Stan Walker and Tom Scott of Avantdale Bowling Club are leading the charge at the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards with a significant number of nominations each.
Walker has secured nominations in five categories, including Best Solo Artist and Best Māori Artist. His work, which often incorporates te reo Māori, has also earned him a nod for the Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo award. Walker is also competing in major categories including Album of the Year and Single of the Year.
Tom Scott, a key figure in Aotearoa’s hip hop scene, has also received an impressive eight nominations thanks to his work with both Avantdale Bowling Club and Home Brew.
Power-pop favourites The Beths are also notable nominees, up for three awards including Best Group, where they face strong competition from the likes of Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Tiny Ruins.
The Aotearoa Music Awards, returning after a hiatus in 2023, promises a refreshed format this year. The awards ceremony is set to take place on Thursday, 30th May at Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre. The event will be streamed live, allowing fans and supporters across the country and beyond to partake in celebrating New Zealand’s musical achievements.
Check out the full list of nominees below. More information about the awards can be found here.
2024 Aotearoa Music Awards – full list of finalists
Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau | Album of the Year
Avantdale Bowling Club – TREES
COTERIE – COTERIE
Erny Belle – Not Your Cupid
Home Brew – Run It Back
LEISURE – Leisurevision
Marlon Williams – My Boy
Paige – King Clown
Princess Chelsea – Everything Is Going to Be Alright
Stan Walker – All In
The Beths – Expert in a Dying Field
Tiny Ruins – Ceremony
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – V
Te Tino Waiata o te Tau | Single of the Year
Aaradhna – “SHE”
Avantdale Bowling Club – “Friday Night at the Liquor Store”
Corrella – “Blue Eyed Māori”
COTERIE – “Always Beside You” (ft. Six60)
Fazerdaze – “Bigger”
Home Brew – “Run It Back”
Kaylee Bell – “Boots ‘N All”
L.A.B – “Take It Away”
Marlon Williams – “Don’t Go Back”
Mermaidens – “I Like to Be Alone”
Stan Walker – “I AM”
The Beths – “Watching the Credits”
Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau | Best Group
The Beths
Home Brew
LEISURE
Mermaidens
Tiny Ruins
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Te Tino Reo o te Tau | Best Solo Artist
Avantdale Bowling Club
Fazerdaze
Kaylee Bell
Marlon Williams
Princess Chelsea
Stan Walker
Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau | Best Māori Artist
Jordyn with a Why
MOHI
Rei
Stan Walker
TAWAZ
Tuari Brothers
Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo Award
COTERIE – “Purea/Cool It Down”
Jordyn with a Why – “He Rei Niho”
MOHI – “Me Pēhea Ra”
Stan Walker – “I AM”
TAWAZ – “He Aho”
Tuari Brothers – “Tuari ki te Ao”
Te Taumata o te Toi | Best Album Artwork
Andrew McLeod – The Coin That Broke the Fountain Floor (Clementine Valentine)
Lily Paris West – Mermaidens (Mermaidens)
Lily Paris West – Expert in a Dying Field (The Beths)
Te Manu Taki Whanokē o te Tau | Best Alternative Artist
Grecco Romank
Mermaidens
Princess Chelsea
Te Manu Taki Tuauki o te Tau | Best Classical Artist
Michael Houstoun & Bella Hristova
Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson & Somi Kim
New Zealand String Quartet
Te Manu Taki Tuawhenua o te Tau | Best Country Artist
Kaylee Bell
Matt Joe Gow
The Mitchell Twins
Te Manu Taki Tāhiko o te Tau | Best Electronic Artist
Amamelia
deepState
Elipsa
Te Taumata o te Pūkenga Oro | Best Engineer
Amelia Murray & Emily WheatcroftSnape – Break! (Fazerdaze)
Simon Gooding – King Clown (Paige)
Tom Healy & Alexandra Corbett – My Boy (Marlon Williams)
Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te Tau | Best Folk Artist
Adam McGrath
Terrible Sons
Tom Lark
Te Manu Taki Ātete o te Tau | Best Hip Hop Artist
Avantdale Bowling Club
Diggy Dupé
Home Brew
Te Manu Taki Tautito o te Tau | Best Jazz Artist
Clear Path Ensemble
Dave Wilson
Myele Manzanza
Te Taumata o te Ataata | Best Music Video Content
Anahera Parata – “SHE” (Aaradhna)
Connor Pritchard – “All My Friends” (NO COMPLY ft. Wells*)
Marlon Williams – “Don’t Go Back” (Marlon Williams)
Te Manu Taki Arotini o te Tau | Best Pop Artist
Foley
Georgia Lines
Paige
Te Taumata o te Kaiwhakaputa | Best Producer
Christoph El Truento – TREES (Avantdale Bowling Club)
Haz Beats – Run It Back (Home Brew)
Tom Healy – Ceremony (Tiny Ruins)
Te Manu Taki Rakapioi o te Tau | Best Rock Artist
Dead Favours
Midwave Breaks
Racing
Te Manu Taki Taketake o te Tau | Best Roots Artist
Corrella
Coterie
Sons of Zion
Te Manu Taki Manako o te Tau | Best Soul/RnB Artist
Aaradhna
Dallas Tamaira
Sam V
