2017 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| 2017 APRA Silver Scroll Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand songwriting |
| Date | 28 September 2017 |
| Location | Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Presented by | APRA New Zealand |
| Website | apraamcos |
The 2017 APRA Silver Scroll Awards were held on Thursday 28 September 2017 at the Dunedin Town Hall in Dunedin, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting. This was the first time the awards had been hosted in Dunedin.
Dunedin-born musician and long-listed songwriter Shayne Carter was the musical director for the event. His duties included arranging the five shortlisted songs to be covered by different musicians in a new style.[1]
Long list
The Silver Scroll award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music. The short list of finalists was announced on 24 August.[2]
The 2017 shortlist is notable for all five songs having been performed and written by female artists, though four male cowriters are among the nominees. The nominees include two previous Silver Scroll winners: Bic Runga who won in 1996 for "Drive", and Ella Yelich-O'Connor and co-writer Joel Little who won in 2013 for "Royals".[3]
| Songwriter(s) | Song | Act | Covering artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bic Runga and Kody Nielson | "Close Your Eyes" | Bic Runga | Drorgan |
| Ella Yelich O'Connor, Jack Antonoff and Joel Little | "Green Light" | Lorde | Ron Gallipoli |
| Hannah Topp | "Horizon" | Aldous Harding | KVKA and Stuss |
| Chelsea Jade Metcalf and Leroy Clampitt | "Life of the Party" | Chelsea Jade | Tiny Ruins |
| Nadia Reid | "Richard" | Nadia Reid | Death & the Maiden |
In July 2017 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. Singer-songwriter Lorde has two long-listed songs.[1]
- Aldous Harding – "Horizon" (Hannah Topp)
- Alien Weaponry – "Urutaa" (Lewis de Jong, Henry de Jong and Ethan Trembath)
- Bic Runga – "Close Your Eyes" (Bic Runga and Kody Nielson)
- Chelsea Jade – "Life of the Party" (Chelsea Jade Metcalf and Leroy Clampitt)
- Cut Off Your Hands – "Hate Somebody" (Nick Johnston, Philip Hadfield and Brent Harris)
- Fazerdaze – "Lucky Girl" (Amelia Murray and Gareth Thomas)
- French For Rabbits – "One and Only" (Brooke Singer)
- Grayson Gilmour – "Hundred Waters" (Grayson Gilmour and Cory Champion)
- Kings – "Don’t Worry ‘Bout It" (Kingsdon Chapple-Wilson)
- Lawrence Arabia – "O Heathcote" (James Milne)
- Lorde – "Green Light" (Ella Yelich-O’Connor, Jack Antonoff and Joel Little)
- Lorde – "Liability" (Ella Yelich-O’Connor and Jack Antonoff)
- Louis Baker – "Rainbow" (Louis Baker and Bradford Ellis)
- Lydia Cole – "Sober" (Lydia Cole)
- Nadia Reid – "Richard" (Nadia Reid)
- Seth Haapu – "Sunday Best" (Seth Haapu)
- Shayne P Carter – "I Know Not Where I Stand" (Shayne P Carter)
- SWIDT – "Little Did She Know" (Amon McGoram, Daniel Latu and Isaiah Libeau)
- Teeks – "If Only" (Te Karehana Toi)
- Troy Kingi and Mara TK – "Cold Steel" (Troy Kingi and Mara TK)
New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
Other awards
Four other awards were presented at the Silver Scroll Awards: APRA Maioha Award (for excellence in contemporary Maori music),[5] SOUNZ Contemporary Award (for creativity and inspiration in composition)[6] and APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award and APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award.[7][8]
| Award | Nominees |
|---|---|
| APRA Maioha Award |
|
| SOUNZ Contemporary Award |
|
| APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award |
|
| APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award |
|