After already dominating the 2015 ARIA awards, Courtney Barnett and Tame Impala have continued to sweep accolades for their work at the 2016 APRA Music Awards at Carriageworks in Sydney last night.
Barnett was named Songwriter of the Year, more recognition for her 2015 album Sometimes I Sit And Think And Sometimes I Just Sit. She had already won four ARIA awards including Breakthrough Artist and Best Female Artist, as well as the 2015 Australian Music Prize., and a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.
Tame Impala also continued to pick up recognition for their scintillating 2015 record Currents, winning Song of the Year for Let It Happen. The Kevin Parker-led band has had a similarly spectacular year, winning five ARIA awards for Currents and also picking up a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Album.
This year’s APRAs also saw the first presentation of an Overseas Music Award, given to children’s, country and pop record writer Phil Barton.
Other notable winners included Peking Duk, who took out Dance Work of the Year and Most Played Australian Work for their collaboration with SAFIA – Take Me Over.
Jarryd James took out Pop Work Of The Year, evergreen rappers Hilltop Hoods won Urban Work Of The Year, whilst Sia and Mark Ronson also took accolades for Chandelier and Uptown Funk respectively. Legends of Aussie rock Cold Chisel took out the gong for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.
The night itself featured some outstanding performances as well, notably Urthboy and Bertie Blackman performing his Daughter of the Light, supplemented by a full choir. San Cisco played a cover of Courtney Barnett’s Pedestrian At Best, whilst Tame Impala’s Let It Happen was given a re-work by The Delta Riggs.
See the full list of winners, below.
Watch: Cold Chisel honoured at the 2016 APRA Music Awards
Song of the Year – Tame Impala: Let It Happen – 2016 APRA Music Awards
2016 APRA Music Award Winners
SONG OF THE YEAR
Birds of Tokyo: Anchor
Jarryd James: Do You Remember
Tame Impala: Let It Happen – WINNER
Courtney Barnett: Pedestrian at Best
C.W. Stoneking: The Zombie
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Courtney Barnett – WINNER
BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Alex Hope – WINNER
David Le’aupepe (Gang of Youths)
Jarryd James
Marlon Williams
Troye Sivan
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
MOST PLAYED AUSTRALIAN WORK
Jarryd James: Do You Remember
Sia: Elastic Heart
Jessie J: Flashlight
Vance Joy: Georgia
Peking Duk feat. Safia: Take Me Over – WINNER
ROCK WORK OF THE YEAR
Birds of Tokyo: Anchor – WINNER
The Rubens: Hoops
Kingswood: Micro Wars
AC/DC: Play Ball
AC/DC: Rock or Bust
POP WORK OF THE YEAR
Jarryd James: Do You Remember – WINNER
Sia: Elastic Heart
Jessie J: Flashlight
Vance Joy: Georgia
The Veronicas: If You Love Someone
COUNTRY WORK OF THE YEAR
Lee Kernaghan: I Will Always Be With You
Kasey Chambers: Is God Real
Secondhand Man: Shane Nicholson
Lee Kernaghan: Spirit of the ANZACs – WINNER
Ruby Boots: Wrap Me in a Fever
BLUES & ROOTS WORK OF THE YEAR
Blue King Brown: All Nations
Xavier Rudd: Come People
Busby Marou: Days of Gold – WINNER
The Bamboos feat. Tim Rogers: Easy
Ben Wright-Smith: No One
DANCE WORK OF THE YEAR
Mashd N Kutcher: Do It Now
Carmada: Maybe
Hayden James: Something About You
Peking Duk feat. Safia: Take Me Over – WINNER
Generik feat. Nicky Van She: The Weekend
RUFUS: You Were Right
URBAN WORK OF THE YEAR
Hilltop Hoods: Cosby Sweater – WINNER
Hilltop Hoods: Live and Let Go
Tkay Maidza: M.O.B.
Tkay Maidza: Switch Lanes
Hermitude feat. Mataya and Young Tapz: The Buzz
INTERNATIONAL WORK OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift: Blank Space
OMI: Cheerleader
Taylor Swift: Style
Maroon 5: Sugar
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars: Uptown Funk – WINNER
OVERSEAS RECOGNITION AWARD
Josef Salvat
Kylie Sackley
Phil Barton – WINNER
Sam Dixon
Vassy
MOST PLAYED AUSTRALIAN WORK OVERSEAS
Sia – Chandelier – WINNER
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Cold Chisel
