New Zealand Music Awards Photos

13th Floor photographer Grace Watson headed down to the New Zealand Music Awards on Thursday evening and returned with these pix:

Click on any image to view the photo gallery:

You’ll find all the winners and nominees listed here:

 

VODAFONE NZ MUSIC AWARDS FINALISTS 2017

VNZMA 2017 Finalists (by category)

1. Godfrey Hirst Album of the Year
Winner: Lorde – Melodrama
Aldous Harding – Party
David Dallas – Hood Country Club
Fazerdaze – Morningside
LEISURE – LEISURE
SWIDT – Stoneyhunga

2. Vodafone Single of the Year
   Winner: Lorde – “Green Light”
   David Dallas – “Fit In”
   Ladi6 – “Royal Blue”
   MAALA – “In My Head”
   SWIDT – “Player Of The Day”
   Theia – “Roam”
3. Best Group
   Winner: SWIDT
   Devilskin
   LEISURE
   Shapeshifter
4. THREE Best Solo Artist
   Winner: Lorde
   Aldous Harding
   KINGS
   Nadia Reid
5. Breakthrough Artist of the Year
   Winner: Aldous Harding
   Fazerdaze
   Nadia Reid
   TEEKS
6. Best Rock Artist
   Winner: Devilskin
   Clap Clap Riot
   Graham Brazier
7. The Edge Best Pop Artist
   Winner: Lorde
   Mitch James
   Theia
8. Best Alternative Artist
   Winner: Aldous Harding
   Fazerdaze
   Nadia Reid
9. Best Soul/RnB Artist
   Winner: Ladi6
   TEEKS
   Tommy Nee
10. Best Hip Hop Artist
    Winner: SWIDT
    David Dallas
    KINGS
11. Best Roots Artist
    Winner: Israel Starr
    Sons of Zion
    Tomorrow People
12. Best Electronic Artist
    Winner: Truth
    Chaos In The CBD
    K+Lab
13. Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Artist
    Winner: TEEKS
    Alien Weaponry
14. Best Worship Artist
    Winner: Curate Music
    Josh & Amberley Klinkenberg
    Juliagrace
15. Best Classical Artist
    Winner: NZTrio
    Jenny McLeod
    Te Kōkī Trio
16. Vodafone People’s Choice Award
    Winner: Lorde
    KINGS
    MAALA
    SWIDT
    Theia

Artisan Awards

17. NZ On Air Best Music Video
Winner: Joel Kefali – Got It Bad (LEISURE)
Dan Watkins (Reel Factory) – Her (Shapeshifter)
Sam Kristofski – Lucky Girl (Fazerdaze)

18. Best Album Cover
    Winner: Henrietta Harris – ‘Otherness’ (Grayson Gilmour)
    Dean Poole & Tyrone Ohia (Alt Group) – ‘Stars’ (Shapeshifter)
    Jamie Robertson – ‘String Theory’ (Fly My Pretties)
19. Massey University Best Producer
    Winner: Ben Edwards – ‘Preservation’ (Nadia Reid)
    LEISURE – ‘LEISURE’ (LEISURE)
    SmokeyGotBeatz – ‘Stoneyhunga’ (SWIDT)
20. Best Engineer
    Winner: Clint Murphy – ‘Be Like The River’ (Devilskin)
    Ben Edwards – ‘Preservation’ (Nadia Reid)
    Chris Chetland – ‘A Place to Stand’ (REI)
21. NZ Herald Legacy Award
    Sharon O’Neill
22. Vodafone Highest Selling Single
    KINGS – “Don’t Worry ‘Bout It”
23. Highest Selling Album
    The Koi Boys – Meant To Be
24. NZ On Air Radio Airplay Record of the Year
    KINGS – “Don’t Worry ‘Bout It”
25. International Achievement
    Lorde
    Opetaia Foa’i

Additional Tuis presented in 2017
26. Best Pacific Album
Winner: Aaradhna – Brown Girl
KINGS – KINGS EP
Unity Pacific – Blackbirder Dread

27. Best Country Album
    Winner: Jody Direen – Shake Up
    Hamilton County Bluegrass Band – These Old Hands
    Phil Doublet – Endless Highway
    
    28. Best Folk Album
    Winner: Guy Wishart – West By North
    Luke Thompson – Hosts
    Graeme James – News From Nowhere
28. Best Jazz Album
    Winner: Jonathan Crayford – East West Moon
    Mike Nock Trio & NZ Trio – Vicissitudes
    Myele Manzanza – OnePointOne
29. Best Children’s Album
    Winner: Anika Moa – Songs For Bubbas 2
    Claudia Gunn – Little Wild Lullabies
    Itty Bitty Beats – On The Move