The nominees for the APRA Music Awards have been announced today, with the likes of Amy Shark, Gang of Youths‘ David Le’aupepe, Bernard Fanning and more up for awards this April 10th.
The APRA Music Awards will be hosted once more by Julia Zemiro at the International Convention Centre in Sydney this year, with music performances curated by Robert Conley – this one is gonna be yuge.
Check out this video of some of the nominated artists discussing the moment they knew they could make a career out of writing songs below…
Stay tuned for more APRA Music Awards news!
APRA MUSIC AWARDS 2018 NOMINEES
SONG OF THE YEAR
Jessica Mauboy “Fallin'”
Writers: Ivy Adara, PJ Harding pka Thief, Louis Schoorl
Paul Kelly “Firewood and Candles”
Writers: Paul Kelly, Billy Miller
Ainslie Wills “Running Second”
Writers: Ainslie Wills, Lawrence Folvig
Amy Shark “Weekends”
Writers: Amy Shark
Gang of Youths “What Can I Do if The Fire Goes Out?”
Writers: David Le’aupepe
BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Alex Lahey
Ben Abraham
Celia Pavey aka Vera Blue
Gretta Ray
Sarah Aarons
MOST PLAYED AUSTRALIAN WORK
Amy Shark “Adore”
Writers: Amy Shark, M-Phazes*
Starley “Call On Me” (Ryan Riback Remix)
Writers: Starley Hope, Peter Wadams
PNAU “Chameleon”
Writers: Nick Littlemore, Sam Littlemore, Peter Mayes
Jessica Mauboy “Fallin'”
Writers: Ivy Adara, PJ Harding pka Thief, Louis Schoorl
Peking Duk ft. Elliphant “Stranger”
Writers: Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Kaelyn Behr (Styalz), Elliphant, Daniel Goudie, Ashley Milton
Dean Lewis “Waves”
Writers: Dean Lewis, Nicholas Atkinson, Edward Holloway
COUNTRY WORK OF THE YEAR
Kasey Chambers “Ain’t No Little Girl”
Writers: Kasey Chambers
The McClymonts “Don’t Wish It All Away”
Writers: Brooke McClymont, Mollie McClymont, Samantha McClymont, Lindsey Jackson
The McClymonts “House”
Writers: Brooke McClymont, Mollie McClymont, Samantha McClymont, Michael Fatkin
Morgan Evans “Kiss Somebody”
Writers: Morgan Evans, Chris de Stefano, Josh Osborne
Caitlyn Shadbolt “My Breakup Anthem”
Writers: Caitlyn Shadbolt, Jared Porter
BLUES & ROOTS WORK OF THE YEAR
Busby Marou “Best Part of Me”
Writers: Thomas Busby, Jeremy Marou, Jon Hume
Busby Marou “Getaway Car”
Writers: Thomas Busby, Jeremy Marou, David Ryan Harris
Bernard Fanning “Isn’t it A Pity”
Writers: Bernard Fanning
Tash Sultana “Jungle”
Writers: Tash Sultana
Bernard Fanning “Reckless”
Writers: Bernard Fanning
DANCE WORK OF THE YEAR
Starley “Call On Me” (Ryan Riback Remix)
Writers: Starley Hope, Peter Wadams
PNAU “Chameleon”
Writers: Nick Littlemore, Sam Littlemore, Peter Mayes
Peking Duk ft. Alunageorge “Fake Magic”
Writers: Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Sam Littlemore, Laura Lowther, Frances Dewji, George Reid
Cookin’ on 3 Burners ft. Kylie Auldist “Mind Made Up”
Writers: Lance Ferguson, Ivan Khatchoyan, Jake Mason
Peking Duk ft. Elliphant “Stranger”
Writers: Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Kaelyn Behr (Styalz), Elliphant, Daniel Goudie, Ashley Milton
ROCK WORK OF THE YEAR
Birds of Tokyo “Brace”
Writers: Ian Kenny, Ian Berney, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston
Kingswood “Creepin”
Writers: Alex Laska
Birds of Tokyo “Empire”
Writers: Ian Kenny, Ian Berney, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston, David Bottril
Dune Rats “Scott Green”
Writers: Danny Beusaraus, Brett Jansch, BC Michaels, Zachary Carper
Cable Ties “The Producer”
Writers: Shauna Boyle, Nicholas Brown, Jennifer McKechnie
POP WORK OF THE YEAR
Amy Shark “Adore”
Writers: Amy Shark, M-Phazes*
Jessica Mauboy “Fallin'”
Writers: Ivy Adara, PJ Harding pka Thief, Louis Schoorl
Vance Joy “Lay It On Me”
Writers: James Keogh, Dave Bassett
Guy Sebastian “Set in Stone”
Writers: Guy Sebastian, Stuart Crichton, Taylor Parks
Dean Lewis “Waves”
Writers: Dean Lewis, Nicholas Atkinson, Edward Holloway
URBAN WORK OF THE YEAR
Illy ft. Anne-Marie “Catch 22”
Writers: Illy, M-Phazes, Grant Michaels, Suzanne Shinn
Bliss n Eso ft. Gavin James “Moments”
Writers: Kaelyn Behr (Styalz), PJ Harding pka Thief, Max McKinnon, Nicholas Martin, Jonathan Notley, Ryan Vojtesak
Illy ft. Jenna McDougall “Oh My”
Writers: Illy, M-Phazes, Jefferson Wolfe
Tkay Maidza “Simulation”
Writers: Tkay Maidza, Jessica Higgs pka George Maple, Luke McKay
Thundamentals ft. Peta & The Wolves “Think About It”
Writers: Jesse Ferris, Morgan Jones, Kevin Kerr, Brendan Tuckerman, Peta Jeffress
INTERNATIONAL WORK OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars “24K Magic”
Writers: Bruno Mars, Christopher Brown, Philip Lawrence
Ed Sheeran “Castle on the Hill”
Writers: Ed Sheeran, Benjamin Levin
Ed Sheeran “Shape of You”
Writers: Ed Sheeran, Kevin Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Tameka Cottle, Steven McCutcheon, John McDaid
The Chainsmokers & Coldplay “Something Just Like This”
Writers: Andrew Taggart, Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion
Shawn Mendes “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back”
Writers: Shawn Mendes, Scott Friedman, Teddy Geiger, Geoffrey Warburton
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