APRA Silver Scroll Awards – 2015 Top 20 + 1981 Top 5
The Top 20 songs in line for the 2015 APRA Silver Scroll Award have been announced, featuring some of the biggest names in music alongside the new blood of New Zealand’s songwriting community.
The 2015 APRA Silver Scroll Award Top 20 are:
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SONG |
WRITER/S |
PERFORMED BY |
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Back In To Your Life |
Dave Rowlands/Stephen Heard/ |
Clap Clap Riot + Buzz Moller |
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Call The Days |
Nadia Reid |
Nadia Reid |
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Can’t Keep Checking My Phone |
Ruban Nielson/Jacob Portrait |
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Collarbones |
Thomas Stoneman/Josh Fountain |
Thomston |
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Cool It |
Anji Sami |
She’s So Rad |
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Dark Child |
Marlon Williams/Tim Moore |
Marlon Williams |
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Do You Remember |
Joel Little/ Jarryd James |
Jarryd James |
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Get Out Alive |
Mel Parsons |
Mel Parsons |
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Just In Case Allelujah |
Toni Randle Keegan |
Eyreton Hall |
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L.A.F. |
Joel Little/Georgia Nott/Caleb Nott |
Broods |
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Little Pieces |
Sean Donnelly |
SJD |
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Multi-Love |
Ruban Nielson/ Kody Nielson |
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Naomi |
Martin Andrews |
Martin Andrews |
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Perfect Health |
Jolyon Mulholland |
Mulholland |
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Special |
Marlon Gerbes/Matiu Walters/ |
Six60
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Touch |
Evan Sinton/Jaden Parkes/Josh Fountain |
MAALA |
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Unplugged |
Sean Donnelly |
SJD |
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Water Underground |
Anthonie Tonnon |
Anthonie Tonnon |
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Welcome Back |
Bill Urale/James Britt |
King Kapisi |
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Yellow Flicker Beat |
Ella Yelich-O’Connor/ Joel Little |
Lorde |
The winner of the APRA Silver Scroll Award is decided by the votes of APRA’s members – over 10,000 New Zealand songwriters and composers. Voting for the award is now open, and closes at midnight on Sunday 9th August.
“Little known folk songs to powerhouse pop anthems, these songs are a reflection of the quality and diversity of music being created in this country.” says APRA’s Anthony Healey “It’s a great list that demonstrates the power and magic of a well-written song. For the last 50 years APRA AMCOS has been supporting and celebrating original music in this country – we look forward to continuing this tradition into the future”
2015 marks the 50th presentation of the APRA Silver Scroll Award, and as a part of the celebrations the ‘Lost Scroll’ of 1981 – the APRA Silver Scroll Award that was never awarded – will also be presented. All singles released in the 1981 eligibility period have been narrowed down to the Top 5 songs, and now, alongside the award for 2015, APRA members will also decide the winner of the 1981 APRA Silver Scroll Award.
The 1981 APRA Silver Scroll Award Top 5 are:
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SONG |
WRITER/S |
PERFORMED BY |
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Counting The Beat |
Phil Judd/Wayne Stevens/Mark Hough |
The Swingers |
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No Depression In New Zealand |
Don McGlashan/Richard von Sturmer |
Blam Blam Blam |
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One Step Ahead |
Neil Finn |
Split Enz |
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See Me Go |
Michael O’Neill/Peter van der Fluit/Lawrence Landwer-Johan/Tony Drumm |
Screaming Meemees |
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Tally Ho |
Robert Scott/David Kilgour/Hamish Kilgour |
The Clean |
The awards for both years will be presented at the APRA Silver Scroll Awards in September. Alongside the APRA Silver Scroll Award, presentations on the night will also include the APRA Maioha Award; the SOUNZ Contemporary Award; the APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award; the APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award; and the local and international Most Performed Works Awards. As a part of the celebrations an iconic New Zealand songwriter will also be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.
The APRA Silver Scroll Awards will be held at Vector Arena in Auckland on Thursday 17th September 2015. A big thanks to our sponsors Becks and Peter Yealands Wines.
