Tim Michin has been selected in an eclectic list of songs for APRA Song of the Year with his scathing response to the George Pell paedophile hearing ‘Come Home Cardinal Pell’.
‘Come Home Cardinal Pell’, released in February 2016, reached number 11 on the Australian singles chart. The song helped fund journeys to Rome for victims of sex abuse in order that they could watch the Cardinal deliver his evidence.
The diversity of this year’s nominees takes in a broad spectrum of the Australian Music Industry with Missy Higgins listed against Nick Cave against Sia against Flume against King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
TOP 20 CONTENDERS FOR 2017 APRA SONG OF THE YEAR
*Listed in alphabetical order of song title
1955 (HILLTOP HOODS FEAT. MONTAIGNE & TOM THUM) Andrew Burford, Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert and Daniel Smith
2 BLACK 2 STRONG (A.B. ORIGINAL) Adam Briggs, Daniel Rankine and Darren Reutens
ADORE (AMY SHARK) Amy Shark
CHEAP THRILLS (SIA) Sia Furler and Greg Kurstin
COME HOME CARDINAL PELL (TIM MINCHIN) Tim Minchin
GAMMA KNIFE (KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD) Stuart Mackenzie
IT’S NOT TOO LATE (ARCHIE ROACH) Archie Roach and Craig Pilkington
JANUARY 26 (A.B. ORIGINAL FEAT. DAN SULTAN) Adam Briggs, Daniel Rankine and Dan Sultan
JUNGLE (TASH SULTANA) Tash Sultana
NEVER BE LIKE YOU (FLUME) Harley Streten aka Flume, Kai and Geoffrey Earley
OH CANADA (MISSY HIGGINS) Missy Higgins
POOL PARTY (JULIA JACKLIN) Julia Jacklin
SATAN (D.D DUMBO) Oliver Perry
SAY IT (FLUME) Harley Streten aka Flume, Julian Hamilton, Daniel Johns and Tove Lo
SET IN STONE (GUY SEBASTIAN) Guy Sebastian, Stuart Crichton and Taylor Parks
SKELETON TREE (NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS) Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
SOOTH LADY WINE (MATT CORBY) Matt Corby and John Henriksson
SOUND OF SILENCE (DAMI IM) Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci
TO THINK THAT I ONCE LOVED YOU (THE DRONES) Gareth Liddiard
VICEROY (VIOLENT SOHO) Luke Boerdam, Luke Henery, Michael Richards and James Tidswell
VOTING ACADEMY
Chris Cheney, Isabella Manfredi, Jack Moffitt, Jesse Hooper, Josh Abrahams, Katie Noonan, Kav Temperley,
Max Sharam, Mia Dyson, Mike Noga, Paul Mac, Sally Seltmann, Shane Nicholson, Stephanie Ashworth and
Troy Cassar-Daley
2017 APRA Music Awards
Monday, 3 April 2017
International Convention Centre Ballroom | Sydney
