September 6, 2006
The finalists in 15 categories for the New Zealand Music Awards 2006 have been announced at a function in Auckland today (September 6).
Finalists in multiple categories include Bic Runga and Elemeno P with four finalists’ nods each while The Bleeders and Frontline are finalists in three awards.
Bic Runga’s 2006 just gets bigger, today she received the Best Producer technical award for her third album Birds while the work also earned engineer Andrew Upston a Tui for Best Engineer.
Bic Runga’s Birds is a finalist in the PlayStation® SingStar Album of the Year while the single Winning Arrow earns a finals nod in the New Zealand Herald Single of the Year category.
Bic’s winsome, transfixing tunes also put her in the running for Best Female Solo Artist and the People’s Choice Award.
For the group’s second album Trouble in Paradise, Elemeno P claims finals berths in the PlayStation® SingStar Album of the Year, KIWI FM Best Group and Best Rock Album categories and also gets backing for the People’s Choice Award.
Altogether 37 artists are featured in the line-up of finalists. The Tui awards are to be presented at a glittering red carpet function in Auckland on October 18.
West Auckland punk rock quintet the Bleeders earn finals berths in KIWI FM Best Group, Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Best Rock Album for Sweet As Sin.
Rap duo Frontline’s Borrowed Time is a finalist in the Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Best Urban / Hip Hop Album while the group also gets a nod in the People’s Choice Award.
Other artists with finalists nods in multiple categories are; Aaradhna, Anika Moa, Concord Dawn, Dave Dobbyn, Don McGlashan, Fly My Pretties and Pluto.
RIANZ music awards spokesperson Campbell Smith says it has been another great year for Kiwi music.
“It’s great to see such a wide spread of nominations across various artists with new and more performers coming to the fore.”
“I imagine we can look forward to an awards show where no one artist dominates but the Tuis are spread about a bit. This has got to be positive for New Zealand music.”
About the New Zealand Music Awards: The New Zealand Music Awards are presented by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) and are held annually to celebrate the achievements of New Zealand musicians. The 41st Annual New Zealand Music Awards ceremony takes place in the ASB Theatre of Auckland’s Aotea Centre - The Edge® on Wednesday October 18. Television audiences will see delayed broadcasts on C4 on Thursday October 19 from 8.30 pm. TV3 also broadcasts the show on Saturday October 21.
A limited number of public tickets to the awards are $47.50 p.p. (incl. GST, plus any booking fee) and available from Ticketek, Real Groovy, Sounds, CD & DVD Store and Marbecks.
The Tuis presented at the NZ Music Awards 2006 ceremony are for:
PlayStation®2 SingStar Album of the Year, The New Zealand Herald Single of the Year
KIWI FM Best Group, Best Male Solo Artist, Best Female Solo Artist, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, The Warehouse Highest Selling NZ Album, Highest Selling NZ Single, C4 Best Music Video, Best Rock Album, Best Urban/Hip Hop Album, Best Dance/Electronica Album, Best Aotearoa Roots Album, Best Maori Album, Best Gospel/Christian Album, Best Classical Album, People’s Choice, NZ on Air Radio Airplay Record of the Year.
The People’s Choice Award
Finalists for the People’s Choice Award in 2006 are Pluto, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Frontline, Elemeno P, Bic Runga and Goodnight Nurse.
Members of the public can vote for their favourite artist by TXT:
- TXT “Choice” and then
- A for Pluto
- B for Fat Freddy’s Drop
- C for Frontline
- D for Elemeno P or
- E for Bic Runga
- F for Goodnight Nurse
- Send the TXT to 3950
- Voting opens at midnight on Wednesday September 6, 2006 and closes at midnight on Friday October 13, 2006.
- TXT votes cost 50c each.
No finalists are announced for the Highest Selling NZ Single, The Warehouse Highest Selling NZ Album and NZ on Air Radio Airplay Record of the Year awards.
Tuis awarded at separate functions throughout the year, and again recognised at the main gala event on October 18 are Best Folk Album, Best Pacific Music Album and Best Country Music Album.
The Best Jazz Album Tui is to be presented at the Wellington International Jazz Festival in November and the winner will be acknowledged at the New Zealand Music Awards 2007.
For more information about the New Zealand Music Awards go to www.nzmusicawards.co.nz.
Issued for the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand by Pead PR
Contacts:
Campbell Smith, RIANZ. Tel: 0-9-360 5085, campbell@rianz.org.nz
Bonnie Smail, Pead PR, Tel: 0-9-918 5581; Mob: 021 722 276, bonnie@peadpr.co.nz
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