2016 New Zealand Music Awards
The 2016 New Zealand Music Awards was the 51st holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand. It took place in November 2016 at Vector Arena in Auckland and was hosted by comedy duo Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce. The awards show was broadcast live on TV3 and The Edge TV.[1][2]
| 2016 New Zealand Music Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand music |
| Sponsored by | Vodafone |
| Date | 17 November 2016 |
| Location | Vector Arena, Auckland |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Hosted by | Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce |
| Reward(s) | Tui award trophy |
| Website | http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | TV3 |
Nominations for the 2016 New Zealand Music Awards opened on 20 June 2016, and cover artists who have had commercial recordings released between 1 July 2015 and 31 July 2016. Nominations closed on 3 August 2016. The nominees were announced on 13 October, along with the 2016 Legacy Award recipient and the Critics' Choice Prize shortlist.[1]
Early awards
While most of the awards were presented at the main awards ceremony held in November, five genre awards are presented earlier in the year at ceremonies of their field.
- The first was awarded in February, with the Tui for Best Folk Album presented at the Auckland Folk Festival in Kumeu to Queenstown singer-songwriter Holly Arrowsmith for her debut album For the Weary Traveller.[3]
- The Tui for Best Jazz Album was presented in March at the National Jazz Festival in Tauranga to Phil Broadhurst Quintet for their album Panacea.[4]
- The Best Country Music Album Tui was presented in June at the New Zealand Country Music Awards in Gore to The Warratahs for their album Runaway Days.[5]
- The Tui for Best Pacific Music Album was presented in June at the Vodafone Pacific Music Awards to the performance group Te Vaka for their album Amataga.[6]
- The Tui for the Best Children's Music Album was presented in August on What Now to Itty Bitty Beats for their album Lay Your Head Down.[7]
In addition, the artisan awards (previously known as the technical awards) were presented on 20 October at a cocktail event at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland. The Critics' Choice prize event and winner announcement will be held on 2 November at the Tuning Fork bar in Auckland.[8][9]
Nominees and winners
New for 2016, the technical awards have been renamed the artisan awards, and the Best Electronica Album award is now named Best Electronic Album.[8] Broods dominated the awards, picking up Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Best Group, Best Pop Album and the People's Choice Award. R&B singer Aaradhna won Best Urban/Hip Hop Album, but refused to accept the award as she felt a category that included both R&B and rap acts was putting the two genres together for racial reasons. She then informally presented the award to rap group SWIDT.[10] Recorded Music NZ still lists Aaradhna as the winner of the category.[10] Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
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- ‡ – Artisan award
| Album of the Year | Single of the Year |
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Sponsored by Godfrey Hirst
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Sponsored by Vodafone
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| Best Group | Breakthrough Artist of the Year |
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| Best Male Solo Artist | Best Female Solo Artist |
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| Best Rock Album | Best Pop Album |
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Sponsored by The Edge
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| Best Urban/Hip Hop Album | Best Reggae/Roots Album |
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| Best Alternative Album | Best Māori Album |
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| Best Worship Album | Best Classical Album |
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| Best Electronic Album | Legacy Award |
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Sponsored by The New Zealand Herald
No finalists are announced in this category. Announced 13 October 2016 |
| People's Choice Award | Critics' Choice Prize |
Sponsored by Vodafone
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Sponsored by NZ on Air
Presented 2 November 2016
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| Highest selling New Zealand Single | Highest selling New Zealand Album |
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No finalists are announced in this category.
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No finalists are announced in this category.
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| Radio Airplay Record of the Year | International Achievement Award |
Sponsored by NZ on Air
No finalists are announced in this category.
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No finalists are announced in this category.
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| Best Music Video | Best Album Cover‡ |
Sponsored by NZ on Air Presented 20 October 2016
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Presented 20 October 2016
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| Best Engineer‡ | Best Producer‡ |
Presented 20 October 2016
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Sponsored by Massey University Presented 20 October 2016
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| Best Folk Album[3] | Best Jazz Album[4] |
Presented 7 February 2016
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Presented 26 March 2016
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| Best Country Music Album[5] | Best Pacific Music Album[6] |
Presented 2 June 2016
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Presented 9 June 2016
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| Best Children's Music Album | |
Presented 9 August 2016
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- While the 2016 award was formally awarded to Aaradhna for Brown Girl, she refused to accept it and informally presented it to fellow nominee SWIDT. "Aaradhna claims racism, gives away Tui at NZ Music Awards". NZ Herald. NZME. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
References
- "TIME FOR TUI CONTENDERS TO TUNE IN". Vodafone NZ Music Awards. RMNZ. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "The Vodafone Music New Zealand Music Awards 2016". The Edge website. October 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016.
- "Queenstown's Holly Arrowsmith wins 2016 Folk Tui". Newshub. Mediaworks. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "Jazz award winners announced". Bay of Plenty Times. NZME. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- Dave Nicoll (2 June 2016). "The Warratahs win New Zealand's Best Country Music Album for 2016". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax NZ. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "Te Vaka and Vince Harder lead Pacific Music Awards winners". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax NZ. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM 2016". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "2016 VNZMA Finalists announced". Scoop (Press release). Scoop. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- Ashley Ropati. "Vodafone New Zealand Music Artisan Awards: producer Joel Little wins big". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax NZ. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "Aaradhna claims racism at NZ Music Awards". NZ Herald. NZME. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2018.