Here are all the winners of the 2018 APRA Music Awards
Paul Kelly, Amy Shark and M-Phazes were among the winners of tonight’s APRA Awards, but it was A.B. Original who made history, being the first hip hop artists to take out the coveted Songwriter Of the Year award.
YES! This year’s Songwriter of the Year goes to @ABOriginalBAM for their influential & inspiring work on bold tracks like ‘January 26’ & ‘Take Me Home’. Congratulations @Briggs and #Trials, we love you! #APRAs pic.twitter.com/MaOxuZUN6h
— APRA AMCOS (@APRAAMCOS) April 10, 2018
Below are all the winners.
Song of the Year
Title: Firewood and Candles
Performer: Paul Kelly
Writers: Paul Kelly* / Billy Miller
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing*
Billy Miller and Paul Kelly. Credit: Tony Mott
Songwriter of the Year
A.B. Original (Briggs & Trials)
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Writer: Sarah Aarons
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Overseas Recognition Award
Ben Abraham (and) Kylie Sackley
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Midnight Oil
Most Played Australian Work
Title: Stranger
Performer: Peking Duk feat. Elliphant
Writers: Adam Hyde / Reuben Styles / Kaelyn Behr (Styalz)*/ Elliphant^ / Daniel Goudie+ / Ashley Milton+
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ / BMG+
Country Work of the Year
Title: Kiss Somebody
Performer: Morgan Evans
Writers: Morgan Evans / Chris De Stefano*/ Josh Osborne^
Publishers: Warner/Chappell Music Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Kobalt Music Publishing^
Blues & Roots Work of the Year
Title: Best Part of Me
Performer: Busby Marou
Writers: Thomas Busby / Jeremy Marou / Jon Hume
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Dance Work of the Year
Title: Stranger
Performer: Peking Duk feat. Elliphant
Writers: Adam Hyde / Reuben Styles / Kaelyn Behr (Styalz)*/ Elliphant^ / Daniel Goudie+ / Ashley Milton+
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ BMG+
Rock Work of the Year
Title: Brace
Performer: Birds of Tokyo
Writers: Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston
Publisher: Mushroom Music
Pop Work of the Year
Title: Adore
Performer: Amy Shark
Writers: Amy Shark / M-Phazes*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing*
Complete admiration for the very talented @AmySharkMusic for winning Pop Work of the Year for her smash hit ‘Adore’! Co-written with #MPhazes, this is a song that connected on many levels, congrats! #APRAs pic.twitter.com/ML9NgYtdCO
— APRA AMCOS (@APRAAMCOS) April 10, 2018
Urban Work of the Year
Title: Catch 22
Performer: Illy feat. Anne-Marie
Writers: Illy / M-Phazes*/ Grant Michaels^ / Suzanne Shinn^
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^
International Work of the Year
Title: Shape of You
Performer: Ed Sheeran
Writers: Ed Sheeran / Kevin Briggs* / Kandi Burruss^ / Tameka Cottle+ / Steven McCutcheon~ John McDaid>
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / BMG and Warner/Chappell Music obo She K’em Down and Pepper Drive Music* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music obo Kandacy Music and Tony Mercedes Music^ / Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music obo Tiny Tam Music and Tony Mercedes Music+ / Universal Music Publishing obo Rokstone Music~ / Kobalt Music Publishing obo Spirit B-Unique Polar Patrol>
Most Played Australian Work Overseas
Title: Cheap Thrills
Artist: Sia
Writer: Sia Furler / Gregory Kurstin*
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Sony/ATV Music Publishing obo Kurstin Music*
Licensee of the Year
Settlers Tavern (Rob and Karen Gough)
This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.