Last night’s Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards hosted by Stan Walker and Kanoa Lloyd was jampacked with New Zealand’s finest artists. Alien Weaponry opened the awards with a performance of Kai Tangata and went on to win the Tui for Best Rock Artist. Other performances included Six60 who walked away with five Tui’s including the Vodafone People’s Choice Award. Drax Project, Robinson, Jess B, Sons of Zion and Che Fu closed the evening with a powerful performance of Et Tu.
CONGRATULATIONS to all the talented artists nominated and winners last night.
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES/WINNERS
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Marlon Williams – Make Way For Love
Alien Weaponry – Tu
Julia Deans – We Light Fire
Six60 – Six60
Tami Neilson – Sassafrass!
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
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
SOLO ARTIST
Marlon Williams – Make Way For Love
Julia Deans – We Light Fire
Kimbra – Primal Heart
Tami Neilson – Sassafrass!
GROUP
Six60 – Six60
Alien Weaponry – Tu
Drax Project – Noon
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Drax Project
JessB
L.A.B.
Robinson
POP
Kimbra
Drax Project
Six60
ALTERNATIVE
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Marlon Williams
Wax Chattels
ROCK
Alien Weaponry
Cairo Knife Fight
Skinny Hobos
HIP HOP
SWIDT
JessB
Kings
SOUL / R&B
Troy Kingi
Israel Starr
Vince Harder
ROOTS
Sons of Zion
Katchafire
Tomorrow People
MAORI
Troy Kingi
Alien Weaponry
Katchafire
ELECTRONIC
Chores
Arma Del Amor
Boycrush
CLASSICAL
Eve de Castro Robinson
Henry Wong Doe
Michael Houstoun
WORSHIP
Equippers Revolution
EFKS Te Atatu Junior Youth
Kane Adams
CHILDREN’S
Levity Beet – My Best Friend Jake Is A Cyborg
FOLK
Albi & The Wolves – One Eye Open
PACIFIC
Ladi6 – Royal Blue 3000
COUNTRY
Reb Fountain – Hopeful and Hopeless
JAZZ
Umar Zakaria – Fearless Music
HIGHEST SELLING NZ ALBUM
Six60
HIGHEST SELLING NZ SINGLE
Six60 – ‘Don’t Give It Up’
RADIO AIRPLAY
Six60
INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
Brooke Ligertwood, née Fraser
LEGACY AWARD
Upper Hutt Posse