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APRA Song of the Year nominees announced

Posted in Australian Artists, News with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 24, 2011 by keelykov

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Nominees for the highly coveted APRA Song Of The Year Award have been announced, pitting new generation artists against Australian music staples.

Including an Idol winner, APRA winners and Hottest 100 winners, the competition for the Song Of The Year gong is tougher than ever, however, a novelty remix still managed to find its way into the list – Pendulum’s ‘ABC TV News Theme (remix)’ .

While we admit the remix is a bangin’ tune and one of our favourite tracks from last year, it still seems like an odd inclusion alongside the likes of the late Rowland S Howard and Kasey Chambers.

One other issue with the announced nominees is that no Urban artists have made the cut this year – even though huge tracks were released from Aussie favourites Bliss N Eso and Drapht.

Along with the APRA Song Of The Year, this years’ awards will also include categories for Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year, Most Played Australian Work, Most Played Australian Work Overseas, International Work of the Year, Country Work of the Year, Blues & Roots Work of the Year, Urban Work of the Year, Dance Work of the Year and Rock Work of the Year.

The winners will be announced at the APRA Awards on Tuesday June 21 at Sydney’s Carriageworks complex.

And the Nominees are:
Pendulum – ABC TV News theme (remix) (Writers:Peter Wall P/ Anthony Ansell)
Graeme Connors – All The Money’s Gone (Writer: Graeme Connors)
Guy Sebastian – All To Myself (Writers: Guy Sebastian / Carl Dimataga)
Guy Sebastian Featuring Eve – Who’s That Girl (Writer: Guy Sebastian)
Gyroscope – Baby I’m Gettin Better (Writers:Daniel Sanders / Robert Nassif / Brad Campbell /Zoran Trivic)
Angus & Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane (Writers: Angus Stone / Julia Stone)
Sia – Clap Your Hands (Writers: Writers Sia Furler / Samuel Dixon)
Hoodoo Gurus – Crackin’ Up (Writer: Dave Faulkner)
Gotye – Eyes Wide Open (Writer: Wally De Backer)
Rowland S Howard – Golden Age of Bloodshed (Writer: Rowland Howard)
Kasey Chambers – Little Bird (Writer: Kasey Chambers)
The Temper Trap – Love Lost (Writers: Dougy Mandagi /Lorenzo Sillito/ Toby Dundas / Jonothan Aherne)
Thirsty Merc – Mousetrap Heart (Writer: Rai Thistlethwayte)
Thirsty Merc – All My Life (Writer: Rai Thistlethwayte)
Birds of Toyko – Plans (Writers: Anthony Jackson /Ian Kenny / Adam Spark/ Adam Weston)
Birds of Tokyo – Wild at Heart (Writer: Anthony Jackson /Ian Kenny / Adam Spark/ Adam Weston)
John Butler Trio – Revolution (Writer: John Butler)
Little Red – Rock It (Writer: Dominic Byrne)
Tame Impala – Solitude is Bliss (Writer: Kevin Parker)
Brooke Fraser – Something in the Water (Writers: Brooke Fraser/ Scott Ligertwood)

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APRA Music Award winners announced

Posted in Australian Artists, News with tags , , , , , on June 22, 2010 by keelykov

The 2010 APRA Music Awards have come and gone and now there are official winners… and losers. But let’s not play that game. Everyone is a winner! (Except those that did not win.)

The big winners on the night were The Temper Trap who took home Song Of The Year gong for their track Sweet Disposition.

AC/DC were finally recognised for their contribution to Australian music with Angus and Malcolm Young being awarded the Song Writer Of The Year award as well as the Most Played Australian Work Overseas  gong for their single Rock ‘N Roll Train.

Other notable winners include Empire of The Sun, Hilltop Hoods, Troy Cassar-Daley and Ash Grunwald.

Full List of Winners (and therefore Grinners…)

Apra Song Of The Year: The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition
Songwriter Of The Year: AC/DC’s Angus and Malcolm Young
Most Played Australian Work Overseas: Ac/Dc – Rock ‘N Roll Train
Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year: Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream
Dance Work Of The Year: Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream
Urban Work Of The Year: Hilltop Hoods – Still Standing
Most Played Australian Work: Eskimo Joe – Foreign Land
Rock Work Of The Year: Eskimo Joe – Foreign Land
Country Work Of The Year: Troy Cassar-Daley – Big, Big Love
Blues And Roots Work Of The Year: Ash Grunwald – Breakout
Ted Albert Award For Outstanding Services To Australian Music: Jimmy Little
International Work Of The Year: The Fray – You Found Me

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Song Summit beefs up

Posted in News with tags , on May 10, 2010 by keelykov

The Song Summit 2010 just got a load more exciting with additional speakers added to the stellar bill.

The Tea Party’s Jeff Martin, Men at Work front man Colin Hay and record producer and songwriter Mike Chapman will join the line up which already includes The Basement Birds (Kav Temperley, Josh Pyke, Bob Evans and Steve Parkin), Julian Hamilton, Claire Bowditch, Lior & Snob Scrilla.

The Song Summit 2010 is presented by APRA | AMCOS and will take place at Sydney Convention Centre from the 19 – 21 June

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APRA Music Awards honour Rock Work of the Year

Posted in News with tags , on April 29, 2010 by keelykov

Reflecting the ever-evolving nature of the Australian musical landscape, the APRA Music Awards will now recognise the ‘Rock Work of the Year’.

“The introduction of the Rock Work of the Year is an important step forward in recognising the incredibly talented songwriters working within this genre. Over the 25 year history of the APRA Awards, we have constantly looked to evolve the Awards to accurately reflect, and celebrate, the ever-changing landscape of Australian music,” said APRA|AMCOS’s Director of Member Services, Sally Howland.

Also new in 2010: APRA will announce five nominees for the ‘Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year’ Award.  The nominees will be selected by APRA’s Board of Writer and Publisher Members. And finally, we bid farewell to the ‘Jazz Work of the Year’ .This Award is moving to the Classical Awards program. The Classical Awards, presented by APRA and the Australian Music Centre, is on hiatus this year, and will return in 2011 with a fresh new program.

The categories for the APRA music Award 2010 are as follows:

Most Played Australian Work
Most Played Australian Work Overseas
International Work of the Year (Previously Foreign Work of the Year)
Blues and Roots Work of the Year
Country Work of the Year
Dance Work of the Year
Urban Work of the Year
Rock Work of the Year
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Songwriter of the Year
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Song of the Year

Also announced today, from 2011, the data used to determine the nominees and ultimately, the winners, will include digital and online performance statistics. Seeing as how digitaland online sales make up roughly 25% of total music sales, you would think this move would have been made a long time ago.

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Song Summit announces songwriting workshops up the whazoo

Posted in News with tags , , on April 28, 2010 by keelykov

Thanks to APRA| AMCOS songwriters across Australia have hit the jackpopt at this year’s Song Summit. As part of the three day conference, taking place from the 19 – 21 June 2010 at the Sydney Convention Centre, Song Summit will invite songwriters to take part in a number workshops to assist with furthering songwriting development and career progression.

These include Listen to the Music – a chance for songwriters to have their work critiqued by industry experts, Play the Music – a chance for songwriters to perform within Song Summit LIVE and the UTAS Stephen Schwartz Songwriting Award – a new award which will be given to an up and coming contemporary Australian songwriter.

Listen to the Music

Returning again this year is the ever popular Listen to the Music sessions which provide a unique opportunity for songwriters to have their music heard and critiqued by a panel of leading music industry experts who will provide genuine and constructive feedback on music and songs. This year’s panel includes Pater Karpin (Head of Mercury Records Australia), Eric McCusker (songwriter, member of Mondo Rock and APRA Board Member) and Simon Moor (Head of A&R at Sony ATV Music Publishing). Other panellists will include songwriters, publishers, managers, broadcasters, producers and A&R professionals.

Play the Music

Play the Music is a chance for event attendees to perform at Song Summit LIVE; the nightly program of live musical performances around Darling Harbour. Delegates with three day tickets will have the opportunity to submit a demo for consideration and seven successful artists/bands will be offered performance spots across the three days of Song Summit.

UTAS Stephen Schwartz Songwriting Award

As well as Listen to the Music and Play the Music, APRA, in conjunction with AMCAP, will present the inaugural UTAS Stephen Schwartz Songwriting Award. This prestigious new Award is valued at $10,000 and will serve to advance the career of an emerging Australian songwriter or songwriting team. The recipient will have the chance to build networks with the world’s finest composers of musical theatre, hear their work performed by some of Australia’s best musicians and receive financial assistance towards further career development. The 2010 recipient will be announced at Song Summit during the “In Conversation with Stephen Schwartz” session on 21st June.

For more information on how to submit to Listen to the Music and Play the Music, Check out www.songsummit.com.au, where you will also find details on speaker information and ticket registration. For details on the UTAS Stephen Schwartz Songwriting Award, got to www.apra-amcos.com.au.

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APRA AMCOS announce Song Summit 2010

Posted in News with tags , , , , , on April 8, 2010 by keelykov

Attention all Songwriters! APRA| AMCOS and the NSW Government through Events NSW have announced the program for the second Song Summit, taking place in Sydney from the 19 – 21 June 2010 at the Sydney Convention Centre.

As part of Vivid Sydney, the three day conference is a major creative, business development and networking expo for the music industry and includes live performances by international and local talent.

Song Summit 2010 is set to feature high profile, international and local speakers including songwriters, composers and industry experts; alongside a number of workshops, conferences, showcases and networking sessions.

Some of the speakers this year include:  Josh Pyke (celebrated Australian songwriter and performer), Julian Hamilton (The Presets), Stephen Schwartz (theatre lyricist and composer), Robert Forster (acclaimed songwriter), Feargal Sharkey (CEO of British Music Rights), Clare Bowditch (ARIA Award winning singer/songwriter), Ian James (MD of Mushroom Records), Lior Attar (ARIA nominated artist), Tim Prescott (CEO of Albert Music) and Kav Temperley (Eskimo Joe).

Returning this year is ‘Listen to the Music’, which comprises of a series of workshops during which songwriters can submit their music for critique by a panel of high profile music industry panellists.

This year, Song Summit also features a Music Market and Song Summit LIVE – a nightly program of live music performances in venues around the Darling Harbour precinct. The event will also play host to ‘Backstage Pass’, a full day of workshops for secondary school students, culminating in a live performance.

The conference will conclude on the evening of Monday 21 June with the annual APRA Music Awards.

For more information on Song Summit including speaker information and ticket registration, click HERE.

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APRA Song Of The Year shortlist announced

Posted in News with tags , on April 6, 2010 by keelykov

APRA‘s 2010 song of the year short list has been revealed, and it seems like there is something for everyone’s taste.

Check out the Short list:

  • All I Know- Karnivool
  • All I Want – Sarah Blasko
  • All of the Dreamers – Powderfinger
  • Art of Love – Guy Sebastian ft Jordin Sparks
  • Big, Big Love – Troy Cassar-Daley
  • Blood – The Middle East
  • Broken Leg – Bluejuice
  • Burn Your Name – Powderfinger
  • Caught in the Crowd – Kate Miller-Heidke
  • Coin Laundry – Lisa Mitchell
  • Foreign Land – Eskimo Joe
  • One Way Road – John Butler Trio
  • Parlez Vouz Francais – Art vs Science
  • Set Fire to the Hive – Karnivool
  • She’s a Genius – Jet
  • Sweet Disposition – Temper Trap
  • The Last Day on Earth – Kate Miller-Heidke
  • We Are the People – Empire of the Sun
  • We Won’t Run – Sarah Blasko
  • You’ve Changed – Sia

The winner will be in the company of 2009′s winners The Living End for White Noise as well as previous winners Silverchair, Ben Lee and Missy Higgins.

APRA’s 2010 Song Of The Year will be announced on 21st June.

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