APRA Awards 2013 Presenters And Performers Announced

It’s not long now until Australia’s music royalty commandeer Melbourne’s Convention & Exhibition Centre for the APRA Awards 2013. Taking place on Monday, 17th June, the ceremony will see the whose who of contemporary Australian music all gathering under one roof with the best of the best selected to present and perform.

First, the performers: taking to the stage on the evening will be the internationally famed Architecture in Helsinki, giving us a sample of what we can expect from their Splendour In The Grass performance with a showcase from their latest album Moment Bends. The Voice mentor and pop sensation Jessica Mauboy will also be jamming, along with indie rock darlings British India, and Ball Park Music will be presenting their lauded nerdy charm in their own performance.

The event will also feature its fair share of collaborations. Nominated for Dance Work of the Year and Urban Work of the Year, Georgi Kay will be a big feature of the night, also scheduled for a performance with APRA Ambassador Robert Conley. The shape-shifting Lior will be joined by Australian jazz identity Gian Slater. Abbe May with cohorts Sam Ford and Kram (Spiderbait) will also be throwing down on the night.

As well as the live music, we can expect appearances from Wally De Backer (aka Gotye) with Jenny Morris, MC Suffa and Debris from Hilltop Hoods and industry top dog Michael Gudinski.

The awards show will be broadcast on MAX music channel a few days after the event, on Wednesday, 26th June from 8:00pm, with re-runs planned for the weeks ahead, so there’s no excuse for missing out.

This year’s list of nominees is headed up by 360, with four nominations in total, and Tame Impala, who have two songs nominated for Song Of The Year. Check out the full list of nominees below.

Gallery: 360 – Big Day Out 2013, Sydney

2013 APRA Music Awards Nominations

Song of the Year

Title: Elephant

Artist: Tame Impala

Writers: Kevin Parker / Jay Watson

Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L

Title: Feels Like We Only Go Backwards

Artist: Tame Impala

Writer: Kevin Parker

Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L

Title: Get Along

Artist: Guy Sebastian

Writers: Guy Sebastian* / Ian Barter

Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd*

Title: History Eraser

Artist: Courtney Barnett

Writer: Courtney Barnett

Title: When the Moment Comes

Artist: Mia Dyson

Writers: Mia Dyson / Patrick Cupples (ASCAP) / Erin Sidney (ASCAP)

Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year

Writers: Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci (DNA)

Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd

Writers: Matthew Colwell (360)* and Kaelyn Behr (Styalz Fuego)

Publishers: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd* and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L

Writers: Phoebe Baker* / Louisa James* / Ryan Lamb / Christian O’Brien* / Timothy Royall* /

Phillip Tucker* (Alpine)

Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd*

Writers: Seth Marton* (Seth Sentry) and Stephen Mowat

Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L*

Writers: Tjimba Possum-Burns and Danny Ramzan (Yung Warriors)

Most Played Australian Work

Title: Boys Like You

Artist: 360 feat. Gossling

Writers: Kaelyn Behr* / Matthew Colwell / Francis Jones / Bradford Pinto / Jack Revens

Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L*/ Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Title: Don’t Worry Be Happy

Artist: Guy Sebastian

Writer: Guy Sebastian

Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Title: I Love It

Artist: Hilltop Hoods feat. Sia

Writers: Barry Francis (DEBRIS) / Matthew Lambert (SUFFA) / Daniel Smith (PRESSURE) /

Sia^

Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L / EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd obo

EMI Music Publishing Ltd^

Title: Set it Off

Artist: Timomatic

Writers: Anthony Egizii / David Musumeci / Timomatic

Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd

Title: Sitting on Top of the World

Artist: Delta Goodrem

Writers: Delta Goodrem* / John Shanks (ASCAP)

Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L

obo Tone Ranger Music and Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Imagem Music NL

Country Work of the Year

Title: Charlestown Road

Artist: Catherine Britt

Writer: Catherine Britt

Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Title: Country Is

Artist: Troy Cassar-Daley

Writers: Colin Buchanan* / Troy Cassar-Daley

Publishers: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd* / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Title: Country Proud

Artist: McAlister Kemp

Writers: Troy Kemp^ / Drew McAlister / Steven Tassone* (SOCAN)

Publishers: ABC Music Publishing^ / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Ole Media Management LP I*

Title: Piece of Me

Artist: The McClymonts

Writers: Samantha McClymont / Frank Myers*(BMI) / Lindsay Rimes

Publishers: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Meleva Music*

Title: Waitress

Artist: Beccy Cole

Writer: Beccy Cole

Publisher: ABC Music Publishing

Blues & Roots Work of the Year

Title: Black Dog Blues

Artist: Russell Morris

Writers: James Keays / Russell Morris

Title: The Devil’s Sake

Artist: Lanie Lane

Writer: Lanie Lane

Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Title: Like Me Meaner

Artist: Lanie Lane

Writer: Lanie Lane

Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Title: Longtime

Artist: Ash Grunwald

Writers: Ash Grunwald / Colin O’Reilly

Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Title: Love Letter

Artist: Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes

Writers: Clairy Browne* / Darcy McNulty* / Steven Schram

Publisher: Native Tongue Music Publishing*

Dance Work of the Year

Title: Coming Alive

Artist: Vandalism & Ikid

Writers: Ilan Kidron* / Andrew Van Dorsselaer / Cassandra Van Dorsselaer

Publishers: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo MCDJ Music*

Title: Feed Off Me

Artist: The Potbelleez

Writers: David Greene^ / Ilan Kidron^ / Marisa Lock / Paul Mac / Jonathan Murphy^ / Justin

Shave

Publishers: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo MCDJ Music^ / Universal Music Publishing Pty

Ltd

Title: In My Mind

Artist: Feenixpawl & Ivan Gough feat. Georgi Kay

Writers: Aden Forte / Ivan Gough* / Georgi Kay* / Joshua Soon

Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L* / Sony/ATV Music Publ Allegro (AUST) P/L

obo Peppermint Blue Publishing

Title: Like A Girl In Love

Artist: Elen Levon

Writers: Jamie Appleby / Melinda Appleby

Publisher: Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia

Title: Really Want To See You Again

Artist: Sneaky Sound System

Writers: Angus McDonald / Connie Mitchell

Rock Work of the Year

Title: Follow The Sun

Artist: Evermore

Writers: Daniel Hume / Jon Hume / Peter Hume

Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Second Pressing Pty Ltd

Title: For Another Day

Artist: The Living End

Writer: Chris Cheney

Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Title: My Gun

Artist: The Rubens

Writers: Scott Baldwin / Elliott Margin / Izaac Margin / Samuel Margin/ David Kahne (BMI)

Publishers: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo E Equals Music*

Title: Passerby

Artist: Grinspoon

Writers: Pat Davern / Phil Jamieson

Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd

Title: This Fire

Artist: Birds of Tokyo

Writers: Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glen Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston

Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Pop Work of the Year

Title: Diamonds

Artist: Rihanna

Writers: Mikkel Eriksen / Sia / Tor Hermansen / Benjamin Levin^

Publishers: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd obo EMI Music Publishing Ltd / Kobalt Music

Publishing Australia P/L obo Where Da Kasz At and Matza Ballzack Music^

Title: Don’t Worry Be Happy

Artist: Guy Sebastian

Writer: Guy Sebastian

Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Title: If Looks Could Kill

Artist: Timomatic

Writers: Anthony Egizii / David Musumeci / Timomatic

Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd

Title: Set it Off

Artist: Timomatic

Writers: Anthony Egizii / David Musumeci / Timomatic

Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd

Title: Sitting on Top of the World

Artist: Delta Goodrem

Writers: Delta Goodrem* / John Shanks (ASCAP)

Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L

obo Tone Ranger Music and Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Imagem Music NL

Urban Work of the Year

Title: Boys Like You

Artist: 360 feat. Gossling

Writers: Kaelyn Behr* / Matthew Colwell / Francis Jones / Bradford Pinto / Jack Revens

Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L*/ Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Title: Child

Artist: 360

Writers: Kaelyn Behr* / Matthew Colwell

Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L*/ Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Title: I Love It

Artist: Hilltop Hoods feat. Sia

Writers: Barry Francis (DEBRIS) / Matthew Lambert (SUFFA) / Daniel Smith (PRESSURE) /

Sia^

Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L / EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd obo

EMI Music Publishing Ltd^

Title: In My Mind (Part 2)

Artist: Flo Rida

Writers: Tramar Dillard*(ASCAP) / Aden Forte / Ivan Gough^ / Georgi Kay^ / Joshua Soon

Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Sony/ATV Tunes LLC* / Sony/ATV Music

Publishing Australia P/L^ / Sony/ATV Music Publ Allegro (AUST) P/L obo Peppermint

Blue Publishing

Title: Speaking in Tongues

Artist: Hilltop Hoods feat. Chali 2NA

Writers: Barry Francis (DEBRIS)* / Matthew Lambert (SUFFA)* / Daniel Smith (PRESSURE)* /

Charles Stewart (ASCAP)

Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L

International Work of the Year

Title: Call Me Maybe

Artist: Carly Rae Jepsen

Writers: Tavish Crowe*(SOCAN) / Carly Rae Jepsen^(SOCAN) / Joshua Ramsay (SOCAN)

Publishers: Crowe Music Publishing* / Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Jepsen Music

Publishing

Title: Lego House

Artist: Ed Sheeran

Writers: Jake Gosling*(PRS) / Christopher Leonard^(PRS) / Edward Sheeran (PRS)

Publishers: David Platz Music (Australia) Pty Ltd obo BDI Music Limited* / Warner/Chappell Music

Australia Pty Ltd obo Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Limited^ / Sony/ATV Music

Publishing Australia P/L obo Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Limited

Title: Lonely Boy

Artist: The Black Keys

Writers: Daniel Auerbach (BMI) / Patrick Carney (BMI) / Brian Burton*(ASCAP)

Publishers: Gaga Music Pty Ltd obo McMoore McLesst Publishing / Universal Music Publishing Pty

Ltd obo Sweet Science*

Title: Paradise

Artist: Coldplay

Writers: Guy Berryman (PRS) / Jonathan Buckland (PRS) / William Champion (PRS) / Brian

Eno*(PRS) / Chris Martin (PRS)

Publishers: Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia obo Universal Music Publishing MGB Limited

/ Frankdon Music Pty Ltd obo Opal Music (GB 1)*

Title: We Are Young

Artist: Fun feat. Janelle Monáe

Writers: Jack Antonoff*(BMI) / Jeffrey Bhasker^(BMI) / Andrew Dost~(ASCAP) / Nathaniel

Ruess# (ASCAP)

Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music* /

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Way Above Music^ / Sony/ATV Music

Publishing Australia P/L obo Rough Art~ / Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo

WB Music Corp, Bearvon Music and FBR Music#

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