2017 New Zealand Music Awards

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2017 New Zealand Music Awards
Awarded forExcellence in New Zealand music
Sponsored by Vodafone
Date16 November 2017 (2017-11-16)
Location Spark Arena
Country New Zealand
Reward(s)Tui award trophy
Website http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz
Television/radio coverage
Network Three

The 2017 New Zealand Music Awards was the 52nd holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand. It took place on 16 November 2017 at Spark Arena in Auckland and it was hosted by Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce. The awards show was broadcast live nationally on Three. [1] [2]

Contents

Nominations for the 2017 New Zealand Music Awards opened on 21 June 2017, and cover artists who have had commercial recordings released between 1 August 2016 and 31 July 2017. Nominations closed on 2 August 2017, and the nominees were announced on 5 October. The artisan award winners will be awarded on 25 October 2017.

Early awards

While most of the awards will be presented at the main awards ceremony held in November, five genre awards are presented earlier in the year at ceremonies of their field.

Nominees and winners

A number of changes have been made to the award categories for 2017: [8]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Key
   – Artisan award
Album of the Year Single of the Year
Sponsored by Godfrey Hirst
Sponsored by Vodafone
Best Group Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Best Solo ArtistBest Hip Hop Artist
Sponsored by Three
Best Rock ArtistBest Pop Artist
Sponsored by The Edge
Best Soul/RnB Artist Best Roots Artist
  • Israel Starr
    • Sons of Zion
    • Tomorrow People
Best Alternative ArtistBest Māori Artist
Sponsored by Te Māngai Pāho
Best Worship ArtistBest Classical Artist
  • Curate Music
Best Electronic Artist Legacy Award
  • Truth
    • Chaos in the CBD
    • K+Lab
Sponsored by The New Zealand Herald
No finalists are announced in this category.
People's Choice Award
Sponsored by Vodafone
Highest selling New Zealand SingleHighest selling New Zealand Album
Sponsored by Vodafone
No finalists are announced in this category.
  • Kings - "Don't Worry 'Bout It"
No finalists are announced in this category.
  • The Koi Boys - Meant To Be
Radio Airplay Record of the Year International Achievement Award
Sponsored by NZ On Air
No finalists are announced in this category.
  • Kings - "Don't Worry 'Bout It"
No finalists are announced in this category.
Best Music VideoBest Album Cover‡
Sponsored by NZ On Air
Presented 25 October 2017
  • Dan Watkins (Reel Factory) – "Her" (Shapeshifter)
  • Joel Kefali – "Got It Bad" (Leisure)
  • Sam Kristofski – "Lucky Girl" (Fazerdaze)

Presented 25 October 2017
  • Dean Poole & Tyrone Ohia (Alt Group) – Stars" (Shapeshifter)
  • Henrietta Harris – Otherness (Grayson Gilmour)
  • Jamie Robertson – String Theory (Fly My Pretties)
Best Engineer‡Best Producer‡

Presented 25 October 2017
  • Ben Edwards – Preservation (Nadia Reid)
  • Chris Chetland – A Place to Stand (REI)
  • Clint Murphy – Be Like The River (Devilskin)
Sponsored by Massey University
Presented 25 October 2017
  • Ben Edwards – Preservation (Nadia Reid)
  • Leisure – LEISURE (Leisure)
  • SmokeyGotBeatz – Stoneyhunga (SWIDT)
Best Folk Album [3] Best Children's Music Album [4]
Presented 29 January 2017
  • Guy Wishart – West By North
    • Graeme James – News From Nowhere
    • Luke Thompson – Hosts
Presented 5 March 2017
  • Anika MoaSongs for Bubbas 2
    • Claudia Gunn – Little Wild Lullabies
    • Itty Bitty Beats – On the Move
Best Country Music Album [5] Best Pacific Music Album [6]
Presented 1 June 2017
  • Jody Direen – Shake Up
    • Hamilton County Bluegrass Band – These Old Hands
    • Phil Doublet – Endless Highway
Presented 1 June 2017
  • AaradhnaBrown Girl
    • Kings – Kings EP
    • Unity Pacific – Blackbirder Dread
Best Jazz Album [7]
Presented 11 June 2017
  • Jonathan Crayford – East West Moon
    • Mike Nock Trio & NZ Trio – Vicissitudes
    • Myele Manzanza – OnePointOne

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