New Zealand Music Awards Winners
MENTOS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Aaradhna ‘Treble & Reverb’
Finalists:
Fat Freddy’s Drop ‘Blackbird’
Shapeshifter ‘Delta’
The Phoenix Foundation ‘Fandango’
Unknown Mortal Orchestra ‘II’
VODAFONE SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Lorde ‘Royals’
Finalists:
Aaradhna ‘Wake Up’
Shapeshifter ‘In Colour’
Stan Walker ‘Take It Easy’
Unknown Mortal Orchestra ‘So Good At Being In Trouble’
STEINLAGER PURE BEST GROUP
Winner: Shapeshifter ‘Delta’
Finalists:
Fat Freddy’s Drop ‘Blackbird’
The Phoenix Foundation ‘Fandango’
SPOTIFY BEST MALE SOLO ARTIST
Winner: Lawrence Arabia ‘The Sparrow’
Finalists:
Unknown Mortal Orchestra ‘II’
Willy Moon ‘Here’s Willy Moon’
SPOTIFY BEST FEMALE SOLO ARTIST
Winner: Aaradhna ‘Treble & Reverb’
Finalists:
Iva Lamkum ‘Black Eagle’
Jamie McDell ‘Six Strings and a Sailboat’
WESTPAC HOTPOINTS BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Lorde ‘The Love Club EP’
Finalists:
Jamie McDell ‘Six Strings and a Sailboat’
Willy Moon ‘Here’s Willy Moon’
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Winner: Villainy ‘Mode. Set. Clear.’
Finalists:
Beastwars ‘Blood Becomes Fire’
The Datsuns ‘Death Rattle Boogie’
THE EDGE BEST POP ALBUM
Winner: Jamie McDell ‘Six Strings and a Sailboat’
Finalists:
AnikaBoh&Hollie ‘Peace of Mind’
Kids Of 88 ‘Modern Love’
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Winner: Unknown Mortal Orchestra ‘II’
Finalists:
Lawrence Arabia ‘The Sparrow’
The Phoenix Foundation ‘Fandango’
BEST URBAN/HIP HOP ALBUM
Winner: Aaradhna ‘Treble & Reverb’
Finalists:
@Peace ‘Girl Songs’
P-Money ‘Gratitude’
BEST ROOTS ALBUM
Winner: Fat Freddy’s Drop ‘Blackbird’
Finalists:
Latinaotearoa ‘Sonido de Latinaotearoa’
Soljah ‘Aotearoa’
GEORGE FM BEST ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Winner: Shapeshifter ‘Delta’
Finalists:
K+LAB ‘Space Dirt’
Sola Rosa ‘Low and Behold, High and Beyond’
NZ ON AIR BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Winner: Joel Kefali – ‘Royals’ (Lorde)
Finalists:
Nick Dwyer – ‘In Colour’ (Shapeshifter)
Thunderlips – ‘Frankenstein’ (Randa)
NUMA TRUST BEST MAORI ALBUM
Winner: Maisey Rika ‘Whitiora’
Finalists:
Kirsten Te Rito ‘Te Rito’
Ngatapa Black ‘I Muri Ahiahi’
BEST GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN ALBUM
Winner: Strahan ‘Posters’
Finalists:
Edge Kingsland ‘Edge Vol.2: Due North’
Go Stop Go ‘Go Stop Go’
BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM
Winner: Michael Houstoun ‘Lilburn’
Finalists:
Gillian Whitehead ‘Arapatiki’
Helen Webby ‘Pluck’
XBOX ONE INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Lorde
VODAFONE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Winner: Lorde
Finalists:
Shapeshifter
Aaradhna
Stan Walker
Titanium
VODAFONE HIGHEST SELLING SINGLE
Flight Of The Conchords ‘Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)’
FOUR HIGHEST SELLING ALBUM
Peter Posa ‘White Rabbit: The Very Best Of’
NZ ON AIR RADIO AIRPLAY AWARDS
Stan Walker ‘Take It Easy’
NZ HERALD LEGACY AWARD
Shona Laing
HALLENSTEIN BROTHERS 2013 CRITICS CHOICE PRIZE
Winner: Sheep, Dog & Wolf
Finalists:
Janine and the Mixtape
Paquin
