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2021 APRA Silver Scroll Awards Top 20 and Maioha finalists announced
Widely considered the most prestigious accolade in New Zealand music, the APRA Silver Scroll Award recognises outstanding achievement in the craft of songwriting.
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Women Songwriters at the Silver Scrolls
Women songwriters have done well at the APRA Silver Scrolls in recent years, but taken over the full 55-year history of the award, the record is not so great: only twelve have won the top prize… Audio
Jitka Šuranská and Michel Legrand may be gone but their music lives on
Latin beats from Mexican guitarists Rodrigo Y Gabriela and Pink Martini, plus tributes to Jitka Šuranská and Michel Legrand who both passed away in 2019. Video
Latin music in all its glory from Cuba, Peru and Argentina
Latin music from the stars of the Buena Vista Social Club, romantic ballads from Cuba, Argentine tangos and Afro-Peruvian songs.
And we hear the song that won the APRA Maioha Award for the best Māori… Video
Vale Malcolm Black
Sad news today for New Zealand music. The songwriter and singer of Netherworld Dancing Toys, Malcolm Black has died after a long battle with cancer. Audio
Smithies on APRA Silver Scrolls Shortlist
Music reviewer, Grant Smithies takes a look at the short-list for Aotearoa's premier songwriting award, the APRA Silver Scrolls. Leaving aside gems by Marlon Williams and The Beths, we hear three of… Audio
Reb Fountain: more hopeful now
Singer songwriter Reb Fountain has been celebrating a double win at the NZ Country Music Awards announced this week for her 'Hopeful / Hopeless' song and EP . Hopeful / Hopeless was recorded live at… Video, Audio
Ant Healey and Jenny Morris pay tribute to Brett Cottle
Ant Healey and Jenny Morris pay tribute to APRA CEO Brett Cottle Video, Audio
Silver Scrolls: Five women finalists vie for award
The 2017 APRA Silver Scrolls are set to take place in Dunedin tonight. Five female artists - Nadia Reid, Aldous Harding, Lorde, Bic Runga and Chelsea Jade - have been nominated for New Zealand's top… Audio
Composer Victoria Kelly
Jesse Mulligan's guest is composer, performer and music producer Victoria Kelly. Victoria is also the Director of New Zealand Membership at APRA AMCOS - The Australasian Performing Rights… Audio
Who should win the 2017 APRA Silver Scroll?
We want you to tell us which song should win New Zealand’s premier song writing award and why.
The Clean to be inducted into NZ Music Hall of Fame
The Clean, who formed in 1978, have been described as one of the most influential bands to come from the Flying Nun label. On Sunday it was announced the indie Dunedin band will be inducted into the… Audio
Chelsea Jade wins development award
Chelsea Jade is one of three recipients of the 2017 Professional Development Award and tells Music 101 what she's going to do with the $10,000 prize money. Video, Audio
Auckland's Bid to be a UNESCO City of Music
If you were choosing a New Zealand city to be a UNESCO City of Music, which would it be? Auckland, with the support of the City Council, is going to push to be this country's first UNESCO City of… Audio
Music 101 Pocket Edition: 126
In this week's Pocket Edition, Melody Thomas invites Tom Scott back into the studio, Tony Stamp investigates Songhubs, and Yadana Saw meets some junior critics ahead of the 2017 Children's Music… Audio
International hit-makers teach Kiwi musos the art of collaboration
SongHubs is a weeklong series of workshops that took place in Auckland this week, teaming international hitmakers with a handpicked selection of talent from Aotearoa. Audio
Music with Alex Behan
Music 101's, Alex Behan, talks about the APRA year in review. And plays a song from Leisure, whose debut album is out today. Audio
Wellington musician claims 2016 Silver Scroll
Thomas Oliver has won New Zealand's top songwriting award, in a night in which Māori stories and music featured strongly. Video
APRA Silver Scroll Awards 2016 - LIVE video
Enjoy RNZ's live video coverage of the 2016 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, celebrating the best of New Zealand songwriting. From 6.30pm Thursday 29 September.
APRA Silver Scroll 20 Finalists Announced
For the past 50 years the APRA Silver Scroll Award has commended the efforts of Aotearoa's best songwriters. Zac Arnold from RNZ Music has the list of 20 finalists for 2016 Audio, Gallery