Feature Coverage - Aotearoa Music Awards - Auckland - 17 December 2021

Presented by: Humm

Check-out our Mole (AKA Daryl) behind the scenes at the 2021 AMA’s !

AMA 2021 Winners (by category)

1. Recorded Music NZ Te Pukaemi o te Tau | Album of the Year
Winner: L.A.B – L.A.. IV
BENEE – Hey u x  
Crowded House – Dreamers are Waiting
The Phoenix Foundation – Friend Ship
TEEKS – Something to Feel
Troy Kingi – The Ghost of Freddie Cesar

2. TVNZ Te Waiata Tōtahi o te Tau | Single of the Year
Winner: L.A.B – ‘Why Oh Why’
Harper Finn – ‘Dance Away These Days’
Lorde – ‘Solar Power’
Six60 – ‘All She Wrote’
TEEKS – ‘Remember Me’
Troy Kingi – ‘Sleep (Slumber)’

3. Te Roopu Toa | Best Group
Winner: L.A.B – L.A.B IV
Crowded House – Dreamers are Waiting
The Phoenix Foundation – Friend Ship
Shapeshifter – Rituals

4. Te Kaipuoro Takitahi Toa | Best Solo Artist
Winner: TEEKS – Something to Feel Anna Coddington – Beams
BENEE – Hey u x
Troy Kingi – The Ghost of Freddie Cesar

5. Spotify Te Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te Tau | Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Winner: Harper Finn
Foley
Muroki
Niko Walters

6. Te Māngai Pāho Te Kaipuoro Māori Toa | Best Māori Artist
Winner: Teeks
Mara TK
Troy Kingi

7. The Edge Te Kaipuoro Arotini Toa | Best Pop Artist
Winner: BENEE
Foley
LA WOMEN

8. Te Kaipuoro Manohi Toa | Best Alternative Artist
Winner: Na Noise
Anthonie Tonnon
Wax Chattels

9. Te Kaipuoro Awe Toa | Best Soul/RnB Artist
Winner: Teeks
Mara TK
Troy Kingi

10. Te Kaipuoro Hipihope Toa | Best Hip Hop Artist
Winner: Team Dynamite
Diggy Dupè
SWIDT

11. Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Roots Artist
Winner: L.A.B
Grove Roots
Tomorrow People

12. Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo Award
Winner: Te Nūtube
Rei
The Nudge & Troy Kingi

13. Te Kaipuoro Tāhiko Toa | Best Electronic Artist
Winner: Paige Julia
Shapeshifter
Sola Rosa 

14. Te Kaipuoro Rakapioi Toa | Best Rock Artist
Winner: Dead Favours
Ekko Park
Mako Road

15. Te Kaipuoro Inamata Toa | Best Classical Artist
Winner: Claire Cowan
Justin DeHart
Tony Yan Tong Chen

16. humm Te Kōwhiri o te Nuinga | humm People’s Choice Award
Te Nūtube

17. Te Whare Taonga Puoro o Aotearoa | New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
Annie Crummer
Debbie Harwood
Dianne Swann
Margaret Urlich
Kim Willoughby

18. Te Toa Hoko Teitei | Highest Selling Artist
Six60

19. NZ On Air Te Rikoata Marakerake o te Tau | Radio Airplay Record of the Year
Six60 – ‘Fade Away’ 

2021 Artisan Award Winners

20. Te Kaipuoro Tāhiko Toa | Best Album Artwork

Winner: Amanda Cheng

-       Clot (Wax Chattels)

Jaime Robertson/Matthias Heidrich/Andrew Spraggon

-       Chasing The Sun (Sola Rosa)

Frances Carter

-       Something To Feel (TEEKS) 

21. Massey University Te Kaiwhakaputa Toa | Best Producer

Winner: Delaney Davidson & Jol Mulholland

-       Black Sea Golden Ladder (Troy Kingi)

Harry Huavi

-       Respect The Process (Team Dynamite)

Joel Little

-       ‘Part of Me’ (Noah Kahan), ‘Miracles’ (Jarryd James), ‘Working’ (Tate McRae & Khalid), ‘Follow You’ (Imagine Dragons), ‘Missing Piece’ (Vance Joy) 

22. Te Kaipukaha Toa | Best Engineer
Winner: Jol Mulholland

-       Black Sea Golden Ladder (Troy Kingi)

Lee Prebble & Ara Adams-Tamatea

-       L.A.B IV (L.A.B)

Simon Gooding

-       Something To Feel (TEEKS) 

23. NZ On Air Te Kiko Puoro Ataata Toa | Best Music Video Content
Winner: Alexander Gander

-       ‘No One Knows’ (Georgia Lines)

Anahera Parata

-       ‘Brighter Day’ (Louis Baker) 

24. Kaiārahi Puoro o te Tau | Music Teacher of the Year
Winner: Jane Egan (Gisborne Girls High School)
Andrea Rabin (Papakura High School)
Jeni Little (Hobsonville Point Secondary School)

25. Recorded Music NZ  Kaiwhakahaere Puoro o te Tau | Manager of the Year (presented by the Music Managers Forum Aotearoa)
Winner: Nicole Thomas & Paula Yeoman (NicNak Media Ltd)

-       Theia, Chores, Paige, Abby Wolfe, & Nganeko

Cushla Aston (Aston Road) 

-       Louis Baker

Lorraine Barry (Lorraine Barry Management)

-       Sir Dave Dobbyn, Tom Scott, Team Dynamite, Aaradhna and YGB

Additional Tuis presented in 2021
26. Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Folk Artist
Winner: Tattletale Saints – Dancing Under The Dogwoods
Darren Watson – Getting Sober For The End Of The World
You, Me, Everybody – You, Me, Everybody

27. Te Kaipuoro Tuawhenua Toa | Best Country Artist
Winner: Tami Neilson – CHICKABOOM!
Jody Direen – Smokin’ Ashes
Ryan Fisherman – Vibe

28. Te Kaipuoro Tautito Toa | Best Jazz Artist
Winner: The Jac – A Gathering
Lucien Johnson – Wax//Wane
Unwind – Saffron

29. Te Kaipuoro Waiata Tamariki Toa | Best Children’s Artist
Winner: fleaBITE – Snakes Alive
Chris Lam Sam – Chris Lam Sam’s Silly Funny Songs For Kids!
Music with Michal – Can You Make Music?

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