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 2016 APRA Awards were held on Tuesday 5 April in Sydney at Carriageworks.
Thank you to our event sponsors for their support of the 2016 awards.
Song of the Year | |
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Winner | |
Title: | LET IT HAPPEN |
Artist: | TAME IMPALA |
Writer: | KEVIN PARKER |
Publisher: | SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING |
Nominees | |
Title: | ANCHOR |
Artist: | Birds of Tokyo |
Writers: | Ian Berney/ Ian Kenny/ Glenn Sarangapany/ Adam Spark / Adam Weston |
Publisher: | Mushroom Music |
Title: | Do You Remember |
Artist: | Jarryd James |
Writer: | Jarryd James / Joel Little |
Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
Title: | Pedestrian at Best |
Artist: | Courtney Barnett |
Writers: | Courtney Barnett |
Publishers: | Native Tongue Music Publishing |
Title: | The Zombie |
Artist: | C.W. Stoneking |
Writer: | C.W. Stoneking |
Songwriter of the year | |
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Winner | |
Writer: | Courtney Barnett |
Publisher: | native tongue music publishing |
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year | |
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Winner | |
Artist: | ALEX HOPE |
Publisher | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
Nominees | |
Writer: | David Le'aupepe (Gang of Youths) |
Publisher: | Universal Music Publishing |
Writer: | Jarryd James |
Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
Writer: | Marlon Williams |
Publisher: | Native Tongue Music Publishing |
Writer: | Troye Sivan |
Blues and Roots Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
Title: | Days of Gold |
Artist: | Busby Marou |
Writers: | Thomas Busby / Phil Barton* / Lindsay Rimes |
Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Better Boat Music |
Nominees | |
Title: | All Nations |
Artist: | Blue King Brown |
Writers: | Natalie Chilcote / Carlo Santone |
Title: | Come People |
Artist: | Xavier Rudd |
Writer: | Xavier Rudd |
Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
Title: | Easy |
Artist: | The Bamboos feat. Tim Rogers |
Writers: | Lance Ferguson / Tim Rogers* |
Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / ABC Music Publishing* |
Title: | No One |
Artist: | Ben Wright-Smith |
Writers: | Oscar Dawson* / Ben Wright-Smith |
Publisher: | Native Tongue Music Publishing* |
Country Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
Title: | Spirit of the ANZACs |
Artist: | Lee Kernaghan |
Writers: | Lee Kernaghan / Colin Buchanan / Garth Porter* |
Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / Perfect Pitch Publishing* |
Nominees | |
Title: | I Will Always Be With You |
Artist: | Lee Kernaghan |
Writers: | Lee Kernaghan / Colin Buchanan / Garth Porter* |
Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing / Perfect Pitch Publishing* |
Title: | Is God Real |
Artist: | Kasey Chambers |
Writers: | Kasey Chambers |
Publishers: | Mushroom Music |
Title: | Secondhand Man |
Artist: | Shane Nicholson |
Writer: | Shane Nicholson |
Publishers: | Mushroom Music |
Title: | Wrap Me in a Fever |
Artist: | Ruby Boots |
Writers: | Rebecca Chilcott |
Publisher: | ABC Music Publishing |
Dance Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
Title: | Take Me Over |
Artist: | Peking Duk feat. Safia |
Writers: | Adam Hyde*/ Reuben Styles* / Styalz Fuego^ / Ben Woolner |
Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing*/ Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia^ |
Nominees | |
Title: | Do it Now |
Artist: | Mashd N Kutcher |
Writers: | James Finn* / Daniel McNamee* / Daniel Williams* / Adam Morris/ Matthew Ough |
Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Art Vs Science* |
Title: | Maybe |
Artist: | Carmada |
Writers: | Max Armata / Drew Carmody |
Title: | Something About You |
Artist: | Hayden James |
Writers: | Hayden James^ / Alexander Burnett*/ George Maple |
Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Future Classic Publishing^ / Mushroom Music* |
Title: | The Weekend |
Artist: | Generik feat. Nicky Van She |
Writers: | Tyson O’Brien / Nicholas Routledge |
Title: | You Were Right |
Artist: | RÜFÜS |
Writers: | Jonathon George / James Hunt / Tyrone Lindqvist |
Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Sweat It Out |
Rock Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
Title: | Anchor |
Artist: | Birds of Tokyo |
Writer: | Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston |
Publishers: | Mushroom Music |
Nominees | |
Title: | Hoops |
Artist: | The Rubens |
Writers: | Scott Baldwin / Elliot Margin /Izaac Margin / Samuel Margin / Willaim Zeglis |
Publishers: | Mushroom Music |
Title: | Micro Wars |
Artist: | Kingswood |
Writers: | Alexander Laska |
Publishers: | Native Tongue Music Publishing |
Title: | Play Ball |
Artist: | AC/DC |
Writers: | Angus Young / Malcolm Young |
Publishers: | J Albert and Son |
Title: | Rock or Bust |
Artist: | AC/DC |
Writers: | Angus Young / Malcolm Young |
Publishers: | J Albert and Son |
Pop Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
Title: | Do You Remember |
Artist: | Jarryd James |
Writers: | Jarryd James / Joel Little |
Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
Nominees | |
Title: | Elastic Heart |
Artist: | Sia |
Writers | Sia Furler / Thomas Pentz* / Andrew Swanson^ |
Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Native Tongue Music Publishing Australia obo I Like Turtles Music* / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Andrew Swanson Music^ |
Title: | Flashlight |
Artist: | Jessie J |
Writers: | Sia Furler/ Christian Guzman*/ Jason Moore* / Samuel Smith^ |
Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo UPG Music Publishing*/ Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Stellar Songs^ and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Naughty Words^ and Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo UPG Music Publishing^ |
Title: | Georgia |
Artist: | Vance Joy |
Writer: | James Keogh |
Publisher: | Mushroom Music obo WAU Publishing |
Title: | If You Love Someone |
Artist: | The Veronicas |
Writers: | Jessica Origliasso* / Lisa Origliasso* / Anthony Egizii^ / David Musumeci^ / Joshua Katz |
Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia^ / Universal Music Publishing obo The Kennel AB |
Urban Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
Title: | Cosby Sweater |
Artist: | Hilltop Hoods |
Writers: | Barry Francis / Matthew Lambert / Daniel Smith / Demitris Christopoulos* /John Kelman* |
Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / J Albert and Son obo Cherry Red Songs* |
Nominees | |
Title: | Live and Let Go |
Artist: | Hilltop Hoods |
Writers: | Barry Francis / Matthew Lambert / Daniel Smith / Andrew Burford*/ Ali Newman / Michael Stafford^ |
Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Universal Music Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK)^ |
Title: | Mob |
Artist: | Tkay Maidza |
Writers: | Tkay Maidza* / Luke McKay |
Publisher: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia* |
Title: | Switch Lanes |
Artist: | Tkay Maidza |
Writers: | Tkay Maidza* / Michael Perry |
Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia* / Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Boss Level |
Title: | The Buzz |
Artist: | Hermitude feat Mataya & Young Tapz |
Writers: | Luke Dubber^ / Angus Stuart^ / Tim Levinson* |
Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia^ / J Albert and Son* |
Most Played Australian Work | |
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Winner | |
Title: | Take Me Over |
Artist: | Peking Duk feat. Safia |
Writers: | Adam Hyde*/ Reuben Styles* / Styalz Fuego^ / Ben Woolner |
Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing*/ Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia^ |
Nominees | |
Title: | Do You RememBER |
Artist: | Jarryd James |
Writers: | Jarryd James / Joel Little |
Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
Title: | Elastic Heart |
Artist: | Sia |
Writers: | Sia Furler / Thomas Pentz* / Andrew Swanson^ |
Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Native Tongue Music Publishing Australia obo I Like Turtles Music* / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Andrew Swanson Music^ |
Title: | Flashlight |
Artist: | Jessie J |
Writers: | Sia Furler / Christian Guzman*/ Jason Moore* / Samuel Smith^ |
Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia / Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo UPG Music Publishing*/ Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Stellar Songs^ and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Naughty Words^ and Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo UPG Music Publishing^ |
Title: | Georgia |
Artist: | Vance Joy |
Writer: | James Keogh |
Publisher: | Mushroom Music obo WAU Publishing |
International Work of the Year | |
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Winner | |
Title: | Uptown Funk |
Artist: | Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars |
Writers: | Jeffrey Bhasker / Devon Gallaspy* / Philip Lawrence^ / Bruno Mars+ / Mark Ronson~ / Lonnie Simmons# / Rudy Taylor# / Nicholaus Williams> / Charlie Wilson# / Robert Wilson# / Ronnie Wilson# |
Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Way Above Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Sony/ATV Ballad* / Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo ZZR Music LLC^ / Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Mars Force Music, Thou Art The Hunger and BMG Gold Songs+ / Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Songs Of Zelig~ / Minder Music Australia obo New Songs Administration Limited# / Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Trinlanta Publishing and Tig7 Publishing LLC> |
Nominees | |
Title: | Blank Space |
Artist: | Taylor Swift |
Writers: | Taylor Swift^ / Martin Sandberg / Johan Schuster |
Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Taylor Swift Music^ / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo MXM Music AB |
Title: | Cheerleader |
Artist: | OMI |
Writers: | Mark Bradford / Clifton Dillon / Ryan Dillon / Sly Dunbar / Omar Pasley |
Publishers: | Universal Music Publishing obo Ultra Music Publishing Europe |
Title: | Style |
Artist: | Taylor Swift |
Writers: | Taylor Swift^ / Johan Schuster / Martin Sandberg / Ali Payami* |
Publishers: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Taylor Swift Music^ / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo MXM Music AB / Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Wolf Cousins* |
Title: | Sugar |
Artist: | Maroon 5 |
Writers: | Joshua Coleman / Lukasz Gottwald* / Jacob Hindlin^ / Adam Levine+ / Michael Posner~ / Henry Walter# |
Publishers: | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Each Note Counts / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Kasz Money Publishing* / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL and Prescription Songs^ / Universal/MCA Music Publishing obo Sudgee 2 Music+ / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo North Greenway Productions~ / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia obo Prescription Songs and Cirkut Breaker# |
Most Played Australian Work Overseas | |
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Winner | |
Title: | CHANDELIER |
Artist: | Sia |
Writers: | Sia Furler* / Jesse Shatkin |
Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing |
Overseas Recognition Award | |
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Winner | |
Writer: | Phil Barton |
Publishers: | Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Better Boat Music and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. |
Nominees | |
Writer: | Josef Salvat |
Publisher: | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia obo Sony ATV Music Publishing (UK) |
Writer: | Kylie Sackley |
Writers: | Sam Dixon |
Publisher: | Mushroom Music obo BMG Chrysalis |
Writer: | Vassy |
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music |
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Winner |
cold chisel - Jimmy Barnes, Don Walker, Ian Moss, Phil Small, Steve Prestwich |