This September, Waiata Anthems Week will come to life with the release of a number of new recordings in te reo Māori and digital marketing campaign to celebrate the growing movement.

A two-day boutique conference taking place once again at the renowned Roundhead Studios in Auckland Friday 17th September / Saturday 18th September

We're delighted to announce that applications are now open for our new Reo Māori SongHubs Program 2021, and will close at 5pm on Friday 30 July.

The Top 20 songs in the running for the 2021 APRA Silver Scroll Award have just been announced! Voting is now open for all APRA NZ members.

The Top 5 songs in the running for the 2021 APRA Maioha Award have just been announced! Voting is now open for all APRA NZ members.

All members are now invited to vote for the 2021 APRA Silver Scroll and APRA Maioha Awards finalists and winners

The 2021 Pacific Music Awards finalist announcement was held at The Alexander Café, Otara, Auckland. Congrats and good luck to Jawsh 685, Kings, and Team Dynamite who are finalists for the APRA Best Pacific Song award.

Twenty-one songwriters have been selected for APRA AMCOS' Women in Music Mentorship program, an initiative now in its fourth year that aims to support women-identifying, non-binary, and gender non-conforming music creators by providing professional guidance for a project underway, as well as funding assistance.

Are you a little unclear on the judging and voting process around the Silver Scroll Award? Want to know how one song makes it to the top of the list?

There have been some staff changes at APRA AMCOS NZ we'd love to share with you! 

As part of the upcoming mini-festival of electroacoustic music Sonic September, the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra are searching for works from composers of electroacoustic music for a specially curated concert by new and emerging artists. 

A timeline of key dates for New Zealand songwriters, composers, and the wider industry. 

Recorded Music NZ announces a new chart will be added to the Official New Zealand Music Charts: Ngā Waiata Kairangi I Te Reo Māori O Te Rārangi 10 O Runga – the Official Top 10 Te Reo Māori Singles of the week.

We are delighted to share the diverse range of hard-working songwriters and composers selected for this year's Professional Development Awards.

This evening we celebrate the winners of the APRA Best Jazz Composition and the Recorded Music NZ Te Kaipuoro Tautito Toa | Best Jazz Artist announced at the opening powhiri of the 2021 Wellington Jazz Festival. 

Today we pay our deepest respects to taonga pūoro champion Richard Nunns, and our greatest sympathy to his family and extended musical whanau.

It's a banner year for songwriters being recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list

Tami Neilson was presented with both the APRA Best Country Song and Recorded Music NZ Te Kaipuoro Tuawhenua Toa Tūī | Best Country Music Artist at the 2021 Country Music Awards in Gore on Thursday evening.

As part of our work to support the emergence of a bi-lingual music industry, this year we are creating a maramataka \ calendar to highlight releases, events, performances, and work which highlights waiata reo Māori or waiata reorua.

APRA AMCOS NZ statement regarding Thomas Oliver

The finalists for the 2021 APRA Best Jazz Composition Award are...

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The winners of the 2021 NZ Children’s Music Awards – celebrating those writing and recording for our youngest generation of Kiwi tamaraki, have been announced.

Aotearoa has made its mark on the BMI Awards this year with four of our top songwriters receiving a 2021 BMI Pop Award.

Today, APRA AMCOS NZ and Recorded Music New Zealand are proud to recognise the outstanding contributions to the Aotearoa country music scene from the past year.

The Baysting Prize is presented to an individual, group, or organisation each year who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to the development and wellbeing of New Zealand children, through the creation of or support for music, TV programmes, films, live shows, books, education, or advocacy.

Aotearoa’s first annual music for screens ‘SYNC-POSIUM’ bringing together international music supervisors in film, gaming, TV and advertising together with musicians, songwriters and composers at Auckland’s Roundhead Studios on June 15th-18th 2021.

Exactly two years on from the passing of music industry luminary Malcolm Black, his family today releases his posthumous album Songs For The Family, recorded a mere two months before his untimely death at age 58 from cancer.

Ella Yelich-O'Connor, Joel Little, Leroy Clampitt and James Wong receive The 1,000,000,000 List Awards.

Celeste Oram (NZ) is one of ten recipients of the APRA AMCOS and Australian Music Centre's Art Music Fund.

APRA AMCOS NZ, Creative New Zealand and the Māori Language Commission - Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori have combined to support the development of a bilingual music industry.

Notable Pictures, in association with TVNZ, Raukatauri Productions and Te Māngai Pāho are proud to present the 7-part series, ‘Waiata / Anthems’.

Congratulations to all the finalists for the 2021 NZ Children's Music Awards

Congratulations to Reb Fountain, Na Noise, Patea Maori Club, and the founders of Rockquest

Auckland UNESCO City of Music, in collaboration with Auckland Live are pleased to announce the launch of the inaugural Young Gig Makers Grant | He Taiohi Kaiwhakarite Kaupapa

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An update on upcoming workshops, FAQs, and available resources.

Here are links to the various financial support options available from the government

We're delighted to announce the songwriters who will be taking part in SongHubs Ōtautahi | Christchurch