APRA Music Awards of 2019 | |
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Date | 30 April 2019 |
Location | Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne |
Hosted by | Brian Nankervis |
Website | apraamcos |
The APRA Music Awards of 2019 are the 37th annual awards given in the series of awards together known as APRA Awards, given in 2019. The awards are given in a series of categories in three divisions and in separate ceremonies throughout the year: the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards and Screen Music Awards. They are given by the Australasian Performing Right Association and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society, known jointly as APRA AMCOS.
The Music Awards acknowledge outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing. The Music Awards ceremony was held on 30 April 2019 at the Melbourne Town Hall with Brian Nankervis as host; Sarah Aarons won four categories. [1] [2]
The Art Music Awards are provided in conjunction with the Australian Music Centre, and in 2019 the ceremony was held on 19 August at the Great Hall, University of Sydney. [3] They were presented 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." [3]
The Screen Music Awards are run in conjunction with the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC), to "acknowledge excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition." [4] Winners were announced on 20 November at a ceremony hosted by children's entertainer, Justine Clarke, at the Forum Melbourne. [5] [6]
The APRA Music Awards ceremony was hosted by Brian Nankervis. [2] [7] Guest presenters were Tina Arena, Briggs, Tania Doko, Tim Rogers, Dallas Frasca, Louis Schoorl, Megan Washington, François Tétaz, M-Phazes and G Flip. [2]
Performers on the night: [2]
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [1] [8] |
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"Chateau" – Angus & Julia Stone | Angus Stone , Julia Stone | Sony/ ATV Music Publishing | Won |
"Mystik" – Tash Sultana | Tash Sultana | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Tash Sultana | Nominated |
"Second Hand Car" – Kim Churchill | Kim Churchill / Nicholas Hodgson | Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Tell It Like It Is" – Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders | Jack Ladder | Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Nominated |
"White Flag" – Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders | Jack Ladder | Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Nominated |
Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [1] [9] |
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Danzal Baker p.k.a. Baker Boy | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Specific Music | Nominated |
Dean Lewis | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Specific Music | Won |
Georgia Flipo p.k.a. G Flip | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Future Classic | Nominated |
Holly Rankin p.k.a. Jack River | Mushroom Music | Nominated |
Tash Sultana | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Tash Sultana | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [1] [10] |
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"Ain't Seen It Yet" – The Wolfe Brothers | Brodie Rainbird, Nicholas Wolfe, Thomas Wolfe, Erik Anderson | Perfect Pitch Publishing / Peermusic | Nominated |
"Day Drunk" – Morgan Evans | Morgan Evans, Chris DeStefano, Lindy Robbins | Warner/Chappell Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing | Won |
"I Do" – Morgan Evans | Morgan Evans, Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley | Warner/Chappell Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
"In the Morning" – Tori Forsyth | Tori Forsyth | Universal Music Publishing o.b.o. Peppermintblue Publishing | Nominated |
"The Campfire Song" – Kasey Chambers & the Fireside Disciples featuring Alan Pigram | Kasey Chambers, Bill Chambers, Alan Pigram | Mushroom Music / Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Checked Label Services | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [1] [11] |
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"Flames" – David Guetta, Sia | Sia Furler, Christopher Braide, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Marcus Van Wattum | Sony/ATV Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management / Origin Music Publishing / KobaltMusic Publishing | Nominated |
"Go Bang" – Pnau | Nick Littlemore, Sam Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Luke Steele | Universal Music Publishing, 120 Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Let You Down" – Peking Duk featuring Icona Pop | Adam Hyde, Reuben Styles, Styalz (a.k.a. Kaelyn Behr), Samuel Manville, Robert Taylor | BMG Rights Management / Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Native Tongue Music Publishing / Warner/Chappell Music | Nominated |
"Tell Me You Love Me" – Galantis & Throttle | Sarah Aarons, Christian Karlsson (p.k.a. Bloodshy), Jimmy Koitzsch (p.k.a. Svidden), Robert Bergin, Linus Eklöw (p.k.a. Style of Eye), Edward Jenkins, Henrik Jonback | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / Native Tongue Music Publishing / Cobalt Music Publishing / Warner/Chappell Music | Nominated |
"The Middle" – Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey | Sarah Aarons, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha, Anton Zaslavski (p.k.a. Zedd) | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / BMG Rights Management / Kobalt Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing | Won |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [1] [12] |
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"Havana" – Camila Cabello | Louis Bell, Camila Cabello, Frank Dukes, Kaan Gunesberk, Brittany Hazzard, Brian Lee, Ali Temposi, Yung Thug, Andrew Watt, Pharrell Williams | Sony/ATV Music Publishing/ Native Tongue Music Publishing / Warner/Chappell Music /Mushroom Music / Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line | David Garcia, Tyler Hubbard, Joshua Miller, Bleta "Bebe" Rexha | Shout Music Publishing / Native Tongue Music Publishing / Warner/Chappell Music / BMG Rights Management | Nominated |
"Perfect" – Ed Sheeran | Ed Sheeran | Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Won |
"Rockstar" – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage | Shéyaa Abraham-Joseph (p.k.a. 21 Savage), Olufunmibi Awoshiley, Louis Bell, Post Malone, Carl Rosen, Jo Virginie | BMG Rights Management / Sony/ATV Music Publishing /Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Mushroom Music | Nominated |
"What About Us" – P!nk | Alecia Moore (p.k.a. P!nk), John McDaid, Steve McCutcheon | Sony/ATV Music Publishing/ Kobalt Music Publishing/ Universal Music Publishing | Nominated |
Venue | Location | Result [1] [13] |
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Clancy's Fish Pub | Western Australia | Won |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [1] [14] |
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"Coming Home" – Sheppard | Jason Bovino, Matthew Radosevich (p.k.a. Matt Rad), Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard, Christopher Wallace | Mushroom Music o.b.o. Empire of Song / Native Tongue Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Go Bang" – Pnau | Nick Littlemore, Sam Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Luke Steele | Universal Music Publishing / 120 Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Nominated |
"I Said Hi" – Amy Shark | Amy Billings (p.k.a. Amy Shark) | Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing | Nominated |
"The Middle" – Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey | Sarah Aarons, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax, Kyle Trewartha, Michael Trewartha, Anton Zaslavski (p.k.a. Zedd) | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / BMG Rights Management / Kobalt Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing | Won |
"We're Going Home" - Vance Joy | James Keogh (p.k.a. Vance Joy), Daniel Wilson | Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [1] [15] |
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" Cheap Thills " by Sia | Sia Furler, Greg Kurstin | Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Won |
Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [1] [16] |
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Lindsay Rimes | Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Won |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [1] [17] |
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"Be Alright" – Dean Lewis | Dean Lewis, Jon Hume | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Specific Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Coming Home" – Sheppard | Jason Bovino, Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard, Matthew Radosevich, Christopher Wallace | Mushroom Music o.b.o. Empire of Song / Native Tongue Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Healing Hands" – Conrad Sewell | Stuart Crichton, Conrad Sewell, Stephen Wrabel | Native Tongue Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing | Nominated |
"I Said Hi" – Amy Shark | Amy Billings (p.k.a. Amy Shark) | Mushroom Music o.b.o. UNIFIED Music Publishing | Won |
"We're Going Home" - Vance Joy | James Keogh (p.k.a. Vance Joy), Daniel Wilson | Mushroom Music o.b.o. UNIFIED Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [1] [18] |
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"Confidence" – Ocean Alley | Nic Blom, Baden Donegal, Lach Galbraith, Mitch Galbraith, Angus Goodwin, Tom O'Brien | — | Nominated |
"Million Man" – The Rubens | Scott Baldwin, Elliott Margin, Sam Margin, Zaac Margin, William Zeglis | Mushroom Music o.b.o. Ivy League Music | Nominated |
"Never Ever" – The Rubens featuring Sarah Aarons | Sarah Aarons, Elliott Margin, Sam Margin | MSony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / Mushroom Music o.b.o. Ivy League Music | Won |
"Slow Mover" – Angie McMahon | Angie McMahon | Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
"The Deepest Sighs, the Frankest Shadows" - Gang of Youths | David Le'aupepe | Universal Music Publishing | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [1] [19] |
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"I Said Hi" – Amy Shark | Amy Billings (p.k.a. Amy Shark) | Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing | Won |
"Native Tongue" – Mojo Juju | De Luzuriaga Ruiz (p.k.a. Mojo Juju), Joel Ma, Rita Seumanutafa | Mushroom Music | Nominated |
"Slow Mover" – Angie McMahon | Angie McMahon | Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Society" – Ainslie Wills | Ainslie Wills, Bram Inscore, MoZella | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / Kobalt Music Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Nominated |
"With the One I Love" – Paul Kelly | Paul Kelly | Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [1] [22] |
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Youngblood" – 5 Seconds of Summer | Calum Hood , Luke Hemmings , Ashton Irwin , Andrew Watt , Ali Tamposi , Louis Bell | Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Won |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result [1] [23] |
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"Believe" – Bliss n Eso featuring Mario | Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley, PJ Harding, Cameron Ludik, Damian Smith | Mushroom Music / Universal Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Clark Griswold" – Hilltop Hoods featuring Adrian Eagle | DJ Debris (Barry Francis), MC Pressure (Daniel Smith), Suffa (Matthew Lambert), John Bartlett, Paul Bartlett | Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Won |
"I Miss You" – Thundamentals | Jeswon (Jesse Ferris), Morgs (Morgan Jones), Tuka (Brendan Tuckerman), Carl Dimataga | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro | Nominated |
"Marryuna" – Baker Boy featuring Yirrmal | Baker Boy, Dion Brownfield, Jerome Farah, Yirrmal Marika | Mushroom Music | Nominated |
"Mr La Di Da Di" – Baker Boy | Baker Boy, Dion Brownfield, Jerome Farah, Dallas Woods | Mushroom Music | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Performer | Result [24] [25] |
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Ignis | Mary Finsterer | James Wannan (viola d'amore), Christopher Pidcock (cello) | Won |
Piano Sonata | Elizabeth Younan | Joyce Yang | Nominated |
Stalin's Piano | Robert Davidson | Sonya Lifschitz | Nominated |
String Quartet No. 6 | Andrew Ford | Flinders Quartet | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Performer | Result [24] [26] |
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Gratitude and Grief | Katie Noonan, Zac Hurren, Stephen Magnusson, Michael Leunig | Elixir et al. | Nominated |
Love, As We Know It | Brenton Foster, Christopher Poindexter (lyricist) | Brenton Foster, Gideon Brazil, Stephen Magnusson, Aaron McCollough, Jordan Tarento | Nominated |
Nothing Remains Unchanged | Ross McHenry | Ross McHenry Quartet | Nominated |
Trombone Song Cycle | Joshua Kyle, Andrew Murray | Joshua Kyle (voice), James Greening, James Macauley, Jordan Murray and Adrian Sherriff (trombones), Andrew Murray (conductor) | Won |
Title | Composer | Performer | Result [24] [27] |
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"Daccord: A Diary of Discourse" | Cathy Milliken | Jessica Aszodi, Vladimir Gorbach, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey (conductor) | Nominated |
Implacable Gifts (Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra) | Carl Vine | Kathryn Stott (piano), Piers Lane (piano), West Australian Symphony Orchestra , Rory Macdonald (conductor) | Won |
"Lebewohl (Piano Concerto No. 3)" | Elena Kats-Chernin | Tamara-Anna Cislowska (piano), Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Alondra de la Parra (conductor) | Nominated |
Ruler of the Hive | Melody Eötvös | Pamela Rabe (narrator), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Marko Letonja (conductor) | Nominated |
Title | Composer / librettist | Performer | Result [24] [28] |
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In Due Season | Rachel Bruerville / Valerie Volk | Adelaide Chamber Singers | Nominated |
The Audience Choir | Alice Chance | Ensemble Offspring with audience participation | Nominated |
The Drowners | Andrew Ford / Tim Winton, George Barker, Georgiana Molloy, Bruce Dawe, Stevie Smith, William Shakespeare | Ruthless Jabiru, Morgan Pearse (baritone), Kelly Lovelady (conductor) | Nominated |
The Howling Girls | Damien Ricketson, Adena Jacobs | Sydney Chamber Opera: Jane Sheldon (soprano); artists from The House That Dan Built (ensemble) | Won |
Title | Composer / librettist | Performer | Result [24] [29] |
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Lorelei | Julian Langdon / Casey Bennetto, Gillian Cosgriff; concept by Ali McGregor | Ali McGregor, Antoinette Halloran, Dimity Shepherd, Victorian Opera Chamber Orchestra, Phoebe Briggs (musical director), Sarah Giles (director) | Nominated |
Violin Sonata No. 1: Dark Matter | Matthew Hindson | Ray Chen, Julien Quentin | Nominated |
Atlas of the Sky | Liza Lim / Bei Dao , Eliot Weinberger | Speak Percussion , Jessica Aszodi | Won |
Breath of Thunder | Lachlan Skipworth | TaikOz, Riley Lee, Kaoru Watanabe, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Salonga (conductor) | Nominated |
Individual | Work | Result [24] [30] |
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Brian Ritchie | Sustained contribution to the Australian music sector as a performer, curator and mentor | Nominated |
Cat Hope | Leadership in the composition, performance and education of new music in Australia | Nominated |
Lyn Williams | Significant contribution to the creation and performance of choral music in Australia | Won |
Michelle Leonard | 25 years championing Australian Art music | Nominated |
Organisation | Work | Result [24] [31] |
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Canberra International Music Festival | Sustained creative excellence, exceptional growth and cultivation of Australian music | Nominated |
City Recital Hall | Extended Play Festival of New Music | Nominated |
Plexus | Sustained and creative contribution to Australian music culture | Nominated |
Zephyr Quartet | 2018 activities and 20 years of sustained contribution to the local, national and international arts scene | Won |
Organisation / individual | Work | Result [24] [32] |
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Musica Viva Australia | Musica Viva in Schools long-term music residency program | Nominated |
Speak Percussion | Sounds Unheard education program | Nominated |
Topology | Top Up music education program | Nominated |
West Australian Symphony Orchestra | Crescendo, El Sistema-inspired free music education program | Won |
Organisation / individual | Work | Result [24] [33] |
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Moorambilla Voices | 2018 activities and ongoing commitment to cultural competency and the creation of art music for youth from remote and rural NSW | Nominated |
Queensland Symphony Orchestra | Gladstone Enrichment through Music program | Nominated |
Steel City Strings | 2018 activities and commitment to new Australian music | Won |
Warren H Williams, Michael Sollis, Barkly Arts | One Sky Many Stories, inspiring audiences as they explore their relationship to the night sky, Indigenous culture and the world around us | Nominated |
Organisation / individual | Work | Result [24] [34] |
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Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music | Ongoing contribution | Won |
Leah Barclay | Listening Underwater, a large-scale experimental music and acoustic ecology project | Nominated |
Speak Percussion | Polar Force, an investigation of wind, water and ice through sound | Nominated |
Thembi Soddell | Held Down, Expanding, an exploration of states of trauma and mental distress, and how these may be imagined sonically | Nominated |
Organisation / individual | Work | Result [24] [35] |
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Andrea Keller | New works, projects, recordings and educational output | Nominated |
Jeremy Rose | High artistic excellence, and contribution to the creation, presentation and promotion of Australian jazz | Nominated |
Niko Schäuble | Recording activities at Pughouse Studios | Nominated |
Ross McHenry | Recording, international touring, residencies and commissions | Won |
Organisation / individual | Result [24] [36] |
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The Necks | Won |
Title | Composer | Result [38] [39] [37] |
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Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan | Caitlin Yeo | Nominated |
I Am Mother | Dan Luscombe, Antony Partos | Won |
Jirga | AJ True | Nominated |
Judy and Punch | François Tétaz | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Result [38] [40] |
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Dan Murphy's | Adrian Sergovich | Won |
HP Indigo | Dmitri Golovko | Nominated |
Jewel Changi Airport | Gerard Fitzgerald | Nominated |
Where Inspiration Lives: Sydney Opera House | Caitlin Yeo | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Result [38] [41] |
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Bill & Tony: "Planet of the Socks" | Michael Lira | Nominated |
Bluey : "Teasing" | Joff Bush | Nominated |
The Bureau of Magical Things : "End of the Road" | Brett Aplin | Nominated |
The Pilgrim's Progress | Michael Dooley | Won |
Title | Composer | Result [38] [42] |
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2040 | Bryony Marks | Nominated |
Australia's Lost Impressionist | David Bridie | Won |
The Cult of the Family | Amanda Brown | Nominated |
The Leunig Fragments | Luke Altmann | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Result [38] [43] |
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Dead Lucky | Michael Yezerski | Won |
Fighting Season | Daniel Denholm | Nominated |
Lambs of God | Bryony Marks | Nominated |
Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries | Burkhard Dallwitz, Brett Aplin, Dmitri Golovko | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Result [38] [44] |
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Cernunnos | Rory Chenoweth | Nominated |
For the Girl in the Coffee Shop | Angela Little | Won |
Shiloh | Freya Berkhout | Nominated |
Sohrab & Rustum | Burkhard Dallwitz | Nominated |
Series or Serial | Composer | Result [38] [45] |
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Bloom: "The Memory Box" | Jackson Milas, Antony Partos | Won |
Secret City: Under the Eagle : "Run Little Rabbit" | David Bridie | Nominated |
Tidelands : "Not One of You" | Matteo Zingales | Nominated |
You Can't Ask That : "Alcoholics" | Andrew Sampford | Nominated |
Song title | Work | Composer | Result [38] [46] |
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"Be My Girl" | The Craft | Justin Shave | Nominated |
"Day by Day" | Fourteen | Brontë Horder | Nominated |
"Every Day My Mother's Voice" | The Final Quarter | Paul Kelly | Won |
"Firesong" | Judy and Punch | Sophia Brous, François Tétaz, Mirrah Foulkes | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Result [38] [47] |
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2040 | Bryony Marks | Nominated |
Little Monsters | Piers Burbrook de Vere | Won |
Me and My Left Brain | Cezary Skubiszewski | Nominated |
The Merger | David Bridie | Nominated |
Title | Composer | Result [38] [48] |
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Bloom | Antony Partos | Won |
Dead Lucky | Michael Yezerski | Nominated |
The Bureau of Magical Things | Brett Aplin | Nominated |
The Pacific: In the Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill | Caitlin Yeo | Nominated |
Composer | Result [38] [49] |
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Adam Gock, Dinesh Wicks | Won |
Jay Stewart | Nominated |
Mitch Stewart | Nominated |
Neil Sutherland | Nominated |
Composer | Result [38] [50] |
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Alastair Ford | Nominated |
Jed Kurzel | Nominated |
Neil Sutherland | Won |
Nerida Tyson-Chew | Nominated |
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The APRA Music Awards of 2020 are the 38th annual series, known as APRA Awards, in 2020. The awards are given in a series of categories in three divisions and in separate ceremonies throughout the year: the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards and Screen Music Awards. They are provided by the Australasian Performing Right Association and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society, known jointly as APRA AMCOS. In mid-February the associations announced that the previous category, Overseas Recognition Award, would be replaced by Global APRA Music Awards with separate ceremonies at three locations: Los Angeles for western North American-based artists, Nashville for central and eastern North American-based artists and London for European-based artists.
Neil Campbell Sutherland is a New Zealand-born, Australian-based screen music composer and musician. His work on Getaway (1994–present), MythBusters (2003–2016), Border Security (2004–present), Dancing with the Stars (2004–present) and Bondi Vet (2009–2016) has resulted in 14 consecutive Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas Awards at the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards from 2008 to 2021.
The APRA Music Awards of 2023 were the 41st annual series, known as the APRA Awards. The awards are given in a series of categories in three divisions and in separate ceremonies throughout the year: the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards are provided by APRA AMCOS and celebrate excellence in contemporary music, honouring songwriters and publishers that have achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields. In January, 20 songs shortlisted for Song of the Year were announced. On 30 March 2023, the final nominations were provided. Winners of the 2023 Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music were Colin Hay and Colleen Ironside. APRA Music Awards were presented on 27 April 2023 at International Convention Centre Sydney.