APRA Silver Scroll Awards – 2018 Top 20
APRA Silver Scroll Awards – 2018 Top
20
· A Woman’s Pain, written and
performed by Tami Neilson
·
Alright, written by Sam de Jong and Cynthia Nabozny,
performed by Cyn
·
Aztechknowledgey, written and performed by
Troy Kingi
· Black Crow,
written by Louis Baker and Steve Rusch, performed by
Louis Baker
· Conquer
written by Isaiah Libeau, Daniel Latu, and Amon McGoram,
performed by SWIDT
·
December, written by Joshua Burgess, Charles Ryder,
Christie Simpson, and Samuel Perry, performed by
Yumi Zouma
· Future Me Hates
Me, written by Elizabeth Stokes, performed by
The Beths
· Hours, written
by Julien Dyne , Brandon Haru , and Karoline Tamati,
performed by Julien Dyne featuring
Ladi6
· Hunnybee, written by Ruban
Nielson, Kody Nielson, and Jacob Portrait, performed by
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
·
Kalega, written by Rob Ruha and Taina Keelan,
performed by Rob Ruha & The Witch
Doctor
· Laugh It Off, written by
Chelsea Jade Metcalf and Bradley Hale performed by
Chelsea Jade
· New Wave,
written and performed by Seth Haapu
·
Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore, written and
performed by Marlon Williams
·
Nothing To Regret, written by Anna Robinson, Allison
Crystal, and Larzz Principato, performed by
Robinson
· Slow Train
Creek, written and performed by Holly
Arrowsmith
· Temporary Me, written
by Kingdon Chapple-Wilson, performed by
Kings
· Two Free Hands,
written and performed by Anthonie
Tonnon
· Wallace Line, written by
Michael Cathro, performed by Ha The
Unclear
· We Light Fire, written
and performed by Julia Deans
·
You Got Me, written and performed by Lisa
Crawley
This Top 20 list was chosen from over 200 entries by a judging panel of 9 fellow songwriters, who have each made wonderful contributions to the NZ music community themselves.
The jury for 2018 was: Anji Sami (She’s So Rad/Sami Sisters), Anna Coddington, Cherie Mathieson (Sola Rosa), Jane de Jong (Ruby Frost), Hollie Fullbrook (Tiny Ruins), Nadia Reid, Phil Bell (DJ Sir-vere), Rodney Fisher (Goodshirt), and Simon Gooding (The Map Room).
Widely considered the most prestigious accolade in New Zealand music, the APRA Silver Scroll Award recognises outstanding achievement in the craft of songwriting, and the responsibility now falls to APRA’s almost 10,000 New Zealand members to choose the best song of 2018.
All APRA members are now invited to vote for their top five songs from this list of 20. These votes from the APRA membership will determine the five finalists and winner of the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll Award.
“These songs show the diversity of song writing in New Zealand right now– from long-established luminaries to fresh faces, ballads to beats, rhymes to folk stories, and many inventive diversions in between” says APRA’s Anthony Healey.
“Of course, as is always the case, there were easily at least 20 more songs also in contention, and our experts had a hard job to select these. But it’s wonderful to be able to celebrate the incredible work of New Zealand songwriters over the past year, and draw attention to some excellent music.”
Past recipients of the esteemed award include a long list of iconic Kiwi music stalwarts - from Dave Dobbyn, Don McGlashan and Shona Laing to Neil Finn, Bic Runga, and Ray Columbus. They’re joined by a younger generation of music makers that include James Milne & Luke Buda, Ella Yelich-O’Connor (Lorde) & Joel Little, Tami Neilson, and Ruban & Kody Nielson.
The
APRA Silver Scroll Award will be presented
at Spark Arena in Auckland on
Thursday 4th October. The other awards
presented on the night are:
APRA Maioha Award,
celebrating exceptional waiata featuring te reo
SOUNZ Contemporary Award, celebrating excellence in
contemporary composition
APRA Best Original
Music in a Feature Film Award
APRA Best Original
Music in a Series Award
As a part of the celebrations APRA will also be inducting a songwriter/s into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.