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News February 3, 2022

Tones And I, Baker Boy, Genesis Owusu among nominees for APRA’s Song of the Year

Tones And I, Baker Boy, Genesis Owusu among nominees for APRA’s Song of the Year

Tones And I, Tim Minchin, Matt Corby and Baker Boy are among the artists shortlisted for Song of the Year at the 40th APRA Music Awards, which returns to Melbourne this May with a live ceremony.

All told, 20 songs are nominated for the peer-voted category, which represents the works chosen by APRA AMCOS members as the “finest of 2021.”

Others in with a chance for the coveted award are Nick Cave and fellow Bad Seed Warren Ellis, Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst, AC/DC’s Angus and the late Malcolm Young, Dallas Woods, and Lime Cordiale’s Louis and Oliver Leimbach.

Twenty-three APRA songwriter members are shortlisted for the first time, the PRO announces Thursday (Feb. 3), including Ngaiire, The Kid LAROI, Gang of Youths (David Le’aupepe, Dominik Borzestowski, Maxwell Dunn and Jung Kim), Genesis Owusu and reigning ARIA Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist award winner Budjerah.

APRA’s Song of the Year is said to be the largest peer-voted music award in Australia, and is considered one of the most precious of all industry prizes.

Voting closed Wednesday. All APRA AMCOS songwriter and publisher members who cast a vote are placed into the draw to win cash prizes totaling $5,000, courtesy of Marsh.

Song of the Year is one of the highlights of the annual APRA Music Awards, which celebrate “excellence in contemporary music” by recognising songwriters and publishers that have “achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields.”

Winners will be announced May 3 when the music industry gathers at Melbourne Town Hall, while the final five nominees across all categories will be revealed earlier, in March.

Shortlist For APRA Song Of The Year: 

Title: ALBUQUERQUE

Artist: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis

Writers: Nick Cave / Warren Ellis

Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing

Title: CLOSER

Artist: Ngaiire

Writers: Ngaiire / Jack Grace* / Gabriel Strum^

Publishers: Embassy Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^

Title: DANGEROUS

Artist: Liz Stringer

Writer: Liz Stringer

Publisher: Gaga Music

Title: EZINNA

Artist: B Wise, Sampa The Great & Milan Ring

Writers: Nicholas Martin / Milan Ring / Sampa Tembo / Tung Yeng / James Iheakanwa*

Publisher: BMG Rights Management*

Title: FIRST NATION

Artist: Midnight Oil featuring Jessica Mauboy & Tasman Keith

Writers: Rob Hirst / Tasman Keith*

Publishers: Sony Music Publishing / SFM Publishing*

Title: FLY AWAY

Artist: Tones And I

Writer: Toni Watson

Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Tones And I

Title: GET ME OUT

Artist: King Stingray

Writers: Roy Kellaway / Yirrŋa Yunupiŋu

Publisher: Sony Music Publishing

Title: GUIDED BY ANGELS

Artist: Amyl and The Sniffers

Writers: Fergus Romer / Amy Taylor / Bryce Wilson

Title: HIGHER

Artist: Budjerah

Writers: Budjerah / Matt Corby*

Publishers: Mushroom Music / Sony Music Publishing*

Title: MILKUMANA

Artist: King Stringray

Writers: Roy Kellaway / Yirrŋa Yunupiŋu

Publisher: Sony Music Publishing

Title: RAE STREET

Artist: Courtney Barnett

Writer: Courtney Barnett

Publisher: Native Tongue Music Publishing

Title: REALITY CHECK PLEASE

Artist: Lime Cordiale

Writers: Louis Leimbach / Oliver Leimbach / David Haddad*

Publishers: Universal Music Publishing obo Chugg Music / Kobalt Music Publishing*

TITLE: REALIZE

Artist: AC/DC

Writers: Angus Young / Malcolm Young

Publishers: Sony Music Publishing obo Australian Music Corporation

Title: RED ROOM

Artist: Hiatus Kaiyote

Writers: Paul Bender / Simon Mavin / Perrin Moss / Naomi Saalfield

Publisher: Universal Music Publishing

Title: RIDE

Artist: Baker Boy

Writers: Danzal Baker / Yirrmal Marika / Philip Norman* / Dallas Woods^

Publishers: Mushroom Music* / Kobalt Music Publishing^

Title: STAY

Artist: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber

Writers: The Kid LAROI* / Justin Bieber^ / Omer Fedi^ / Blake Slatkin^ / Magnus Hoiberg+ / Charlie Puth# / Subhaan Rahman+ / Michael Mule~ / Isaac De Boni~

Publishers: Sony Music Publishing* / Universal/MCA Music Publishing^ / Warner Chappell+ / Kobalt Music Publishing# / Native Tongue Music Publishing~

Title: THE ABSENCE OF YOU

Artist: Tim Minchin

Writer: Tim Minchin

Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing

Title: THE ANGEL OF 8TH AVENUE

Artist: Gang of Youths

Writers: David Le’aupepe / Dominik Borzestowski / Maxwell Dunn / Thomas Hobden / Jung Kim

Publisher: Universal Music Publishing

Title: THE OTHER BLACK DOG

Artist: Genesis Owusu

Writers: Genesis Owusu / Michael Di Francesco* / Andrew Klippel^ / Julian Sudek*

Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Ourness Songs / Kobalt Music Publishing obo Future Classic* / Mushroom Music obo Ourness Songs^

Title: THE WATERBOY

Artist: You Am I

Writer: Tim Rogers

Publisher: Universal Music Publishing

For further information visit APRAAMCOS.com.au.

This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.

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