2017 APRA Silver Scroll Awards

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2017 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
Awarded forExcellence in New Zealand songwriting
Date28 September 2017 (2017-09-28)
Location Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin
Country New Zealand
Presented by APRA New Zealand
Website apraamcos.co.nz/awards/awards/silver-scroll-awards/
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The 2017 APRA Silver Scroll Awards were held on Thursday 28 September 2017 at the Dunedin Town Hall in Dunedin, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting. This was the first time the awards had been hosted in Dunedin.

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Dunedin-born musician and long-listed songwriter Shayne Carter was the musical director for the event. His duties included arranging the five shortlisted songs to be covered by different musicians in a new style. [1]

Silver Scroll award

The Silver Scroll award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music. The short list of finalists was announced on 24 August. [2]

The 2017 shortlist is notable for all five songs having been performed and written by female artists, though four male cowriters are among the nominees. The nominees include two previous Silver Scroll winners: Bic Runga who won in 1996 for "Drive", and Ella Yelich-O'Connor and co-writer Joel Little who won in 2013 for "Royals". [3]

Songwriter(s)SongActCovering artist
Bic Runga and Kody Nielson "Close Your Eyes" Bic Runga Drorgan
Ella Yelich O'Connor, Jack Antonoff and Joel Little "Green Light" Lorde Ron Gallipoli
Hannah Topp "Horizon" Aldous Harding KVKA and Stuss
Chelsea Jade Metcalf and Leroy Clampitt "Life of the Party" Chelsea Jade Tiny Ruins
Nadia Reid "Richard" Nadia Reid Death & the Maiden

Long list

In July 2017 a top 20 long list was announced. From this list APRA members voted to decide the five songs that make up the year's short list. Singer-songwriter Lorde has two long-listed songs. [1]

New Zealand Music Hall of Fame

New Zealand indie rock band The Clean was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame at the Silver Scroll awards ceremony in September. [4]

Other awards

Four other awards were presented at the Silver Scroll Awards: APRA Maioha Award (for excellence in contemporary Maori music), [5] SOUNZ Contemporary Award (for creativity and inspiration in composition) [6] and APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award and APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award. [7] [8]

AwardNominees
APRA Maioha Award
  • Kingi Kiriona and Jeremy Mayall – "Atua Whiowhio" (Kingi Kiriona and Jeremy Mayall)
  • Lewis de Jong, Henry de Jong, and Ethan Trembath – "Raupatu" (Alien Weaponry)
  • Maisey Rika – "Taku Mana" (Maisey Rika)
SOUNZ Contemporary Award
  • Chris Gendall – "Incident Tableaux Part One"
  • Jeroen Speak – "Serendipity Fields"
  • Salina Fisher – "Tōrino – echoes on pūtōrino improvisations by Rob Thorne"
APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award
  • Marc Chesterman – Spookers
  • Peter Hobbs – Jean
  • Tim Prebble – One Thousand Ropes
APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award
  • Claire Cowan – Hillary
  • Karl Steven – 800 Words
  • Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper – Terry Teo

APRA song awards

Outside of the Silver Scroll Awards, APRA presented five genre awards. The APRA Best Pacific Song was presented at the Pacific Music Awards, [9] the APRA Best Country Music Song was presented at the New Zealand Country Music Awards, [10] the APRA Best Māori Songwriter was presented at the Waiata Maori Music Awards [11] and the APRA Children’s Song of the Year and What Now Video of the Year were presented on Children's Day. [12] The award for Best Jazz Composition was presented at the Wellington Jazz Festival. [13]

AwardSongwriter(s)ActSong
APRA Children's Song of the YearJeremy Dillon & Ben SinclairMoe & Friends"We Like Pets!"
APRA Best Country Music Song Chester Travis Great Danes"Toothache"
APRA Best Jazz CompositionCallum AllardiceCallum Allardice"Deep Thought"
APRA Best Māori Songwriter Maisey Rika Maisey Rika"Taku Mana"
APRA Best Pacific Song Aaradhna Patel Aaradhna"Brown Girl"

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  2. ↑ "TOP 5 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2017 APRA SILVER SCROLL AWARDS". APRA AMCOS. APRA AMCOS. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Top five finalists announced for 2017 Apra Silver Scroll Awards". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Alternative Dunedin band The Clean inducted into Music Hall of Fame". Stuff. Fairfax. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "APRA Maioha Award". APRA-AMCOS. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "SOUNZ Contemporary Award". APRA-AMCOS. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "SCREEN AWARDS". APRA-AMCOS NZ. APRA-AMCOS NZ. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Lorde wins second Silver Scroll: 'I can't believe it'". NZ Herald. NZME. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "BEST PACIFIC SONG". APRA AMCOS. APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "BEST COUNTRY MUSIC SONG". APRA AMCOS. APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
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