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APRA Music Awards of 2018

APRA Music Awards of 2018

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The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2018 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2018 was the 36th annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing.[1] The ceremony was held on 10 April 2018 at the International Convention Centre Sydney.[2][3] The host for the ceremony was Julia Zemiro.[3]

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The Art Music Awards ceremony was held on 21 August 2018 at the Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne.[4] They were presented by APRA, AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre (AMC), to "recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian art music. Art music covers activity across contemporary classical music, contemporary jazz and improvised music, experimental music and sound art."[4] The Screen Music Awards were issued on 19 November at the Melbourne Recital Centre by APRA, AMCOS and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC), which "acknowledges excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition."[5]

In mid-March nominations for the APRA Music Awards were announced on multiple news sources: M-Phazes and Peter James Harding p.k.a. Thief both received the most with four nominations each.[6][7][8] Midnight Oil were honoured by the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.[9] Songwriter of the Year was A.B. Original's Adam Briggs and Daniel Rankine.[10] A new category, Licensee of the Year Award, was introduced and the Settlers Tavern in Margaret River, Western Australia is the inaugural winner.[2][11]

APRA Music Awards

Blues & Roots Work of the Year

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Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year

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Country Work of the Year

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Dance Work of the Year

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International Work of the Year

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Licensee of the Year Award

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Most Played Australian Work

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Most Played Australian Work Overseas

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Overseas Recognition Award

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Pop Work of the Year

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Rock Work of the Year

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Song of the Year

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Songwriter of the Year

Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music

  • Midnight Oil members Peter Garrett, Rob Hirst, Martin Rotsey, Jim Moginie and Bones Hillman[9]

Urban Work of the Year

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Art Music Awards

Instrumental Work of the Year

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Jazz Work of the Year

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Orchestral Work of the Year

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Vocal / Choral Work of the Year

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Performance of the Year

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Award for Excellence by an Individual

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Award for Excellence by an Organisation

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Award for Excellence in Music Education

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Award for Excellence in a Regional Area

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Award for Excellence in Experimental Music

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Award for Excellence in Jazz

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Distinguished Services to Australian Music

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Screen Music Awards

Feature Film Score of the Year

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Best Music for an Advertisement

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Best Music for Children's Television

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Best Music for a Documentary

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Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie

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Best Music for a Short Film

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Best Music for a Television Series or Serial

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Best Original Song Composed for the Screen

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Best Soundtrack Album

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Best Television Theme

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Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia

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Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas

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Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen

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References

  1. "Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. "2018 APRA Music Award winners revealed – Paul Kelly, Sarah Aarons and A.B Original honoured among peers". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 10 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. McCabe, Kathy (10 April 2018). "APRA Music Awards 2018: Paul Kelly wins Song of the Year". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. "Art Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. "Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. "2018 APRA Awards nominations announced, with producer-songwriters leading the charge". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. Cashmere, Paul (15 March 2018). "APRA Song of the Year and Awards Finalists Revealed". noise11.com. Paul Cashemere, Ros O'Gorman. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  8. McCabe, Kathy (14 March 2018). "Amy Shark, Paul Kelly and Jessica Mauboy hits among Song of the Year nominees". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  9. "Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  10. "Songwriter of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  11. "Licensee of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  12. "Full List of Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  13. "Blues & Roots Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  14. "Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  15. "Country Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  16. "Dance Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  17. "International Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  18. "Most Played Australian Work". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  19. "Most Played Australian Work Overseas". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  20. "Overseas Recognition Award". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  21. "Pop Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  22. "Rock Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  23. "Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Archived from the original on 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  24. "Urban Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  25. "Art Music Awards Full List of Winners". Australian Music Centre (AMC). Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  26. "Instrumental Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  27. "Jazz Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  28. "Orchestral Work of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  29. "Vocal/Choral Work of the Year – Finalists". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  30. "Performance of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  31. "Award for Excellence by an Individual". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  32. "Award for Excellence by an Organisation". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  33. "Award for Excellence in Music Education". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  34. "Award for Excellence in a Regional Area". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  35. "Award for Excellence in Experimental Music". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  36. "Award for Excellence in Jazz". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  37. "Feature Film Score of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  38. "Best Music for an Advertisement". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  39. "Best Music for Children's Television". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  40. "Best Music for a Documentary". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  41. "Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  42. "Best Music for a Short Film". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  43. "Best Music for a Television Series or Serial". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  44. "Best Original Song Composed for the Screen". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  45. "Best Soundtrack Album". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  46. "Best Television Theme". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  47. "Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  48. "Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  49. "Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.

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