2026 Aotearoa Music Awards: The Best and Worst Moments
Last night's Aotearoa Music Awards had memorable speeches, big wins, and some not-so-good moments. In other words, a vintage awards show.
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Last night's Aotearoa Music Awards had memorable speeches, big wins, and some not-so-good moments. In other words, a vintage awards show.
Marlon Williams, MOKOMOKAI, MĀ, Alien Weaponry, and more excellent Māori artists were big winners at the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards
Marlon Williams, Lorde, and The Beths all won big at tonight's Auckland ceremony, with Fat Freddy's Drop and Ché Fu also honoured
Thanks to his deeply personal album 'Te Whare Tīwekaweka', Marlon Williams won Album of the Year, Single of the Year and more
Our editorial team consider the runners and riders in some of the main categories at the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards.
With promotional duties for 'Te Whare Tīwekaweka' well out of the way, Marlon Williams is having fun and taking risks
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Marlon Williams was the big winner at last night's 2026 Taite Music Prize ceremony. More awards could be coming his way next month.
Williams receives a $12,500 cash prize, courtesy of founding partner Recorded Music NZ
Geneva AM, Stan Walker, Tami Neilson, Dick Move, Ringlets, Phoebe Rings, and more are amongst this year's finalists