Broods win four at Vodafone NZ Music Awards

Last year’s Breakthrough Artists, Broods, capped off a successful year of international recognition by taking home no less than four wins at last night’s 50^th Vodafone NZ Music Awards in Auckland.

Caleb and Georgia Nott took the “tuis” for Best Group, up against 15 x winners Shihad and Six60. Their debut album Evergreen was named Album of the Year and Best Pop Album, and Mother & Father was Radio Airplay Record of the Year. The single went gold after peaking at #12, and also spilled over to chart success in Australia (#54) and the United States (a #36 peak on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart).

The pair dutifully thanked their producer and songwriting collaborator Joel Little (“the invisible third member of Broods … he’s our brother”), manager Ashley Page, radio (“every radio station has been awesome to us”) and their parents for teaching them how to play guitar.

They performed Mother & Father to the star-studded audience, which included a surprise appearance from Mick Fleetwood who’s playing two cities with Fleetwood Mac, and a loudly cheered Lorde who returned from recording in New York and posed for selfies with fans on the red carpet.

Current Melbourne resident Marlon Williams, who won two from five nominations, also performed a stripped back version of Dark Child. Clutching on to one of his awards, he quipped, “It looks so cool and I will never give it away.”

Neil Finn inducted the Exponents (who lived in Australia for a time) into the Hall of Fame, while Dave Dobbyn and Tami Neilson paid musical tribute with Does Love Do This To Me?.

Various artists and presenters also paid tributes to rugby union champion Jonah Lomu, who died days before at 40, and had also released an album.

The full list of winners are:

Album of the Year: Broods – Evergreen

Single of the Year: Lorde – Yellow Flicker Beat

Best Group: Broods

Best Male Solo Artist: Marlon Williams

Best Female Solo Artist: Gin Wigmore

Breakthrough Artist of the Year: Marlon Williams

Best Rock Album: Shihad – FVEY

Best Pop Album: Broods – Evergreen

Best Alternative Album: Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Multi-Love

Best Urban / Hip Hop Album: Janine and The Mixtape – XX

Best Roots Album: Trinity Roots – Citizen

Best Electronica Album: Electric Wire Hustle – Love Can Prevail

Best Music Video: Shahir Daud – Cymatics (Nigel Stanford)

Best Maori Album: Ranea – Tihei Mauri Ora

Best Worship Album: LIFE Worship – Through The Fire

Best Classical Album: Michael Houstoun – Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas

Highest Selling Album: Sol3 Mio – Sol3 Mio

Highest Selling Single: Savage and Timmy Trumpet – Freaks

Radio Airplay Record Of The Year: Broods – Mother & Father

International Achievement: Lorde, Savage (joint win)

Vodafone People’s Choice Award: Six60

Winners of the album cover, producer, engineer, Pacific Music, jazz, country, folk and children’s were presented earlier.