2010 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
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| 2010 APRA Silver Scroll Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand songwriting |
| Date | September 8, 2010 |
| Location | Auckland Town Hall, Auckland |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Presented by | APRA New Zealand-Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society |
| Website | apra-amcos |
The 2010 APRA Silver Scroll Awards were held on Wednesday 8 September 2010 at the Auckland Town Hall, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting. The Silver Scroll Award was presented to Alisa Xayalith, Thom Powers and Aaron Short of The Naked and Famous for their song “Young Blood”, and classic rock group The Fourmyula were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The evening also included a tribute to Pauly Fuemana of OMC, who had died in January 2010.[1]
Long list
The Silver Scroll Award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music. The evening's music performances were produced by Karl Steven of Supergroove. Each of the nominated songs were covered in a new style by another artist.[1]
| Songwriter(s) | Act | Song | Covering artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Short, Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers | The Naked and Famous | "Young Blood" | Three Houses Down |
| Anika Moa | Anika Moa | "Running Through the Fire (Storm)" | The Datsuns |
| Julia Deans | Julia Deans | "A New Dialogue" | The Unfaithful Ways |
| Matthew Hope, Jonathan Pearce, Reuben Stephens and Alexander Freer | Artisan Guns | "Autumn" | Street Chant |
| Ruban Nielson and Kody Nielson | The Mint Chicks | "Say Goodbye" | Jared, Flick & Caoimhe |
In July 2010 a top-20 long list was announced.[2]
"A New Dialogue" (Julia Deans)
"All of This" (The Naked and Famous)
"Young Blood" (The Naked and Famous)
"Aotearoa" (Minuit)
"Autumn" (Artisan Guns)
"Barbie Dolls for Baghdad" (The Jordan Luck Band)
"Buffalo" (The Phoenix Foundation)
"Flock of Hearts" (The Phoenix Foundation)
"Cavalry" (Midnight Youth)
"Comfortable" (Dimmer)
"Dark Night of Yourself" (Dimmer)
"Garden" (Anna Coddington)
"Ghosts" (Kirsten Morrell)
"Girl, Make Your Own Mind Up" (Don McGlashan and the Seven Sisters)
"Marvellous Year" (Don McGlashan and the Seven Sisters)
"In The Dreamlife U Need a Rubber Soul" (The Clean)
"Running Through The Fire (Storm)" (Anika Moa)
"Say Goodbye" (The Mint Chicks)
"Walk Away" (Opensouls)
"You Got Me (J. Williams feat. Scribe)
New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
Rock band The Fourmyula was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The inducted band members were Wayne Mason, Martin Hope, Alistair (Ali) Richardson, Chris Parry and Carl Evensen. Auckland band The Situations performed The Fourmyula's song "Tell Me No Lies".[3][4]