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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?
Part of a range of music initiatives the Government is supporting due to the impact of COVID-19, to assist the music sector to adapt and revitalise.
Congratulations to Jawsh and his team for the incredible achievement with 'Savage Love (Laxed Beat - Siren)'
A 95bfm podcast series with members of the NZ music industry
Today MusicHelps have announced that they're making 40 x $500 grants available to kiwi music workers who are currently overseas
We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Aaron Tokona over the weekend. The 44 year old incredible frontman for Weta, AHoriBuzz, Cairo Knife Fight, stalwart of Fly My Pretties, died after a sudden heart attack on Saturday.
Whether you're looking to dabble in a new musical practice or to lift your live stream game, there's a lot of resources out there. Where to start? Check out these listings and videos.
Our warmest congratulations to two luminary APRA members were honoured in the Queen's Birthday List: Derek Lardelli and Tom Rainey
New Zealand’s top country music achievements were announced today with Tami Neilson taking out the APRA Best Country Song for ‘Hey Bus Driver!’ and Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders receiving the Recorded Music NZ Te Kaipuoro Tuawhenua Toa Tui | Best Country Music Artist.
APRA AMCOS, Recorded Music NZ, and NZ On Air are all wiggly with excitement to announce the winners for the 2020 NZ Children’s Music Awards – celebrating music written for children.
The New Zealand music industry today welcomed the government’s announcement of a package of measures to support the arts and culture sector back to recovery following the impact of covid-19.
In the running for the APRA Best Jazz Composition Award are Callum Allardice for ‘Phobos and Deimos’, Jake Baxendale for ‘Tui’, and Myele Manzanza for ‘Mortality’
Today we launch the Sustainability Fund to provide direct financial support to songwriter and composer members in the creation of new music. Members worldwide, at any career stage and working in any musical genre are eligible to apply for a $2,000 grant.
For the 2020 NZ Country Music Awards. Congrats to Katie Thompson, Kaylee Bell, and Tami Neilson!
Congratulations to all the Kiwi and Australian APRA members who have been named as winners, place-getters, and honourable mentions in the International Songwriting Competition.
The twentieth edition of the annual NZ music industry handbook, the May Book is now live for online browsing and download. Lots of helpful info and tips, and some great articles about how to get your music out there and move your career forward.
We’re delighted to announce, thanks to the generosity of the wonderful people at Entertainment Accounting, we’re now able to connect you to a senior accountant for a 20 minute phone call, for free.
Recorded Music NZ has led the contemporary music sector in a request to government for assistance in light of the impact of covid-19. The request was sent to government on 17th April on behalf of Recorded Music NZ, APRA AMCOS, NZ Promoters Association, MMF and IMNZ. We have asked government for a number of measures for immediate assistance, and further measures to assist the industry with recovery and return to productivity in the coming months and years ahead.
As we dive through week four of lock-down, we have a few items to update and some news and info to share.
We wanted to provide a brief summary of the financial assistance available to you from the government, Creative NZ, and MusicHelps.
Thank you for voting me on to the APRA board as your writer representative. I've been on two board meetings so far, and beginning to find my footing now in this new context. One thing that's been strongly apparent though, is that APRA genuinely have our interests as songwriters at heart. I've been really impressed with the senior managements' knowledge and passion for protecting our rights, keeping their own operational costs low, and making the complicated task of royalty distributions as accurate as possible.
The effects of Covid-19 continue to provide a great deal of uncertainty and raise a lot of questions for the music community. There are many challenges ahead, and while we all try to adapt to this new normal, we want to assure you that the music industry bodies are operating at full capacity, and continuing to meet twice a week to share plans, actions, ideas, and resources to try and reimagine the future.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APRA MEMBERS WHO HAVE PLAYED LIVE BETWEEN JULY 2019 AND APRIL 2020
We are here to support our members and ensure that the royalties will continue to flow without interruption during this time.
APRA AMCOS and live streaming Dramatic Context performances under COVID-19 lock down - as at 27 March 2020 (this advice is subject to change)
Information from music industry organisations during the ongoing COVID-19 situation
Information from Creative NZ for the creative community during the COVID-19 crisis
The awards were presented by APRA AMCOS and given to UK and European-based Australasian songwriters, composers and music publishers achieving artistic excellence and commercial success.
The awards were given to Nashville-based Australasian songwriters, composers and music publishers achieving artistic excellence and commercial success.