The Aotearoa Music Awards celebrated an exceptional group of Tūī winners tonight at the Viaduct Events Centre, closing out Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa | New Zealand Music Month in style. It was the first time the music community had gathered for AMA since November 2022
Fresh from playing Coachella, indie stars The Beths collected the coveted Spotify Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau | Album of the Year for their third LP Expert In A Dying Field, and Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau | Best Group.
Avantdale Bowling Club rose above 12 other hits to win Spotify Te Tino Waiata o te Tau | Single of the Year for ‘Friday Night @ The Liquor Store’, from their 2023 album TREES.
Lyttelton crooner Marlon Williams was awarded Te Tino Reo o te Tau | Best Solo Artist, a title he also claimed in 2015. Released in September 2022, the success of Williams’ third solo record My Boy was such that nothing could touch him all the way into 2024. Tom Healy & Alexandra Corbett won Te Taumata o te Pūkenga Oro | Best Engineer for My Boy.
TAWAZ scooped both Te Māngai Pāho Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau | Best Māori Artist and Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo, for ‘He Aho’. Mana Reo recognises albums or singles with at least 50% te reo Māori content.
Entirely decided by public vote, JD Sports Tā te Iwi | People's Choice was won by newcomer Hori Shaw. The Ōpōtiki-based roots reggae artist boasts great streaming numbers and has been blowing up on the local charts over the course of the last year, with hits including ‘Paradise 35’, ‘Country Roads’, and most recently ‘Back In My Arms’.
Radio BurgerFuel Te Iti Rearea o te Tau | Breakthrough Artist of the Year was won by COTERIE, who had a massive six singles in the NZ Top 20 during the AMA 2024 eligibility period. They also achieved more than a 50% increase in their streaming numbers in the same timeframe.
In 2024 AMA also recognised Te Tino Waiata ā-Iti Rearea o te Tau | Breakthrough Single of the Year, which was won by Corrella for their sleeper hit ‘Blue Eyed Māori’. The eight-piece also won Taki Taketake o te Tau | Best Roots Artist.
Stan Walker was awarded the first ever Te Manu Mātārae award, presented by none other than Tāme Iti. Introduced to recognise those that have made a significant impact on the music landscape during the eligibility period, but whose success may not be captured by traditional award categories
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Full list of 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards (Tūī) winners
Spotify Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau | Album of the Year
Avantdale Bowling Club – TREES
COTERIE – COTERIE
Erny Belle – Not Your Cupid
Home Brew – Run It Back
LEISURE – Leisurevision
Marlon Williams – My Boy
Paige – King Clown
Princess Chelsea – Everything Is Going To Be Alright
Stan Walker – All In
The Beths – Expert In A Dying Field
Tiny Ruins – Ceremony
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – V
Spotify Te Tino Waiata o te Tau | Single of the Year
Aaradhna – SHE
Avantdale Bowling Club – Friday Night @ The Liquor Store
Corrella – Blue Eyed Māori
COTERIE – Always Beside You (ft. Six60)
Fazerdaze – Bigger
Home Brew – Run It Back
Kaylee Bell – Boots 'N All
L.A.B – Take It Away
Marlon Williams – Don't Go Back
Mermaidens – I like to be alone
Stan Walker – I AM
The Beths – Watching The Credits
Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau | Best Group
The Beths
Home Brew
LEISURE
Mermaidens
Tiny Ruins
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Te Tino Reo o te Tau | Best Solo Artist
Avantdale Bowling Club
Fazerdaze
Kaylee Bell
Marlon Williams
Princess Chelsea
Stan Walker
Te Taumata o te Pūkenga Oro | Best Engineer
Amelia Murray & Emily Wheatcroft-Snape – Break! (Fazerdaze)
Simon Gooding – King Clown (Paige)
Tom Healy & Alexandra Corbett – My Boy (Marlon Williams)
Te Māngai Pāho Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau | Best Māori Artist
Jordyn with a Why
MOHI
Rei
Stan Walker
TAWAZ
Tuari Brothers
Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo
COTERIE – Purea/Cool It Down
Jordyn with a Why – He Rei Niho
MOHI – Me Pēhea Ra
Stan Walker – I AM
TAWAZ – He Aho
Tuari Brothers – Tuari Ki Te Ao
JD Sports Tā te Iwi | People's Choice
Hori Shaw
Radio Burgerfuel Te Iti Rearea o te Tau | Breakthrough Artist of the Year
9lives
COTERIE
Hori Shaw
MOHI
SXMPRA
Te Tino Waiata ā-Iti Rearea o te Tau | Breakthrough Single of the Year
Cassie Henderson – Whatever
Corrella – Blue Eyed Māori
Jordan Gavet – He Said
Navvy – Till You’re Ready
teo glacier – close with desires
Te Manu Taki Taketake o te Tau | Best Roots Artist
Corrella
COTERIE
Sons of Zion
Te Manu Taki Tuawhenua o te Tau | Best Country Artist
Kaylee Bell
Matt Joe Gow
The Mitchell Twins
Te Manu Taki Manako o te Tau | Best Soul/RnB Artist
Aaradhna
Dallas Tamaira
Sam V
NZ On Air Te Taumata o te Ataata | Best Music Video Content
Anahera Parata – SHE (Aaradhna)
Connor Pritchard – All My Friends (NO COMPLY ft. Wells*)
Marlon Williams – Don’t Go Back (Marlon Williams)
Te Manu Taki Whanokē o te Tau | Best Alternative Artist
Grecco Romank
Mermaidens
Princess Chelsea
Te Manu Taki Ātete o te Tau | Best Hip Hop Artist
Avantdale Bowling Club
Diggy Dupé
Home Brew
Te Taumata o te Kaiwhakaputa | Best Producer, presented by Massey University
Christoph El Truento – TREES (Avantdale Bowling Club)
Haz Beats – Run It Back (Home Brew)
Tom Healy – Ceremony (Tiny Ruins)
Te Manu Taki Arotini o te Tau | Best Pop Artist
Foley
Georgia Lines
Paige
Te Manu Taki Tāhiko o te Tau | Best Electronic Artist
Amamelia
deepState
Elipsa
Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te Tau | Best Folk Artist
Adam McGrath
Terrible Sons
Tom Lark
Te Manu Taki Rakapioi o te Tau | Best Rock Artist
Dead Favours
Midwave Breaks
Racing
Te Taumata o te Toi | Best Album Artwork
Andrew McLeod – The Coin That Broke The Fountain Floor (Clementine Valentine)
Lily Paris West – Mermaidens (Mermaidens)
Lily Paris West – Expert In A Dying Field (The Beths)
Te Manu Taki Tautito o te Tau | Best Jazz Artist
Clear Path Ensemble
Dave Wilson
Myele Manzanza
Te Manu Taki Tuauki o te Tau | Best Classical Artist
Michael Houstoun & Bella Hristova
Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson & Somi Kim
New Zealand String Quartet
NZ On Air Te Taumata o te Hokona | Highest Selling Artist
Six60
NZ On Air Te Taumata o te Horapa | Radio Airplay Record of the Year
L.A.B – Take It Away
Te Manu Mātārae
Kaylee Bell
Stan Walker
Te Whare Taonga Puoro o Aotearoa | New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
Dame Hinewehi Mohi
Full list of 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards (Tūī) winners
Spotify Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau | Album of the Year
The Beths – Expert In A Dying Field
Spotify Te Tino Waiata o te Tau | Single of the Year
Avantdale Bowling Club – Friday Night @ The Liquor Store
Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau | Best Group
The Beths
Te Tino Reo o te Tau | Best Solo Artist
Marlon Williams
Te Taumata o te Pūkenga Oro | Best Engineer
Tom Healy & Alexandra Corbett – My Boy (Marlon Williams)
Te Māngai Pāho Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau | Best Māori Artist
TAWAZ
Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo
TAWAZ – He Aho
JD Sports Tā te Iwi | People's Choice
Hori Shaw
Radio Burgerfuel Te Iti Rearea o te Tau | Breakthrough Artist of the Year
COTERIE
Te Tino Waiata ā-Iti Rearea o te Tau | Breakthrough Single of the Year
Corrella – Blue Eyed Māori
Te Manu Taki Taketake o te Tau | Best Roots Artist
Corrella
Te Manu Taki Tuawhenua o te Tau | Best Country Artist
Kaylee Bell
Te Manu Taki Manako o te Tau | Best Soul/RnB Artist
Aaradhna
NZ On Air Te Taumata o te Ataata | Best Music Video Content
Anahera Parata – SHE (Aaradhna)
Te Manu Taki Whanokē o te Tau | Best Alternative Artist
Princess Chelsea
Te Manu Taki Ātete o te Tau | Best Hip Hop Artist
Home Brew
Te Taumata o te Kaiwhakaputa | Best Producer, presented by Massey University
Haz Beats – Run It Back (Home Brew)
Te Manu Taki Arotini o te Tau | Best Pop Artist
Georgia Lines
Te Manu Taki Tāhiko o te Tau | Best Electronic Artist
Amamelia
Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te Tau | Best Folk Artist
Adam McGrath
Te Manu Taki Rakapioi o te Tau | Best Rock Artist
Racing
Te Taumata o te Toi | Best Album Artwork
Lily Paris West – Mermaidens (Mermaidens)
Te Manu Taki Tautito o te Tau | Best Jazz Artist
Myele Manzanza
Te Manu Taki Tuauki o te Tau | Best Classical Artist
New Zealand String Quartet
NZ On Air Te Taumata o te Hokona | Highest Selling Artist
Six60
NZ On Air Te Taumata o te Horapa | Radio Airplay Record of the Year
L.A.B – Take It Away
Te Manu Mātārae
Kaylee Bell
Stan Walker
Te Whare Taonga Puoro o Aotearoa | New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
Dame Hinewehi Mohi
Published: May 2024
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