40th annual APRA music awards
APRA Music Awards of 2022 |
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Date | 3 May 2022 (2022-05-03) |
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Location | Melbourne Town Hall, Australia |
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Hosted by | Julia Zemiro and Jerome Farah[1] |
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Most nominations | The Kid LAROI (4) |
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Website | apraamcos.com.au/awards/ |
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The APRA Music Awards of 2022 are the 40th 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 are provided by APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) and celebrate excellence in contemporary music, honouring songwriters and publishers that have achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields.[2]
On 3 February 2022, the 20-song longlist for the APRA Song of the Year was announced.[3] The full list of nominees for the 2022 APRA Music Awards were revealed on 7 April.[4] Winners were announced on 3 May 2022.[5] The Art Music Awards are sponsored by APRA AMCOS and Australian Music Centre (AMC). They were presented on 31 August at the Meat Market, North Melbourne with the finalists announced on 26 July.[6][7] Screen Music Awards are jointly presented by APRA AMCOS and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) to "acknowledge excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition."[8] The ceremony was held on 15 November 2022 at the Forum, Melbourne.[8]
APRA Music Awards
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
APRA Song of the Year
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
"First Nation" by Midnight Oil featuring Jessica Mauboy & Tasman Keith | Rob Hirst and Tasman Keith | Sony Music Publishing, SFM Publishing | Nominated | [5] |
"Guided by Angels" by Amyl and the Sniffers | Fergus Romer, Amy Taylor, Bryce Wilson | — | Nominated |
"Red Room" by Hiatus Kaiyote | Paul Bender, Simon Mavin, Perrin Moss, Naomi Saalfield | Universal Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Stay" by The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber | The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber, Isaac De Boni, Omer Fedi, Magnus Hoiberg, Michael Mule, Charlie Puth, Subhaan Rahman, Blake Slatkin | Sony Music Publishing, Universal/MCA Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Kobalt Music Publishing, Native Tongue Music Publishing | Won |
"The Other Black Dog" by Genesis Owusu | Genesis Owusu, Michael Di Francesco, Andrew Klippel, Julian Sudek | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Ourness Song, Future Classic, Ourness Songs | Nominated |
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
Budjerah Slabb | Mushroom Music | Nominated | [5] |
Genesis Owusu | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Ourness Songs | Won |
Khaled Rohaim | Universal Music Publishing / BMG | Nominated |
Tyron Hapi & Harry Michael pka Masked Wolf | BMG / Warner Chappell Music | Nominated |
Sycco | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
"Fly Away" by Tones and I | Toni Watson | Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated | [5] |
"Head & Heart" by Joel Corry featuring MNEK | Jonathan Courtidis, Joel Corry, Uzoechi Emenike, Neve Applebaum, Daniel Dare, Robert Harvey, Kashif Siddiqui, Lewis Thompson | Universal Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Mushroom Music, Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing | Won |
"Love on Display" by Guy Sebastian | Guy Sebastian, Julian Bunetta, Ian Franzino, Andrew Haas, John Ryan | Universal Music Publishing, Mushroom Music | Nominated |
"Missing Piece" by Vance Joy | James Keogh pka Vance Joy, Joel Little | Mushroom Music o.b.o. WAU Publishing, Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Without You" by the Kid LAROI | The Kid LAROI, Omer Fedi, Blake Slatkin, Billy Walsh | Sony Music Publishing, Universal/MCA Music Publishing | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
"C'mon" by Amy Shark featuring Travis Barker | Amy Shark, Travis Barker | Mushroom Music, BMG | Nominated | [5] |
"Falling Up" by Dean Lewis | Dean Lewis, Thomas Barnes, Hayden Calnin, Peter Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn, Phil Plested | Kobalt Music Publishing, Gaga Music, BMG, Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Masterpiece" by The Rubens | Scott Baldwin, Elliott Margin, Zac Margin, Samuel Margin, William Zeglis | Mushroom Music | Nominated |
"Missing Piece" by Vance Joy | James Keogh (p.k.a. Vance Joy), Joel Little | Mushroom Music o.b.o. WAU Publishing, Sony Music Publishing | Won |
"Reality Check Please" by Lime Cordiale | Louis Leimbach, Oliver Leimbach, David Haddad | Universal Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
"Catch Me" by Robbie Miller | Robbie Miller | — | Nominated | [5] |
"Hungry Heart" by Josh Teskey & Ash Grunwald | Josh Teskey, Ash Grunwald | Mushroom Music | Nominated |
"Letting Go" by Ziggy Alberts | Ziggy Alberts | Kobalt Music Publishing | Won |
"Power Without Greed" by The Bamboos | Kylie Auldist, Lance Ferguson | BMG | Nominated |
"Stoney Creek" by Xavier Rudd | Xavier Rudd | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
"Breakups" by Seaforth (band) | Cameron Bedell, Thomas Jordan, Liz Rose, Mitchell Thompson | Warner Chappell Music | Nominated | [5] |
"Come Turn Me On" by Casey Barnes | Casey Barnes, Kaci Brown, Samuel Gray | Mushroom Music, Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Dig" by Fanny Lumsden | Fanny Lumsden, Benjamin Corbett, Dan Freeman | Cooking Vinyl Publishing | Nominated |
"Love Songs Ain't for Us" by Amy Shark featuring Keith Urban | Amy Shark, Ed Sheeran | Mushroom Music, Sony Music Publishing | Won |
"Short Lived Love" by Brad Cox | Brad Cox | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
"Get on the Beers" by Mashd N Kutcher featuring Dan Andrews | Mashd N Kutcher, Dan Andrews | BMG | Nominated | [5] |
"Head & Heart" by Joel Corry & MNEK | Jonathan Courtidis, Neav Applebaum, Joel Corry, Daniel Dare, Robert Harvey, MNEK, Kasif Siddiqui, Lewis Thompson | Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing, Mushroom Music o.b.o. Minds on Fire, Warner Chappell Music, Kobalt Music Publishing | Won |
"Let's Love" by David Guetta and Sia | Sia Furler, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Marcus van Wattum | Sony Music Publishing, Origin Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Nothing to Love About Love" by Peking Duk & The Wombats | Adam Hyde, Matthew Murphy, Reuben Styles-Richards, Tyler Spry | BMG, Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
"River" by PNAU & Ladyhawke | Phillipa Brown, Nick Littlemore, Sam Littlemore, Peter Mayes | BMG, 120 Music Publishing | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
"Loyalty" by HP Boyz | Samoa Fune, Nepomsein Irakunda, Savelio Mika, Augustino Taito | — | Nominated | [5] |
"My City" by OneFour & The Kid LAROI | Isaac De Boni, Spencer Magalogo, Jerome Misa, Michael Mule, Subhaan Rahman, Khaled Rohaim, The Kid LAROI, Solo Tohi, Willie Tafa, Keanu Torres | Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Universal/MCA Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Send It!" by Hooligan Hefs | Kiril Ivanovski, Simeona Malagamaalii | BMG, Mushroom Music | Nominated |
"Stand for" by ChillinIT featuring Lisi | Benjamin Sutton, Blake Turnell, Rilind Kocinaj, Tahlis Poasa | Sony Music Publishing, Mushroom Music | Nominated |
"Without You" by the Kid LAROI | The Kid LAROI, Omer Fedi, Blake Slatkin, Billy Walsh | Sony Music Publishing, Universal/MCA Music Publishing | Won |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
"Dramatic" by Cat & Calmell | Cat Stratton, Calmell Teagle, Andrew Hopkins | Universal Music Publishing | Nominated | [5] |
"Fly Away" by Tones and I | Toni Watson (p.k.a. Tones and I) | Kobalt Music Publishing | Won |
"Josh by Peach PRC | Sharlee Curnow, Liam Quinn | Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Love on Display" by Guy Sebastian | Guy Sebastian, Julian Bunetta, Ian Franzino, Andrew Haas, John Ryan | Universal Music Publishing, Mushroom Music | Nominated |
"You" by Benny Blanco, Marshmello & Vance Joy | Vance Joy, Benny Blanco, Marshmello, Caroline Pennell, Blake Slatkin | Mushroom Music o.b.o. WAU Publishing, Universal/MCA Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
"Higher" by Budjerah | Matt Corby, Budjerah Slabb | Sony Music Publishing, Mushroom Music | Won | [5] |
"How" by Youngn Lipz | Filipo Faaoloii, Peter Klappas | — | Nominated |
"Made for Silence" by Miiesha | Miiesha Young, Lucian Blomkamp, Stephen Collins, Jordan Panasewych | Sony Music Publishing, BMG | Nominated |
"Please U" by Becca Hatch | Becca Hatch, Isaia Atoni, Jakiel Fuimaono, Jamie Muscat, Edward Tafa, Willie Tafa, Solo Tohi | Universal Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Vibrate" by Jerome Farah | Jerome Farah | Mushroom Music | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
"Flesh and Blood" by Jimmy Barnes | Jimmy Barnes, Mark Lizotte | Sony Music Publishing, Mushroom Music | Nominated | [5] |
"Lots of Nothing" by Spacey Jane | Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu, Caleb Harper, Kieran Lama, Peppa Lane | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Dew Process | Nominated |
"Shot in the Dark" by AC/DC | Angus Young, Malcolm Young | Sony Music Publishing o.b.o. Australian Music Corporation | Won |
"The Angel of 8th Avenue" by Gang of Youths | Dominik Borzestowski, Maxwell Dunn, Thomas Hobden, Jung Kim, David Le'aupepe | Universal Music Publishing | Nominated |
"The Waterboy" by You Am I | Tim Rogers | Universal Music Publishing | Nominated |
Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
"Drivers License" by Olivia Rodrigo | Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | [5] |
"Lasting Lover" by Sigala and James Arthur | James Arthur, Bruce Fielder, Lewis Capaldi, Luke Fitton, Ben Goldwasser, Jarl Hasselquist, Corey Sanders, Andrew VanWyngarden | Universal Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing, BMG, Kobalt Music Publishing | Won |
"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" by Lil Nas X | Montero Hill, Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Rosario Lenzo | Sony Music Publishing, Universal/MCA Music Publishing | Nominated |
"Take You Dancing" by Jason Derulo | Jason Derulo, Teemu Brunila, Shawn Charles, Emanuel Kiriakou, Sarah Solovay | Universal Music Publishing, Sony Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing, Native Tongue Music Publishing | Nominated |
"The Business" by Tiësto | Tijs Verwest, James Bell, Julia Karlsson, Anton Rundberg | Kobalt Music Publishing, BMG, Warner Chappell Music | Nominated |
Art Music Awards
Work of the Year: Chamber Music
Title | Composer / librettist | Performer | Result | Ref. |
Black Summer String Quartet (An Hommage to Australia's Bushfire History) | Natalie Williams | Australian String Quartet | Nominated | [7][10] |
Hokusai Mixtape | Tristan Coelho | Jonathan Henderson, James Wannan, Emily Granger, Tristan Coelho | Won |
Mewl Infans | Rishin Singh | Martin Sturm | Nominated |
Threaded in Amongst the Infinite Threading | Bree van Reyk | Genevieve Lacey, Marshall McGuire | Nominated |
Work of the Year: Choral
Title | Composer / librettist | Performer | Result | Ref. |
A Gathering | Anne Cawrse / Cawrse, Paul Hetherington | Adelaide Chamber Singers | Nominated | [7][10] |
An Australian Song Cycle | Joseph Twist / Henry Lawson, Michael Leunig, Les Murray, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, A.B. Patterson, Peter Skrzynecki, Jack Twist, Judith Wright | Sydney Chamber Choir, Jem Harding (piano), Anthea Cottee (cello), Sam Allchurch (conductor) | Nominated |
"Pandemic", Movement 6 of Shadow and Hope – Cantata from Six Continents in the Age of Pandemic | Brenton Broadstock | Quartet Berlin-Tokyo, Theodor Schüz Ensemble, Philipp Amelung (artistic director) | Nominated |
Requiem | Paul Stanhope, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Neela Nath Das, Mary Elizabeth Frye, Emily Dickinson | Sydney Chamber Choir | Won |
Work of the Year: Dramatic
Title | Composer / librettist | Performer | Result | Ref. |
Fumeblind Oracle | Huw Belling / Pierce Wilcox | Jessica O'Donoghue, Jack Symonds, Sydney Chamber Opera | Nominated | [7][10] |
Parrwang Lifts the Sky | Deborah Cheetham | Victorian Opera, Short Black Opera | Nominated |
Poem for a Dried Up River | Jane Sheldon / Alice Oswald | Sydney Chamber Opera | Won |
The Pulse | Ekrem Eli Phoenix | Aurora (Young Adelaide Voices), Christie Anderson (conductor/vocal soloist) | Nominated |
Work of the Year: Electroacoustic/Sound Art
Title | Composer | Performer | Result | Ref. |
Depth Disintegration | Sia Ahmad | Benjamin Anderson | Won | [7][10] |
Effigy, for Viola and Electronics | Erkki Veltheim | Erkki Veltheim | Nominated |
Undercurrent 暗涌 | Carolyn Schofield, Mindy Meng Wang | Fia Fiell (Carolyn Schofield), Mindy Meng Wang | Nominated |
Very Fast & Very Far | Tim Bruniges, Julian Day, Matt McGuigan | Tim Bruniges, Julian Day, Matt McGuigan | Nominated |
Work of the Year: Jazz
Title | Composer | Performer | Result | Ref. |
Grey Is Ground Album | Gian Slater | Gian Slater | Won | [7][10] |
Hand to Earth | Aviva Endean, Sunny Kim, Peter Knight, Daniel Wilfred, David Wilfred | Hand to Earth | Nominated |
Lost in Place | I Hold the Lion's Paw | I Hold the Lion's Paw | Nominated |
See You Round the Traps | Benjamin Shannon | Milton Man Gogh | Nominated |
Work of the Year: Large Ensemble
Title | Composer | Performer | Result | Ref. |
Disruption! The Voice of Drums | Jeremy Rose, Simon Barker, Chloe Kim | Jeremy Rose & the Earshift Orchestra featuring Simon Barker and Chloe Kim | Won | [7][10] |
A Sanctuary of Quietude | Pat Jaffe, Callum Mintzis | Pat Jaffe, Callum Mintzis Ensemble | Nominated |
Love is a Temporary Madness, The Symphonic Suite | Vanessa Perica | Vanessa Perica Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Benjamin Northey (conductor) | Nominated |
ZÖJ Live at Melbourne Recital Centre | Gelareh Pour, Brian O'Dwyer | ZÖJ | Nominated |
Title | Composer / librettist | Performer | Result | Ref. |
Hymns for End Times | Rachael Dease | Rachael Dease and the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra with Voyces | Nominated | [7][10] |
Machine Codes | Paul Stanhope | Andrew Haveron, Simon Tedeschi | Nominated |
Tipping Point | Felicity Wilcox | Andrew Blanch and Ensemble Offspring | Nominated |
WATA | Paul Grabowsky, Daniel Wilfred, David Wilfred | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australian Art Orchestra, Paul Grabowsky, Daniel Wilfred, David Wilfred, Benjamin Northey (conductor) | Won |
Award for Excellence in Music Education
Organisation / individual | Work | Result | Ref. |
Honeybee Creative | Teaching neurologically diverse people music skills, song writing and recording projects, in the Sunshine Coast and Gympie regions of Queensland, culminating in a number of major public performances | Won | [7][10] |
Musica Viva | Musica Viva in Schools | Nominated |
Speak Percussion | Sounds Unheard | Nominated |
Tim Nikolsky | Activity - leadership, connecting, contribution | Nominated |
Award for Excellence in Experimental Music
Organisation / individual | Work | Result | Ref. |
ADSR Zine | 2021 activities including exhibition, showcase and online catalogue of publications | Won | [7][10] |
Hand to Earth | Composition, recording, release, and performance of new music | Nominated |
Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS) | Education, engagement, facilitation | Nominated |
Madeleine Flynn, Tim Humphrey | Ongoing project Witness Stand | Nominated |
Richard Gill Award for Distinguished Services to Australian Music
Luminary Award: Individual (National)
Individual | Work | Result | Ref. |
Liza Lim | Music Composition, Composing Women Program | Won | [7] |
Luminary Award: Organisation (National)
Organisation | Work | Result | Ref. |
Australian Art Orchestra | Sustained Leadership and Contribution as an Organisation, Recording, Performing, and Facilitating Opportunities for Others | Won | [7] |
Luminary Award: State & Territory Awards
Organisation | Work | Result | Ref. |
Canberra Symphony Orchestra (Australian Capital Territory) | Australian Series | Won | [7] |
Claire Edwards (New South Wales) | 2021 Activities | Won |
Kieran Welch (Queensland) | Sustained Contribution to the Creative Music Culture of Brisbane as a Performer and Artistic Director of Dots+Loops | Won |
Mark Ferguson (South Australia) | Sustained Contribution to the Fields of Education, Jazz Performance, and Composition | Won |
Simon Reade (Tasmania) | Conducting | Won |
Andrea Keller (Victoria) | Projects, Recordings and Mentorship Activities | Won |
Mace Francis (Western Australia) | Work as Artistic Director, Composer and Band Leader | Won |
Claire Kilgariff (Northern Territory) | Artistic Director of Arafura Music Collective | Won |
Screen Music Awards
Feature Film Score of the Year
Title | Composer | Result | Ref. |
Bosch and Rockit | Brian Cachia | Nominated | [11] [12] |
The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson | Sallianna Seven Campbell | Won |
Interceptor | Michael Lira | Nominated |
A Stitch in Time | Angela Little | Nominated |
Best Music for an Advertisement
Best Music for Children's Programming
Best Music for a Documentary
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
Title | Composer | Result | Ref. |
Books that Made Us | Jackson Milas | Nominated | [11] [12] |
New Gold Mountain | Caitlin Yeo | Won |
The Twelve | Rafael May | Nominated |
Underbelly: Vanishing Act | Amanda Brown | Nominated |
Best Music for a Short Film
Title | Composer | Result | Ref. |
Bellysaurus | Dmitri Golovko | Nominated | [11] [12] |
Finding X | Cassie To | Nominated |
Still Life | Wil Hughes | Won |
Tarneit | Nerida Tyson-Chew | Nominated |
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
Song title | Work | Composer | Result | Ref. |
"Bloody Game" | Total Control | Missy Higgins | Nominated | [11] [12] |
"I Am My Own Panther Now" | Preppers | Kate Miller-Heidke, Keir Nuttall | Nominated |
"Silver Linings" | Mumlife | Sophia Christopher | Nominated |
"Spirit Voice of the Enchanted Waters" | River | William Barton, Piers Burbrook de Vere, Richard Tognetti | Won |
Best Soundtrack Album
Best Television Theme
Composer | Result | Ref. |
Adam Gock, Dinesh Wicks | Won | [11] [12] |
Damian de Boos Smith | Nominated |
Jay Stewart | Nominated |
Mitch Stewart | Nominated |
Composer | Result | Ref. |
Adam Gock, Dinesh Wicks | Nominated | [11] [12] |
Alastair Ford | Nominated |
Joff Bush | Nominated |
Neil Sutherland | Won |
Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen
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