It’s always a great sign of a healthy music industry where the nominees for the APRA Music Awards are a varied bunch, and this year’s list showcases the depth and breadth of our songwriters and performers.
The fact we have some first-timers mixed in with veteran songwriters also bodes well. All in all, the last twelve months were good for Aussie music.
The 2018 APRA Music Awards will be held on Tuesday 10 April at the ICC, on Sydney’s Darling Harbour.
Check out all the nominees below.
SONG OF THE YEAR
| Title: | Fallin’ |
| Artist: | Jessica Mauboy |
| Writers: | Ivy Adara* / PJ Harding pka Thief^ / Louis Schoorl+ |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing obo Prescription Songs* / Universal Music Publishing^ / Kobalt Music Publishing obo I Am A Sherpa Music, Amsterdam Central Music and Seven Peaks Music+ |
| Title: | Firewood and Candles |
| Artist: | Paul Kelly |
| Writers: | Paul Kelly* / Billy Miller |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing* |
| Title: | Running Second |
| Artist: | Ainslie Wills |
| Writers: | Ainslie Willls / Lawrence Folvig |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
| Title: | Weekends |
| Artist: | Amy Shark |
| Writer: | Amy Shark |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing |
| Title: | What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out? |
| Artist: | Gang of Youths |
| Writer: | David Le’aupepe |
| Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing |
BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
| Writer: | Alex Lahey |
| Publisher: | Native Tongue Music Publishing |
| Writer: | Ben Abraham |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing obo WGBR Music |
| Writer: | Celia Pavey pka Vera Blue |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / Canal Music Publishing |
| Writer: | Sarah Aarons |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
COUNTRY WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title: | Ain’t No Little Girl |
| Artist: | Kasey Chambers |
| Writer: | Kasey Chambers |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
| Title: | Don’t Wish It All Away |
| Artist: | The McClymonts |
| Writers: | Brooke McClymont / Mollie McClymont / Samantha McClymont / Lindsey Jackson* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Native Tongue Music Publishing* |
| Title: | House |
| Artist: | The McClymonts |
| Writers: | Brooke McClymont / Mollie McClymont / Samantha McClymont / Sarah Aarons / Michael Fatkin* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing* |
| Title: | Kiss Somebody |
| Artist: | Morgan Evans |
| Writers: | Morgan Evans / Chris De Stefano* / Josh Osborne^ |
| Publishers: | Warner/Chappell Music Publishing obo SongsByMe / Sony/ATV Music Publishing obo CDs Words & Music* / Kobalt Music Publishing obo Smackville Music and Anderson Fork In The Road Music^ |
| Title: | My Breakup Anthem |
| Artist: | Caitlyn Shadbolt |
| Writers: | Caitlyn Shadbolt / Jared Porter |
BLUES & ROOTS WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title: | Best Part of Me |
| Artist: | Busby Marou |
| Writers: | Thomas Busby / Jeremy Marou / Jon Hume |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
| Title: | Getaway Car |
| Artist: | Busby Marou |
| Writers: | Thomas Busby / Jeremy Marou / David Ryan Harris |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
| Title: | Isn’t It A Pity |
| Artist: | Bernard Fanning |
| Writer: | Bernard Fanning |
| Title: | Jungle |
| Artist: | Tash Sultana |
| Writer: | Tash Sultana |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing obo Tash Sultana P/L |
| Title: | Reckless |
| Artist: | Bernard Fanning |
| Writer: | Bernard Fanning |
DANCE WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title | Call On Me (Ryan Riback Remix) |
| Artist: | Starley |
| Writers: | Starley Hope / Peter Wadams* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing obo Alive and Well Songs / Kobalt Music Publishing obo P-Money Music* |
| Title: | Chameleon |
| Artist: | PNAU |
| Writers: | Nick Littlemore / Sam Littlemore* / Peter Mayes^ |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / 120 Publishing* / Universal Music Publishing obo Chenfeld^ |
| Title: | Fake Magic |
| Artist: | Peking Duk feat. AlunaGeorge |
| Writers: | Adam Hyde* / Reuben Styles* / Sam Littlemore^ / Laura Lowther / Frances Dewji* / George Reid* |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing* / 120 Publishing^ |
| Title: | Mind Made Up feat. Kylie Auldist |
| Artist: | Cookin’ on 3 Burners [Lenno vs CO3B] |
| Writers: | Lance Ferguson / Ivan Khatchoyan* / Jake Mason* |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / Origin Music Publishing* |
| Title: | Stranger |
| Artist: | 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 obo Publishing Company Ten AB and Prescription Songs^ / BMG+ |
POP WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title: | Adore |
| Artist: | Amy Shark |
| Writers: | Amy Shark / M-Phazes* |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing* |
| Title: | Fallin’ |
| Artist: | Jessica Mauboy |
| Writers: | Ivy Adara* / PJ Harding pka Thief^ / Louis Schoorl+ |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing obo Prescription Songs* / Universal Music Publishing^ / Kobalt Music Publishing obo I Am A Sherpa Music, Amsterdam Central Music and Seven Peaks Music+ |
| Title: | Lay It On Me |
| Artist: | Vance Joy |
| Writers: | James Keogh / Dave Bassett* |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing / Mushroom Music obo Reservoir Media Music* |
| Title: | Set In Stone |
| Artist: | Guy Sebastian |
| Writers: | Guy Sebastian / Stuart Crichton* / Taylor Parks^ |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / Native Tongue Music Publishing* / Warner/Chappell Music obo Taylor Monet Music^ |
| Title: | Waves |
| Artist: | Dean Lewis |
| Writers: | Dean Lewis / Nicholas Atkinson* / Edward Holloway^ |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing obo Specific Music / BMG obo Stage 3 Music Publishing* / BMG^ |
ROCK WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title: | Brace |
| Artist: | Birds of Tokyo |
| Writers: | Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
| Title: | Creepin |
| Artist: | Kingswood |
| Writer: | Alex Laska |
| Publisher: | Native Tongue Music Publishing |
| Title: | Empire |
| Artist: | Birds of Tokyo |
| Writers: | Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston / David Bottrill* |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing obo Real World Music* |
| Title: | Scott Green |
| Artist: | Dune Rats |
| Writers: | Danny Beusaraus / Brett Jansch / BC Michaels / Zachary Carper* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Mushroom Music obo Big Deal Music LLC* |
| Title: | The Producer |
| Artist: | Cable Ties |
| Writers: | Shauna Boyle / Nicholas Brown / Jennifer McKechnie |
URBAN WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title: | Catch 22 |
| Artist: | 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 obo SONGS Music Publishing^ |
| Title: | Moments |
| Artist: | Bliss n Eso feat. Gavin James |
| Writers: | Kaelyn Behr (Styalz)* / PJ Harding pka Thief^ / Max Mackinnon+ / Nicholas Martin / Jonathan Notley+ / Ryan Vojtesak# |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Universal Music Publishing^ / Mushroom Music+ / Universal/MCA Music Publishing# |
| Title: | Oh My feat. Jenna McDougall |
| Artist: | Illy |
| Writers: | Illy* / M-Phazes^ / Jefferson Wolfe |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing* / Universal Music Publishing^ |
| Title: | Simulation |
| Artist: | Tkay Maidza |
| Writers: | Tkay Maidza / Jessica Higgs pka George Maple* / Luke McKay^ |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing obo Utopian Ideas Pty Ltd* / Kobalt Music Publishing obo Dew Process* |
| Title: | Think About It feat. Peta & The Wolves |
| Artist: | Thundamentals |
| Writers: | Jesse Ferris / Morgan Jones / Kevin Kerr / Brendan Tuckerman / Peta Jeffress* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing obo The Kennel AB* |
MOST PLAYED AUSTRALIAN WORK
| Title: | Adore |
| Artist: | Amy Shark |
| Writers: | Amy Shark / M-Phazes* |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing* |
| Title: | Call On Me (Ryan Riback Remix) |
| Artist: | Starley |
| Writers: | Starley Hope / Peter Wadams* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing obo Alive and Well Songs / Kobalt Music Publishing obo P-Money Music* |
| Title: | Chameleon |
| Artist: | PNAU |
| Writers: | Nick Littlemore / Sam Littlemore* / Peter Mayes^ |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / 120 Publishing* / Universal Music Publishing obo Chenfeld^ |
| Title: | Fallin’ |
| Artist: | Jessica Mauboy |
| Writers: | Ivy Adara* / PJ Harding pka Thief^ / Louis Schoorl+ |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing obo Prescription Songs* / Universal Music Publishing^ / Kobalt Music Publishing obo I Am A Sherpa Music, Amsterdam Central Music and Seven Peaks Music+ |
| Title: | Stranger |
| Artist: | 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 obo Publishing Company Ten AB and Prescription Songs^ / BMG+ |
| Title: | Waves |
| Artist: | Dean Lewis |
| Writers: | Dean Lewis / Nicholas Atkinson* / Edward Holloway^ |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing obo Specific Music / BMG obo Stage 3 Music Publishing* / BMG^ |
INTERNATIONAL WORK OF THE YEAR
| Title: | 24K Magic |
| Artist: | Bruno Mars |
| Writers: | Bruno Mars / Christopher Brown* / Philip Lawrence^ |
| Publishers: | Warner/Chappell Music / Warner/Chappell Music obo Late 80’s Music and Thou Art The Hunger* / Universal/MCA Music obo ZZR Music^ |
| Title: | Castle On The Hill |
| Artist: | Ed Sheeran |
| Writers: | Ed Sheeran / Benjamin Levin* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo Please Don’t Forget To Pay Me Music* |
| Title: | Shape of You |
| Artist: | 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> |
| Title: | Something Just Like This |
| Artist: | The Chainsmokers & Coldplay |
| Writers: | Andrew Taggart* / Chris Martin / Guy Berryman / Jonathan Buckland / William Champion |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing obo Nice Hair Publishing* / Universal Music Publishing MGB |
| Title: | There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back |
| Artist: | Shawn Mendes |
| Writers: | Shawn Mendes / Scott Friedman* / Teddy Geiger^ / Geoffrey Warburton+ |
| Publishers: | Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo Mendes Music / Warner/Chappell Music* / BMG and Mushroom Music obo Big Deal Music LLC^ / Sony/ATV Music Publishing+ |
This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.
