List of New Zealand Music Award categories
The New Zealand Music Awards are awarded in several different categories.
Awards
| Award |
First awarded |
| Airplay Record of the Year |
2004 |
| Album of the Year |
1965 |
| Arranger of the Year |
1973 |
| Best Cast Album |
1987 |
| Best Children's Album |
1996 |
| Best Classical Album |
1983 |
| Best Country Album |
1983 |
| Best Cover Design |
1979 |
| Best Dance/Electronica Album |
2003 |
| Best Engineer |
1973 |
| Best Female Vocalist |
1978 |
| Best Film Soundtrack |
1983 |
| Best Folk Album |
1984 |
| Best Group |
1978 |
| Best Gospel Album |
1985 |
| Best Jazz Album |
1984 |
| Best Male Vocalist |
1978 |
| Best Mana Māori Album |
1996 |
| Best Mana Reo Album |
1996 |
| Best Māori Album |
1992 |
| Best New Artist |
1973 |
| Best New Zealand Recorded Composition |
1973 |
| Best Roots Music Album |
2003 |
| Best Producer |
1973 |
| Best Polynesian Album |
1982 |
| Best Rock Album |
2004 |
| Best Urban Album |
2002 |
| Best Solo Artist |
2004 |
| Best Songwriter |
1987 |
| Best Song of the Year |
1986 |
| Best Video |
1983 |
| Composer of the Year |
1973 |
| Critics' Choice Prize |
2010 |
| Highest Selling New Zealand Album |
2003 |
| Highest Selling New Zealand Single |
2003 |
| International Achievement |
1983 |
| Legacy Award |
2007 |
| Lifetime Achievement |
1995 |
| New Zealand Radio Programmer Award |
1998 |
| Most Promising Female Vocalist |
1978 |
| Most Popular Artist |
1983 |
| Most Popular Song |
1983 |
| Most Promising Group |
1978 |
| Most Promising Male Vocalist |
1978 |
| Outstanding Contribution to the Music Industry |
1980 |
| Recording Artist/Group of the Year |
1973 |
| Rising Star Award |
1996 |
| Single of the Year |
1973 |
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