Women dominate the 2019 APRA Award Winners list
The Australian music industry all gathered together in Melbourne’s Town Hall tonight (April 30), to celebrate the songwriters and producers behind our most-loved tunes.
Led by Musical Director and Australian icon Kate Miller-Heidke and hosted by Melbourne writer, comedian, producer, and broadcaster Brian Nankervis, the APRA Awards serve to shine a spotlight on those who usually like to avoid it – except for on this one treasured night!
The 2019 Awards were dominated by Amy Shark and Sarah Aarons, with Aarons taking home four awards including Songwriter of the Year, and Amy Shark taking home the award for the Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year.
This year’s APRA Awards follow on from an incredible 2018, which saw Paul Kelly’s ‘Firewood and Candles’ awarded Song of The Year, and A.B. Original’s Briggs and Trials named Songwriter of the Year.
Related: The APRA Awards: By The Numbers
Plenty of your favourite Aussie acts scored nominations for this year’s awards, including Hottest 100 winners Ocean Alley, Jack River, Hilltop Hoods, Amy Shark, Tash Sultana, G Flip, Sarah Aarons, Mojo Juju, Sia, and many more.
The event also featured a slew of live performances, including a rare live performance from The Rubens and Sarah Aarons of ‘Never Ever’, Middle Kids and multi-instrumentalist JP Shilo interpreting Paul Kelly’s ‘With the One I Love’, and many more.
Related: Michael Chugg remembers Rob Potts ahead of APRA Awards: ‘I’m sure he’s up there watching’
Check out the APRA Music Song of the Year nominees:
2019 APRA Award Winners
Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year
Winner
Title: I Said Hi
Artist: Amy Shark
Writer: Amy Shark
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing
Nominees
Title: Native Tongue
Artist: Mojo Juju
Writers: Mojo Juju / Joel Ma* / Rita Seumanutafa
Publisher: Mushroom Music*
Title: Slow Mover
Artist: Angie McMahon
Writer: Angie McMahon
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing
Title: Society
Artist: Ainslie Wills
Writers: Ainslie Wills / Bram Inscore* / MoZella^
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / Kobalt Music Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing^
Title: With the One I Love
Artist: Paul Kelly
Writer: Paul Kelly
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Songwriter of the Year
Writer: Sarah Aarons
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Rob Potts
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Winner
Writer: Dean Lewis
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Specific Music
Nominees
Writer: Danzal Baker pka Baker Boy
Writer: Georgia Flipo pka G Flip
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Future Classic
Writer: Holly Rankin pka Jack River
Publisher: Mushroom Music
Writer: Tash Sultana
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Tash Sultana
Most Played Australian Work
Winner
Title: The Middle
Artist: Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Jordan Johnson* / Stefan Johnson^ / Marcus Lomax* / Kyle Trewartha+ Michael Trewartha+ / Anton Zaslavski+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / BMG Rights Management* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ / Universal/MCA Music Publishing+
Nominees
Title: Coming Home
Artist: Sheppard
Writers: Jason Bovino / Amy Sheppard / George Sheppard / Matthew Radosevich* / Christopher Wallace*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo Empire of Song / Native Tongue Music Publishing*
Title: Go Bang
Artist: PNAU
Writers: Nick Littlemore / Sam Littlemore* / Peter Mayes / Luke Steele^
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing / 120 Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing^
Title: I Said Hi
Artist: Amy Shark
Writer: Amy Shark
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing
Title: We’re Going Home
Artist: Vance Joy
Writers: James Keogh / Daniel Wilson*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management*
Overseas Recognition Award
Lindsay Rimes
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Outstanding International Achievement Award
Artist: 5 Seconds of Summer
Title: Youngblood
Writers: Luke Hemmings / Calum Hood / Ashton Irwin / Ali Tamposi* / Louis Bell / Andrew Watt^
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Mushroom Music* / Kobalt Music Publishing^
Outstanding International Achievement Award
Artist: Dean Lewis
Title: Be Alright
Writers: Dean Lewis / Jon Hume*
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Specific Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing*
Country Work of the Year
Winner
Title: Day Drunk
Artist: Morgan Evans
Writers: Morgan Evans / Chris DeStefano* / Lindy Robbins^
Publishers: Warner/Chappell Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Kobalt Music Publishing^
Nominees
Title: Ain’t Seen It Yet
Artist: The Wolfe Brothers
Writers: Brodie Rainbird / Nicholas Wolfe / Thomas Wolfe / Erik Anderson*
Publishers: Perfect Pitch Publishing / Peermusic*
Title: I Do
Artist: Morgan Evans
Writers: Morgan Evans+ / Chris DeStefano* / Ashley Gorley^
Publishers: Warner/Chappell Music+^ / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^
Title: In The Morning
Artist: Tori Forsyth
Writer: Tori Forsyth
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing obo Peppermintblue Publishing
Title: The Campfire Song
Artist: Kasey Chambers & The Fireside Disciples feat. Alan Pigram
Writers: Kasey Chambers* / Bill Chambers^ / Alan Pigram
Publishers: Mushroom Music* / Kobalt Music Publishing obo Checked Label Services^
Blues & Roots Work of the Year
Winner
Title: Chateau
Artist: Angus & Julia Stone
Writers: Angus Stone / Julia Stone
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Nominees
Title: Mystik
Artist: Tash Sultana
Writer: Tash Sultana
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Tash Sultana
Title: Second Hand Car
Artist: Kim Churchill
Writers: Kim Churchill / Nicholas Hodgson*
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing*
Title: Tell It Like It Is
Artist: Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders
Writer: Jack Ladder
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Title: White Flag
Artist: Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders
Writer: Jack Ladder
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Dance Work of the Year
Winner
Title: The Middle
Artist: Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Jordan Johnson* / Stefan Johnson^ / Marcus Lomax* / Kyle Trewartha+ / Michael Trewartha+ / Anton Zaslavski+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / BMG Rights Management* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ / Universal/MCA Music Publishing+
Nominees
Title: Flames
Artist: David Guetta & Sia
Writers: Sia Furler* / Christopher Braide^ / David Guetta+ / Giorgio Tuinfort ~/ Marcus Van Wattum
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / BMG Rights Management^ / Origin Music Publishing+ / Kobalt Music Publishing ~
Title: Go Bang
Artist: PNAU
Writers: Nick Littlemore / Sam Littlemore* / Peter Mayes / Luke Steele^
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing / 120 Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing^
Title: Let You Down
Artist: Peking Duk feat. Icona Pop
Writers: Adam Hyde / Reuben Styles / Styalz (Kaelyn Behr)* / Samuel Manville^ / Robert Taylor+
Publishers: BMG Rights Management / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^ / Warner/Chappell Music+
Title: Tell Me You Love Me
Artist: Galantis & Throttle
Writers: Sarah Aarons* / Bloodshy^ / Svidden^ / Robert Bergin / Linus Eklow+ / Edward Jenkins / Henrik Jonback~
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^ / Kobalt Music
Publishing+ / Warner/Chappell Music~
Rock Work of the Year
Winner
Title: Never Ever
Artist: The Rubens feat. Sarah
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Elliott Margin* / Sam Margin*
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / Mushroom Music obo Ivy League Music*
Nominees
Title: Confidence
Artist: Ocean Alley
Writers: Nic Blom / Baden Donegal / Lach Galbraith / Mitch Galbraith / Angus Goodwin / Tom O’Brien
Title: Million Man
Artist: The Rubens
Writers: Scott Baldwin / Elliott Margin / Sam Margin / Zaac Margin / William Zeglis
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo Ivy League Music
Title: Slow Mover
Artist: Angie McMahon
Writer: Angie McMahon
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing
Title: The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows
Artist: Gang of Youths
Writer: David Le’aupepe
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing
Pop Work of the Year
Winner
Title: I Said Hi
Artist: Amy Shark
Writer: Amy Shark
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing
Nominees
Title: Be Alright
Artist: Dean Lewis
Writers: Dean Lewis / Jon Hume*
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Specific Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing*
Title: Coming Home
Artist: Sheppard
Writers: Jason Bovino / Amy Sheppard / George Sheppard / Matthew Radosevich* / Christopher Wallace*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo Empire of Song / Native Tongue Music Publishing*
Title: Healing Hands
Artist: Conrad Sewell
Writers: Stuart Crichton / Conrad Sewell* / Stephen Wrabel
Publishers: Native Tongue Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing*
Title: We’re Going Home
Artist: Vance Joy
Writers: James Keogh / Daniel Wilson*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management*
Urban Work of the Year
Winner
Title: Clark Griswold
Artist: Hilltop Hoods feat. Adrian Eagle
Writers: DJ Debris (Barry Francis)* / MC Pressure (Daniel Smith)* / Suffa (Matthew Lambert)* / John Bartlett / Paul Bartlett
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing*
Nominees
Title: Believe
Artist: Bliss n Eso feat. Mario
Writers: Max MacKinnon* / Jonathan Notley* / PJ Harding^ / Cameron Ludik^ / Damian Smith
Publishers: Mushroom Music* / Universal Music Publishing^
Title: I Miss You
Artist: Thundamentals
Writers: Jeswon (Jesse Ferris)* / Morgs (Morgan Jones)* / Tuka (Brendan Tuckerman)* / Carl Dimataga
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro*
Title: Marryuna
Artist: Baker Boy feat. Yirrmal
Writers: Baker Boy / Dion Brownfield / Jerome Farah* / Yirrmal Marika
Publisher: Mushroom Music*
Title: Mr La Di Da Di
Artist: Baker Boy
Writers: Baker Boy / Dion Brownfield / Jerome Farah* / Dallas Woods
Publisher: Mushroom Music*
International Work of the Year
Winner
Title: Perfect
Artist: Ed Sheeran
Writer: Edward Sheeran
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Nominees
Title: Havana
Artist: Camila Cabello
Writers: Louis Bell* / Karla Cabello*/ Frank Dukes*^ / Kaan Gunesberk / Brittany Hazzard+ / Brian Lee~ / Ali Tamposi> / Yung Thug~> / Andrew Watt° / Pharrell Williams*
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing*/ Native Tongue Music Publishing+ / Warner/Chappell Music~ / Mushroom Music> / Kobalt Music Publishing°
Title: Meant To Be
Artist: Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
Writers: David Garcia* / Tyler Hubbard^ / Joshua Miller+ / Bleta Rexha~
Publishers: Shout Music Publishing* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^ / Warner/Chappell Music+ / BMG Rights Management~
Title: Rockstar
Artist: Post Malone feat. 21 Savage
Writers: 21 Savage*/ Olufunmibi Awoshiley^ / Louis Bell^/ Post Malone~ / Carl Rosen~ / Jo Virginie>
Publishers: BMG Rights Management* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing /
Universal/MCA Music Publishing~ / Mushroom Music>
Title: What About Us
Artist: P!nk
Writers: P!nk* / John McDaid^ / Mac Steve+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing*/ Kobalt Music Publishing^ / Universal Music Publishing+
Licensee of the Year
Clancy’s Fish Pub, WA.
2019 APRA Music Awards
Tuesday, April 30th
Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Hosted by Brian Nankervis
Musical Director Kate Miller-Heidke
This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.