The 2017 New Zealand Music Awards was the 52nd holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand. It took place on 16 November 2017 at Spark Arena in Auckland and it was hosted by Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce. The awards show was broadcast live nationally on Three.[1][2]
| 2017 New Zealand Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand music |
| Sponsored by | Vodafone |
| Date | 16 November 2017 |
| Location | Spark Arena |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Reward(s) | Tui award trophy |
| Website | http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Three |
Nominations for the 2017 New Zealand Music Awards opened on 21 June 2017, and cover artists who have had commercial recordings released between 1 August 2016 and 31 July 2017. Nominations closed on 2 August 2017, and the nominees were announced on 5 October. The artisan award winners will be awarded on 25 October 2017.
Early awards
editWhile most of the awards will be presented at the main awards ceremony held in November, five genre awards are presented earlier in the year at ceremonies of their field.
- The first was awarded in January, with the Tui for Best Folk Album presented at the Auckland Folk Festival in Kumeu to Kumeu local Guy Wishart for his album West By North.[3]
- In March, the Best Children's Music Album was presented to Anika Moa for her album Songs for Bubbas 2. For 2017, the presentation was moved to March, as part of Children's Day celebrations.[4]
- The Best Country Music Album Tui was presented in June at the New Zealand Country Music Awards in Gore to Jody Direen for her album Shake Up.[5]
- The Tui for Best Pacific Music Album was presented in June at the Vodafone Pacific Music Awards to Aaradhna for her album Brown Girl.[6]
- Also in June, the Tui for Best Jazz Album was presented at the Wellington Jazz Festival to Jonathan Crayford for his recording East West Moon. The award is now part of the Wellington Jazz Festival.[7]
Nominees and winners
editA number of changes have been made to the award categories for 2017:[8]
- The Best Male Solo Artist and Best Female Solo Artist have been amalgamated into Best Solo Artist.
- Following the 2016 controversy, the Best Urban/Hip Hop Album has now been split into two awards: Best Hip Hop Artist and Best Soul/RnB Artist.
- The Critic's Choice Award will not be presented in 2017, and the award will be reevaluated.
- The genre awards are now no longer tied to a specific album, in order to reflect the move away from albums in the current recorded music climate. The awards now focus on the artist, with the eligibility changed to "an album OR a minimum of five single tracks".
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
- Key
- ‡ – Artisan award
| Album of the Year | Single of the Year |
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Sponsored by Godfrey Hirst
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Sponsored by Vodafone
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| Best Group | Breakthrough Artist of the Year |
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| Best Solo Artist | Best Hip Hop Artist |
Sponsored by Three
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| Best Rock Artist | Best Pop Artist |
Sponsored by The Edge
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| Best Soul/RnB Artist | Best Roots Artist |
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| Best Alternative Artist | Best Māori Artist |
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Sponsored by Te Māngai Pāho
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| Best Worship Artist | Best Classical Artist |
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| Best Electronic Artist | Legacy Award |
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Sponsored by The New Zealand Herald
No finalists are announced in this category. |
| People's Choice Award | |
Sponsored by Vodafone
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| Highest selling New Zealand Single | Highest selling New Zealand Album |
Sponsored by Vodafone
No finalists are announced in this category.
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No finalists are announced in this category.
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| Radio Airplay Record of the Year | International Achievement Award |
Sponsored by NZ On Air
No finalists are announced in this category.
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No finalists are announced in this category.
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| Best Music Video‡ | Best Album Cover‡ |
Sponsored by NZ On Air Presented 25 October 2017
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Presented 25 October 2017
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| Best Engineer‡ | Best Producer‡ |
Presented 25 October 2017
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Sponsored by Massey University Presented 25 October 2017
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| Best Folk Album[3] | Best Children's Music Album[4] |
Presented 29 January 2017
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Presented 5 March 2017
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| Best Country Music Album[5] | Best Pacific Music Album[6] |
Presented 1 June 2017
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Presented 1 June 2017
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| Best Jazz Album[7] | |
Presented 11 June 2017
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References
edit- ^ "Nominations for 2017 Vodafone NZ Music Awards Open Today". Scoop. Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Lorde to perform at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards". Radio NZ. Radio NZ. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Guy Wishart Wins 2017 Folk Tui". NZ Musician. NZ Musician. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ a b "RECORDED MUSIC NZ BEST CHILDREN'S MUSIC ALBUM". APRA AMCOS. APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Jody Direen and Chester Travis claim New Zealand Country Music Awards honours". Southland Times. Fairfax. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Kings and Aaradhna win big at Pacific Music Awards". Stuff. Fairfax. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Crayford wins 2017 Jazz Album of the year". Radio NZ. Radio NZ. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand Music Awards dump album categories for artist categories". Stuff. Fairfax. Retrieved 5 October 2017.