Avandale Bowling Club's Stan Walker and Tom Scott are leading the way at the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards with a significant number of nominations each.
Walker secured nominations in five categories, including Best Solo Artist and Best Maori Artist. His work, which often incorporates Te Reo Māori, has also been recognized as a Te Mangai Paho Mana Reo Award winner. Walker also competed in major categories such as Album of the Year and Single of the Year.
Tom Scott, a key figure in Aotearoa's hip-hop scene, has also received an impressive eight nominations thanks to his work at both Avandale Bowling Club and Home Brew.
Power-pop favorites The Beths are also notable nominees, having been nominated for three awards, including Best Group, and facing stiff competition from the likes of Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Tiny Ruins. ing.
The Aotearoa Music Awards will return after a hiatus in 2023, with a new format promised this year. The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 30th at the Viaduct Event Center in Auckland. The event will be live-streamed, allowing fans and supporters at home and abroad to celebrate New Zealand's musical achievements.
Check out the full list of candidates below. Click here to learn more about the award.
2024 Aotearoa Music Awards – Full list of finalists
Te Tino Pukaemi o Te Tau | Album of the Year
Avandale Bowling Club – TREES
Doujin – Doujin
Ernie Bell – Not Your Cupid
Homebrew – Run It Back
Leisure – Leisure Vision
Marlon Williams “My Boy”
Paige – King Clown
Princess Chelsea – Everything will be fine.
Stan Walker – All In
The Beths – experts in a dying field
small ruins – ritual
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – V
Te Tino Waiata O Te Tau | Single of the Year
Aaradhuna – “SHE”
Avandale Bowling Club – “Friday Night at the Liquor Store”
Corella – “Blue-eyed Maori”
COTERIE – “Always Beside You” (ft. Six60)
Father Days – “Bigger”
Homebrew – “Run It Back”
Kaylee Bell – “Boots ‘N All”
LAB – “Take It Away”
Marlon Williams “Don't Go Back”
Mermaidens – “I like being alone”
Stan Walker – “I AM”
The Beth – “Watching the Credits”
Te Tino Kahui Manu Taki o Te Tau | Best Group
Beth family
home brew
leisure
mermaid
small ruins
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Te Tino Reo O Te Tau | Best Solo Artist
Avandale Bowling Club
father days
Kaylie Bell
marlon williams
princess chelsea
Stan Walker
Te Manu Taki Māori o Te Tau | Best Māori Artist
Jordyn and why
Mohi
Ray
Stan Walker
Tawaz
tuari brothers
Te Mangai Paho Mana Reo Award
Doujinshi “Purea/Cool It Down”
Jordyn with a Why – “He Ray Nijo”
Mohi – “Me Pehea La”
Stan Walker – “I AM”
Tawaz – “He idiot”
Tuari Brothers “Tuari Ki Te Ao”
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 (Beth’s)
Te Manu Taki Wanoke o Te Tau | Best Alternative Artist
greco romanque
mermaid
princess chelsea
Te Manu Taki Tuauki o Te Tau | Best Classical Artist
Michael Houston & Bela Hristova
Natasha Te Lupe Wilson & Somi Kim
new zealand string quartet
Te Manu Taki Tuawhenua o Te Tau | Best Country Artist
Kaylie Bell
matt jo gow
mitchell twins
Te Manu Taki Tahiko O Te Tau | Best Electronic Artist
Amamelia
deep state
Ellipsa
Te Taumata o Te Pukenga Oro | Best Engineer
Amelia Murray & Emily Wheatcroft Snape – Break! (Father Days)
Simon Gooding – King Crown (Page)
Tom Healy & Alexandra Corbett – “My Boy” (Marlon Williams)
Te Manu Taki Afrea o Te Tau | Best Folk Artist
adam mcgrath
terrible sons
Tom Lark
Te Manu Taki Atete O Te Tau | Best Hip Hop Artist
Avandale Bowling Club
Diggy Dupe
home brew
Te Manu Taki Tautito O Te Tau | Best Jazz Artist
clear path ensemble
dave wilson
Miele Manzanza
Te Taumata o Te Ataata | Best Music Video Content
Anahera Paratha – “SHE” (Aaradhuna)
Conor Pritchard – “All My Friends” (NO COMPLY ft. Wells*)
Marlon Williams – “Don’t Go Back” (Marlon Williams)
Te Manu Taki Alotini O Te Tau | Best Pop Artist
foley
georgia lines
page
Te Taumata o Te Kaiwakaputa | Best Producer
Christophe El Torent – TREES (Avandale Bowling Club)
Haz Beats – Run It Back (Home Brew)
Tom Healy – Ceremony (Little Ruins)
Te Manu Taki Rakapioi o Te Tau | Best Rock Artist
dead favors
mid wave break
racing
Te Manu Taki Taketake o Te Tau | Best Roots Artist
Corella
Doujin
sons of zion
Te Manu Taki Manako O Te Tau | Best Soul/RnB Artist
Aara Dhuna
Dallas Tamaira
Sam V