2010 Taite Music Prize
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| 2010 Taite Music Prize | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | The best NZ album released in 2009 |
| Sponsored by | Phonographic Performances NZ |
| Date | 31 March, 2010 |
| Venue | Plaything Gallery |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Reward | $10,000 |
| Winner | Lawrence Arabia |
| Website | indies.co.nz |
The inaugural Taite Music Prize was won by Lawrence Arabia (real name James Milne) for his album Chant Darling. The award was presented on 31 March 2010 and honoured the best New Zealand album of 2009. As a new award, it was described as New Zealand's equivalent of the UK's Mercury Prize or the Australian Music Prize.[1]
Milne accepted the award, which came with a $10,000 cash prize, via video from the U.K. and later called the Taite Music Prize "a rather perfect way of commemorating such a true character of the music community here in NZ, and I’m delighted to have any part of it whatsoever".[2]
Independent Music New Zealand announced the five finalists on 2 February. As described by IMNZ, a "lengthy list" of albums had been submitted by their members and then submitted to "much deliberation and more than a few heated discussions".[3]
| Artist | Album | Label | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Checks | Alice by the Moon | Label | Nominated |
| David Dallas | Something Awesome | Example | Nominated |
| Kerretta | Vilayer | Example | Nominated |
| Lawrence Arabia | Chant Darling | Example | Won |
| Shapeshifter | The System is a Vampire | Example | Nominated |
