New Zealand Music Award for Critics' Choice Prize

The Critics' Choice Prize is a New Zealand Music Award awarded to artists who are 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.[1] The prize was first awarded at the 2010 awards to Street Chant.

Recipients

Year Artist Other nominees Ref.
2010 Street Chant [2]
2011 Kimbra
  • The Popstrangers
  • The Unfaithful Ways
 [3]

References

  1. ^ "NZ Music awards set for changes". The New Zealand Herald (APN News & Media). 22 July 2010. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/video.cfm?c_id=264&gal_cid=264&gallery_id=112736. Retrieved 22 November 2010. 
  2. ^ Sundae, Hugh (16 September 2010). "Street Chant win inaugural Critics' Choice Prize". The New Zealand Herald (APN News & Media). http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10673820. Retrieved 22 November 2010. 
  3. ^ "Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2011 Winners" (Press release). New Zealand Music Awards. 4 November 2011. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1111/S00048/vodafone-new-zealand-music-awards-2011-winners.htm. Retrieved 27 December 2011. 
Current awards
Album of the Year · Airplay Record of the Year · Critics' Choice Prize · Single of the Year
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