Children’s Music Awards 2020 Finalists

A tiny pony with a lofty goal, shuffling worms underground and te reo Maori are all thoroughly explored by the finalists for the Children’s Music Awards 2020 – an annual presentation celebrating music written for kids.

The Children’s Music Awards celebrate the storytellers, the rhymers, the singers and groovers who write and perform the songs that ignite a love for music in NZ children. Listed below are the finalists for the APRA Best Children’s Music Song, the Recorded Music NZ Te Kaipuoro Waiata Tamariki Toa / Best Children’s Music Artist, and the NZ On Air Best Children’s Music Video.

BEST CHILDREN’S SONG FINALISTS

Kath Bee and Doug Stenhouse – I Love Life
Aro – Korimako
Ben Sinclair and Jeremy Dillon – Tony the Tiny Pony

BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC ARTIST FINALISTS

Anika Moa
Captain Festus McBoyle 
Chris Sanders

BEST CHILDREN’S MUSIC VIDEO FINALISTS

Little Ripples – Read To Me
Chris Sanders – Tahi Tahi Tahi Ambulance Song
Ben Sinclair and Jeremy Dillon – Tony the Tiny Pony
The Nukes – Worms

Winners will be announced and the writers celebrated mid-May at a kid-friendly virtual awards ceremony – more details to come.