The APRA Music Awards celebrate excellence in contemporary music, honouring songwriters and publishers that have achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields.
The 2012 APRA Music Awards were held on Monday 28 May at Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre.
| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music |
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Winner |
Mary Lopez |
| Song of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Somebody That I Used To Know |
| Artist: | Gotye feat Kimbra |
| Writer: | Wally de Backer* / Luiz Bonfa (ASCAP)^ |
| Publishers: | J Albert and Son Pty Ltd* / Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd^ |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Brother |
| Artist: | Matt Corby |
| Writers: | Matt Corby |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Rocky Lane Music LLP |
| Title: | Cameo Lover |
| Artist: | Kimbra |
| Writers: | Kimbra Johnson |
| Publisher: | Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo WB Music Corp |
| Title: | (Oh Well) That's What You Get (Falling In Love With A Cowboy) |
| Artist: | Lanie Lane |
| Writers: | Lanie Lane |
| Publisher: | Ivy League Music administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man |
| Artist: | The Beards |
| Writers: | Joel McMillan |
| Songwriter of the year | |
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Winner | |
| Writers: | Wally de Backer (Gotye) |
| Publisher: | J Albert and Son Pty Ltd |
| Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Artist: | Killian Gavin / Jonathon Hart / Timothy Hart / David Hosking / Jacob Tarasenko (Boy and Bear) |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Writer: | Daniel Rankine* / Paul Ridge (Drapht)^ |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd obo Blue Max Music Publishing* / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd^ |
| Writer: | Kimbra |
| Publisher: | Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo WB Music Corp |
| Writer: | Lanie Lane |
| Publisher: | Ivy League Music administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Writers: | Matt Corby |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Rocky Lane Music LLP |
| Most Played Australian Work | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Somebody That I Used To Know |
| Artist: | The Potbelleez |
| Writers: | David Greene* / Ilan Kidron* / Marisa Lock^ / Jonathan Murphy* / Justin Shave^ |
| Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo MCDJ Music* / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd^ |
Nominees | |
| Title: | From The Music |
| Artist: | Marvin Priest |
| Writers: | Antonio Egizii* / David Musumeci* / Marvin Priest^ |
| Publishers: | EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd* / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd^ |
| Title: | Own This Club |
| Artist: | Marvin Priest |
| Writers: | Antonio Egizii* / David Musumeci* / Marvin Priest^ |
| Publishers: | EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd* / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd^ |
| Title: | She’s Like A Comet |
| Artist: | Jebediah |
| Writer: | Christopher Daymond / Brett Mitchell / Kevin Mitchell / Vanessa Thornton |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Wild At Heart |
| Artist: | Birds of Tokyo |
| Writers: | Anthony Jackson / Ian Kenny / Adam Spark / Adam Weston |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Blues & Roots Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Biding My Time |
| Artist: | Busby Marou |
| Writer: | Thomas Busby / Jeremy Marou |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Compass |
| Artist: | Saltwater Band |
| Writers: | Charlie Yunupingu / David Yunupingu |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd obo SFM Publishing |
| Title: | Falling |
| Artist: | The Waifs |
| Writers: | Josh Cunningham / Donna Simpson / Vikki Thorn |
| Publisher: | Native Tongue Music Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Title: | (Oh Well) That's What You Get (Falling In Love With A Cowboy) |
| Artist: | Lanie Lane |
| Writers: | Lanie Lane |
| Publisher: | Ivy League Music administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | What Do I Do |
| Artist: | Lanie Lane |
| Writers: | Lanie Lane |
| Publisher: | Ivy League Music administered by Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Country Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Famous Last Words |
| Artist: | Shane Nicholson |
| Writers: | Shane Nicholson |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Bad Machines |
| Artist: | Shane Nicholson |
| Writers: | Shane Nicholson |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Beautiful Mess |
| Artist: | Kasey Chambers |
| Writers: | Kasey Chambers |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Meant To Be |
| Artist: | O’Shea |
| Writers: | Kim Carnes (BMI)* / Mark O’Shea^ / Jay O’Shea |
| Publishers: | Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd* / J Albert and Son Pty Ltd^ |
| Title: | Serves You Right |
| Artist: | Jetty Road |
| Writers: | Lee Bowman / Paula Bowman / Chris Burke-Gaffney (SOCAN) / Keith MacPherson (SOCAN) / Alexander Ross / Julian Sammut |
| Dance Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | From The Music |
| Artist: | The Potbelleez |
| Writers: | David Greene* / Ilan Kidron* / Marisa Lock^ / Jonathan Murphy* / Justin Shave^ |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo MCDJ Music* / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd^ |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Finally See Our Way |
| Artist: | Art Vs Science |
| Writers: | James Finn / Daniel McNamee / Daniel Williams |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Sunlight |
| Artist: | Bag Raiders |
| Writers: | Daniel Black (PRS)* / Jack Glass^ / Christopher Stracey^ |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd* / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd^ |
| Title: | Titanium |
| Artist: | David Guetta feat Sia |
| Writers: | Sia Furler* / David Guetta (SACEM)^ / Giorgio Tuinfort (BMI)# / Nick Van De Wall (BUMA)~ |
| Publisher: | EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd* / J Albert and Son Pty Ltd^ / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd# / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd~ |
| Title: | We Run The Night |
| Artist: | Havana Brown |
| Writers: | Cassie Davis / Sean Mullins |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Pop Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Riptide |
| Artist: | Vance Joy |
| Writers: | James Keogh |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Let Me Down Easy |
| Artist: | Sheppard |
| Writers: | Jay Bovino / Amy Sheppard / George Sheppard |
| Title: | Resolution |
| Artist: | Matt Corby |
| Writers: | Matt Corby and Dominic Salole (GEMA)* |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited / Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Heavy Sheet Music and Hanseatic Musikverlag GMBH & Co KG* |
| Title: | What You’ve Done to Me |
| Artist: | Samantha Jade |
| Writers: | Tania Doko / Anthony Egizii* / Jorgen Elofsson (STIM)^ / David Musumeci* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Ted Company Pty / EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd* / Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia obo Idas Songs^ |
| Title: | You |
| Artist: | Nathaniel |
| Writers: | Anthony Egizii / David Musumeci / Nathaniel Willemse |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
| Rock Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Lanterns |
| Artist: | Birds of Tokyo |
| Writers: | Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Battleships |
| Artist: | Bernard Fanning |
| Writers: | Bernard Fanning |
| Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia |
| Title: | Southern Sun |
| Artist: | Boy & Bear |
| Writers: | Killian Gavin / Jonathon Hart / Timothy Hart / David Hosking |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
| Title: | Tell Me How It Ends |
| Artist: | Bernard Fanning |
| Writer: | Bernard Fanning and Joey Waronker (BMI)* |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Platinum Songs US* |
| Title: | When the Night Falls Quiet |
| Artist: | Birds of Tokyo |
| Writers: | Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Urban Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Act Your Age |
| Artist: | Bliss n Eso feat. Bluejuice |
| Writers: | Alexander Burnett / Jamie Cibej* / Jerry Craib* / James Hauptmann* / Max MacKinnon^ / Jonathan Notley^ / Jacob Stone* / Stavros Yiannoukas* |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Ivy League Music Pty Ltd / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Bluejuice Music Group Pty Limited* / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd^ |
Nominees | |
| Title: | House of Dreams |
| Artist: | Bliss n Eso |
| Writers: | M-Phazes / Max MacKinnon / Jonathan Notley |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | On and On |
| Artist: | Illy |
| Writers: | Illy / Jan Skubiszewski* |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd* |
| Title: | Run Alone |
| Artist: | 360 |
| Writers: | Kaelyn Behr (Styalz Fuego) / Matthew Colwell (360)* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd* |
| Title: | Youngbloods |
| Artist: | Illy |
| Writers: | Illy / M-Phazes* / Joel Birch^ / Troy Brady^ / Ryan Burt^ / Ahren Stringer^ |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^ |
| Most Played Australian Work Overseas | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW |
| Artist: | GOYTE ft. KIMBRA |
| Writers: | WALLY DE BACKER & LUIZ BONFA* |
| Publisher: | J ALBERT AND SON PTY LTD / WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD* |
| International Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Blurred Lines |
| Artist: | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams |
| Writers: | Clifford Harris (ASCAP) / Robin Thicke (ASCAP)* / Pharrell Williams (ASCAP)^ |
| Publishers: | Deyjah’s Daddy Muzik / Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo I Like ‘Em Thicke Music* / EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd obo More Water from Nazareth Publishing^ |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Can’t Hold Us |
| Artist: | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton |
| Writers: | Ben Haggerty (BMI) / Ryan Lewis (BMI)* |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Macklemore Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Ryan Lewis Publishing* |
| Title: | Don’t You Worry Child |
| Artist: | Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin |
| Writers: | Axel Hedfors (STIM) / Sebastian Ingrosso (STIM) / Fragogiannis Josefsson (PRS)* / Martin Lindstrom (STIM)^ / Michel Zitron (STIM)` |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Universal Music Publishing AB / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Sony ATV Music Publishing (UK) Limited and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Universal Music Publishing AB* / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Lateral MGMT London Stockholm AB^ / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis Scandinavia AB` |
| Title: | Let Her Go |
| Artist: | Passenger |
| Writers: | Michael Rosenberg (PRS) |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Pompeii |
| Artist: | Bastille |
| Writers: | Daniel Smith (PRS) |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo WWKD LTD |
| Outstanding International Achievement Award | |
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Winner | |
| Writers: | ELLA YELICH-O'CONNOR (LORDE) & JOEL LITTLE* |
| Writers: | NATIVE TONGUE MUSIC PUBLISHING / EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING AUSTRALIA PTY LTD* |