APRA Music Awards of 2017
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2017 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2017 was the 35th annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing.[1] The ceremony was held on 3 April 2017 at the International Convention Centre Sydney.[2][3] The host for the ceremony was Julia Zemiro, presenter on SBS-TV's RocKwiz.[3]
The Art Music Awards are due to be distributed on 22 August 2017 in Sydney and are presented by APRA, AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre (AMC), "to recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian art music. Art music covers activity across contemporary classical music, contemporary jazz and improvised music, experimental music and sound art. The Screen Music Awards are to be issued in November in Melbourne by APRA, AMCOS and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).
In mid-March nominations for the APRA Music Awards were announced on multiple news sources: Flume received the most with four nominations,[3][4] he went on to win three awards.[5][6] Archie Roach was honoured by the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.[7] Songwriter of the Year was Flume.[8]
Presenters
At the APRA Music Awards ceremony on 3 April 2017, aside from the host, Julia Zemiro, the presenters were Bernard Fanning, Hayley Mary (of the Jezabels), Tex Perkins and Morgan Evans (of Solver).[2]
APRA Music Awards
Blues & Roots Work of the Year
Title and/or artist |
Writer(s) |
Publisher(s) |
Result[9][10] |
"It's not too Late" – Archie Roach |
Archie Roach, Craig Pilkington |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
"Second Guess" – Ash Grunwald |
Ash Grunwald |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
"The Pain" – Robbie Miller |
Robbie Miller, Nathan Morrison |
N/A |
Won |
"Notion" – Tash Sultana |
Tash Sultana |
N/A |
Nominated |
"Lonesome Road" – Russell Morris |
Russell Morris, Shannon Bourne |
BMG |
Nominated |
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Country Work of the Year
Title and/or artist |
Writer(s) |
Publisher(s) |
Result[9][12] |
"Burn Baby Burn" – Kirsty Lee Akers |
Kirsty Lee Akers, Trey Bruce |
Native Tongue Music Publishing o.b.o. Round Hill Songs and Kid Drum Music |
Nominated |
"This Crazy Life" – The Wolfe Brothers |
Phil Barton, Brodie Rainbird, Bruce Wallace, Nicholas Wolfe, Thomas Wolfe |
Warner/Chappell Music o.b.o. Better Boat Music/ Perfect Pitch Publishing |
Nominated |
"The Truth Walks Slowly (In the Countryside)" – O'Shea featuring Rob Hirst |
Rob Hirst, Jay O'Shea, Mark O'Shea |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Orient Pacific Music |
Nominated |
"Greatest Companion" – Aleyce Simmonds |
Aleyce Simmonds |
Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Checked Label Services |
Won |
"Call Me Crazy" – Travis Collins |
Travis Collins, Damien Leith |
ABC Music Publishing |
Nominated |
Dance Work of the Year
Title and/or artist |
Writer(s) |
Publisher(s) |
Result[9][13] |
"This Girl" – Kungs vs Cookin' on 3 Burners |
Jake Mason, Lance Ferguson, Ivan Khatchoyan |
Universal Music Publishing, BMG o.b.o. Origin Music Publishing |
Nominated |
"The Trouble with Us" – Nick Murphy featuring Marcus Marr |
Nicholas Murphy, Marcus Annesley |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
"Say It" – Flume featuring Tove Lo |
Harley Streten (a.k.a. Flume), Julian Hamilton, Daniel Johns, Tove Lo |
Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Future Classic, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music o.b.o. Wolf Cousins |
Nominated |
"Keeping Score" – LDRU featuring Paige IV |
Sarah Aarons, Drew Carmody |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro (Australia), BMG |
Nominated |
"Never Be like You" – Flume featuring Kai |
Harley Streten (a.k.a. Flume), Kai, Geoffrey Earley |
Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Future Classic / Native Tongue Music Publishing o.b.o. Songs of SMP / Warner/Chappell Music o.b.o. Artist 101 |
Won |
International Work of the Year
Title and/or artist |
Writer(s) |
Publisher(s) |
Result[9][14] |
"Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Justin Timberlake |
Justin Timberlake, Martin Sandberg, Johan Schuster |
Universal Music Publishing o.b.o. DWA Songs, Universal Music Publishing MGB o.b.o. Tennman Tunes, Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. MXM Music |
Nominated |
"Hello" – Adele |
Adele Adkins, Greg Kurstin |
Universal Music Publishing o.b.o. Melted Stone, Sony/ATV Music Publishing o.b.o. Kurstin Music |
Won |
"Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber |
Justin Bieber, Benny Blanco, Ed Sheeran |
Universal/MCA Music Publishing o.b.o. Bieber Time, Universal/MCA Music Publishing o.b.o. Please Don’t Forget to Pay Me Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
Nominated |
"Ocean Drive" – Duke Dumont |
Timucin Aluo, Adam Dyment, Jay Norton, Henry Ritson |
Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Funky Wonton, Mushroom Music o.b.o. BMG, Kobalt Music Publishing |
Nominated |
"Sorry" – Justin Bieber |
Justin Bieber, Julia Michaels, Sonny Moore, Justin Tranter, Michael Tucker |
Universal/MCA Music Publishing o.b.o. Bieber Time, Warner/Chappell Music o.b.o. Thanks for the Songs Richard, Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Copaface, Warner/Chappell Music o.b.o. Justin S School for Girls, Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Michael Diamond Music, Native Tongue Music Publishing o.b.o. These are Songs of Pulse |
Nominated |
Most Played Australian Work
Title and/or artist |
Writer(s) |
Publisher(s) |
Result[9][15] |
"Cheap Thrills" – Sia |
Sia Furler, Greg Kurstin |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing o.b.o. Kurstin Music |
Nominated |
"In My Blood" – The Veronicas |
Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing |
Nominated |
"The Trouble with Us" – Nick Murphy featuring Marcus Marr |
Nicholas Murphy, Marcus Annesley |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
"Say It" – Flume featuring Tove Lo |
Harley Streten (p.k.a. Flume), Julian Hamilton, Daniel Johns, Tove Lo |
Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Future Classic, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music o.b.o. Wolf Cousins |
Nominated |
"Never Be like You" – Flume featuring Kai |
Harley Streten (p.k.a. Flume), Kai, Geoffrey Earley |
Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Future Classic, Native Tongue Music Publishing o.b.o. Songs of SMP, Warner/Chappell Music o.b.o. Artist 101 |
Won |
Most Played Australian Work Overseas
Title and/or artist |
Writer(s) |
Publisher(s) |
Result[9][16] |
"Riptide" – Vance Joy |
James Keogh (a.k.a. Vance Joy) |
Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Future Classic, Native Tongue Music Publishing o.b.o. Songs of SMP, Warner/Chappell Music o.b.o. Artist 101 |
Won |
Overseas Recognition Award
Pop Work of the Year
Title and/or artist |
Writer(s) |
Publisher(s) |
Result[9][18] |
"Alive" – Sia |
Sia Furler, Adele Adkins, Tobias Jesso |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing o.b.o. Melted Stone, Universal/MCA Music Publishing |
Nominated |
"Black & Blue" – Guy Sebastian |
Guy Sebastian, Jaymes McFarland |
Universal Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music o.b.o. Jaymes Young Music |
Nominated |
"Youth" – Troye Sivan |
Alex Hope, Troye Sivan, Bram Inscore, Alexandra Hughes, Brett McLaughlin |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro (Aust), Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. I Am Bram, Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Dream Machine and Prescription Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing o.b.o. Bob Ocho |
Nominated |
"Cheap Thrills" – Sia |
Sia Furler, Greg Kurstin |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing o.b.o. Kurstin Music |
Won |
"In My Blood" – The Veronicas |
Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Lisa Origliasso, Jessica Origliasso |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing |
Nominated |
Rock Work of the Year
Title and/or artist |
Writer(s) |
Publisher(s) |
Result[9][19] |
Fall Together – The Temper Trap |
Richard Cooper, Dougy Mandagi, Justin Parker |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
"Hold Me Back" – The Rubens |
Scott Baldwin, David Kahne, Elliott Margin, Izaac Margin, Samuel Margin, William Zeglis |
Mushroom Music o.b.o. Ivy League Music, Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. E Equals Music |
Nominated |
"I'd Go with You Anywhere" – Birds of Tokyo |
Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston |
Mushroom Music |
Won |
"The Good Life" – Thirsty Merc |
Jon Hume, Rai Thistlethwayte |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
Nominated |
"Wasting Time" – Bernard Fanning |
Bernard Fanning, Nick DiDia |
N/A |
Nominated |
Song of the Year
Songwriter of the Year
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Urban Work of the Year
Title and/or artist |
Writer(s) |
Publisher(s) |
Result[9][22] |
"1955" – Hilltop Hoods featuring Montaigne & Tom Thum |
DJ Debris (Barry Francis), MC Pressure (Daniel Smith), Suffa (Matthew Lambert), Andrew Burford |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing |
Nominated |
"For Good" – Remi featuring Sampa the Great |
Aderemi Kolawole, Justin Smith, Sampa Tembo |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro (Aust) |
Nominated |
"Papercuts" – Illy featuring Vera Blue |
Alasdair Murray (a.k.a. Illy), Mark Landon p.k.a. M-Phazes, Thomas Macken, Celia Pavey |
Mushroom Music o.b.o. WAU Publishing, Universal Music Publishing, Native Tongue Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing o.b.o. Canal Music |
Won |
"Long Loud Hours" – Urthboy featuring Bertie Blackman |
Tim Levinson, Pip Norman, Luke Dubber, Angus Stuart, Ray Charles |
BMG / Mushroom Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing /Warner/Chappell Music |
Nominated |
"Higher" – Hilltop Hoods featuring James Chatburn |
DJ Debris (Barry Francis), MC Pressure (Daniel Smith), Suffa (Matthew Lambert) |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing |
Nominated |
Art Music Awards
Instrumental Work of the Year
Title |
Composer |
Performer |
Result [23][24][25] |
Aisles |
Austin Buckett |
Australian Art Orchestra and Ensemble Offspring |
Pending |
Diomira |
Peter Knight |
Australian Art Orchestra |
Pending |
How Forests Think |
Liza Lim |
Elision, Wu Wei (sheng, soloist), Carl Rosman (conductor) |
Pending |
Moon Fire |
Jessica Wells |
Lyn Fuller |
Pending |
Jazz Work of the Year
Orchestral Work of the Year
Title |
Composer |
Performer |
Result [23][24][27] |
Frog and Star Cycle |
Ross Edwards |
Amy Dickson (saxophone), Colin Currie (percussion), Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Lothar Koenigs (conductor) |
Pending |
Raga |
Andrew Ford |
Zane Banks (guitar), Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey (conductor) |
Pending |
Serenade for Tenor, Saxophone and Orchestra ("My Dear Benjamin") |
Lyle Chan, Benjamin Britten (text) |
Andrew Goodwin (tenor), Michael Duke (saxophone), Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Paul Kildea (conductor) |
Pending |
The Witching Hour |
Elena Kats-Chernin |
Australian World Orchestra, Alexander Briger (conductor), soloists |
Pending |
Vocal / Choral Work of the Year
Title |
Composer / librettist |
Performer |
Result [23][24][28] |
Agnus Dei (Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep) |
Paul Stanhope / Mary Elizabeth Frye; Requiem Mass |
Adelaide Chamber Singers, Carl Crossin (conductor) |
Pending |
Permission to Speak |
Kate Neal / Tamara Saulwick |
Chamber Made Opera (Gian Slater, Georgie Darvidis, Josh Kyle, Edward Fairlie) |
Pending |
Tree of Codes |
Liza Lim |
Ensemble Musikfabrik; Cologne Opera, Clement Power (conductor), Massimo Furlan (director) |
Pending |
With Love and Fury |
Katie Noonan, Paul Dean, Andrew Ford, Paul Grabowsky, Iain Grandage, David Hirschfelder, Elena Kats-Chernin, John Rodgers, Richard Tognetti, Carl Vine |
Katie Noonan & the Brodsky Quartet |
Pending |
Title |
Composer / librettist |
Performer |
Result [23][24][29] |
Agnus Dei (Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep) |
Paul Stanhope / Mary Elizabeth Frye; Requiem Mass |
Adelaide Chamber Singers, Carl Crossin (conductor) |
Pending |
Cerulean Orbits |
Jane Stanley |
Benjamin Beilman, Andrew Tyson |
Pending |
"Piano Concerto" |
Yitzhak Yedid |
Michael Kieran Harvey |
Pending |
"Piano Sonata" |
Chris Dench |
Peter de Jager |
Pending |
Award for Excellence by an Individual
Individual |
Work |
Result [23][24][30] |
Cat Hope |
Performance, academia, composition, mentoring and advocacy |
Pending |
Daryl Buckley |
Over thirty years of contribution to the international projection of Australian contemporary performance, ideas and practice |
Pending |
David Bridie |
Music project: a Bit na Ta |
Pending |
Tos Mahoney |
Work with New Music in Western Australia in 2016 |
Pending |
Award for Excellence by an Organisation
Organisation |
Work |
Result [23][24][31] |
Speak Percussion |
2016 program and sustained contribution to Australian music |
Pending |
Synergy & Taikoz Limited |
Activities and achievements of the two new music ensembles, Synergy Percussion and Taikoz |
Pending |
Tura New Music |
2016 program and sustained contribution to Australian music for over 30 years |
Pending |
Zephyr Quartet |
Performances, collaborations, commissions and recordings in 2016 |
Pending |
Award for Excellence in Music Education
Award for Excellence in a Regional Area
Organisation / individual |
Work |
Result [23][24][33] |
Four Winds |
2016 Easter Festival |
Pending |
Ngarukuruwala |
Ngiya awungarra (I Am Here, Now), ethnographic recordings of Tiwi song material |
Pending |
Primal Dance Company |
Modern dance work, Footmarks |
Pending |
Tura New Music |
2016 Regional Program |
Pending |
Award for Excellence in Experimental Music
Organisation / individual |
Work |
Result [23][24][34] |
Clocked Out, Bruce Wolfe, Jocelyn Wolfe |
The Piano Mill Project |
Pending |
J.O.L.T. Arts |
The Book of Daughters mini-festival |
Pending |
Matthias Schack-Arnott |
Percussion duo, Anicca |
Pending |
Robert Curgenven |
Climata, a performance, installation and recording project |
Pending |
Award for Excellence in Jazz
Organisation / individual |
Work |
Result [23][24][35] |
Andrea Keller |
Creation, presentation and release of contemporary jazz in 2016 |
Pending |
Daniel Susnjar |
Afro-Peruvian Jazz musical activities including album Moth to a Flame and Australian / US touring |
Pending |
Ross McHenry |
Child of Somebody, various performances |
Pending |
Stu Hunter |
Recording, world premiere and national tour of The Migration |
Pending |
Distinguished Services to Australian Music
Organisation / individual |
Result [23][24] |
|
Pending |
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