2008 New Zealand Music Awards
2008 New Zealand Music Awards | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand music |
Sponsored by | Vodafone |
Date | 8 October 2008 |
Location | Vector Arena, Auckland |
Country | New Zealand |
Reward(s) | Tui award trophy |
Website | http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | C4 |
The 2008 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards took place on 8 October at the Vector Arena in Auckland.[1] Straitjacket Fits were induced into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The Technical awards took place on 3 September.
Awards and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2][3]
Multiple winners included Flight of the Concords and Opshop, who each received four awards.
- Key
- † – Non-technical award
- ‡ – Technical award
Album of the Year † | Single of the Year† |
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Sponsored by Nokia
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Sponsored by Vodafone
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Best Group† | Best Male Solo Artist:† |
Sponsored by Steinlager Pure
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Best Female Solo Artist:† | Breakthrough Artist of the Year† |
Sponsored by Mazda
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Sponsored by Kiwi FM
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Best Music Video† | Radio Airplay Record of the Year† |
Sponsored by C4
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Sponsored by NZ On Air
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Highest Selling NZ Single† | Highest Selling NZ Album† |
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Best Rock Album† | Best Urban/Hip Hop Album† |
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Best Aotearoa Roots Album† | Best Dance/Electronica Album† |
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Best Maori Album† | Best Gospel/Christian Album† |
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Best Classical Album† | Best Country Music Album† |
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Presented at the Gold Guitar Awards, 30 May 2008
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Best Pacific Music Album† | Best Folk Album† |
Presented at the Pacific Music Awards, 31 May 2008
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Presented at the Auckland Folk Festival, 25 – 28 January 2008
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Best Producer‡ | Best Engineer‡ |
Presented at the Technical Awards on 3 September
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Presented at the Technical Awards on 3 September
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Best Album Cover‡ | International Achievement Award† |
Presented at the Technical Awards on 3 September
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The Vodafone People's Choice Award† | Legacy Award† |
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Performances
Performances on the night included the following:
- Cut off your Hands
- Anika Moa
- Tiki Taane
- Scribe
- Julia Deans, Anika Moa, Lani Purkis and Greta Anderson performed a version of Legacy Award winner Straitjacket Fits' "Fast Women".
References
- ↑ "2008 Vodafone NZ Music Award Finalists Announced". music.net.nz. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ↑ "Awards 2008". Listing. NZ Music Awards. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ "Winners: The Best of 2008". Listing. RIANZ. Retrieved 25 October 2012.