2016 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
| 2016 APRA Silver Scroll Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand songwriting |
| Date | September 29, 2016 |
| Location | Vector Arena, Auckland |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Presented by | APRA New Zealand-Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society |
| Website | apraamcos |
The 2016 APRA Silver Scroll Awards were held on Thursday 29 September 2016 at Vector Arena in Auckland, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting.[1][2]
Silver Scroll award[edit]
The Silver Scroll award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music. The short list of finalists was announced on 1 September.[3]
The music director for 2016 was musician and 2007 Silver Scroll nominee Sean James Donnelly. As well as overseeing all music performances, he was arranged for the five Silver Scroll finalists to be covered in a unique style by different artists.[4]
| Songwriter(s) | Song | Act | Covering artist[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Cole | "Dream" | Lydia Cole | Nadia Reid with Sam Taylor |
| Samuel Scott, Lukasz Buda, Conrad Wedde, William Ricketts, Thomas Callwood, Christopher O’Connor | "Give Up Your Dreams" | The Phoenix Foundation | Oystercatcher |
| Thomas Oliver | "If I Move To Mars" | Thomas Oliver | Yoko Zuna |
| Emily Littler, Billie Rogers, Alex Brown, Christopher Farnham | "Pedestrian Support League" | Street Chant | Courtney Hate |
| Tami Neilson, Jay Neilson | "The First Man" | Tami Neilson | Jocee Tuck |
Long list[edit]
In July 2016 a top 20 long list was announced. From this list APRA members voted to decide the five songs that will make up the year's short list. Three-time Silver Scroll winner Dave Dobbyn is among the 20 songwriters.[1]
- "10 Years" - Seth Haapu
- "A Lake" - Lawrence Arabia
- "All Eyes In The Room" - Gareth Thomas
- "All Over You" - Leisure
- "August Song" - The Sami Sisters
- "Buried By The Burden" - Pacific Heights featuring Louis Baker
- "Don't Rate That" - David Dallas
- "Dream" - Lydia Cole
- "Give Up Your Dreams" - The Phoenix Foundation
- "Harmony House" - Dave Dobbyn
- "If I Move To Mars" - Thomas Oliver
- "Love Will Be A River" - Holly Arrowsmith with Fly My Pretties
- "March" - Electric Wire Hustle featuring Deva Mahal
- "One Question" - Yoko-Zuna featuring Laughton Kora
- "Pedestrian Support League" - Street Chant
- "Pocket" - Miloux
- "Stuck In Melodies" - Andrew Keoghan
- "The First Man" - Tami Neilson
- "The Hours" - Mice On Stilts
- "We Will Rise Again" - Shayne P Carter
New Zealand Music Hall of Fame[edit]
Singer-songwriter Moana Maniapoto will be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame at the Silver Scroll awards ceremony in September.[6]
Other awards[edit]
Six other awards will be presented at the Silver Scroll Awards: APRA Maioha Award (for excellence in contemporary Maori music),[7] SOUNZ Contemporary Award (for creativity and inspiration in composition),[8] and APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award and APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award.[9] The award for the most performed New Zealand song in New Zealand and overseas was dropped in 2016.
| Award | Nominees |
|---|---|
| APRA Maioha Award |
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| SOUNZ Contemporary Award |
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| APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award |
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| APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award |
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APRA song awards[edit]
Outside of the Silver Scroll Awards, APRA presented six genre awards in 2016. The APRA Best Pacific Song was presented at the Pacific Music Awards,[10] the APRA Best Country Music Song was presented at the New Zealand Country Music Awards,[11] the APRA Best Māori Songwriter will be presented at the Waiata Maori Music Awards[12] and the APRA Children's Song of the Year and What Now Video of the Year will be presented live on What Now.[13] For the first time in 2016, the award for Best Jazz Composition was awarded, presented at the National Jazz Festival.[14]
| Award | Songwriter(s) | Act | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| APRA Best Pacific Song | Opetaia Foa’i | Te Vaka | "Papua I Sisifo" |
| APRA Best Country Music Song | Mel Parsons | Mel Parsons | "Alberta Sun" |
| APRA Best Jazz Composition | Callum Allardice | Callum Allardice | "Sons of Thunder" |
| APRA Best Māori Songwriter | Rob Ruha | — | — |
| APRA Children's Song of the Year | Lucy Hiku & Jenny Payne | Itty Bitty Beats | "Pō Mārie" |
| What Now Children's Video of the Year | Rainbow Rosalind | Rainbow Rosalind | "Aotearoa, Home of Our Hearts" |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Finalists for the 2016 Apra Silver Scroll Award have been announced". Stuff. Fairfax. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "2016 Silver Scroll nominees announced". Newshub. Mediaworks. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Top five finalists announced for the 2016 Apra Silver Scroll Award". Stuff. Fairfax. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Music Director Announced for 2016 APRA Silver Scroll Awards". Scoop. Scoop. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "2015 Silver Scrolls". 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Moana Maniapoto to be inducted into NZ Music Hall of Fame". Newshub. Mediaworks. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "APRA Maioha Award". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "SOUNZ Contemporary Award". APRA-AMCOS. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "SCREEN AWARDS". APRA-AMCOS NZ. APRA-AMCOS NZ. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "BEST PACIFIC SONG". APRA AMCOS. APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "BEST COUNTRY MUSIC SONG". APRA AMCOS. APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Best Maori Songwriter". APRA. APRA. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "CHILDREN'S MUSIC AWARDS". APRA AMCOS. APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "BEST JAZZ COMPOSITION". APRA. APRA. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
External links[edit]
- APRA AMCOS Silver Scroll Awards Archived 2014-08-28 at the Wayback Machine