The 2019 APRA Awards nominations have been announced with Song of the Year showcasing the diversity of Australian music over the past year.
Joel Ma (Joelistics) and first-time nominees Mojo Juju and Rita Seumanutafa are nominated for Native Tongue, performed by Mojo Juju. Another first-timer is Angie McMahon for her song Slow Mover. Ainslie Wills, who with co-writers Bram Inscore and MoZella, has been nominated for Society, a track written at SongHubs The Tower in 2017. Last year’s Song of the Year recipient Paul Kelly is nominated for With the One I Love and appearing for the third consecutive year in the Song of the Year category is Amy Shark with I Said Hi.
2019 APRA MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES
Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year
Title: I Said Hi
Artist: Amy Shark
Writer: Amy Shark
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing
Title: Native Tongue
Artist: Mojo Juju
Writers: Mojo Juju / Joel Ma* / Rita Seumanutafa
Publisher: Mushroom Music*
Title: Slow Mover
Artist: Angie McMahon
Writer: Angie McMahon
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing
Title: Society
Artist: Ainslie Wills
Writers: Ainslie Wills / Bram Inscore* / MoZella^
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / Kobalt Music Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing^
Title: With the One I Love
Artist: Paul Kelly
Writer: Paul Kelly
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Writer: Danzal Baker pka Baker Boy
Writer: Dean Lewis
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Specific Music
Writer: Georgia Flipo pka G Flip
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Future Classic
Writer: Holly Rankin pka Jack River
Publisher: Mushroom Music
Writer: Tash Sultana
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Tash Sultana
Most Played Australian Work
Title: Coming Home
Artist: Sheppard
Writers: Jason Bovino / Amy Sheppard / George Sheppard / Matthew Radosevich* / Christopher Wallace*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo Empire of Song / Native Tongue Music Publishing*
Title: Go Bang
Artist: PNAU
Writers: Nick Littlemore / Sam Littlemore* / Peter Mayes / Luke Steele^
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing / 120 Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing^
Title: I Said Hi
Artist: Amy Shark
Writer: Amy Shark
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing
Title: The Middle
Artist: Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Jordan Johnson* / Stefan Johnson^ / Marcus Lomax* / Kyle Trewartha+ Michael
Trewartha+ / Anton Zaslavski+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / BMG Rights Management* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ /
Universal/MCA Music Publishing+
Title: We’re Going Home
Artist: Vance Joy
Writers: James Keogh / Daniel Wilson*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management*
Country Work of the Year
Title: Ain’t Seen It Yet
Artist: The Wolfe Brothers
Writers: Brodie Rainbird / Nicholas Wolfe / Thomas Wolfe / Erik Anderson*
Publishers: Perfect Pitch Publishing / Peermusic*
Title: Day Drunk
Artist: Morgan Evans
Writers: Morgan Evans / Chris DeStefano* / Lindy Robbins^
Publishers: Warner/Chappell Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Kobalt Music Publishing^
Title: I Do
Artist: Morgan Evans
Writers: Morgan Evans+ / Chris DeStefano* / Ashley Gorley^
Publishers: Warner/Chappell Music+^ / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^
Title: In The Morning
Artist: Tori Forsyth
Writer: Tori Forsyth
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing obo Peppermintblue Publishing
Title: The Campfire Song
Artist: Kasey Chambers & The Fireside Disciples feat. Alan Pigram
Writers: Kasey Chambers* / Bill Chambers^ / Alan Pigram
Publishers: Mushroom Music* / Kobalt Music Publishing obo Checked Label Services^
Blues & Roots Work of the Year
Title: Chateau
Artist: Angus & Julia Stone
Writers: Angus Stone / Julia Stone
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Title: Mystik
Artist: Tash Sultana
Writer: Tash Sultana
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Tash Sultana
Title: Second Hand Car
Artist: Kim Churchill
Writers: Kim Churchill / Nicholas Hodgson*
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing*
Title: Tell It Like It Is
Artist: Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders
Writer: Jack Ladder
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Title: White Flag
Artist: Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders
Writer: Jack Ladder
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Dance Work of the Year
Title: Flames
Artist: David Guetta & Sia
Writers: Sia Furler* / Christopher Braide^ / David Guetta+ / Giorgio Tuinfort ~/ Marcus Van Wattum
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / BMG Rights Management^ / Origin Music Publishing+ / Kobalt
Music Publishing ~
Title: Go Bang
Artist: PNAU
Writers: Nick Littlemore / Sam Littlemore* / Peter Mayes / Luke Steele^
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing / 120 Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing^
Title: Let You Down
Artist: Peking Duk feat. Icona Pop
Writers: Adam Hyde / Reuben Styles / Styalz (Kaelyn Behr)* / Samuel Manville^ / Robert Taylor+
Publishers: BMG Rights Management / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^ /
Warner/Chappell Music+
Title: Tell Me You Love Me
Artist: Galantis & Throttle
Writers: Sarah Aarons* / Bloodshy^ / Svidden^ / Robert Bergin / Linus Eklow+ / Edward Jenkins / Henrik
Jonback~
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^ / Kobalt Music
Publishing+ / Warner/Chappell Music~
Title: The Middle
Artist: Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Jordan Johnson* / Stefan Johnson^ / Marcus Lomax* / Kyle Trewartha+ / Michael
Trewartha+ / Anton Zaslavski+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / BMG Rights Management* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ /
Universal/MCA Music Publishing+
Rock Work of the Year
Title: Confidence
Artist: Ocean Alley
Writers: Nic Blom / Baden Donegal / Lach Galbraith / Mitch Galbraith / Angus Goodwin / Tom O’Brien
Title: Million Man
Artist: The Rubens
Writers: Scott Baldwin / Elliott Margin / Sam Margin / Zaac Margin / William Zeglis
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo Ivy League Music
Title: Never Ever
Artist: The Rubens feat. Sarah
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Elliott Margin* / Sam Margin*
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / Mushroom Music obo Ivy League Music*
Title: Slow Mover
Artist: Angie McMahon
Writer: Angie McMahon
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing
Title: The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows
Artist: Gang of Youths
Writer: David Le’aupepe
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing
Pop Work of the Year
Title: Be Alright
Artist: Dean Lewis
Writers: Dean Lewis / Jon Hume*
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Specific Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing*
Title: Coming Home
Artist: Sheppard
Writers: Jason Bovino / Amy Sheppard / George Sheppard / Matthew Radosevich* / Christopher Wallace*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo Empire of Song / Native Tongue Music Publishing*
Title: Healing Hands
Artist: Conrad Sewell
Writers: Stuart Crichton / Conrad Sewell* / Stephen Wrabel
Publishers: Native Tongue Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing*
Title: I Said Hi
Artist: Amy Shark
Writer: Amy Shark
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing
Title: We’re Going Home
Artist: Vance Joy
Writers: James Keogh / Daniel Wilson*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management*
Urban Work of the Year
Title: Believe
Artist: Bliss n Eso feat. Mario
Writers: Max MacKinnon* / Jonathan Notley* / PJ Harding^ / Cameron Ludik^ / Damian Smith
Publishers: Mushroom Music* / Universal Music Publishing^
Title: Clark Griswold
Artist: Hilltop Hoods feat. Adrian Eagle
Writers: DJ Debris (Barry Francis)* / MC Pressure (Daniel Smith)* / Suffa (Matthew Lambert)* / John Bartlett
/ Paul Bartlett
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing*
Title: I Miss You
Artist: Thundamentals
Writers: Jeswon (Jesse Ferris)* / Morgs (Morgan Jones)* / Tuka (Brendan Tuckerman)* / Carl Dimataga
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro*
Title: Marryuna
Artist: Baker Boy feat. Yirrmal
Writers: Baker Boy / Dion Brownfield / Jerome Farah* / Yirrmal Marika
Publisher: Mushroom Music*
Title: Mr La Di Da Di
Artist: Baker Boy
Writers: Baker Boy / Dion Brownfield / Jerome Farah* / Dallas Woods
Publisher: Mushroom Music*
International Work of the Year
Title: Havana
Artist: Camila Cabello
Writers: Louis Bell* / Karla Cabello*/ Frank Dukes*^ / Kaan Gunesberk / Brittany Hazzard+ / Brian Lee~ / Ali
Tamposi> / Yung Thug~> / Andrew Watt° / Pharrell Williams*
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing*/ Native Tongue Music Publishing+ / Warner/Chappell Music~ /
Mushroom Music> / Kobalt Music Publishing°
Title: Meant To Be
Artist: Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
Writers: David Garcia* / Tyler Hubbard^ / Joshua Miller+ / Bleta Rexha~
Publishers: Shout Music Publishing* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^ / Warner/Chappell Music+ / BMG
Rights Management~
Title: Perfect
Artist: Ed Sheeran
Writer: Edward Sheeran
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Title: Rockstar
Artist: Post Malone feat. 21 Savage
Writers: 21 Savage*/ Olufunmibi Awoshiley^ / Louis Bell^/ Post Malone~ / Carl Rosen~ / Jo Virginie>
Publishers: BMG Rights Management* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing /
Universal/MCA Music Publishing~ / Mushroom Music>
Title: What About Us
Artist: P!nk
Writers: P!nk* / John McDaid^ / Mac Steve+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing*/ Kobalt Music Publishing^ / Universal Music Publishing+
2019 APRA MUSIC AWARDS
Tuesday 30 April
Melbourne Town Hall
Hosted by Brian Nankervis
Musical Director Kate Miller-Heidke
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