APRA Music Awards of 2024 explained
The APRA Music Awards of 2024 were the 42nd annual series, known as the APRA Awards. The awards are given in a series of categories in three divisions and in separate ceremonies throughout the year: the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards and Screen Music Awards.
The APRA Music Awards took place on 1 May 2024.[1] [2] The 25 songs shortlisted for Song of the Year were announced on 22 February 2024.[3] Nominations were announced on 4 April 2024.[4]
APRA Music Awards
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
APRA Song of the Year
| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | |
|---|
| | Sony Music Publishing / Mushroom Music | | |
| Angie McMahon | Kobalt Music Publishing | |
| "Rush" by Troye Sivan | Troye Sivan, Kaelyn Behr Styalz Fuego, Alex Chapman, Kevin Hickey, Brett McLaughlin, Adam Novodor | Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing /Kobalt Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing | |
| | Sony Music Publishing | |
| Georgia Flipo, Aidan Hogg, Charles Brand, Michelle Buzz | Kobalt Music Publishing / Downtown Music / Warner Chappell Music | |
|
Emerging Songwriter of the Year
| Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | |
|---|
| Beckah Amani | | | |
| Grentperez | Mushroom Music | |
| Sony Music Publishing | |
| Otis Pavlovic & Royel Maddell (Royel Otis) | Kobalt Music Publishing Ourness Songs | |
| Scarlett McKahey, Anna Ryan, Jaida Stephenson and Neve van Boxsel (Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers) | Warner Chappell Music | |
|
Most Performed Australian Work
| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | |
|---|
| "How Do I Say Goodbye" by Dean Lewis | | Kobalt Music Publishing / Concord ANZ | | |
| Amy Billings Amy Shark, Grant Averill, Joseph Spargur | Mushroom Music | |
| Charlton Howard The Kid Laroi, Omer Fedi, Billy Walsh, Henry Walter | Sony Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing | |
| "Ready for the Sky" by Budjerah | | Mushroom Music / Sony Music Publishing | |
| "Therapy" by Budjerah | Sarah Aarons, Ajay Bhattacharyya | Sony Music Publishing | |
|
Most Performed Alternative Work
| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | |
|---|
| Louis Leimbach, Oli Leimbach | Universal Music Publishing Chugg Music | | |
| "Daylight" by Birds of Tokyo | Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapan, Adam Spark, Adam Weston | Mushroom Music | |
| Matthew Mason, Thomas O'Dell, John Took, Liam Hoskins | Universal Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music | |
| Angus Stone Dope Lemon, Elliott Hammond | Sony Music Publishing / BMG | |
| | Sony Music Publishing | |
|
Most Performed Blues & Roots Work
| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | |
|---|
| Tim Rogers | Universal Music Publishing | | |
| Tex Perkins, Matthew Walker | Universal Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing | |
| "Dancing in the Dark" by Ziggy Alberts | Ziggy Alberts | Kobalt Music Publishing | |
| "Dollar Bill" by Blues Arcadia | Alan Boyle, Christian Harvey | | |
| "The Howling Dogs" by Frank Sultana | Frank Sultana | | |
|
Most Performed Country Work
| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | |
|---|
| | Mushroom Music | | |
| Brad Cox, Phil Barton, John Pierce | Mushroom Music, Sony Music Publishing, Mushroom Music, Universal/MCA Music Publishing | |
| Morgan Evans, Madison Love, Tim Sommers, Geoffrey Warburton | Warner Chappell Music | |
| Kaylee Bell, James Johnston, Gavin Carfoot, Jared Porter, Nolan Wynne | | |
| "Summer Nights" by Casey Barnes | Casey Barnes, Michael Delorenzis, Michael Paynter | | |
|
Most Performed Dance/Electronic Work
| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | |
|---|
| "Burn Dem Bridges" by Skin on Skin | Emmanuel John, Mozis Aduu, Jordan Bedeau, Micah Bedeau, Konnan Maier-Kouame | Sony Music Publishing | | |
| "Miracle Maker" by Dom Dolla featuring Clementine Douglas | Dominic Matheson Dom Dolla, Clementine Douglas, Mark Anthony Hilaire, Caitlin Stubbs | Sony Music Publishing / CAS Music / Mushroom Music / Sentric Music Publishing | |
| "Never Let You Go" by Jason Derulo and Shouse | Sean Congues, Jack Madin and Edward Service Shouse, Jason Desrouleaux Jason Derulo | Sentric Music Publishing / ONELOVE Publishing / Universal Music Publishing | |
| "Spend It" by Peking Duk featuring Circa Waves | Jackson Brazier, Adam Hyde, Samuel Littlemore, Reuben Styles-Richards, Gustav Gaellhagen, Johan Gustafsson, Kieran Shudall | Kobalt Music Publishing Dew Process / BMG / Universal Music Publishing / Sentric Music Publishing | |
| "You Know What I Need" by PNAU and Troye Sivan | Nick Littlemore, Samuel Littlemore, Peter Mayes PNAU and Troye Sivan | Universal Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing /Sentric Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing | |
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Most Performed Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Work
| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | |
|---|
| John Arnold, Mitchell Fogarty, Lochlan Keogh, Sabian Lynch, Scott Simpson | Cooking Vinyl Publishing | | |
| "Darker Still" by Parkway Drive | Benjamin Gordon, Luke Kilpatrick, Jeffrey Ling, Winston McCall, George Hadjichristou | Kobalt Music Publishing | |
| Michael Cavanagh, Nicholas Craig, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker | Kobalt Music Publishing | |
| Daniel Furnari, Jamie Hails, Rick Schneider, Ryan Siew, Jacob Steinhauser, Shawn Mayer | Kobalt Music Publishing | |
| Joel Birch, Daniel Brown, Ahren Stringer, Joseph Longobardi | Concord ANZ / Kobalt Music Publishing | |
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Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work
| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | |
|---|
| Cooper Bedford, Simeona Malagamaalii Hooligan He's, Nepomsein Irakunda, Liridona Rusiti | Mushroom Music | | |
| Sampa Tembo Sampa the Great, Magnus Mando, Samuel Masta, Sam Nyambe | Kobalt Music Publishing | |
| "Comma's" by Onefour featuring Cg | Spencer Magalogo, Jerome Misa, Salec Su'a, Bailey Pickles, Chandler Hammond, Hugo Hui, Caleb Tiedemann | Sony Music Publishing | |
| Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith, Andrew Burford, Marlon Gerbes, Chris Mac, Matiu Walters | Sony Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing | |
| Tkay Maidza, Pa Salieu Gaye, Cassio Lopes, Kendrick Nicholls, Sherwyn Nicholls, Michael Oatman | Kobalt Music Publishing / Mushroom Music | |
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Most Performed Pop Work
| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | |
|---|
| "How Do I Say Goodbye" by Dean Lewis | Dean Lewis, Jon Hume | Kobalt Music Publishing / Concord ANZ | | |
| "Only Wanna Be With You" by Amy Shark | Amy Billings Amy Shark, Grant Averill, Joseph Spargur | Mushroom Music | |
| "Love Again" by The Kid LAROI | Charlton Howard The Kid Laroi, Omer Fedi, Billy Walsh, Henry Walter | Sony Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing | |
| "Ready for the Sky" by Budjerah | Budjerah, Ainslie Wills | Mushroom Music / Sony Music Publishing | |
| "Therapy" by Budjerah | Sarah Aarons, Ajay Bhattacharyya | Sony Music Publishing | |
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Most Performed R&B / Soul Work
| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | |
|---|
| Mojo Ruiz de Luzuriaga Mo'Ju, Lewis Coleman Henry Jenkins | Universal Music Publishing / Mushroom Music Ivy League Music | | |
| "Cinderella" by JKING | Jordan Samatua | | |
| "Falling" by Dean Brady | Dean Brady, Jacob Farah, Jerome Farah, Kara-Lee James, Tim Omaji, Rahel Phillips | Mushroom Music | |
| Kobe Hamilton-Reeves Forest Claudette, Alexander Laska | Concord ANZ | |
| | Mushroom Music Ivy League Music | |
|
Most Performed Rock Work
| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | |
|---|
| "Good Time" by Polish Club | David Novak and John-Henry Pajak Polish Club, Robby De Sá | Sony Music Publishing | | |
| Zoe Catterall, Courtney Cunningham, Hilary Geddes, Tessa Wilkin The Buoys | | |
| Theo Dimathaya Burarrwanga, Yimila Gurruwiwi, Roy Kellaway, Campbell Messer, Lewis Stiles, Yirrŋa Gotjiringu Yunupingu | Sony Music Publishing | |
| | Mushroom Music | |
| "Sorry Instead" by Spacey Jane | Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu, Caleb Harper, Kieran Lama, Peppa Lane Spacey Jane | Kobalt Music Publishing Dew Process | |
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Most Performed International Work
| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | |
|---|
| "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift | | Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing | | |
| | Sony Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing | |
| | Sony Music Publishing / Concord ANZ / Warner Chappell Music | |
| | Origin Music Publishing & Peermusic / BMG / Sony Music Publishing | |
| | Warner Chappell Music / Kobalt Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing | |
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Art Music Awards
Expected to be announced in July 2024.
Screen Music Awards
Expected to be announced in September 2024.
Notes and References
- Web site: 2024 APRA Music Awards. APRA Awards (Australia). February 2024. 23 February 2024.
- Web site: APRA Music Awards 2024: Troye Sivan, Sia & The Teskey Brothers Among Biggest Winners. The Music. 1 May 2024. 2 May 2024.
- Web site: G Flip, Genesis Owusu, RVG & More Shortlisted For 2024 APRA Song Of The Year. The Music. 22 February 2024. 23 February 2024.
- Web site: 2024 APRA Music Awards nominees announced: Paul Kelly, Troye Sivan, Tex Perkins, and more. Mumbrella. 4 April 2024. 9 April 2024.
- Web site: Bart Willoughby Receives Ted Albert Award For Outstanding Services To Australian Music . The Music. 18 April 2024. 18 April 2024.
