Apra’s songwriting music event, the annual APRA Music Awards were held on Tuesday June 21st at Carriageworks in Sydney. Angus & Julia Stone took home both the Song of the Year Award with Big Jet Plane and the Songwriter of the Year Award. See full results below.
2011 Apra Music Awards
Song of the Year
Title: Big Jet Plane
Artist: Angus and Julia Stone
Writers: Angus Stone/Julia Stone
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Writer: Megan Washington
Publisher: J Albert & Son Pty Ltd
Most Played Australian Work
Title: Seventeen
Artist: Jet
Writers: Chris Cester/Nic Cester/Cameron Muncey
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd
International Work of the Year
Title: Hey, Soul Sister
Artist: Train
Writers: Patrick Monahan/Amund Bjorklund/Espen Lind
Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
Country Work of the Year
Title: Little Bird
Artist: Kasey Chambers
Writer: Kasey Chambers
Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd
Blues & Roots Work of the Year
Title: Close To You
Artist: John Butler Trio
Writer: John Butler
Publisher: Family Music Pty Ltd
Urban Work of the Year
Title: Who’s That Girl
Artist: Guy Sebastian Featuring Eve
Writers: Guy Sebastian*/Eve Jeffers#
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd*/ Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Dance Work of the Year
Title: Free Fallin
Artist: Zoe Badwi
Writers: Amy Pearson/Cameron Denny/Paul Zala
Publishers: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd/PeppermintBlue Publishing, Warner Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd
Rock Work of the Year
Title: Seventeen
Artist: Jet
Writers: Chris Cester/Nic Cester/Cameron Muncey
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Most Played Australia Work Overseas
Title: Highway to Hell
Artist: AC/DC
Writers: Angus Young/Malcolm Young/Ronald Scott
Publisher: J Albert & Son Pty Ltd
Songwriter of the Year
Angus and Julia Stone
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Paul Kelly
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