APRA AMCOS has introduced a new award to this year’s APRA Music Awards to recognise the success of its Australian songwriter members overseas.
The winner of the Overseas Recognition Award will be announced alongside all Award winners at Carriageworks in Sydney on Tuesday, April 5.
The five nominees are: Sydney’s Josef Salvat (pictured); Port Douglas-born, Nashville-based Kylie Sackley; Sydney-born, Nashville-based Phil Barton; London-based Sam Dixon and Darwin-born Vassy.
Vassy co-wrote the David Guetta & Showtek trackBad, which went to #1 in the US and is certified 7x double Platinum. Her latest hit is her collaboration with Tiesto & KSHMR on their track,Secrets, which accrued 80 million Spotify plays and 90 million YouTube views.
Joesf Salvat’s debut EP In Your Prime took the #1 spot on Hype Machine’s Popular Chart three times.His tracks have been lauded by overseas publications including Pitchfork, The Fader and The Sunday Times, and they’ve been played on UK’s Radio 1, 6 Music and XFM.
Kylie Sackley has penned tracks for Faith Hill (Sunshine & Summertime), Leann Rimes (Nothin’ Bout Love Makes Sense), Alan Jackson (It’s Just That Way), Troy Cassar-Daley (The Sunshine Club) and Amber Lawrence (I Will Love You).
Phil Barton writes for Liz Rose Music / Warner Chappell in Nashville. He’s written songs for Lee Brice (including Billboard #1 A Woman Like You), Sara Evans, David Nail, Dustin Lynch, Cassadee Pope, Jana Kramer, Mickey Guyton, Kristian Bush and Tate Stevens.
Sam Dixon’s production and songwriting credits include Adele, Sia, Christina Aguilera, Carly Rae Jepsen, Paloma Faith, and Jack Savoretti. He is a Golden Globe nominee (Best Original Song), and his compositions have won multiple APRA and ARIA awards. He was Adele’s live bassist for her 21 World Tour, and was musical director for both her 2012 Grammy and 2013 Academy Award ceremony performances.
Brisbane pop singer-songwriter and producerJarryd James and Sia lead the 2016 APRA Music Awards with four nods each.
Up for the coveted Song of the Year Award are: Birds of Tokyo for Anchor; Jarryd James and Joel Little for Do You Remember; Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker for Let It Happen; Courtney Barnett for Pedestrian at Best and C.W. Stoneking for The Zombie.
APRA AMCOS’ Board of Directors will also decide on two more special awards: Songwriter of the Year and the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music. APRA AMCOS will also present the award for Most Played Australian Work Overseas on the night.
RocKwiz co-creator, Brian Nankervis is back again to host, while Robert Conley is also back as musical director. Performances for the night will be announced in the coming days.
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES
SONG OF THE YEAR
| Title: | Anchor |
| Artist: | Birds of Tokyo |
| Writers: | Ian Berney/ Ian Kenny/ Glenn Sarangapany/ Adam Spark / Adam Weston |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
| Title: | Do You Remember |
| Artist: | Jarryd James |
| Writers: | Jarryd James / Joel Little |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
| Title: | Let it Happen |
| Artist: | Tame Impala |
| Writer: | Kevin Parker |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
| Title: | Pedestrian at Best |
| Artist: | Courtney Barnett |
| Writer: | Courtney Barnett |
| Publisher: | Native Tongue Music Publishing |
| Title: | The Zombie |
| Artist: | C.W. Stoneking |
| Writer: | C.W. Stoneking |
BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
| Writer: | Alex Hope |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
| Writer: | David Le’aupepe(Gang of Youths) |
| Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing Australia |
| Writer: | Jarryd James |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
| Writer: | Marlon Williams |
| Publisher: | Native Tongue Music Publishing |
BLUES & ROOTS WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title: | All Nations |
| Artist: | Blue King Brown |
| Writers: | Natalie Chilcote / Carlo Santone |
| Title: | Come People |
| Artist: | Xavier Rudd |
| Writer: | Xavier Rudd |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
| Title: | Days of Gold |
| Artist: | Busby Marou |
| Writers: | Thomas Busby / Phil Barton* / Lindsay Rimes |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Better Boat Music and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.* |
| Title: | Easy |
| Artist: | The Bamboos feat. Tim Rogers |
| Writers: | Lance Ferguson / Tim Rogers* |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / ABC Music Publishing* |
| Title: | No One |
| Artist: | Ben Wright-Smith |
| Writers: | Ben Wright-Smith /Oscar Dawson* |
| Publisher: | Native Tongue Music Publishing* |
COUNTRY WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title: | I Will Always Be With You |
| Artist: | Lee Kernaghan |
| Writers: | Lee Kernaghan / Colin Buchanan / Garth Porter* |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / Perfect Pitch Publishing* |
| Title: | Is God Real |
| Artist: | Kasey Chambers |
| Writer: | Kasey Chambers |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
| Title: | Secondhand Man |
| Artist: | Shane Nicholson |
| Writer: | Shane Nicholson |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
| Title: | Spirit of the ANZACs |
| Artist: | Lee Kernaghan |
| Writers: | Lee Kernaghan / Colin Buchanan / Garth Porter* |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / Perfect Pitch Publishing* |
| Title: | Wrap Me in a Fever |
| Artist: | Ruby Boots |
| Writers: | Rebecca Chilcott |
| Publishers: | ABC Music Publishing |
DANCE WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title: | Do it Now |
| Artist: | Mashd N Kutcher |
| Writers: | James Finn* / Daniel McNamee* / Daniel Williams* / Adam Morris/ Matthew Ough |
| Publisher: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Art Vs Science* |
| Title: | Maybe |
| Artist: | Carmada |
| Writers: | Max Armata / Drew Carmody |
| Title: | Something About You |
| Artist: | Hayden James |
| Writers: | Hayden James^ / Alexander Burnett*/ George Maple |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Future Classic Publishing^ / Mushroom Music obo Ivy League Music* |
| Title: | Take Me Over |
| Artist: | Peking Duk feat. Safia |
| Writers: | Adam Hyde*/ Reuben Styles* / Styalz Fuego^ / Ben Woolner |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing*/ Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia^ |
| Title: | The Weekend |
| Artist: | Generik feat. Nicky Van She |
| Writers: | Tyson O’Brien / Nicholas Routledge |
| Title: | You Were Right |
| Artist: | RÜFÜS |
| Writers: | Jonathon George / James Hunt / Tyrone Lindqvist |
| Publisher: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Sweat It Out |
POP WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title: | Do You Remember |
| Artist: | Jarryd James |
| Writers: | Jarryd James / Joel Little |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
| Title: | Elastic Heart |
| Artist: | Sia |
| Writers: | Sia Furler / Thomas Pentz* / Andrew Swanson^ |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Native Tongue Music Publishing Australia obo I Like Turtles Music* / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Andrew Swanson Music^ |
| Title: | Flashlight |
| Artist: | Jessie J |
| Writers: | Sia Furler / Christian Guzman*/ Jason Moore* / Samuel Smith^ |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo UPG Music Publishing*/ Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Stellar Songs^ and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Naughty Words^ and Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo UPG Music Publishing^ |
| Title: | Georgia |
| Artist: | Vance Joy |
| Writer: | Vance Joy |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music obo WAU Publishing |
| Title: | If You Love Someone |
| Artist: | The Veronicas |
| Writers: | Jessica Origliasso* / Lisa Origliasso* / Anthony Egizii^ / David Musumeci^ / Joshua Katz |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia^ / Universal Music Publishing obo The Kennel AB |
ROCK WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title: | Anchor |
| Artist: | Birds of Tokyo |
| Writers: | Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music |
| Title: | Hoops |
| Artist: | The Rubens |
| Writers: | Scott Baldwin / Elliott Margin / Izaac Margin / Samuel Margin / William Zeglis |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music obo Ivy League Music |
| Title: | Micro Wars |
| Artist: | Kingswood |
| Writers: | Alexander Laska |
| Publishers: | Native Tongue Music Publishing |
| Title: | Play Ball |
| Artist: | AC/DC |
| Writers: | Angus Young / Malcolm Young |
| Publisher: | J Albert and Son |
| Title: | Rock or Bust |
| Artist: | AC/DC |
| Writers: | Angus Young / Malcolm Young |
| Publisher: | J Albert and Son |
URBAN WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title: | Cosby Sweater |
| Artist: | Hilltop Hoods |
| Writers: | DJ Debris (Barry Francis) / MC Pressure (Daniel Smith) / Suffa (Matthew Lambert) / Demitris Christopoulos* /John Kelman* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / J Albert and Son obo Cherry Red Songs* |
| Title: | Live and Let Go |
| Artist: | Hilltop Hoods |
| Writers: | DJ Debris (Barry Francis) / MC Pressure (Daniel Smith) / Suffa (Matthew Lambert) / Andrew Burford*/ Ali Newman / Michael Stafford^ |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Universal Music Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK)^ |
| Title: | M.O.B. |
| Artist: | Tkay Maidza |
| Writers: | Tkay Maidza* / Luke McKay |
| Publisher: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia* |
| Title: | Switch Lanes |
| Artist: | Tkay Maidza |
| Writers: | Tkay Maidza* / Michael Perry |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia* / Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Boss Level |
| Title: | The Buzz |
| Artist: | Hermitude feat Mataya & Young Tapz |
| Writers: | Luke Dubber^ / Angus Stuart^ / Tim Levinson* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia^ / J Albert and Son* |
OVERSEAS RECOGNITION AWARD
| Writer: | Josef Salvat |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Sony ATV Music Publishing (UK) |
| Writer: | Kylie Sackley |
| Publisher: | Native Tongue Music Publishing oboFigjam Music |
| Writer: | Phil Barton |
| Publisher: | Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Better Boat Music and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. |
| Writer: | Sam Dixon |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music obo BMG Chrysalis |
INTERNATIONAL WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title: | Blank Space |
| Artist: | Taylor Swift |
| Writers: | Taylor Swift^ / Martin Sandberg / Johan Schuster |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Taylor Swift Music^ / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo MXM Music AB |
| Title: | Cheerleader |
| Artist: | OMI |
| Writers: | Mark Bradford / Clifton Dillon / Ryan Dillon / Sly Dunbar / Omar Pasley |
| Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing obo Ultra Music Publishing Europe |
| Title: | Style |
| Artist: | Taylor Swift |
| Writers: | Taylor Swift^ / Johan Schuster / Martin Sandberg / Ali Payami* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Taylor Swift Music^ / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo MXM Music AB / Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Wolf Cousins* |
| Title: | Sugar |
| Artist: | Maroon 5 |
| Writers: | Joshua Coleman / Lukasz Gottwald* / Jacob Hindlin^ / Adam Levine+ / Michael Posner~ / Henry Walter# |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Each Note Counts / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Kasz Money Publishing* / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL and Prescription Songs^ / Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo Sudgee 2 Music+ / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo North Greenway Productions~ / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Prescription Songs and Cirkut Breaker# |
| Title: | Uptown Funk |
| Artist: | Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars |
| Writers: | Jeffrey Bhasker / Devon Gallaspy* / Philip Lawrence^ / Bruno Mars+ / Mark Ronson~ / Lonnie Simmons# / Rudy Taylor# / Nicholaus Williams> / Charlie Wilson# / Robert Wilson# / Ronnie Wilson# |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Way Above Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Sony/ATV Ballad* / Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo ZZR Music LLC^ / Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Mars Force Music, Thou Art The Hunger and BMG Gold Songs+ / Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Songs Of Zelig~ / Minder Music Australia obo New Songs Administration Limited# / Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Trinlanta Publishing and Tig7 Publishing LLC> |
MOST PLAYED AUSTRALIAN WORK
| Title: | Do You Remember |
| Artist: | Jarryd James |
| Writers: | Jarryd James / Joel Little |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
| Title: | Elastic Heart |
| Artist: | Sia |
| Writers: | Sia Furler / Thomas Pentz* / Andrew Swanson^ |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Native Tongue Music Publishing Australia obo I Like Turtles Music* / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Andrew Swanson Music^ |
| Title: | Flashlight |
| Artist: | Jessie J |
| Writers: | Sia Furler / Christian Guzman*/ Jason Moore* / Samuel Smith^ |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo UPG Music Publishing*/ Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Stellar Songs^ and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Naughty Words^ and Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo UPG Music Publishing^ |
| Title: | Georgia |
| Artist: | Vance Joy |
| Writer: | Vance Joy |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music obo WAU Publishing |
| Title: | Take Me Over |
| Artist: | Peking Duk feat. Safia |
| Writers: | Adam Hyde*/ Reuben Styles* / Styalz Fuego^ / Ben Woolner |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing*/ Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia^ |
