2017 New Zealand Music Awards
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| 2017 New Zealand Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand music |
| Sponsored by | Vodafone |
| Date | 16 November 2017 |
| Location | Spark Arena |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Reward | Tui award trophy |
| Website | http://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Three |
The 2017 New Zealand Music Awards was the 51st holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand. It took place on 16 November 2017 at Spark Arena in Auckland and it was hosted by Jono Pryor and Ben Boyce. The awards show was broadcast live nationally on Three.[1][2]
Nominations for the 2017 New Zealand Music Awards opened on 21 June 2017, and covered artists that released commercial recordings between 1 August 2016 and 31 July 2017. Nominations closed on 2 August 2017, and the nominees were announced on 5 October. The artisan award winners were awarded on 25 October 2017.
While most of the awards were presented at the main November ceremony, five genre awards were presented earlier in the year at ceremonies of their field.
- The first was awarded in January, with the Tui for Best Folk Album presented at the Auckland Folk Festival in Kumeu to Kumeu local Guy Wishart for his album West By North.[3]
- In March, the Best Children's Music Album was presented to Anika Moa for her album Songs for Bubbas 2. For 2017, the presentation was moved to March, as part of Children's Day celebrations.[4]
- The Best Country Music Album Tui was presented in June at the New Zealand Country Music Awards in Gore to Jody Direen for her album Shake Up.[5]
- The Tui for Best Pacific Music Album was presented in June at the Vodafone Pacific Music Awards to Aaradhna for her album Brown Girl.[6]
- Also in June, the Tui for Best Jazz Album was presented at the Wellington Jazz Festival to Jonathan Crayford for his recording East West Moon. The award is now part of the Wellington Jazz Festival.[7]