Top 20 songs for the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll announced
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The top 20 songs in the running for the 2018 APRA Silver Scroll Award have been revealed - congratulations to all the songwriters!
The 20 songs from the 230+ entries are listed below -
A Woman’s Pain, written and performed by Tami Neilson
Alright, written by Sam de Jong and Cynthia Nabozny, performed by Cyn
Aztechknowledgey, written and performed by Troy Kingi
Black Crow, written by Louis Baker and Steve Rusch, performed by Louis Baker
Conquer, written by Isaiah Libeau, Daniel Latu, and Amon McGoram, performed by SWIDT
December, written by Joshua Burgess, Charles Ryder, Christie Simpson, and Samuel Perry, performed by Yumi Zouma
Future Me Hates Me, written by Elizabeth Stokes, performed by The Beths
Hours, written by Julien Dyne , Brandon Haru , and Karoline Tamati, performed by Julien Dyne featuring Ladi6
Hunnybee, written by Ruban Nielson, Kody Nielson, and Jacob Portrait, performed by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Kalega, written by Rob Ruha and Taina Keelan, performed by Rob Ruha & The Witch Dr
Laugh It Off, written by Chelsea Jade Metcalf and Bradley Hale performed by Chelsea Jade
New Wave, written and performed by Seth Haapu
Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore, written and performed by Marlon Williams
Nothing To Regret, written by Anna Robinson, Allison Crystal, and Larzz Principato, performed by Robinson
Slow Train Creek, written and performed by Holly Arrowsmith
Temporary Me, written by Kingdon Chapple-Wilson, performed by Kings
Two Free Hands, written and performed by Anthonie Tonnon
Wallace Line, written by Michael Cathro, performed by Ha The Unclear
We Light Fire, written and performed by Julia Deans
You Got Me, written and performed by Lisa Crawley
You can listen to them all on Spotify here, thanks to NZ On Air:
This Top 20 list was chosen from over 200 entries by a judging panel of 9 fellow songwriters, who have each made wonderful contributions to the NZ music community themselves.
The jury for 2018 was: Anji Sami (She’s So Rad/Sami Sisters), Anna Coddington, Cherie Mathieson (Sola Rosa), Jane de Jong (Ruby Frost), Hollie Fullbrook (Tiny Ruins), Nadia Reid, Phil Bell (DJ Sir-vere), Rodney Fisher (Goodshirt), and Simon Gooding (The Map Room).
Widely considered the most prestigious accolade in New Zealand music, the APRA Silver Scroll Award recognises outstanding achievement in the craft of songwriting, and the responsibility now falls to APRA’s almost 10,000 New Zealand members to choose the best song of 2018.