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 2014 APRA Music Awards were held on Monday 23 June at Brisbane City Hall.
| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music |
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Winner |
Lindy Morrison OAM |
| Song of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Riptide |
| Artist: | Vance Joy |
| Writer: | James Keogh |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing |
Nominees | |
| Title: | A Moat You Can Stand In |
| Artist: | The Drones |
| Writers: | Stephen Hesketh / Fiona Kitchin / Gareth Liddiard / Dan Luscombe / Mike Noga |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Is This How You Feel |
| Artist: | The Preatures |
| Writers: | Thomas Champion / Luke Davison / Isabella Manfredi / Jack Moffitt |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Lanterns |
| Artist: | Birds of Tokyo |
| Writers: | Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
| 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* |
| Songwriter of the year | |
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Winner | |
| Writers: | sia |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
| Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Artist: | Louis Schoorl |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Writer: | James Keogh (Vance Joy) |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing |
| Writer: | Jono Ma and Gabriel Winterfield (Jagwar Ma) |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L |
| Writer: | Kylie Sackley |
| Publisher: | Fable Music Pty Ltd obo Steel Wheels Music |
| Writers: | Paul Bender / Simon Mavin / Perrin Moss / Naomi Saalfield (Hiatus Kaiyote) |
| Most Played Australian Work | |
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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: | 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: | Riptide |
| Artist: | Vance Joy |
| Writer: | James Keogh |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing |
| Title: | You |
| Artist: | Nathaniel |
| Writers: | Anthony Egizii / David Musumeci / Nathaniel Willemse* |
| Publishers: | EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd / Sony/ATV Music Publ Allegro (Aust) P/L* |
| Blues & Roots Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Only One |
| Artist: | John Butler Trio |
| Writer: | John Butler |
| Publisher: | Family Music |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Avenger |
| Artist: | The Bamboos |
| Writers: | Lance Ferguson* and Ella Thompson |
| Publishers: | Perfect Pitch Publishing Pty Ltd obo Full Thought Publishing* |
| Title: | Get You Out of Here |
| Artist: | Busby Marou |
| Writers: | Thomas Busby and Jeremy Marou |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L |
| Title: | Luck |
| Artist: | Busby Marou |
| Writers: | Thomas Busby and and Don Walker |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L |
| Title: | Lygon Street Meltdown |
| Artist: | Melbourne Ska Orchestra |
| Writers: | Nicky Bomba* and Barry Deenick |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd* |
| Country Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Flying With the King |
| Artist: | Lee Kernaghan |
| Writers: | Colin Buchanan / Lee Kernaghan / Garth Porter* |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd / Perfect Pitch Publishing Pty Ltd* |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Be With You Tonight |
| Artist: | O’Shea |
| Writers: | Tim Nichols (BMI) / Jay O’Shea / Mark O’Shea* |
| Publishers: | J.Albert & Son Pty Ltd* |
| Title: | Thank You Angels |
| Artist: | O’Shea |
| Writers: | Jay O’Shea / Mark O’Shea*/ Matthew Scullion^ |
| Publishers: | J.Albert & Son Pty Ltd* / Piney Range Publishing Pty Ltd^ |
| Title: | The Girl, the Bottle, the Memory |
| Artist: | The Wolfe Brothers |
| Writers: | Nicholas Wolfe |
| Publishers: | Perfect Pitch Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Title: | I Learned the Hard Way |
| Artist: | Chelsea Basham |
| Writers: | Chelsea Basham |
| Dance Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
| Title: | Holdin On |
| Artist: | Flume |
| Writers: | Flume and Otis Redding (BMI)* |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Future Classic Pty Ltd and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Verse Music Group LLC / Essex Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Irving Music* |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Alive |
| Artist: | Empire of the Sun |
| Writers: | Steven Bach (ASCAP) / Nick Littlemore* / Peter Mayes^ / Jonathan Sloan` / Luke Steele# |
| Publishers: | Bach to Bach Music / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Solola Ltd* / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Chenfeld Ltd^ / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Downtown Music Publishing` / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L# |
| Title: | Bring It Back |
| Artist: | Will Sparks & Joel Fletcher |
| Writers: | Joel Fletcher and Will Sparks |
| Publisher: | 120 Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Promises |
| Artist: | The Presets |
| Writers: | Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
| Title: | Saved In A Bottle |
| Artist: | The Potbelleez |
| Writers: | David Greene / Ilan Kidron / Erik Lewander (STIM)* / Jonathan Murphy |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo MCDJ Music / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo The Kennel AB* |
| 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* |