APRA Song of the Year nominees announced

Nominees for the highly coveted APRA Song Of The Year Award have been announced, pitting new generation artists against Australian music staples.

Including an Idol winner, APRA winners and Hottest 100 winners, the competition for the Song Of The Year gong is tougher than ever, however, a novelty remix still managed to find its way into the list – Pendulum’s ‘ABC TV News Theme (remix)’ .

While we admit the remix is a bangin’ tune and one of our favourite tracks from last year, it still seems like an odd inclusion alongside the likes of the late Rowland S Howard and Kasey Chambers.

One other issue with the announced nominees is that no Urban artists have made the cut this year – even though huge tracks were released from Aussie favourites Bliss N Eso and Drapht.

Along with the APRA Song Of The Year, this years’ awards will also include categories for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year, Most Played Australian Work, Most Played Australian Work Overseas, International Work of the Year, Country Work of the Year, Blues & Roots Work of the Year, Urban Work of the Year, Dance Work of the Year and Rock Work of the Year.

The winners will be announced at the APRA Awards on Tuesday June 21 at Sydney’s Carriageworks complex.

And the Nominees are:
Pendulum – ABC TV News theme (remix) (Writers:Peter Wall P/ Anthony Ansell)
Graeme Connors – All The Money’s Gone (Writer: Graeme Connors)
Guy Sebastian – All To Myself (Writers: Guy Sebastian / Carl Dimataga)
Guy Sebastian Featuring Eve – Who’s That Girl (Writer: Guy Sebastian)
Gyroscope – Baby I’m Gettin Better (Writers:Daniel Sanders / Robert Nassif / Brad Campbell /Zoran Trivic)
Angus & Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane (Writers: Angus Stone / Julia Stone)
Sia – Clap Your Hands (Writers: Writers Sia Furler / Samuel Dixon)
Hoodoo Gurus – Crackin’ Up (Writer: Dave Faulkner)
Gotye – Eyes Wide Open (Writer: Wally De Backer)
Rowland S Howard – Golden Age of Bloodshed (Writer: Rowland Howard)
Kasey Chambers – Little Bird (Writer: Kasey Chambers)
The Temper Trap – Love Lost (Writers: Dougy Mandagi /Lorenzo Sillito/ Toby Dundas / Jonothan Aherne)
Thirsty Merc – Mousetrap Heart (Writer: Rai Thistlethwayte)
Thirsty Merc – All My Life (Writer: Rai Thistlethwayte)
Birds of Toyko – Plans (Writers: Anthony Jackson /Ian Kenny / Adam Spark/ Adam Weston)
Birds of Tokyo – Wild at Heart (Writer: Anthony Jackson /Ian Kenny / Adam Spark/ Adam Weston)
John Butler Trio – Revolution (Writer: John Butler)
Little Red – Rock It (Writer: Dominic Byrne)
Tame Impala – Solitude is Bliss (Writer: Kevin Parker)
Brooke Fraser – Something in the Water (Writers: Brooke Fraser/ Scott Ligertwood)

APRA Music Award winners announced

The 2010 APRA Music Awards have come and gone and now there are official winners… and losers. But let’s not play that game. Everyone is a winner! (Except those that did not win.)

The big winners on the night were The Temper Trap who took home Song Of The Year gong for their track Sweet Disposition.

AC/DC were finally recognised for their contribution to Australian music with Angus and Malcolm Young being awarded the Song Writer Of The Year award as well as the Most Played Australian Work Overseas  gong for their single Rock ‘N Roll Train.

Other notable winners include Empire of The Sun, Hilltop Hoods, Troy Cassar-Daley and Ash Grunwald.

Full List of Winners (and therefore Grinners…)

Apra Song Of The Year: The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
Songwriter Of The Year: AC/DC’s Angus and Malcolm Young
Most Played Australian Work Overseas: Ac/Dc – Rock ‘N Roll Train
Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year: Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream
Dance Work Of The Year: Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream
Urban Work Of The Year: Hilltop Hoods – Still Standing
Most Played Australian Work: Eskimo Joe – Foreign Land
Rock Work Of The Year: Eskimo Joe – Foreign Land
Country Work Of The Year: Troy Cassar-Daley – Big, Big Love
Blues And Roots Work Of The Year: Ash Grunwald – Breakout
Ted Albert Award For Outstanding Services To Australian Music: Jimmy Little
International Work Of The Year: The Fray – You Found Me

2010 APRA Award nominees announced

2010 APRA Music Award nominees have been announced this morning with over 70 songwriters being recognised for their contribution to music.

Artists awarded with a nomination nod are as eclectic as Lisa Mitchell, Daniel Merriweather, Jessica Mauboy, Ash Grunwald, Kim Moyes and The Presets.

Full list of nominees:

APRA Song Of The Year
Sarah Blasko – All I Want
Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
Troy Cassar-Daley – Big Big Love
Kate Miller-Heidke – The Last Day On Earth
Empire Of The Sun – We Are The People

Most Played Australian Work
Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting
The Living End – Raise The Alarm
Eskimo Joe – Foreign Land
Evermore – Hey Boys And Girls (Truth Of The World Pt 2)
Jet – She’s A Genius

Urban Work Of The Year
Jessica Mauboy – Running Back
Phrase – Spaceship
Pez – The Festival Song
Bliss N Eso – On Tour
Hilltop Hoods – Still Standing

Dance Work Of The Year
The Presets – If I Know
The Presets – Talk Like That
Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream
Zoe Badwi – Release Me
Sneaky Sound System – 16

Blues and Roots Work Of The Year
Ash Grunwald – Breakout
James Grehan – Hold On
Bonjah – Bring Back The Fire
Bonjah – Fly
The Bamboos – Can’t Help Myself

Country Work Of The Year
Brook Mcclymont- Kick It Up
Steven Forde – I Ain’t That Guy
Brad Cole – Come Home
Troy Cassar-Daley – Big Big Love

Rock Work Of The Year
Jet – She’s A Genius
The Living End – White Noise
The Living End – Raise The Alarm
Eskimo Joe – Foreign Land
Evermore – Hey Boys And Girls (Truth Of The World Pt2)

International Work Of The Year
The Fray – You Found Me
Pink – Sober
Taylor Swift – Love Story
Shinedown – Second Chance
The All American Rejects – Gives You Hell

Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year
Jessica Mauboy
Lisa Mitchell
Daniel Merriweather
Empire Of The Sun
Temper Trap

The Awards will take place at the Sydney Convention Centre on Monday 21st June as the closing night to the 2010 Song Summit.

APRA Music Awards honour Rock Work of the Year

Reflecting the ever-evolving nature of the Australian musical landscape, the APRA Music Awards will now recognise the ‘Rock Work of the Year’.

“The introduction of the Rock Work of the Year is an important step forward in recognising the incredibly talented songwriters working within this genre. Over the 25 year history of the APRA Awards, we have constantly looked to evolve the Awards to accurately reflect, and celebrate, the ever-changing landscape of Australian music,” said APRA|AMCOS’s Director of Member Services, Sally Howland.

Also new in 2010: APRA will announce five nominees for the ‘Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year’ Award.  The nominees will be selected by APRA’s Board of Writer and Publisher Members. And finally, we bid farewell to the ‘Jazz Work of the Year’ .This Award is moving to the Classical Awards program. The Classical Awards, presented by APRA and the Australian Music Centre, is on hiatus this year, and will return in 2011 with a fresh new program.

The categories for the APRA music Award 2010 are as follows:

Most Played Australian Work
Most Played Australian Work Overseas
International Work of the Year (Previously Foreign Work of the Year)
Blues and Roots Work of the Year
Country Work of the Year
Dance Work of the Year
Urban Work of the Year
Rock Work of the Year
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Songwriter of the Year
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Song of the Year

Also announced today, from 2011, the data used to determine the nominees and ultimately, the winners, will include digital and online performance statistics. Seeing as how digitaland online sales make up roughly 25% of total music sales, you would think this move would have been made a long time ago.