2015_APRA_Silver_Scroll_Awards
The 2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards was held on Thursday 17 September 2015 at Vector Arena in Auckland, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting. The 2015 ceremony marked the 50th presentation of the Silver Scroll award. As well as honouring the best songwriting of 2015, the awards retrospectively awarded the best song of 1981 as previously no award was presented in that year.[1]
| 2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards | ||||
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| Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand songwriting | |||
| Date | September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17) | |||
| Location | Vector Arena, Auckland | |||
| Country | New Zealand | |||
| Presented by | APRA New Zealand-Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society | |||
| Website | apraamcos | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | 95 bFM | |||
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The Silver Scroll award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music. The short list of finalists was announced on 20 September.[2]
| Songwriter(s) | Act | Song | Covering artist[3] |
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| Anthonie Tonnon | Anthonie Tonnon | "Water Underground" | MC Tali |
| Ella Yelich-O'Connor/Joel Little | Lorde | "Yellow Flicker Beat" | Mark de Clive-Lowe and Ria Hall |
| Marlon Williams/Tim Moore | Marlon Williams | "Dark Child" | Fazerdaze |
| Mel Parsons | Mel Parsons | "Get Out Alive" | Ester Stephens and the Means |
| Ruban Nielson/Kody Nielson | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | "Multi-Love" | Warren Maxwell, Thomas Oliver and Louis Baker |
Long list
In July 2015 a top 20 long list was announced. From this list APRA members voted to decide the five songs that make up the year's short list.[4]
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Silver Scroll 1981
The Silver Scroll award was not awarded in 1981, so APRA retrospectively presented the award as part of the 2015 ceremony. In July 2015 a short list of five songs from the 1981 eligibility period was announced.[1][5]
| Songwriter(s) | Act | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Judd/Wayne Stevens/Mark Hough | The Swingers | "Counting The Beat" |
| Don McGlashan/Richard von Sturmer | Blam Blam Blam | "There is No Depression in New Zealand" |
| Neil Finn | Split Enz | "One Step Ahead" |
| Michael O'Neill/Peter van der Fluit/Lawrence Landwer-Johan/Tony Drumm | Screaming Meemees | "See Me Go" |
| Robert Scott/David Kilgour/Hamish Kilgour | The Clean | "Tally Ho" |
Steel guitar player Bill Sevesi was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame as APRA New Zealand's 2015 inductee.[6]
Six other awards were presented at the Silver Scroll Awards: APRA Maioha Award (for excellence in contemporary Maori music),[7] SOUNZ Contemporary Award (for creativity and inspiration in composition),[8] two awards acknowledging songs with the most radio and television play in New Zealand and overseas,[9] and APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award and APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award.[10]
| Award | Nominees | |
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| APRA Maioha Award |
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| SOUNZ Contemporary Award |
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| APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award |
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| APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award |
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| Most Performed Work in New Zealand |
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| Most Performed Work in Overseas |
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Outside of the Silver Scroll Awards, APRA presented five genre awards in 2015. The APRA Best Pacific Song was presented at the Pacific Music Awards,[11] the APRA Best Country Music Song was presented at the New Zealand Country Music Awards,[12] the APRA Best Māori Songwriter was presented at the Waiata Maori Music Awards[13] and the APRA Children's Song of the Year and What Now Video of the Year were presented live on What Now.[14]
| Award | Songwriter(s) | Act | Song |
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| APRA Best Pacific Song | TBA | Smashproof | “Survivors" (featuring Pieter T) |
| APRA Best Country Music Song | Kaylee Bell & Jared Porter | Kaylee Bell & Jared Porter | "Pieces" |
| APRA Best Māori Songwriter | Ranea Aperahama | — | — |
| APRA Children's Song of the Year | Levity Beet and Daniel Stryczek | Levity Beet and Daniel Stryczek | "There’s One in the Bush" |
| What Now Children's Video of the Year | Stephen Templer and Ross Payne (directors) | fleaBITE | "Don’t Sit Under the Poo Tree" |
- Baillie, Russell (11 July 2015). "What's the best NZ song of the year ... in 1981?". NZ Herald. NZME. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- "'Diverse, original and assured' - Silver Scroll finalists announced". One News. TVNZ. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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- "Apra Silver Scroll Awards announces its top 20". NZ Herald. NZME. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- "2015 TOP 20 + 1981 TOP 5". APRA NZ. APRA New Zealand | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- Jenkins, Lydia (7 August 2015). "Bill Sevesi: Man of Steel enters NZ Music Hall of Fame". NZ Herald. NZMA. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- "APRA Maioha Award". APRA-AMCOS. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- "SOUNZ Contemporary Award". APRA-AMCOS. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- "Most Performed Works in New Zealand and Overseas". APRA-AMCOS. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- "SCREEN AWARDS". APRA-AMCOS NZ. APRA-AMCOS NZ. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- "BEST PACIFIC SONG". APRA AMCOS. APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- "BEST COUNTRY MUSIC SONG". APRA AMCOS. APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- "Best Maori Songwriter". APRA. APRA. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- "CHILDREN'S MUSIC AWARDS". APRA AMCOS. APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- APRA AMCOS Silver Scroll Awards Archived 2014-08-28 at the Wayback Machine