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 2015 APRA Awards were held on Wednesday 25 March in Carriageworks, Sydney.
Thank you to our event sponsors for their support of the 2015 awards.
Winners & Nominees
| Song of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Chandelier |
| Artist: | Sia |
| Writer: | Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin (ASCAP) |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Bittersweet |
| Artist: | Kasey Chambers and Bernard Fanning |
| Writers: | Kasey Chambers* and Bernard Fanning |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd* |
| Title: | Geronimo |
| Artist: | Sheppard |
| Writer: | Jason Bovino / Amy Sheppard / George Sheppard |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Empire of Song (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Kimberley Calling |
| Artist: | Dan Sultan |
| Writers: | Dan Sultan |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | You Ruin Me |
| Artist: | The Veronicas |
| Writer: | Anthony Egizii* / David Musumeci* / Jessica Origliasso / Lisa Origliasso |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd* / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Songwriter of the year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Writer: | Sia |
| Publisher: | Sonyatv music publishing |
| Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Artist: | Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood & Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds of Summer) |
| Publisher | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
Nominees | |
| Writer: | Chet Faker |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Writer: | Isabella Manfredi, Jack Moffitt, Gideon Bensen, Thomas Champion & Luke Davison (The Preatures) |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Writer: | Jason Bovino, Amy Sheppard & George Sheppard (Sheppard) |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Empire of Song (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Writer: | M-Phazes |
| Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Writer: | Troye Sivan |
| Blues and Roots Work of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Heart Beats Slow |
| Artist: | Angus & Julia Stone |
| Writers: | Angus Stone and Julia Stone |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Dulcify |
| Artist: | Halfway |
| Writers: | John Busby / Christopher Dale / Liam Fitzpatrick / Noel Fitzpatrick / Elwin Hawtin / Benjamin Johnson / Luke Peacock / John Willsteed |
| Publisher: | Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Plus One Records |
| Title: | Get Home |
| Artist: | Angus & Julia Stone |
| Writer: | Angus Stone and Julia Stone |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
| Title: | Livin’ In The City |
| Artist: | John Butler Trio |
| Writers: | John Butler |
| Publishers: | Family Music Pty Ltd / J Albert & Son Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Window To The Sky |
| Artist: | Kim Churchill |
| Writers: | Kim Churchill |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
| Country Work of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Give Her The World |
| Artist: | Adam Eckersley Band |
| Writers: | Adam Eckersley / Danelle Leverett* (ASCAP) / Jason Reeves* (ASCAP) |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd* |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Freedom Rebels |
| Artist: | Adam Brand |
| Writers: | Adam Brand / Barry Dean* (BMI) / Troy Verges^ (BMI) |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd / Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia obo Barrytones* / Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Songs from the Engine Room^ |
| Title: | Going Under (Didn’t Have To) |
| Artist: | The McClymonts |
| Writers: | Brooke McClymont / Mollie McClymont / Samantha McClymont / Lindsay Rimes |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
| Title: | Here’s To You And I |
| Artist: | The McClymonts |
| Writer: | Stuart Crichton* / Brooke McClymont / Mollie McClymont / Samantha McClymont |
| Publishers: | Native Tongue Music Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Title: | One Eye For An Eye |
| Artist: | Morgan Evans |
| Writers: | Morgan Evans and Mark Wells |
| Dance Work of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix) |
| Artist: | Joel Fletcher feat. Savage |
| Writers: | Joel Fletcher Allan* / Demetrius Savelio / Nathan Holmes / Aaron Ngawhika |
| Publishers: | 120 Publishing Pty Ltd* / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Dawn Raid Music Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Braveheart |
| Artist: | Neon Jungle |
| Writers: | Cassie Davis and Sean Mullins |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Drop The Game |
| Artist: | Flume and Chet Faker |
| Writers: | Flume and Chet Faker* |
| Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Future Classic Pty Ltd / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd* |
| Title: | High |
| Artist: | Peking Duk Feat. Nicole Millar |
| Writers: | Adam Hyde / Sam Littlemore*/ Nicole Millar / Reuben Styles |
| Publishers: | 120 Publishing Pty Ltd* |
| Title: | Tear It Down |
| Artist: | The Aston Shuffle |
| Writers: | Kaelyn Behr (pka Styalz Fuego) / Mikah Freeman*/ Vance Musgrove*/ Amanda Ghost (PRS) |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd* |
| Rock Work of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Love You Deserve |
| Artist: | Stonefield |
| Writer: | Amy Findlay / Hannah Findlay / Holly Findlay / Sarah Findlay |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Sucker Punch |
| Artist: | Kingswood |
| Writers: | Alexander Laska |
| Publishers: | Native Tongue Music Publishing |
| Title: | The End |
| Artist: | The Jezabels |
| Writers: | Nikolas Kaloper / Samuel Lockwood / Hayley Mary / Heather Shannon |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | The Same Man |
| Artist: | Dan Sultan |
| Writers: | Pip Norman and Dan Sultan |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Under Your Skin |
| Artist: | Dan Sultan |
| Writers: | Alexander Burnett* / Pip Norman / Dan Sultan |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Ivy League Music* / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
| Pop Work of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Geronimo |
| Artist: | Sheppard |
| Writers: | Jason Bovino / Amy Sheppard / George Sheppard |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Empire of Song (Australia) Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Borrow My Heart |
| Artist: | Taylor Henderson |
| Writers | Alex Hope / Louis Schoorl* / Hayley Warner |
| Publishers: | Alex Hope / Louis Schoorl* / Hayley Warner |
| Title: | Chandelier |
| Artist: | Sia |
| Writers: | Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin (ASCAP) |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Like A Drum |
| Artist: | Guy Sebastian |
| Writer: | Guy Sebastian / David Harris (BMI)*/ Romain Lorenzo (BMI)^ / Samuel Martin (ASCAP)~ |
| Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd / Peace Pourage Music* / Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Quinleez Music and Artist 101 Publishing Group^/ Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Sam Martin Music Publishing and Artist Publishing Group West~ |
| Title: | She Looks So Perfect |
| Artist: | 5 Seconds of Summer |
| Writers: | Michael Clifford / Ashton Irwin / Jacob Sinclair (BMI)* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis* |
| Urban Work of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Tightrope |
| Artist: | Illy feat. Scarlett Stevens |
| Writers: | Illy and M-Phazes* |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd* |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Live It Up |
| Artist: | 360 feat. Pez |
| Writers: | 360* / Kaelyn Behr (pka Styalz Fuego)^ / Pez / Dennis Dowlut / Nicholas Martin |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd^ |
| Title: | My Life |
| Artist: | Bliss n Eso feat. Ceekay Jones |
| Writers: | Max MacKinnon*/ Jonathan Notley*/ Matthew Kirk (BMI) / Nigel Kirk (BMI) / Ebony West (BMI)^ |
| Publisher: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd* / Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Runway Star Music Publishing and WB Music Corp^ |
| Title: | Price Of Fame |
| Artist: | 360 feat. Gossling |
| Writers: | 360 and Kaelyn Behr (pka Styalz Fuego)* |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd / Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd* |
| Title: | Won’t Let You Down |
| Artist: | The Hilltop Hoods feat Maverick Sabre |
| Writers: | Barry Francis / Matthew Lambert / Daniel Smith / James Diamond (PRS)*/ Tony Hymas (PRS)^/ Cameron Ludik# / Michael Stafford(PRS) |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd / Diamond Brothers Music*/ Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Heatpar Ltd of Fairview Cottage^ / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd# |
| Most Played Australian Work | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Geronimo |
| Artist: | Sheppard |
| Writers: | Jason Bovino / Amy Sheppard / George Sheppard |
| Publishers: | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Empire of Song (Australia) Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Chandelier |
| Artist: | Sia |
| Writers: | Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin (ASCAP) |
| Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Title: | Like A Drum |
| Artist: | Guy Sebastian |
| Writers: | Guy Sebastian / David Harris (BMI)*/ Romain Lorenzo (BMI)^ / Samuel Martin (ASCAP)~ |
| Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd / Peace Pourage Music* / Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Quinleez Music and Artist 101 Publishing Group^/ Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Sam Martin Music Publishing and Artist Publishing Group West~ |
| Title: | She Looks So Perfect |
| Artist: | 5 Seconds of Summer |
| Writers: | Michael Clifford / Ashton Irwin / Jacob Sinclair (BMI)* |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis* |
| Title: | Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix) |
| Artist: | Joel Fletcher feat. Savage |
| Writer: | Joel Fletcher Allan* / Demetrius Savelio / Nathan Holmes / Aaron Ngawhika |
| Publisher: | 120 Publishing Pty Ltd* / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Dawn Raid Music Ltd |
| International Work of the Year | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | Happy |
| Artist: | Pharrell Williams |
| Writers: | Pharrell Williams |
| Publishers: | Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Universal Pictures Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd |
Nominees | |
| Title: | Rather Be |
| Artist: | Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne |
| Writers: | Grace Chatto / Nicole Marshall / James Napier* / Jack Patterson |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Salli Isaak Songs Ltd |
| Title: | Rude |
| Artist: | Magic! |
| Writers: | Nasri Atweh / Adam Messinger* / Mark Pellizzer^ / Ben Spivak# / Alexander Tanasijczuk~ |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Messy Music* / Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Mark Pelli Music Inc^ / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Kobalt Music Services America Inc# / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis~ |
| Title: | Stay With Me |
| Artist: | Sam Smith |
| Writers: | Jeffrey Lynne / James Napier* / Tom Petty^ / William Phillips# / Sam Smith |
| Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Salli Isaak Songs Ltd* / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Gone Gator Music^ / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Method Paperwork Ltd# |
| Title: | The Monster |
| Artist: | Eminem feat Rihanna |
| Writers: | Marshall Mathers* / Maki Athanasiou / Jonathan Bellion^ / Robyn Fenty# / Bryan Fryzel~ / Aaron Kleinstub` / Bleta Rexha+ |
| Publishers: | Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd Obo Shroom Shady Music* / J Albert and Son Pty Ltd obo Art In The Fodder Music and Songs of a Beautiful Mind^ / Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd# / Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Freq Show Music~ / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis` / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis+ |
| Most Played Australian Work Overseas | |
|---|---|
Winner | |
| Title: | somebody that i used to know |
| Artist: | gotye & kimbra |
| Writers: | wally de backer / louis bonfa |
| Publisher: | j albert & son / kobalt music publishing / warner chapell music |
| Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music |
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Winner |
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