The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) is asking for its members to vote for the prestigious and only peer voted music award in the country – the APRA ‘Song of the Year’ award. Members are being asked to log onto the APRA| AMCOS website before Monday 19 April to vote from a shortlist of twenty nominated songs.
In excess of 35,000 eligible voters were able to have their say in this year’s shortlist which includes the following list of nominees:
‘All I Know’ – Karnivool
Songwriters: Andrew Goddard/Mark Hosking/Stephen Judd/Ian Kenny/Jonathan Stockman
‘All I Want’ – Sarah Blasko
Songwriter: Sarah Blasko
‘All Of The Dreamers’ – Powderfinger
Songwriters: John Collins/Jonathan Coghill/Bernard Fanning/Ian Haug/Darren Middleton
‘Art Of Love’ – Guy Sebastian Ft Jordin Sparks
Songwriters: Guy Sebastian/Adam Reily
‘Big Big Love’ – Troy Cassar-Daley
Songwriter: Troy Cassar-Daley
‘Blood’ – The Middle East
Songwriters: Jordan Ireland/Rohin Jones
‘Broken Leg’ – Bluejuice
Songwriters: Jeremy Craib/Jamie Cibej/James Hauptmann/Edmund Molesworth/Jacob Stone/Stavros Yiannoukas
‘Burn Your Name’ – Powderfinger
Songwriters: John Collins/Jonathan Coghill/Bernard Fanning/Ian Haug/Darren Middleton
‘Caught In The Crowd’ – Kate Miller-Heidke
Songwriters: Kate Miller-Heidke/Keir Nuttall
‘Coin Laundry’ – Lisa Mitchell
Songwriter: Lisa Mitchell
‘Foreign Land’ – Eskimo Joe
Songwriters: Stuart MacLeod/Stephen Parkin/Joel Quartermain/Kav Temperley
‘One Way Road’ – John Butler Trio
Songwriter: John Butler
‘Parlez Vous Francais’ – Art Vs Science
Songwriters: James Finn/Daniel McNamee/Daniel Williams
‘Set Fire To The Hive’ – Karnivool
Songwriters: Andrew Goddard/Mark Hosking/Stephen Judd/Ian Kenny/Jonathan Stockman
‘She’s A Genius’ – Jet
Songwriter: Chris Cester
‘Sweet Disposition’ – Temper Trap
Songwriters: Abby Mandagi/Lorenzo Sillitto
‘The Last Day On Earth’ – Kate Miller-Heidke
Songwriters: Kate Miller-Heidke/Keir Nuttall
‘We Are The People’ – Empire of the Sun
Songwriters: Nick Littlemore/Jonathan Sloan/Luke Steele
‘We Won’t Run’ – Sarah Blasko
Songwriter: Sarah Blasko
‘You’ve Changed’ – Sia
Songwriter: Lauren Flax/Sia Furler
Sally Howland, Director Member Services at APRA| AMCOS commented, “The range of nominations we received is a testament to the talents of our creative songwriting community.”
The winner will be announced at the 2010 APRA Awards, which are set to be held at the Sydney Convention Centre on June 21st 2010, as part of Song Summit.
