Scroll Awards were held on Thursday 29 September 2016 at Vector Arena in Auckland, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting.[1]
The Silver Scroll award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music. The short list of finalists was announced on 1 September.[2]
The music director for 2016 was musician and 2007 Silver Scroll nominee Sean James Donnelly. As well as overseeing all music performances, he was arranged for the five Silver Scroll finalists to be covered in a unique style by different artists.[3]
| Songwriter(s) | Song | Act | Covering artist[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Cole | "Dream" | Lydia Cole | Nadia Reid with Sam Taylor |
| Samuel Scott, Lukasz Buda, Conrad Wedde, William Ricketts, Thomas Callwood, Christopher O’Connor | "Give Up Your Dreams" | The Phoenix Foundation | Oystercatcher |
| Thomas Oliver | "If I Move To Mars" | Thomas Oliver | Yoko Zuna |
| Emily Littler, Billie Rogers, Alex Brown, Christopher Farnham | "Pedestrian Support League" | Street Chant | Courtney Hate |
| Tami Neilson, Jay Neilson | "The First Man" | Tami Neilson | Jocee Tuck |
In July 2016 a top 20 long list was announced. From this list APRA members voted to decide the five songs that will make up the year's short list. Three-time Silver Scroll winner Dave Dobbyn is among the 20 songwriters.[5]
See main article: New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.
Singer-songwriter Moana Maniapoto will be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame at the Silver Scroll awards ceremony in September.[6]
Six other awards will be presented at the Silver Scroll Awards: APRA Maioha Award (for excellence in contemporary Maori music),[7] SOUNZ Contemporary Award (for creativity and inspiration in composition),[8] and APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award and APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award.[9] The award for the most performed New Zealand song in New Zealand and overseas was dropped in 2016.
| Award | Nominees |
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| APRA Maioha Award |
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| SOUNZ Contemporary Award |
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| APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award |
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| APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award |
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Outside of the Silver Scroll Awards, APRA presented six genre awards in 2016. The APRA Best Pacific Song was presented at the Pacific Music Awards,[10] the APRA Best Country Music Song was presented at the New Zealand Country Music Awards,[11] the APRA Best Māori Songwriter will be presented at the Waiata Maori Music Awards[12] and the APRA Children's Song of the Year and What Now Video of the Year will be presented live on What Now.[13] For the first time in 2016, the award for Best Jazz Composition was awarded, presented at the National Jazz Festival.[14]
| Award | Songwriter(s) | Act | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| APRA Best Pacific Song | Opetaia Foa’i | Te Vaka | "Papua I Sisifo" |
| APRA Best Country Music Song | Mel Parsons | Mel Parsons | "Alberta Sun" |
| APRA Best Jazz Composition | Callum Allardice | Callum Allardice | "Sons of Thunder" |
| APRA Best Māori Songwriter | Rob Ruha | ||
| APRA Children's Song of the Year | Lucy Hiku & Jenny Payne | Itty Bitty Beats | "Pō Mārie" |
| What Now Children's Video of the Year | Rainbow Rosalind | Rainbow Rosalind | "Aotearoa, Home of Our Hearts" |