Awards
Article source: NZoom.com
Date: 9 April, 2003
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The nominees have been chosen, the boxes ticked and the going-out clothes are at the drycleaners. The New Zealand Music Awards 2003 are just over the horizon and approaching fast.
So who's in with a chance of taking home a coveted Tui Award this year?
Will Salmonella Dub repeat their successful efforts from last year's ceremony? Can P Money take away the Best Urban Album gong? And what of those hirsute Datsun fellas? Will they take a moment off from world domination to take the stage at the industry shindig on April 30?
Two multi-award winning Kiwi artists and an up-and-coming group dominate the finalists for the 2003 NZ Music Awards.
A newcomer last year, Nesian Mystik has reached the finals in eight categories including Album Of The Year for their debut record Polysaturated and Single Of The Year for "It's On".
Pop vocalist Bic Runga is a finalist in seven categories including Album Of The Year while last year's big winner, hip hop/r n' b artist Che Fu, is selected for five including Single Of The Year.
Others with multiple nominations to receive Tuis in 2003 include Goodshirt and Goldenhorse with four each, The Datsuns, Blindspott and Anika Moa with three each and Pacifier with two.
The annual night of The Tuis is to be presented by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) on April 30 in the ASB Theatre at the Aotea Centre - The Edge.
Now in their 38th year, the New Zealand Music Awards include four new categories and two that recognise commercial success. New Tuis have been created for Best Urban, Dance, Roots, Pacific Island albums and highest selling single and album.
RIANZ music awards spokesperson Mark Ashbridge is delighted with the standard of finalists. He says the changes to the awards have been well received and were designed to better promote the vibrant diversity of the current music scene across a broad range of categories. .
Without further ado, here are the nominees in full. Check out the categories and see if your favourite performer is about to get some well-earned recognition...
ALBUM OF THE YEAR / Pacifier - Pacifier, The Datsuns - The Datsuns, Riverhead - Goldenhorse, Beautiful Collision - Bic Runga, Polysaturated - Nesian Mystik
SINGLE OF THE YEAR / Che Fu - "Misty Frequencies", Bic Runga - "Get Some Sleep", Goodshirt - "Sophie", Anika Moa - "Falling In Love Again", Nesian Mystik - "It's On"
BEST GROUP / The Datsuns, Goodshirt, Nesian Mystik
BEST SOLO ARTIST / Bic Runga, Anika Moa, Carly Binding
BEST MALE VOCAL / Jon Toogood (Pacifier) - "Pacifier", Che Fu - "Misty Frequencies", Te Awanui Pine Reeder (Nesian Mystik) - "For the People"
BEST FEMALE VOCAL / Kirsten Morelle (Goldenhorse) - "Riverhead", Bic Runga - "Beautiful Collision", Anika Moa - "Falling In Love Again"
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR / The Datsuns, Goldenhorse, Blindspott
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR / Che Fu - "Misty Frequencies", Goodshirt - "Sophie", Nesian Mystik - "It's On"
HIGHEST SELLING NZ ALBUM / Bic Runga - Beautiful Collision , Nesian Mystik - Polysaturated , Che Fu - Navigator
HIGHEST SELLING NZ SINGLE / K'Lee - "Can You Feel Me", Katchafire - "Giddy Up", Nesian Mystik - "It's On"
BEST URBAN ALBUM / P Money - Big Things , Nesian Mystik - Polysaturated , Deceptikonz - Elimination
BEST DANCE ALBUM / Rhombus - Bass Player , Salmonella Dub - Outside The Dubplates , Subware - Subware
BEST ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM / Te Vaka - Nukukehe , Trinity Roots Band - True , Darren Watson - King Size
BEST JAZZ ALBUM / Twinset - It's A Summer Feeling , Kevin Clark - Once Upon A Song I Flew , Matt Penman - The Unquiet
BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM / New Zealand String Quartet - Beethoven Rasumovsky Quartets Opus 59 Nos 2 and 3 , New Zealand Symphony Orchestra - Douglas Lilburn - The Three Symphonies , New Zealand Symphony Orchestra - Simon Boccanegra - Guiseppe Verdi
BEST MANA REO ALBUM / Hareruia Aperahama - Waiata of Bob Marley Vol 2 , Ngahiwi Apanui - E Tau Nei , Adam Whauwhau - He Hua O Roto
BEST MANA MAORI ALBUM / Soul Paua - Pohewa , Upper Hutt Posse - Te Reo Maori Remixes
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