25 songs have been announced as the short list contenders for the 2020 Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year. In what remains the largest peer-voted music award in Australia, the list represents the songs chosen by APRA members as the finest of 2019. One of these songs will take home the Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year as the APRA Music Awards return for the 38th time to celebrate the songwriters and music publishers that have excelled in the past year.
The shortlist is below:
Title: Arrows
Artist: Missy Higgins
Writer: Missy Higgins
Publisher: Mushroom Music
Title: Better in Blak
Artist: Thelma Plum
Writers: Thelma Plum* / Alexander Burnett / Oliver Horton
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro*
Title: Borderline
Artist: Tame Impala
Writer: Kevin Parker
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Title: By The Scars
Artist: Diesel
Writer: Mark Lizotte
Publisher: Mushroom Music
Title: Charlie
Artist: Mallrat
Writers: Grace Shaw / Leroy Clampitt
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing
Title: Choir
Artist: Guy Sebastian
Writers: Guy Sebastian / Trevor Brown* / William Simmons*
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing / Mushroom Music*
Title: Dance Monkey
Artist: Tones & I
Writer: Toni Watson
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Tones and I
Title: Every Day My Mother's Voice
Artist: Paul Kelly & Dan Sultan
Writer: Paul Kelly
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Title: Exit Sign (ft Illy and Ecca Vandal)
Artist: Hilltop Hoods
Writers: Barry Francis (DJ Debris)* / Daniel Smith (MC Pressure)*/ Matthew Lambert (Suffa)*/ Sarah Aarons* / Andrew Burford^ / Alasdair Murray (Illy)+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing^ / BMG Rights Management+
Title: Fear of Missing Out
Artist: Ainslie Wills
Writers: Ainslie Wills* / Paul Dempsey* / Lawrence Folvig* / Arron Light
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing*
Title: Final Form
Artist: Sampa The Great
Writers: Sampa Tembo / Alejandro Abapo / Leon Sylvers*
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing*
Title: Good Lord
Artist: Birds of Tokyo
Writers: Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston
Publisher: Mushroom Music
Title: Little Things
Artist: Jessica Mauboy
Writers: Jessica Mauboy* / Antonio Egizii / Chiara Hunter / David Musumeci
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing */ Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Title: Miss Shiney
Artist: Kaiit
Writers: Kaiit Waup / Vincent Goodyear / Nicholas Martin
Title: Old Man
Artist: Stella Donnelly
Writer: Stella Donnelly
Publisher: Downtown Music
Title: Open Up Your Eyes
Artist: Archie Roach
Writer: Archie Roach
Publisher: Mushroom Music
Title: Paradise
Artist: Tropical Fuck Storm
Writers: Erica Dunn / Gareth Liddiard / Fiona Kitchin / Lauren Hammel
Title: Pasta
Artist: Angie McMahon
Writer: Angie McMahon
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing
Title: Pressure to Party
Artist: Julia Jacklin
Writer: Julia Jacklin
Publisher: Mushroom Music
Title: Rushing Back
Artist: Flume ft Vera Blue
Writers: Harley Streten* / Celia Pavey^ / Sophie Cates+ / Eric Dubowsky~
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Future Classic* / Universal Music Publishing obo Canal Music Publishing^ / Sony/ATV Music Publishing+ / Kobalt Music Publishing~
Title: Self-Immolate
Artist: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Writers: Stuart MacKenzie / Michael Cavanagh / Joseph Walker
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing
Title: Seven Day Weekend
Artist: Underground Lovers
Writers: Richard Andrew / Maurice Argiro / Glenn Bennie / Vincent Giarrusso / Phillipa Nihill
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Title: Teeth
Artist: 5 Seconds of Summer
Writers: Luke Hemmings* / Ashton Irwin* / Louis Bell* / Gillian Gilbert^ / Peter Hook^ / Stephen Morris^ / Evan Rogers+ / Carl Sturken+ / Bernard Sumner^ / Ali Tamposi~ / Ryan Tedder> / Andrew Watt°
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Universal Music Publishing^ / Universal/MCA Music Publishing+ / Mushroom Music~ / Downtown Music> / Kobalt Music Publishing°
Title: Zero Gravity
Artist: Kate Miller-Heidke
Writer: Kate Miller-Heidke / Julian Hamilton / Keir Nuttal
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Congratulations to all writers and publishers!
The 2020 APRA Music Awards will be held on Tuesday 28 April at the International Convention Centre Grand Ballroom, Darling Harbour, Sydney.
