Dunedin five-piece Six60 took home a total of five Tuis at the 2018 Vodafone NZ Music Awards, which took place at Auckland’s Spark Arena tonight.
Marlon Williams has won Best Solo Artist and Album of the Year for his 2018 album Make Way For Love at tonight's NZ Music Awards.
After winning Best Music Video for Vampire Again at the Artisan Awards in Wellington last week, as well as his 2015 awards for Best Male Solo Artist and Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Williams now has five Tuis to his name.
Earlier in the year he won the country’s top songwriting award the Silver Scroll.
Dunedin five-piece Six60 took home the most awards, winning a total of five Tuis: Best Group, Highest Selling Album, Highest Selling Single, Radio Airplay Record of the Year and the People’s Choice Award.
After kicking the ceremony off with a performance of their song ‘Kai Tangata’, Alien Weaponry won Best Rock Artist. Their debut album Tū in June reached #5 on the New Zealand album charts, and since releasing it the band have had a whirlwind year of international tour and success.
Best Alternative Artist went to Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Best Pop Artist went to Kimbra.
Northland psych soul musician Troy Kingi took home Best Māori Artist and Best Soul/R&B Artist for his genre-bending album Shake That Skinny Ass All the Way to Zygertron
Onehunga crew SWIDT won Best Hip Hop Artist, their second NZ Music Awards after winning Best Group in 2017. The group were famously offered the Trophy for Best Urban/Hip-Hop artist in 2016 by Aaradhna after she refused to accept it.
Aotearoa hip-hop pioneers Upper Hutt Posse were inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame with Che Fu and The Kratez performing a version their hit E Tū featuring 14-year-old DMC DJ World Champ K-Swizz.
Wellington's Drax Project took home Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Single of the Year for Woke Up Late.
The 2018 International Achievement recipient was Brooke Ligertwood aka Brooke Fraser.
Ligertwood’s albums have been certified 15x Platinum in NZ, and her recent work with worship group Hillsong earned her a Grammy earlier this year.
Sons of Zion were awarded Best Roots Artist, Equippers Revolution received Best Worship Artist, and Eve de Castro Robinson won Best Classical Artist for 2018.
The ceremony, held at Auckland’s Spark Arena, included performances from Six60, Alien Weaponry, Robinson, Drax Project, JessB, Sons of Zion, a special In Memoriam performance by Stan Walker and a tribute performance by Che Fu and The Kratez for the 2018 Legacy Award recipient Upper Hutt Posse.
Hayden Chisholm, Norman Meehan and Paul Dyne (Unwind) and Lucien Johnson (West of the Sun)
Full list of winners:
Te Pukaemi o te Tau/Hallensteins Album of the Year
Winner: Marlon Williams – Make Way For Love
Alien Weaponry – Tū
Julia Deans – We Light Fire
Six60 – Six60
Tami Neilson – Sassafrass!
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food
Te Waiata Tōtahi o te Tau/Vodafone Single of the Year
Winner: Drax Project – Woke Up Late
Mitch James – 21
Robinson – Nothing To Regret
Six60 – Don't Give It Up
Sons Of Zion – Drift Away
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Hunnybee
Te Roopu Toa/THREE Best Group
Winner: Six60 – Six60
Alien Weaponry – Tū
Drax Project – Noon
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food
Te Kaipuoro Takitahi Toa/Best Solo Artist
Winner: Marlon Williams – Make Way For Love
Julia Deans – We Light Fire
Kimbra – Primal Heart
Tami Neilson – Sassafrass!
Te Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te Tau/Jaguar Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Winner: Drax Project
JessB
L.A.B
Robinson
Te Kaipuoro Māori Toa/Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Artist
Winner: Troy Kingi
Alien Weaponry
Katchafire
Te Kaipuoro Arotini Toa/The Edge Best Pop Artist
Winner: Kimbra
Drax Project
Six60
Te Kaipuoro Manohi Toa/Best Alternative Artist
Winner: Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Marlon Williams
Wax Chattels
Te Kaipuoro Awe Toa/Best Soul/RnB Artist
Winner: Troy Kingi
Israel Starr
Vince Harder
Te Kaipuoro Hipihope Toa/Best Hip Hop Artist
Winner: SWIDT
JessB
Kings
Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa/Best Roots Artist
Winner: Sons of Zion
Katchafire
Tomorrow People
Te Kaipuoro Tāhiko Toa/Best Electronic Artist
Winner: Chores
Arma Del Amor
Boycrush
Te Kaipuoro Rakapioi Toa/Best Rock Artist
Winner: Alien Weaponry
Cairo Knife Fight
Skinny Hobos
Te Kaipuoro Kairangi Toa/Best Worship Artist
Winner: Equippers Revolution
EFKS Te Atatu Junior Youth
Kane Adams
Te Kaipuoro Inamata Toa/Best Classical Artist
Winner: Eve de Castro Robinson
Henry Wong Doe
Michael Houston
Te Kōwhiri o te Nuinga/Vodafone People’s Choice Award
Winner: Six60
Tohu Whakareretanga/Legacy Award
Upper Hutt Posse
Te Tōtahi Hoko Teitei/Vodafone Highest Selling Single
Six60 – Don't Give It Up
Te Pukaemi Hoko Teitei/Highest Selling Album
Six60 – Six60
Te Rikoata Marakerake o te Tau/NZ On Air Radio Airplay Record of the Year
Six60 – Don't Give It Up
Tohu Tutuki o te Ao/International Achievement
Brooke Fraser
Artisan Awards
Te Puoro Ataata Toa/NZ On Air Best Music Video
Winner: Marlon Williams – Vampire Again (Marlon Williams)
Chris Graham – Black Crow (Louis Baker)
Shae Sterling – Bloodlines (The Adults ft. JessB & Estère)
Te Kōpaki Pukaemi Toa/Best Album Cover
Winner: Jaime Robertson & Matthias Heiderich – In Spaces EP (Sola Rosa)
Barny Bewick – Seven (Cairo Knife Fight)
Tami Neilson, Ashley Church, Xoe Hall & Jules Koblun – Sassafrass! (Tami Neilson)
Te Kaiwhakaputa Toa/Massey University Best Producer
Winner: Simon Gooding, Tom Larking & Hammerhead – Tū (Alien Weaponry)
Estère – My Design, On Others’ Lives (Estère)
Neil & Liam Finn – Out Of Silence (Neil Finn)
Te Kaipukaha Toa/Best Engineer
Winner: Jordan Stone & Simon Gooding – Out Of Silence (Neil Finn)
Chris Chetland – Rangatira (REI)
Simon Gooding – Tū (Alien Weaponry)
Kaiārahi Puoro o te Tau/Music Teacher of the Year
Winner: Elizabeth Sneyd – Virtuoso Strings Charitable Trust, Porirua
Jane Egan – Gisborne Girls High School, Gisborne
Judith Bell – Chisnallwood Intermediate, Christchurch
Additional Tuis presented in 2018
Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa/Best Folk Artist
Winner: Albi & The Wolves – One Eye Open
Reb Fountain – Little Arrows
Candice Milner – Evergreen
Te Pukaemi Toa o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa/Best Pacific Music Album
Winner: Ladi 6 – Royal Blue 3000 EP EFKS
Te Atatu Junior Youth – Fa'afetai Le Atua
Noah Slee – Otherland
Sol3 Mio – A Very Merry Christmas
SWIDT – Stoneyhunga
Te Kaipuoro Tuawhenua Toa/Best Country Artist
Winner: Reb Fountain – Hopeful and Hopeless
Lana Doublet – Beautiful Human
Phil Doublet – Strength, Love, Music & Light
Te Kaipuoro Tautito Toa/Best Jazz Artist
Winner: Umar Zakaria – Fearless Music
Hayden Chisholm, Norman Meehan and Paul Dyne – Unwind
Lucien Johnson – West of the Sun
Te Kaipuoro Waiata Tamariki Toa/Best Children’s Artist
Winner: Levity Beet – My Best Friend Jake Is A Cyborg
Chanelle & Friends – The Little Green Turtle And Other Songs For Kids
Moe & Friends – The Moe Album
Te Kaipuoro Tautito Toa/Best Jazz Artist
Winner: Umar Zakaria – Fearless Music
Hayden Chisholm, Norman Meehan and Paul Dyne – Unwind
Lucien Johnson – West of the Sun
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