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New Zealand Music Awards Winners

Nov 21, 2013 Music

Cue smashing drum roll. Here is the full list of winners of the 2013 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.

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

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