Flume wins big at APRA Music Awards
Flume has capped off another excellent year, scoring three awards at tonight’s 2017 APRA Music Awards.
Harley Streten took out Songwriter of the Year, Dance Work of the Year, and Most Played Australian Work for ‘Never Be Like You feat. Kai.’
Congrats @flumemusic! #NeverBeLikeYou ft. @listentokai took out Dance Work of the Year. #APRAs pic.twitter.com/SHM55dCMCp
— TheIndustryObserver (@theindustry_o) April 3, 2017
“His main goal was that he didn’t have to work at @HardRock Cafe” – Chad Gillard, @futureclassic told us how Harley became @flumemusic pic.twitter.com/z74t7Ndeq9
— TheIndustryObserver (@theindustry_o) April 3, 2017
One major award Flume couldn’t snag was the Song of the Year award, which was taken out by D.D Dumbo for his excellent tune ‘Satan’, from debut album Utopia Defeated, which won the J Award for Australian Album of the Year.
Oliver Perry aka @DDDumbo took out the coveted Song of the Year award with his bizarre & beautiful #Satan. Hugely deserved. #APRAs pic.twitter.com/qShrZFUPm7
— TheIndustryObserver (@theindustry_o) April 3, 2017
Elsewhere, Troye Sivan was named the Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year, while Sam Dixon scored the Overseas Recognition Award for his work with big-hitters such as Adele, Sia, Christina Aguilera, and Carly Rae Jepsen.
Pop Work of the Year was Sia’s Cheap Thrills, while Rock Work of the Year was Birds Of Tokyo’s ‘I’d Go with You Anywhere’
Full list of winners below.
2017 APRA Music Awards Winners:
Song of the Year
Title: Satan
Artist: D.D Dumbo
Writer: Oliver Perry
Publisher: Mushroom Music
Songwriter of the Year:
Harley Streten pka Flume
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Future Classic
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Troye Sivan
Overseas Recognition Award
Sam Dixon
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Archie Roach
“When we shine it allows the rest of the country, & everyone else who has dreams & hopes, it allows them to shine too” – @ArchieRoach #APRAs pic.twitter.com/UTupGzi4XR
— TheIndustryObserver (@theindustry_o) April 3, 2017
What a finish! @PaulKelly, @ABOriginalBAM & @dansultan closed out the #APRAs with #TooktheChildrenAway, an important tribute to @ArchieRoach pic.twitter.com/MnZbcwDHri
— TheIndustryObserver (@theindustry_o) April 3, 2017
Licensee of the Year Award
The Gov, aka The Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Adelaide
Most Played Australian Work
Title: Never Be Like You
Artist: Flume feat. Kai
Writers: Harley Streten / Kai* / Geoffrey Earley^
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Future Classic / Native Tongue Music Publishing* / Warner/Chappell Music^
Most Played Australian Work Overseas
Title: Riptide
Artist: Vance Joy
Writer: James Keogh
Publishers: Mushroom Music and WAU Publishing / Warner/Chappell Music
International Work of the Year
Title: Hello
Artist: Adele
Writers: Adele Adkins / Gregory Kurstin*
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing*
Country Work of the Year
Title: Greatest Companion
Artist: Aleyce Simmonds
Writer: Aleyce Simmonds
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Checked Label Services
Blues & Roots Work of the Year
Title: The Pain
Artist: Robbie Miller
Writers: Robbie Miller / Nathan Morrison
Dance Work of the Year
Title: Never Be Like You
Artist: Flume feat. Kai
Writers: Harley Streten / Kai* / Geoffrey Earley^
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Future Classic / Native Tongue Music Publishing* / Warner/Chappell Music^
Rock Work of the Year
Title: I’d Go With You Anywhere
Artist: Birds of Tokyo
Writers: Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston
Publishers: Mushroom Music
Pop Work of the Year
Title: Cheap Thrills
Artist: Sia
Writers: Sia Furler / Gregory Kurstin
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Urban Work of the Year
Title: Papercuts
Artist: Illy feat. Vera Blue
Writers: Alasdair Murray pka Illy / Mark Landon pka M-Phazes * / Thomas Macken^ / Celia Pavey*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo WAU Publishing / Universal Music Publishing* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^
This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.