2013 New Zealand Music Awards

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2013 New Zealand Music Awards
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Awarded forExcellence in New Zealand music
Sponsored by Vodafone
Date21 November 2013
Location Vector Arena, Auckland
Country New Zealand
Hosted byShannon Ryan and Stan Walker
Reward(s)Tui award trophy
Website http://nzmusicawards.co.nz
Television/radio coverage
Network Four
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The 2013 New Zealand Music Awards is the 48th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand. The main awards event will be held on 21 November 2013 at Vector Arena, Auckland and will again be hosted by Shannon Ryan, along with new host Stan Walker. [1] Nominations opened on 27 May 2013 and closed on 8 July 2013. Eligible works were those released between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2013. [2] The ceremony will be broadcast on television channel Four, as will a red carpet special hosted by Drew Neemia and Sharyn Casey. [3]

Contents

The technical award winners, legacy award recipient and the Critics' Choice Prize shortlist were announced on 22 October at the Pullman hotel, Auckland. The Critics' Choice Prize winner was announced at the Critic's Choice Showcase at the King's Arms bar on 6 November. [4]

Early awards

While most of the awards are presented at the main awards ceremony held in November, four genre awards are presented earlier at ceremonies of their field. The first was awarded in January, with the Tui for Best Folk Album presented at the Auckland Folk Festival in Kumeu to Auckland alt-country group Great North for their album Halves. [5] The Tui for Best Jazz Album was presented in March to Nathan Haines at the National Jazz Festival in Tauranga for his album The Poet's Embrace. [6] The Tui for Best Pacific Music Album was presented to Aaradhna at the Pacific Music Awards in May for her album Treble & Reverb. [7] The Best Country Music Song Tui was presented to Delaney Davidson and Marlon Williams for their album Sad but True – The Secret History of Country Music Songwriting Vol. 1 at the Gold Guitar Awards, also in May. [8]

In addition, the three technical awards are presented at the ceremony on 22 October 2013. Nominees for the technical categories were announced on 10 October. [9]

Nominees and winners

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Key
 †  – Non-technical award
 ‡  – Technical award
Album of the Year† Single of the Year†
Sponsored by Mentos
Sponsored by Vodafone
Best Group† Breakthrough Artist of the Year†
Sponsored by Steinlager Pure
Sponsored by Westpac Hotpoints
Best Male Solo Artist†Best Female Solo Artist†
Sponsored by Spotify
Sponsored by Spotify
Best Rock Album†Best Pop Album†
Sponsored by The Edge
Best Urban/Hip Hop Album†Best Roots Album†
Best Alternative Album†Best Māori Album†
Sponsored by Numa Trust
  • Maisey Rika – Whitiora
    • Kirsten Te Rito – Te Rito
    • Ngatapa Black – I Muri Ahiahi
Best Music Video† Best Electronica Album†
Sponsored by NZ On Air
  • Shapeshifter – Delta
    • K+LAB – Space Dirt
    • Sola Rosa – Low and Behold, High and Beyond
Best Gospel / Christian Album†Best Classical Album†
  • Strahan – Posters
    • Edge Kingsland – Edge Vol.2: Due North
    • Go Stop Go – Go Stop Go
People's Choice Award† Critics' Choice Prize† [10]
Sponsored by Vodafone
Sponsored by Hallensteins Brothers

Presented 6 November 2013

  • Sheep, Dog & Wolf
    • Janine and the Mixtape
    • Paquin
Highest selling New Zealand Single†Highest selling New Zealand Album†
Sponsored by Vodafone
No finalists are announced in this category.
Sponsored by FOUR
No finalists are announced in this category.
  • Peter Posa – White Rabbit: The Very Best of Peter Posa
Radio Airplay Record of the Year† International Achievement Award†
Sponsored by NZ On Air
No finalists are announced in this category.
Sponsored by Xbox
No finalists are announced in this category.
Legacy Award†Best Album Cover‡
Sponsored by The New Zealand Herald
No finalists are announced in this category.

Announced 22 October 2013

Presented 22 October 2013
Best Engineer‡Best Producer‡
Presented 22 October 2013 Presented 22 October 2013
Best Folk Album† [5] Best Jazz Album† [6]
Presented 27 January 2013
  • Great North – Halves
    • Brenda Liddiard – Box of Memories
    • French For Rabbits – Claimed By the Sea
Presented 31 March 2013
  • Nathan Haines – The Poet's Embrace
    • Jennifer Zea – The Latin Soul
    • Whirimako Black – The Late Night Plays
Best Country Music Song† [8] Best Pacific Music Album† [7]
Presented 30 May 2013
  • Delaney Davidson and Marlon Williams – Sad but True –
    The Secret History of Country Music Songwriting Vol. 1
    • Donna Dean – Tyre Tracks and Broken Hearts
    • The Eastern – Hope and Wire
Presented 30 May 2013

Presenters and performers

Presenters

Presenters of awards: [11]

Performers

Performers at the ceremony: [11]

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