The APRA Music Awards of 2024 were the 42nd annual series, known as the APRA Awards. The awards are given in a series of categories in three divisions and in separate ceremonies throughout the year: the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards and Screen Music Awards.
The APRA Music Awards took place on 1 May 2024.[1][2] The 25 songs shortlisted for Song of the Year were announced on 22 February 2024.[3] Nominations were announced on 4 April 2024.[4]
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
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APRA Song of the Year
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| Title and/or artist
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Writer(s)
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Result
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| "If Not Now" by Paul Kelly |
Paul Kelly, David McComb |
Sony Music Publishing / Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
[4][2]
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| "Letting Go" by Angie McMahon |
Angie McMahon |
Kobalt Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "Rush" by Troye Sivan |
Troye Sivan, Kaelyn Behr p.k.a. Styalz Fuego, Alex Chapman, Kevin Hickey, Brett McLaughlin, Adam Novodor |
Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing /Kobalt Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing |
Won
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| "Therapy" by Budjerah |
Sarah Aarons, Ajay Bhattacharyya |
Sony Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "The Worst Person Alive" by G Flip |
Georgia Flipo, Aidan Hogg, Charles Brand, Michelle Buzz |
Kobalt Music Publishing / Downtown Music / Warner Chappell Music |
Nominated
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Songwriter of the Year
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| Writer(s)
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Result
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Ref.
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| The Teskey Brothers (Josh Teskey, Sam Teskey)
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Won
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[2]
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Emerging Songwriter of the Year
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| Writer(s)
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Result
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Ref.
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| Beckah Amani |
— |
Nominated |
[4][2]
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| Grentperez |
Mushroom Music |
Won
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| May-a |
Sony Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| Otis Pavlovic & Royel Maddell (Royel Otis) |
Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Ourness Songs |
Nominated
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| Scarlett McKahey, Anna Ryan, Jaida Stephenson and Neve van Boxsel (Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers) |
Warner Chappell Music |
Nominated
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| Title and/or artist
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Writer(s)
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Publisher(s)
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Result
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Ref.
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| "Colin" by Lime Cordiale |
Louis Leimbach, Oli Leimbach |
Universal Music Publishing o.b.o. Chugg Music |
Nominated |
[4][2]
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| "Daylight" by Birds of Tokyo |
Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapan, Adam Spark, Adam Weston |
Mushroom Music |
Won
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| "Everybody's Saying Thursday's the Weekend" by DMA's |
Matthew Mason, Thomas O'Dell, John Took, Liam Hoskins |
Universal Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music |
Nominated
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| "Miami Baby" by Dope Lemon |
Angus Stone p.k.a. Dope Lemon, Elliott Hammond |
Sony Music Publishing / BMG |
Nominated
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| "Sweat You Out My System" by May-a |
Maya Cumming p.k.a. May-a, Robby De Sá |
Sony Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| Title and/or artist
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Writer(s)
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Publisher(s)
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Result
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Ref.
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| "Been So Good, Been So Far" by Tim Rogers & The Twin Set |
Tim Rogers |
Universal Music Publishing |
Nominated |
[4][2]
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| "Brand New Man" by Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band |
Tex Perkins, Matthew Walker |
Universal Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "Dancing in the Dark" by Ziggy Alberts |
Ziggy Alberts |
Kobalt Music Publishing |
Won
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| "Dollar Bill" by Blues Arcadia |
Alan Boyle, Christian Harvey |
— |
Nominated
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| "The Howling Dogs" by Frank Sultana |
Frank Sultana |
— |
Nominated
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| Title and/or artist
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Writer(s)
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Publisher(s)
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Result
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| "Got it Good" by James Johnston |
Melanie Dyer, James Johnston, Michael Delorenzis, Michael Paynter |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
[2][4]
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| "Last Time Last" by Brad Cox |
Brad Cox, Phil Barton, John Pierce |
Mushroom Music, Sony Music Publishing, Mushroom Music, Universal/MCA Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "Over for You" by Morgan Evans |
Morgan Evans, Madison Love, Tim Sommers, Geoffrey Warburton |
Warner Chappell Music |
Nominated
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| "Same Songs" by James Johnston and Kaylee Bell |
Kaylee Bell, James Johnston, Gavin Carfoot, Jared Porter, Nolan Wynne |
— |
Nominated
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| "Summer Nights" by Casey Barnes |
Casey Barnes, Michael Delorenzis, Michael Paynter |
— |
Won
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| Title and/or artist
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Writer(s)
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Result
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| "Burn Dem Bridges" by Skin on Skin |
Emmanuel John, Mozis Aduu, Jordan Bedeau, Micah Bedeau, Konnan Maier-Kouame |
Sony Music Publishing |
Nominated |
[4][2]
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| "Miracle Maker" by Dom Dolla featuring Clementine Douglas |
Dominic Matheson p.k.a. Dom Dolla, Clementine Douglas, Mark Anthony Hilaire, Caitlin Stubbs |
Sony Music Publishing / CAS Music / Mushroom Music / Sentric Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "Never Let You Go" by Jason Derulo and Shouse |
Sean Congues, Jack Madin and Edward Service p.k.a. Shouse, Jason Desrouleaux p.k.a. Jason Derulo |
Sentric Music Publishing / ONELOVE Publishing / Universal Music Publishing |
Won
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| "Spend It" by Peking Duk featuring Circa Waves |
Jackson Brazier, Adam Hyde, Samuel Littlemore, Reuben Styles-Richards, Gustav Gaellhagen, Johan Gustafsson, Kieran Shudall |
Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Dew Process / BMG / Universal Music Publishing / Sentric Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "You Know What I Need" by PNAU and Troye Sivan |
Nick Littlemore, Samuel Littlemore, Peter Mayes p.k.a. PNAU and Troye Sivan |
Universal Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing /Sentric Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| Title and/or artist
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Writer(s)
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Publisher(s)
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Result
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| "60cm of Steel" by Alpha Wolf & Holding Absence |
John Arnold, Mitchell Fogarty, Lochlan Keogh, Sabian Lynch, Scott Simpson |
Cooking Vinyl Publishing |
Nominated |
[4][2]
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| "Darker Still" by Parkway Drive |
Benjamin Gordon, Luke Kilpatrick, Jeffrey Ling, Winston McCall, George Hadjichristou |
Kobalt Music Publishing |
Won
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| "Dragon" by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard |
Michael Cavanagh, Nicholas Craig, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker |
Kobalt Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "Inhumane" by Polaris |
Daniel Furnari, Jamie Hails, Rick Schneider, Ryan Siew, Jacob Steinhauser, Shawn Mayer |
Kobalt Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "It's Hell Down Here" by The Amity Affliction |
Joel Birch, Daniel Brown, Ahren Stringer, Joseph Longobardi |
Concord ANZ / Kobalt Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| Title and/or artist
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Result
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| "And We" by Hooligan Hefs |
Cooper Bedford, Simeona Malagamaalii p.k.a. Hooligan He's, Nepomsein Irakunda, Liridona Rusiti |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
[4][2]
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| "Bona" by Sampa the Great |
Sampa Tembo p.k.a. Sampa the Great, Magnus Mando, Samuel Masta, Sam Nyambe |
Kobalt Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "Comma's" by Onefour featuring Cg |
Spencer Magalogo, Jerome Misa, Salec Su'a, Bailey Pickles, Chandler Hammond, Hugo Hui, Caleb Tiedemann |
Sony Music Publishing |
Won
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| "Laced Up" by Hilltop Hoods |
Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith, Andrew Burford, Marlon Gerbes, Chris Mac, Matiu Walters |
Sony Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "Ring-a-Ling" by Tkay Maidza |
Tkay Maidza, Pa Salieu Gaye, Cassio Lopes, Kendrick Nicholls, Sherwyn Nicholls, Michael Oatman |
Kobalt Music Publishing / Mushroom Music |
Nominated
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| Title and/or artist
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Writer(s)
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Publisher(s)
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Result
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| "How Do I Say Goodbye" by Dean Lewis |
Dean Lewis, Jon Hume |
Kobalt Music Publishing / Concord ANZ |
Won |
[4][2]
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| "Only Wanna Be With You" by Amy Shark |
Amy Billings p.k.a. Amy Shark, Grant Averill, Joseph Spargur |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated
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| "Love Again" by The Kid LAROI |
Charlton Howard p.k.a. The Kid Laroi, Omer Fedi, Billy Walsh, Henry Walter |
Sony Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "Ready for the Sky" by Budjerah |
Budjerah, Ainslie Wills |
Mushroom Music / Sony Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "Therapy" by Budjerah |
Sarah Aarons, Ajay Bhattacharyya |
Sony Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| Title and/or artist
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Result
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| "Change Has to Come" by Mo'Ju |
Mojo Ruiz de Luzuriaga p.k.a. Mo'Ju, Lewis Coleman Henry Jenkins |
Universal Music Publishing / Mushroom Music o.b.o. Ivy League Music |
Nominated |
[4][2]
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| "Cinderella" by JKING |
Jordan Samatua |
— |
Won
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| "Falling" by Dean Brady |
Dean Brady, Jacob Farah, Jerome Farah, Kara-Lee James, Tim Omaji, Rahel Phillips |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated
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| "Goodbye" by Forest Claudette |
Kobe Hamilton-Reeves p.k.a. Forest Claudette, Alexander Laska |
Concord ANZ |
Nominated
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| "Oceans of Emotions" by The Teskey Brothers |
Josh Teskey, Sam Teskey |
Mushroom Music o.b.o. Ivy League Music |
Nominated
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| Title and/or artist
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Result
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| "Good Time" by Polish Club |
David Novak and John-Henry Pajak p.k.a. Polish Club, Robby De Sá |
Sony Music Publishing |
Won |
[4][2]
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| "I Want You" by The Buoys |
Zoe Catterall, Courtney Cunningham, Hilary Geddes, Tessa Wilkin p.k.a. The Buoys |
— |
Nominated
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| "Lookin' Out" by King Stingray |
Theo Dimathaya Burarrwanga, Yimila Gurruwiwi, Roy Kellaway, Campbell Messer, Lewis Stiles, Yirrŋa Gotjiringu Yunupingu |
Sony Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "Nullarbor Plain" by Ian Moss |
Ian Moss, Troy Cassar-Daley |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated
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| "Sorry Instead" by Spacey Jane |
Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu, Caleb Harper, Kieran Lama, Peppa Lane p.k.a. Spacey Jane |
Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Dew Process |
Nominated
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| Title and/or artist
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Writer(s)
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Publisher(s)
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Result
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Ref.
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| "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift |
Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff |
Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing |
Won |
[4][2]
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| "Celestial" by Ed Sheeran |
Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid |
Sony Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus |
Miley Cyrus, Gregory Hein, Michael Pollack |
Sony Music Publishing / Concord ANZ / Warner Chappell Music |
Nominated
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| "I'm Good (Blue)" by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha |
David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, Massimo Gabutti, Maurizio Lobina, Philip Plested, Camille Purcelle, Gianfranco Randone |
Origin Music Publishing & Peermusic / BMG / Sony Music Publishing |
Nominated
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| "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras |
Sam Smith, Kim Petras, Omer Fedi, James Napier, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Blake Slatkin, Henry Walter |
Warner Chappell Music / Kobalt Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing |
Nominated
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Expected to be announced in July 2024.
Expected to be announced in September 2024.
