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
- 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” - Best Group
Winner: SWIDT
Devilskin
LEISURE
Shapeshifter - THREE Best Solo Artist
Winner: Lorde
Aldous Harding
KINGS
Nadia Reid - Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Winner: Aldous Harding
Fazerdaze
Nadia Reid
TEEKS - Best Rock Artist
Winner: Devilskin
Clap Clap Riot
Graham Brazier - The Edge Best Pop Artist
Winner: Lorde
Mitch James
Theia - Best Alternative Artist
Winner: Aldous Harding
Fazerdaze
Nadia Reid - Best Soul/RnB Artist
Winner: Ladi6
TEEKS
Tommy Nee - Best Hip Hop Artist
Winner: SWIDT
David Dallas
KINGS - Best Roots Artist
Winner: Israel Starr
Sons of Zion
Tomorrow People - Best Electronic Artist
Winner: Truth
Chaos In The CBD
K+Lab - Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Artist
Winner: TEEKS
Alien Weaponry - Best Worship Artist
Winner: Curate Music
Josh & Amberley Klinkenberg
Juliagrace - Best Classical Artist
Winner: NZTrio
Jenny McLeod
Te Kōkī Trio - 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)
- Best Album Cover
Winner: Henrietta Harris – ‘Otherness’ (Grayson Gilmour)
Dean Poole & Tyrone Ohia (Alt Group) – ‘Stars’ (Shapeshifter)
Jamie Robertson – ‘String Theory’ (Fly My Pretties) - Massey University Best Producer
Winner: Ben Edwards – ‘Preservation’ (Nadia Reid)
LEISURE – ‘LEISURE’ (LEISURE)
SmokeyGotBeatz – ‘Stoneyhunga’ (SWIDT) - Best Engineer
Winner: Clint Murphy – ‘Be Like The River’ (Devilskin)
Ben Edwards – ‘Preservation’ (Nadia Reid)
Chris Chetland – ‘A Place to Stand’ (REI) - NZ Herald Legacy Award
Sharon O’Neill - Vodafone Highest Selling Single
KINGS – “Don’t Worry ‘Bout It” - Highest Selling Album
The Koi Boys – Meant To Be - NZ On Air Radio Airplay Record of the Year
KINGS – “Don’t Worry ‘Bout It” - 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
- 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 - Best Jazz Album
Winner: Jonathan Crayford – East West Moon
Mike Nock Trio & NZ Trio – Vicissitudes
Myele Manzanza – OnePointOne - Best Children’s Album
Winner: Anika Moa – Songs For Bubbas 2
Claudia Gunn – Little Wild Lullabies
Itty Bitty Beats – On The Move
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