The 2019 APRA Music Awards have been announced, at a ceremony held at Melbourne Town Hall.
Melbourne-born, LA-based songwriting superstar Sarah Aarons (Sony/ATV Music Publishing) is the 2019 APRA Songwriter of the Year, a strong follow-up to her Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year honour in 2018. This award recognises a songwriter that has achieved the most impressive body of work in the previous 12 months. Sarah’s past 12 months have been nothing short of exceptional, with her writing songs for or with Camila Cabello, Galantis, Khalid, Dua Lipa, Lykke Li, Demi Lovato, Mabel, Peking Duk and Jessie Ware among others.
It was third time lucky for Amy Shark (Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing), whose song I Said Hi has been named by APRA members as the Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year. Including this year, Amy has been nominated in that category for the last three consecutive APRA Music Awards and has now achieved the top honour with her song that reflects the ups and downs of the music industry. I Said Hi is also Pop Work of the Year.
The full list of winners follows. Congratulations to all winning AMPAL members and their songwriter and composer partners!
Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year
Title: I Said Hi
Artist: Amy Shark
Writer: Amy Shark
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing
Songwriter of the Year
Writer: Sarah Aarons
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Writer: Dean Lewis
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Specific Music
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Rob Potts
Overseas Recognition Award
Lindsay Rimes
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Outstanding International Achievement Award
Title: Youngblood
Artist: 5 Seconds of Summer
Writers: Luke Hemmings / Calum Hood / Ashton Irwin / Ali Tamposi* / Louis Bell / Andrew Watt^
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Mushroom Music* / Kobalt Music Publishing^
Outstanding International Achievement Award
Title: Be Alright
Artist: Dean Lewis
Writers: Dean Lewis / Jon Hume*
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Specific Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing*
Most Played Australian Work
Title: The Middle
Artist: Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Jordan Johnson* / Stefan Johnson^ / Marcus Lomax* / Kyle Trewartha+ / Michael Trewartha+ / Anton Zaslavski+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ / Universal/MCA Music Publishing+
Dance Work of the Year
Title: The Middle
Artist: Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Jordan Johnson* / Stefan Johnson^ / Marcus Lomax* / Kyle Trewartha+ / Michael Trewartha+ / Anton Zaslavski+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ / Universal/MCA Music Publishing+
Rock Work of the Year
Title: Never Ever
Artist: The Rubens feat. Sarah
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Elliott Margin* / Sam Margin*
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Mushroom Music obo Ivy League Music*
Pop Work of the Year
Title: I Said Hi
Artist: Amy Shark
Writer: Amy Shark
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing
Urban Work of the Year
Title: Clark Griswold
Artist: Hilltop Hoods feat. Adrian Eagle
Writers: DJ Debris (Barry Francis)* / MC Pressure (Daniel Smith)* / Suffa (Matthew Lambert)* / John Bartlett / Paul Bartlett
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing*
Country Work of the Year
Title: Day Drunk
Artist: Morgan Evans
Writers: Morgan Evans / Chris DeStefano* / Lindy Robbins^
Publishers: Warner/Chappell Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Kobalt Music Publishing^
Blues & Roots Work of the Year
Title: Chateau
Artist: Angus & Julia Stone
Writers: Angus Stone / Julia Stone
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Most Played Australian Work Overseas
Title: Cheap Thrills
Artist: Sia
Writers: Sia Furler / Greg Kurstin
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Licensee of the Year
Clancy’s Fish Pub, WA.
International Work of the Year
Title: Perfect
Artist: Ed Sheeran
Writer: Edward Sheeran
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
For more information, see: http://apraamcos.com.au/news/2019/april/sarah-aarons-takes-home-four-apra-music-awards-and-amy-shark-says-hi-to-the-peer-voted-apra-song-of-the-year/
