Aotearoa Music Awards Explained

Aotearoa Music Awards
Awarded For:Excellence in New Zealand music
Presenter:Recorded Music NZ
Country:New Zealand
Reward:Tui award trophy

The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards), conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ, honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry. The awards are among the most significant that a group or artist can receive in New Zealand music, and have been presented annually since 1965. The awards show is presented by Recorded Music NZ. A range of award sponsors and media partners support the event each year.

History and overview

See also: List of Aotearoa Music Award categories.

The first awards for New Zealand recorded music were the Loxene Golden Disc awards, launched in 1965. The awards were created by soap powder manufacturer Reckitt & Colman's advertising agency, with support from the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC), the New Zealand Federation of Phonographic Industries and the Australasian Performing Rights Society (APRA), with the awards named after Reckitt & Colman's anti-dandruff shampoo, Loxene.[1]

While initially only one prize was given, other awards were added, including categories for record cover, recording artist of the year, and a producer award. From 1970, two awards were given - one to a solo artist, the other to a group however there was still just one supreme award, selected from these two.[2]

The Loxene Golden Disc awards continued until 1972 when the New Zealand Federation of Phonographic Industry decided to institute its own system; these awards became known as the Recording Arts Talent Awards (RATA). From 1978 the awards became known as the RIANZ Awards after the NZFPI changed its name to the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).

In 1996 and 1997 the awards were merged with the Entertainer of the Year Awards and were known as the Clear Music and Entertainment Awards, sponsored by Clear Communications. From 1998 the awards reverted to music only, with the name going back to the New Zealand Music Awards and the award trophy nicknamed the Tui.[3] Also in 1999 Coca-Cola New Zealand became the naming rights sponsor of the awards, known as the Coca-Cola New Zealand Music Awards for one year only.[4]

Since 2004, the show's principal sponsor has been Vodafone New Zealand. With Vodafone's sponsorship, the awards became known as the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards (VNZMA's).[5]

In 2008 the awards ceremony moved to Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Prior to this move the event was primarily invitation only, and the increased size of the Vector Arena enabled the event to be attended both by invitation and by the public through sale tickets. While the Loxene Golden Disc award was televised in the 1970s, broadcasting of the contemporary award ceremony started in 2004.[1] [6] [7]

In 2020, the awards were renamed the Aotearoa Music Awards; its acronym doubly serves to mean a waka's outrigger (ama) reflecting the award's goal of supporting the local music industry.[8]

New Zealand Music Hall of Fame

See main article: New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. Created in 2007 in conjunction with the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame pays tribute to those who have "shaped, influenced and advanced popular music in New Zealand." Two musicians or groups are inducted into the hall each year, one at the APRA Silver Scroll Awards, decided by APRA, and the other is the winner of the Legacy Award at the Aotearoa Music Awards, selected by Recorded Music NZ.[9]

Critics Choice award

See main article: New Zealand Music Award for Critics' Choice Prize.

Awarded from 2010 until 2016, the Critics' Choice Prize was given to artists who were expected to be successful in the music industry in the future. To be eligible for the award, an artist must have neither released a studio album nor have been nominated for a New Zealand Music Award in the past.[10]

List of ceremonies

No.CeremonyDateBroadcaster(s)Most winsAlbum of the Year winnerSingle of the Year winnerHost(s)VenueRef.
11965 Loxene Golden Disc25 November 1965NZBCRay Columbus and the Invaders – "Till We Kissed"Neville ChamberlainWhite Heron Lodge, Wellington[11]
21966 Loxene Golden Disc9 November 1966Maria Dallas – "Tumblin' Down"
31967 Loxene Golden Disc4 November 1967Mr. Lee Grant – "Thanks to You"Peter Sinclair
41968 Loxene Golden Disc7 November 1968Allison Durbin – "I Have Loved Me a Man"Intercontinental Hotel, Auckland
51969 Loxene Golden Disc15 October 1969The Hi-Revving Tongues – "Rain and Tears"
61970 Loxene Golden Disc22 October 1970Hogsnort Rupert – "Pretty Girl"Grand Opera House
71971 Loxene Golden Disc2 November 1971Craig Scott – "Smiley"Opera House, Palmerston North
81972 Loxene Golden Disc14 November 1972Creation – "Carolina"Christchurch Town Hall
91973 RATA Award1973Shona Laing (2 awards)John Donoghue – Spirit of Pelorus JackJohn Hanlon – "Damn the Dam"Trillo's, Auckland [12]
101974 RATA Award1974Mike Harvey (2 awards)John Hanlon – "Is It Natural"
111975 RATA Award1975John Hanlon (2 awards)John HanlonHigher TrailsRockinghorse – "Through the Moonlight"
121976 RATA Award1976Dr Tree (2 awards)New Zealand Symphony OrchestraSymphony #2Trillo's, Auckland
131978 RIANZ Music Awards1978TV OneHello Sailor (2 awards)Hello SailorHello SailorGolden Harvest – "I Need Your Love"Stu DennisonAvalon Studios
141979 RIANZ Music Awards23 November 1979Th' Dudes (2 awards)Street Talk – Street TalkTh' Dudes – "Be Mine Tonight"Mandalay, Auckland
151980 RIANZ Music Awards1980Jon Stevens (3 awards)Sharon O'Neill – Sharon O'NeillJon StevensMontego BayLogan Park Hotel, Auckland
161981 RIANZ Music Awards1981Dave McArtney and the Pink Flamingos (4 awards)Dave McArtney and the Pink Flamingos – Dave McArtney and the Pink FlamingosCoup D'État – "Doctor, I Like Your Medicine"
171982 RIANZ Music Awards1982DD Smash (4 awards)DD SmashCool BananasPrince Tui Teka – "E Ipo"
181983 New Zealand Music AwardsNovember 1983TV OneDD Smash (4 awards)DD SmashDD Smash – "Outlook For Thursday"Karyn Hay and Phillip SchofieldMichael Fowler Centre
191984 New Zealand Music Awards1984Dance Exponents (3 awards)Dance ExponentsPrayers Be AnsweredThe Narcs – "You Took Me Heart and Soul"
201985 New Zealand Music Awards1985Netherworld Dancing Toys (3 awards)Netherworld Dancing ToysPainted YearsNetherworld Dancing Toys – "For Today"
211986 New Zealand Music AwardsNovember 1986Peking Man (5 awards)Peking ManPeking ManPeking Man – "Room That Echoes"Sheraton Hotel, Auckland
221987 New Zealand Music Awards1987Dave Dobbyn (4 awards)HerbsSensitive to a SmileDave Dobbyn – "You Oughta Be In Love"
231988 New Zealand Music Awards1988Holidaymakers (4 awards)Dave DobbynLoyalHolidaymakers – "Sweet Lovers"
241989 New Zealand Music Awards1989Margaret Urlich (3 awards)Margaret UrlichSafety In NumbersMargaret Urlich – "Escaping"
251990 New Zealand Music AwardsMarch 1990The Chills (4 awards)The ChillsSubmarine BellsThe Chills – "Heavenly Pop Hit"
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261992 Pepsi New Zealand Music Awards6 April 1992TV2Headless Chickens & The Exponents (2 awards)Headless ChickensBody BlowThe Exponents – "Why Does Love Do This To Me"Aotea Centre[14]
271993 Pepsi New Zealand Music Awards1993The Mutton Birds (3 awards)The Mutton BirdsThe Mutton BirdsThe Mutton Birds – "Nature"Simon BarnettPowerstation[15]
281994 New Zealand Music Awards11 April 1994Headless Chickens (3 awards)Straitjacket FitsBlowHeadless Chickens – "Juice"/"Choppers"Pan Pacific Hotel[16]
291995 New Zealand Music Awards12 April 1995Supergroove (4 awards)SupergrooveTractionPurest Form – "Message to My Girl"Carlton Hotel[17]
301996 Clear Music and Entertainment Awards13 April 1996TV3Shihad (4 awards)Shihad – KilljoyOMC – "How Bizarre"Aotea Centre[18]
311997 Clear Music and Entertainment Awards3 May 1997Che Fu (3 awards)StrawpeopleVicariousDLT featuring Che Fu – "Chains"[19]
321998 New Zealand Music Awards23 April 1998TV2Bic Runga (4 awards)Bic RungaDriveBic Runga – "Sway"Jon Bridges, Petra Bagust and Nathan Rarere[20] [21]
33Coca-Cola New Zealand Music Awards13 March 1999TV3/C4The Feelers (4 awards)The FeelersSupersystemChe Fu – "Scene III"Jon Bridges, Nathan Rarere, and Jackie ClarkeAuckland Town Hall[22]
342000 New Zealand Music Awards4 March 2000Sky 1/Juice TVStellar (5 awards)StellarMixStellar – "Violent"Marcus LushCivic Theatre[23] [24]
352001 New Zealand Music Awards2 March 2001TV2Zed (3 awards)ZedSilencerFur Patrol – "Lydia"Francesca Rudkin[25] [26]
362002 New Zealand Music Awards10 May 2002Che Fu (4 awards)Che FuThe NavigatorChe Fu – "Fade Away"Erika Takacs and Marcus LushSt James Theatre[27]
372003 New Zealand Music Awards30 April 2003TV3The Datsuns & Bic Runga (4 awards)The DatsunsThe DatsunsGoodshirt – "Sophie"Oliver Driver and Lucy LawlessAotea Centre[28] [29]
382004 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards22 September 2004C4Scribe (6 awards)ScribeThe CrusaderScribe – "Stand Up"Jaquie Brown and Mikey Havoc[30] [31]
392005 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards5 October 2005Fat Freddy's Drop (4 awards)Fat Freddy's DropBased on a True StoryBreaks Co-Op – "The Otherside"Jaquie Brown and Oliver Driver[32] [33] [34]
402006 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards18 October 2006Bic Runga (4 awards)Bic RungaBirdsPluto – "Long White Cross"[35] [36]
412007 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards18 October 2007The Mint Chicks (5 awards)The Mint ChicksCrazy? Yes! Dumb? No!Evermore – "Light Surrounding You"Dai Henwood[37] [38]
422008 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards8 October 2008Flight of the Conchords & Opshop (4 awards)Flight of the ConchordsFlight of the ConchordsOpshop – "One Day"Vector Arena[39] [40]
432009 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards8 October 2009Ladyhawke (6 awards)LadyhawkeLadyhawkeLadyhawke – "My Delirium"[41]
442010 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards7 October 2010Gin Wigmore & Stan Walker (4 awards)Gin WigmoreHoly SmokeKids of 88 – "Just a Little Bit"Shannon Ryan and Ben Hurley[42]
452011 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards3 November 2011FourThe Naked and Famous (7 awards)The Naked and FamousPassive Me, Aggressive YouThe Naked and Famous – "Young Blood"Shannon Ryan and Ben Boyce[43]
462012 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards1 November 2012Six60 (6 awards)KimbraVowsSix60 – "Don't Forget Your Roots"[44]
472013 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards21 November 2013Lorde & Aaradhna (4 awards)AaradhnaTreble & ReverbLorde – "Royals"Shannon Ryan and Stan Walker[45]
482014 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards20 November 2014Lorde (6 awards)LordePure HeroineLorde – "Team"Shannon Ryan and Dai Henwood[46]
492015 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards19 November 2015TV3Broods (4 awards)BroodsEvergreenLorde – "Yellow Flicker Beat"Taika Waititi[47] [48]
502016 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards17 November 2016Broods (5 awards)BroodsConsciousBroods – "Free"Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce[49]
512017 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards16 November 2017ThreeLorde (5 awards)Lorde - MelodramaLorde - "Green Light"Spark Arena[50]
522018 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards15 November 2018Six60 (4 awards)Marlon Williams - Make Way for LoveDrax Project - "Woke Up Late"Kanoa Lloyd and Stan Walker[51]
532019 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards14 November 2019Benee (4 awards)Avantdale Bowling ClubAvantdale Bowling ClubBenee – "Soaked"Laura Daniel and Jon Toogood[52] [53] [54]
542020 Aotearoa Music Awards15 November 2020The Edge TV (7–8:30)
Three (8:30–10:30)
Benee (4 awards)The Beths – Jump Rope GazersBenee – "Supalonely"Sharyn Casey and Jayden King (7–8:30)
Jesse Mulligan (8:30–10:30)
552021 Aotearoa Music Awards17 December 2021TVNZ 2L.A.B. (5 awards)L.A.B.L.A.B. IVL.A.B. – "Why Oh Why"Hayley Sproull and Stan WalkerKiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre[55]
562022 Aotearoa Music Awards10 November 2022L.A.B. (4 awards)L.A.B.- L.A.B. VL.A.B. – "Mr Reggae"[56]
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572024 Aotearoa Music Awards30 May 2024Radio New Zealand---Kara Rickard and Jesse MulliganViaduct Events Centre[58]

Winners by year

1978-current

Artisan Awards

References

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Loxene Golden Disc Awards. AudioCulture. 11 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Awards Finalists. Auckland Library. 9 November 2012.
  4. Web site: New Zealand Music Awards 1999. NZine. 6 November 2012. 30 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141030132153/http://www.nzine.co.nz/life/nzmusicawards.html. dead.
  5. News: The Pitch: Patronage extends from frock to rock. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 23 September 2004.
  6. News: Music Awards: Songbird showdown on a big night. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 1 November 2012.
  7. Web site: Award Information. Sounz. 6 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055247/http://sounz.org.nz/distinctions/show/24. 4 March 2016. dead.
  8. News: Monika . Barton . 24 September 2020 . Jesse Mulligan, Sharyn Casey and Jayden King to host rebranded Aotearoa Music Awards 2020 . en . Newshub . 24 September 2020.
  9. Web site: New Zealand Music Hall Of Fame. APRA. 4 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120511065135/http://www.apra-amcos.co.nz/apra-awards/new-zealand-music-hall-of-fame.aspx. 11 May 2012.
  10. News: NZ Music awards set for changes . . . 22 July 2010 . 22 November 2010.
  11. Web site: Grigg. Simon. Loxene Golden Disc. Audio Culture. Audio Culture. 12 November 2015.
  12. Web site: Roach. Mark. New Zealand music awards 1973-2014. Audio Culture. Audio Culture. 12 November 2015.
  13. Web site: AWARD CATEGORIES. NZ Music Awards. RMNZ. 7 September 2015.
  14. Web site: Pepsi New Zealand Music Awards 1992. National Library of NZ. Auckland Library. 18 October 2014.
  15. Web site: NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS 1993. Nga Taonga Sound & Vision. Nga Taonga Sound & Vision. 18 October 2014.
  16. Web site: Did you see the 30th New Zealand Music Awards on the tele?. National Library of NZ. April 1994 . Auckland Library. 18 October 2014.
  17. Web site: Index Auckland: local history, arts and music. Auckland Libraries. Auckland Council. 18 October 2014.
  18. Web site: Music Awards live and clear. National Library of NZ. NZ Musician. 18 October 2014.
  19. Web site: Rock rolls over for rap. National Library of NZ. NZ Herald. 18 October 2014.
  20. Web site: Bic Runga scoops the pool. National Library of NZ. NZ Herald. 18 October 2014.
  21. Web site: Stephanie Tauevihi. Karen Kay Management. 20 October 2014.
  22. Web site: COCA COLA NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS 99. NZ Film Archive. 10 November 2012.
  23. News: Fanfare: Heroic time at revamped Civic. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 12 February 2000.
  24. News: Civic to host music awards. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 4 February 2000.
  25. News: Need to know: Weekend planner. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 2 March 2001.
  26. Web site: Space Presents: The 2001 Tui's New Zealand Music Awards. IMDB. 10 November 2012.
  27. News: Tui for a Moa?. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 13 April 2002.
  28. News: NZ Music Awards bigger but no bolder. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 9 April 2003.
  29. Web site: 2003 NZ Music Awards. NZ Musician. 10 November 2012.
  30. Web site: New Zealand Music Awards coming to C4. Thread. 6 November 2012.
  31. News: Scribe dominates NZ Music Awards. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 22 September 2004.
  32. News: Sideswipe. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 7 October 2005.
  33. News: Fat Freddy's Drop top music awards. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 6 October 2005.
  34. Web site: Get To The Red Carpet of the 2005 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. NZ Musician. 10 November 2012.
  35. News: Tuning in the Tuis. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 13 October 2006.
  36. News: Elemeno P cut-out for the job. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 18 October 2006.
  37. News: Going for Brooke - or Hollie?. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 13 September 2007.
  38. News: Mint Chicks, Hollie Smith dominate NZ Music Awards. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 19 October 2007.
  39. News: Awards music. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 18 September 2008.
  40. News: Dinky Dai on the night. NZ Herald. 6 November 2012. 7 October 2008.
  41. Web site: It's NZ music awards time again. NZ Listener. 6 November 2012.
  42. Web site: Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards Finalists Showcase ready to roll. Amplifier. 6 November 2012.
  43. News: Jones. Bridget. NZ Music Award winners. 24 June 2016. Fairfax NZ. Fairfax. 4 November 2011.
  44. Web site: October 27-November 2: Including the 2012 New Zealand Music Awards. NZ Listener. 6 November 2012.
  45. Web site: Stan to host music awards. Stuff. 13 October 2013.
  46. Web site: Tuis Calling All NZ Musicians. NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. 20 July 2014.
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  48. News: Taika Waititi to host Vodafone NZ Music Awards. 7 September 2015. Stuff. Fairfax. 7 September 2015.
  49. Web site: Time For Tui Contenders To Tune In. Scoop. Scoop. 27 June 2016.
  50. Web site: Nominations for 2017 Vodafone NZ Music Awards Open Today. Scoop. Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. 21 June 2017.
  51. News: 17 November 2018 . NZ Music Awards 2018 winners . en-nz . RNZ . 18 June 2020.
  52. News: What you need to know about the VNZMAs . 17 October 2019 . Newshub . 29 October 2019 . en.
  53. News: VNZMAs 2019: Th' Dudes to be inducted in NZ Music Hall of Fame . Barton . Monika . 29 August 2019 . Newshub . 29 October 2019 . en.
  54. News: Rutledge . Daniel . 14 November 2019 . Benee dominates the 2019 VNZMAs, winning four Tuis . en . Newshub . 18 June 2020.
  55. News: 1 December 2021 . Stan Walker and Hayley Hayley Sproull to host the Aotearoa Music Awards . en . Stuff . 8 December 2021.
  56. News: 10 November 2022 . All the winners at the 2022 Aotearoa Music Awards . en-NZ . The New Zealand Herald . 19 November 2022.
  57. Web site: CHANGES TO TIMELINE FOR AOTEAROA MUSIC AWARDS. Aotearoa Music Awards. 30 May 2024.
  58. News: 17 May 2024 . Aotearoa Music Awards 2024: Where to watch and who will perform? . en . Radio New Zealand . 30 May 2024.