Lorde reigns supreme at 2014 VNZMAs

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November 20, 2014

VODAFONE NZ MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS
Lorde reigns supreme at 2014 VNZMAs

Following a hugely successful year locally and internationally, Lorde has done it again taking out no less than six Tuis at the 49th annual Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.

The North Shore teen takes out two of the most coveted awards - the Mentos Album of the Year for ‘Pure Heroine’ and the Vodafone Single of the Year Tui for ‘Team’. Lorde also collects Tuis for Best Female Solo Artist, The Edge Best Pop Album, Vodafone Highest Selling Single for ‘Royals’ and the International Achievement Award.

Lorde’s rapidly growing awards collection now includes four Tuis from the 2013 VNZMAs, an APRA Silver Scroll, The Taite Music Prize, two Grammys, a Brit Award and a MTV Video Music Award.

South Auckland’s David Dallas rounds out a successful 2014 with two Tuis for Best Male Solo Artist and Best Urban / Hip Hop Album for ‘Falling Into Place’ after opening for global rap sensation Eminem.

Stan Walker, star of the upcoming international hip-hop film 'Born To Dance', also claims two Tuis; taking home the NZ On Air Radio Airplay award for ‘Bulletproof’ and Vodafone People’s Choice.

Broods, the hugely popular sibling duo from Nelson - and newcomers to the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards - take home their first-ever Tui for Breakthrough Artist of the Year.

The winners have been announced tonight (November 20) at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards ceremony, held at Auckland’s Vector Arena.

Other winners include previous Critics’ Choice nominees The Naked And Famous, who take home the Tui for Steinlager Pure Best Group. Best Rock Album goes to Blacklistt; while the Tui for Best Alternative Album goes to solo-act turned band Tiny Ruins.

Fresh off the back of shows in the US and UK, family opera trio Sol3 Mio add to their Tui collection taking out the award for FOUR Highest Selling Album. The group picked up the Best Pacific Album Tui earlier this year (8 May).

Tama Waipara takes home the Tui for Best Roots Album for ‘Fill Up The Silence’ and Best Electronica Album is awarded to Opiuo for ‘Meraki’.

Campbell Hooper claims his Tui for NZ On Air Best Music Video for his work on The Naked And Famous’ ‘Hearts Like Ours’ while the Best Maori Album goes to Rob Ruha for ‘Tiki Tapu’. The Tui for Best Gospel / Christian Album goes to Mosaic Music for ‘You Surround’ and Best Classical Album goes to Jack Body for ‘Poems of Love and War’.

Recorded Music New Zealand Chief Executive Damian Vaughan says he’s blown away at the quality of all this year’s finalists and winners.

“There’s no denying it’s been an amazing year for Lorde and her multiple wins reflect that. But it has also been a diverse year for quality releases across the board and it’s great to see we have so many different genres represented among the winners,” Vaughan says

“As always, the show itself has been outstanding and the performances amazing. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners – and a special congrats once again to Supergroove as the NZ Herald Legacy Award recipients and inductees into the NZ Music Hall of Fame.

“The show gets bigger and better every year so I can’t wait to see what next year will bring with 2015 marking the 50th anniversary of the awards.”

Guests at the event, hosted by Shannon Ryan and comedian Dai Henwood, were treated to live performances by some of the biggest names in New Zealand music including Benny Tipene, Blacklistt, Broods, David Dallas, Sol3 Mio and Tiny Ruins.

Perhaps the biggest crowd pleaser on the night was a tribute performance in honour of the 2014 NZ Herald Legacy Award recipients –Supergroove – performed by female music powerhouses Hollie Smith, Iva Lamkum, Ria Hall and Tali. They were accompanied by The Levites under the music direction of Jacob Nansen. The NZ Herald Legacy Award was presented to Supergroove on the night by Slave and Otis.

Tui recipients who have received their awards during the year are:
• Best Jazz Album – Nathan Haines for ‘Vermillion Skies’
• Best Folk Album – Tattletale Saints for ‘How Red is the Blood’
• Best Pacific Music Album – Sol3 Mio for ‘Sol3 Mio’
• Best Country Music Album – Kaylee Bell for ‘Heart First’
• Best Album Cover – Anna Taylor & Ken Clark – ‘The Nihilist’ (Liam Finn)
• Best Engineer – Joel Little – ‘Pure Heroine’ (Lorde)
• Best Producer – Joel Little – ‘Pure Heroine’ (Lorde)
• Best Children’s Music Album – Anika Moa ‘Songs for Bubbas’
• NZ On Air 2014 Critics’ Choice Prize – Randa

Follow the Awards news online: www.nzmusicawards.co.nz
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WINNERS LIST

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1. Mentos Album of the Year
Winner: Lorde – ‘Pure Heroine’
Other finalists:
Ladi6 – ‘Automatic’
Sol3 Mio – ‘Sol3 Mio’
The Naked And Famous – ‘In Rolling Waves’
Tiny Ruins – ‘Brightly Painted One’

2. Vodafone Single of the Year
Winner: Lorde – ‘Team’
Other finalists:
Broods – ‘Bridges’
David Dallas – ‘Runnin’
Ladi6 – ‘Diamonds’
The Naked And Famous – ‘Hearts Like Ours’

3. Steinlager Pure Best Group
Winner: The Naked And Famous
Other finalists:
@Peace
Sol3 Mio

4. Best Male Solo Artist
Winner: David Dallas
Other finalists:
Liam Finn
Stan Walker

5. Best Female Solo Artist
Winner: Lorde
Other finalists:
Ladi6
Tiny Ruins

6. Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Winner: Broods
Other finalists:
Doprah
Sol3 Mio

7. Best Rock Album
Winner: Blacklistt – ‘Blacklistt’
Other finalists:
Clap Clap Riot – ‘Nobody/Everybody’
Ekko Park – ‘Tomorrow Tomorrow Today’

8. The Edge Best Pop Album
Winner: Lorde – ‘Pure Heroine’
Other finalists:
Benny Tipene – ‘Toulouse’
Stan Walker – ‘Inventing Myself’

9. Best Alternative Album
Winner: Tiny Ruins – ‘Brightly Painted One’
Other finalists:
Grayson Gilmour – ‘Infinite Life!’
Liam Finn – ‘The Nihilist’

10. Best Urban/Hip Hop Album
Winner: David Dallas – ‘Falling Into Place’
Other finalists:
Ladi6 – ‘Automatic’
PNC – ‘The Codes’

11. Best Roots Album
Winner: Tama Waipara – ‘Fill Up The Silence’
Other finalists:
House of Shem – ‘Harmony’
Mark Vanilau – ‘Dark Horizon’

12. Best Electronica Album
Winner: Opiuo – ‘Meraki’
Other finalists”
Bulletproof – ‘#Listen’
Sorceress – ‘Dose’

13. NZ On Air Best Music Video
Winner: Campbell Hooper – ‘Hearts Like Ours’ (The Naked And Famous)
Other finalists:
Thunderlips – ‘Stranger People’ (Doprah)
Tom Gould – ‘Runnin’ (David Dallas)

14. Best Maori Album
Winner: Rob Ruha – ‘Tiki Tapu’
Other finalists:
House of Shem – ‘Harmony’
Tama Waipara – ‘Fill Up The Silence’

15. Best Gospel Christian Album
Winner: Mosaic Music – ‘You Surround’
Other finalists:
Lifestyle (of Worship) – ‘Lifestyle (of Worship)’
Saving Grace – ‘The Urgency’

16. Best Classical Album
Winner: Jack Body – ‘Poems of Love and War’
Other finalists:
Dame Gillian Whitehead – ‘Alice’
Voices 16 – ‘Voice of the Soul’

17. Vodafone People’s Choice Award
Winner: Stan Walker
Other finalists:
Lorde
Sol3 Mio
David Dallas
Broods

18. NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award
Winner: Stan Walker – ‘Bulletproof’

19. Vodafone Highest Selling Single
Winner: Lorde – ‘Royals’

20. FOUR Highest Selling Album
Winner: Sol3 Mio – ‘Sol3 Mio’

21. NZ Herald Legacy Award
Supergroove

Other Tuis presented in 2014:
22. Best Album Cover
Winner: Anna Taylor & Ken Clark – ‘The Nihilist’ (Liam Finn)
Other finalists:
Henrietta Harris – ‘Infinite Life!’ (Grayson Gilmour)
Robert Wallace – ‘Automatic’ (Ladi6)

23. Best Producer
Winner: Joel Little – ‘Pure Heroine’ (Lorde)
Other finalists:
Thomas Healy – ‘Brightly Painted One’ (Tiny Ruins)
Thom Powers – ‘In Rolling Waves’ (The Naked And Famous)

24. Best Engineer
Winner: Joel Little – ‘Pure Heroine’ (Lorde)
Other finalists:
Doug Jane – ‘Waiata’ (Dame Kiri Te Kanawa)
Hayden Taylor – ‘Blacklistt’ (Blacklistt)

25. NZ On Air Critics’ Choice Prize
Winner: Randa
Other finalists:
Lake South
Estére

26. Best Pacific Music Album:
Winner: Sol3 Mio – ‘Sol3 Mio’
Other finalists:
David Dallas – ‘Falling Into Place’
Ladi6 – ‘Automatic’

27. Best Country Album
Winner: Kaylee Bell – ‘Heart First’
Other finalists:
Anna van Riel – ‘Whistle and Hum’
Marian Burns – ‘The Paris Sessions’

28. Best Folk Album
Winner: Tattletale Saints – ‘How Red is the Blood’
Other finalists
Into The East – ‘Fight From the Inside’
Chris Priestley – ‘Unsung Heroes’

29. Best Jazz Album
Winner: Nathan Haines – ‘Vermillion Skies’
Other finalists:
Phil Broadhurst – ‘Flaubert’s Dance’
Reuben Bradley – ‘Mantis: The Music of Drew Menzies’

NOTES:
The 2014 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards also coincided with the 25th anniversary of NZ On Air, a Platinum sponsor of the event.

For the first time the show was broadcast live on channel FOUR meaning music fans all over the country could watch all the action in real time from their living rooms, thanks to NZ On Air.

About Recorded Music New Zealand: Recorded Music NZ is a non-profit industry representation and licensing organisation for recording artists and their labels. It divides its services into three main areas. The Member Services team delivers projects including the Vodafone NZ Music Awards, the weekly Official NZ Top40 Charts and the Music Grants programme. Recorded Music NZ’s licensing division administers broadcast and public performance licensing either directly or through its joint initiative with APRA called OneMusic. The Pro-Music team is dedicated to protecting and promoting the interests of artists and labels across the New Zealand recording industry.

About the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards: The Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards is owned and hosted by Recorded Music NZ and produced for Recorded Music NZ by J&A Productions Limited.

About Vodafone: Vodafone is passionate about music and proud to be the principal sponsor partner of New Zealand’s premier music awards. Vodafone’s loyalty programme, Fantastic Fridays, rewards Vodafone customers and connects them to the things they love.

NOTES:
The 2014 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards also coincided with the 25th anniversary of NZ On Air, a Platinum sponsor of the event.

For the first time the show was broadcast live on channel FOUR meaning music fans all over the country could watch all the action in real time from their living rooms, thanks to NZ On Air.

About Recorded Music New Zealand: Recorded Music NZ is a non-profit industry representation and licensing organisation for recording artists and their labels. It divides its services into three main areas. The Member Services team delivers projects including the Vodafone NZ Music Awards, the weekly Official NZ Top40 Charts and the Music Grants programme. Recorded Music NZ’s licensing division administers broadcast and public performance licensing either directly or through its joint initiative with APRA called OneMusic. The Pro-Music team is dedicated to protecting and promoting the interests of artists and labels across the New Zealand recording industry.

About the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards: The Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards is owned and hosted by Recorded Music NZ and produced for Recorded Music NZ by J&A Productions Limited.

About Vodafone: Vodafone is passionate about music and proud to be the principal sponsor partner of New Zealand’s premier music awards. Vodafone’s loyalty programme, Fantastic Fridays, rewards Vodafone customers and connects them to the things they love.

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