Graham Reid | | 4 min read
After taking a year off in 2023 when there was an analysis of the awards and how inclusive (or not) they were, the Aotearoa Music Awards return.
And that absence means that some albums -- like the Beths' Expert in a Dying Field for example -- which were released in 2022 were up for inclusion.
It makes for a big -- and yes, inclusive -- awards so here goes.
The awards event takes place on Thursday May 30 at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland/Tamaki Makaurau.
Good to see the jazz award being presented here rather than at the Wellington Jazz Festival. A marginal music further marginalised itself by its remove from these main awards.
Where Elsewhere has written about the artist recently or album we have highlighted it so it links to our review, interview or overview. (Many others we have written about in the past but here we just link to current articles.)
Spotify Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau | Album of the Year
Avantdale Bowling Club – Trees
Coterie - Coterie
Erny Belle – Not Your Cupid
Home Brew – Run It Back
Leisure – Leisurevision
Marlon Williams – My Boy
Paige – King Clown
Princess Chelsea – Everything Is Going To Be Alright
Stan Walker – All In
The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field
Tiny Ruins – Ceremony
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – V
Spotify Te Tino Waiata o te Tau | Single of the Year
Aaradhna – She
Avantdale Bowling Club – Friday Night At The Liquor Store
Corrella – Blue Eyed Māori
Coterie – Always Beside You (ft. Six60)
Fazerdaze – Bigger
Home Brew – Run It Back
Kaylee Bell – Boots ‘N All
L.A.B – Take It Away
Marlon Williams – Don’t Go Back
Mermaidens – I Like To Be Alone
Stan Walker – I am
The Beths – Watching The Credits
Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau | Best Group
The Beths
Home Brew
Leisure
Mermaidens
Tiny Ruins
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Te Tino Reo o te Tau | Best Solo Artist
Avantdale Bowling Club
Fazerdaze
Kaylee Bell
Marlon Williams
Princess Chelsea
Stan Walker
Te Māngai Pāho Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau | Best Māori Artist
Jordyn with a Why
Mohi
Rei
Stan Walker
TAWAZ
Tuari Brothers
Te Mangai Pāho Mana Reo Award
COTERIE – Purea/Cool It Down
Jordyn with a Why – He Rei Niho
MOHI – Me Pēhea Ra
Stan Walker – I am
TAWAZ – He Aho
Tuari Brothers – Tuari ki te Ao
Te Taumata o te Toi | Best Album Artwork
Andrew McLeod – The Coin That Broke The Fountain Floor (Clementine Valentine)
Lily Paris West – Mermaidens (Mermaidens)
Lily Paris West – Expert In A Dying Field (The Beths)
Te Manu Taki Whanokē o te Tau | Best Alternative Artist
Grecco Romank
Mermaidens
Princess Chelsea
Te Manu Taki Tuauki o te Tau | Best Classical Artist
Michael Houston & Bella
Hristova Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson & Somi Kim
New Zealand String Quartet
Te Manu Taki Tuawhenua o te Tau | Best Country Artist
Kaylee Bell
Matt Joe Gow
The Mitchell Twins
Te Manu Taki Tāhiko o te Tau | Best Electronic Artist
Amamelia
deepState
Elipsa
Te Taumata o te Pūkenga Oro | Best Engineer
Amelia Murray & Emily Wheatcroft- Snape – Break! (Fazerdaze)
Simon Gooding – King Clown (Paige)
Tom Healy & Alexandra Corbett – My Boy (Marlon Williams)
Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te Tau | Best Folk Artist
Adam McGrath
Terrible Sons
Te Manu Taki Ātete o te Tau | Best Hip Hop Artist
Avantdale Bowling Club
Diggy Dupé
Home Brew
Te Manu Taki Tautito o te Tau | Best Jazz Artist
Clear Path Ensemble
Dave Wilson
Myele Manzanza
NZ On Air Te Taumata o te Ataata | Best Music Video Content
Anahera Parata – SHE (Aaradhna)
Connor Pritchard – All My Friends (NO COMPLY ft. Wells*)
Marlon Williams – Don’t Go Back (Marlon Williams)
Te Manu Taki Arotini o te Tau | Best Pop Artist
Foley
Georgia Lines
Paige
Te Taumata o te Kaiwhakaputa | Best Producer, presented by Massey University
Christoph El Truento – TREES (Avantdale Bowling Club)
Haz Beats – Run It Back (Home Brew)
Tom Healy – Ceremony (Tiny Ruins)
Te Manu Taki Rakapioi o te Tau | Best Rock Artist
Dead Favours
Midwave Breaks
Racing
Te Manu Taki Taketake o te Tau | Best Roots Artist
Corrella
COTERIE
Sons of Zion
Te Manu Taki Manako o te Tau | Best Soul/RnB Artist
Aaradhna
Dallas Tamaira
Sam V
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