BENEE
For the second time this year, and the second year running, BENEE has cleaned up. After doing super well at the APRA awards earlier this year, she took home anothe four Tui at last night's Aotearoa Music Awards.
Auckland alt-pop quartet The Beths also scored big with three awards, including the much coveted 'Album of the Year' for 'Jump Rope Gazers'. Our own CoffeeBar Kid reviewed this for www.ambientlight.co.nz earlier this year and raved about it. He was right!
The Beths
Hot off a national tour and defying all the pain and frustrations Covid-19 has caused for local musicians, BENEE scored a quinella, winning Best Solo Artist, Best Pop Artist, an International Achievement award, and Single of the Year for her smash hit ‘Superlonely’.
The Beths won deserving praise for their sophomore effort ollowing 'Jump Rope Gazers', released earlier this year scooping up a raft of accolades, including 'Album of the Year', 'Best Group', and 'Best Alternative Artist' - also for the second year in a row.
Jawsh 685
If you haven't heard of viral sensation Jawsh 685 you will now. He featured at Laneway earlier this year as the one to watch. His track ‘Laxed – Siren Beat’ topped the charts globally and got reworked by Jason Durillo into the mega-smash 'Savage Love' charts globally. He’s the first Pasifika person, and only the third Kiwi ever get on the top of the UK Singles Chart.
Jawsh took out 'Breakthrough Artist of the Year' and was the 'second recipient' of an 'International Achievement' award.
Mōhau, the supergroup collective (featuring some of our best; Rob Ruha, Ria Hall, Troy Kingi, Bella Kalolo, Majic Paora, Kaaterama Pou, Ka Hao, and The Witch Doctor & Friends) received honours with two awards - Best Worship Artist and the Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo Tui.
Winners of the 'Best Pacific Group' at the Pacific Music Awards earlier this year, hip hop duo Church & AP also took out 'Best Hip Hop Artist'.
Maimoa, who are a collective of ten young musicians, scooped the 'Best Māori Artist' gong for' Rongomaiwhiti'.
Lisa Tomlins (BV's on 'In The Air') poses with L.A.B's Roots Award
WOMAD heroes and summer festival fans L.A.B won 'Best Roots Artist'; Haz & Miloux picked up the tui for 'Best Soul/RnB Artist'; and 'City of Souls' grabbed 'Best Rock Artist'.
Here are all the Aotearoa Music Awards 2020 winners:
1. Te Pukaemi o te Tau | Album of the Year
WINNER: The Beths - Jump Rope GazersL.A.B - L.A.B III
Nadia Reid - Out Of My Province
Reb Fountain - Reb Fountain
Six60 - Six60
Tami Neilson - Chickaboom!
2. Te Waiata Tōtahi o te Tau | Single of the Year
WINNER: BENEE - ‘Supalonely’
Drax Project ft Six60 - ‘Catching Feelings’
Jawsh685 - ‘Savage Love’
L.A.B - ‘In The Air’
Six60 - ‘Please Don’t Go’
Troy Kingi - ‘All Your Ships Have Sailed
3. Te Roopu Toa | Best Group
WINNER: The Beths - Jump Rope Gazers
L.A.B. - L.A.B. III
Miss June - Bad Luck Party
Six60 - Six60
4. Te Kaipuoro Takitahi Toa | Best Solo Artist
WINNER: BENEE - Stella & SteveJessB - New Views
Nadia Reid - Out Of My Province
Reb Fountain - Reb Fountain
5. Te Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te Tau | Breakthrough Artist of the Year
WINNER: Jawsh685 CHAIIMELODOWNZ
Paige
6. Te Māngai Pāho Te Kaipuoro Māori Toa | Best Māori Artist
WINNER: Maimoa
Ria Hall
Stan Walker
7. Te Kaipuoro Arotini Toa | Best Pop Artist
WINNER: BENEE
Paige
Six60
8. Te Kaipuoro Manohi Toa | Best Alternative Artist
WINNER: The Beths Mermaidens
Reb Fountain
9. Te Kaipuoro Awe Toa | Best Soul/RnB Artist
WINNER: Haz & Miloux
Lepani
Stan Walker
10. Te Kaipuoro Hipihope Toa | Best Hip Hop Artist
WINNER: Church & AP choice
vaughan
Raiza Biza
11. Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Roots Artist
WINNER: L.A.B
Lomez Brown
Ria Hall
12. Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo Award
WINNER: MōhauMaimoaSix60
13. Te Kaipuoro Tāhiko Toa | Best Electronic Artist
WINNER: Lee Mvtthews
State of Mind
Truth
14. Te Kaipuoro Rakapioi Toa | Best Rock Artist
WINNER: City of Souls
Devilskin
Villainy
15. Te Kaipuoro Kairangi Toa | Best Worship Artist
WINNER: MōhauKane AdamsTe Rautini
16. Te Kaipuoro Inamata Toa | Best Classical Artist
WINNER: Andrew Beer & Sarah Watkins
Klara Kollektiv
Matthew Marshall
17. Te Kōwhiri o te Nuinga | People’s Choice Award
L.A.B
18. Tohu Whakareretanga | Recorded Music NZ Legacy Award
Johnny CooperMax Merritt
Peter Posa, Dinah Lee
The Chicks and Larry’s Rebels
19. Te Toa Hoko Teitei | Highest Selling Artist
Drax Project ft. Six60
20. Te Rikoata Marakerake o te Tau | NZ On Air Radio Airplay Record of the Year
Drax Project
21. Tohu Tutuki o te Ao | Recorded Music NZ International Achievement
BENEEJawsh685
Additional Tuis presented in 2019
22. Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Folk Artist
Winner: Mel Parsons - Glass Heart
Victoria Vigenser & Lindsay Martin - The Gap
Paper Cranes - Voices
23. Te Pukaemi Toa o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa | Best Pacific Music Album
Winner: Olivia Foa’I - Candid
Church & AP - Teeth
POETIK - HAMOFIED 2 EP
24. Te Kaipuoro Tuawhenua Toa | Best Country Artist
Winner: Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders - Word Gets Around
Katie Thompson - Bittersweet
Kendall Elise - Red Earth
25. Recorded Music NZ Te Kaipuoro Tautito Toa | Best Jazz Artist
Winner: Dixon Nacey - The Edge Of Chaos
ALCHEMY - ALCHEMYMichal Martyniuk - Resonate
26. Te Kaipuoro Waiata Tamariki Toa | Best Children’s Artist
Winner: Anika Moa - Songs For Bubbas 3
Captain Festus McBoyle
Chris Sanders
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