Vodafone NZ Music Awards Finalists Announced

The finalists of the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2004 were announced last night.

Scribe grabs the most nominations with nine while Brooke Fraser receives six in her first year of eligibility at the awards.

Goodshirt are finalists in five categories and are the only winning artists from last year to be nominated again in 2004. The group was nominated for four awards in 2003 taking out Single of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. Dimmer also feature prominently with nominations in four categories.  NZ Musician columnist Frank Gibson, Jr. also receives a nomination in the category of Best Jazz Album.

The Tuis are to be handed out by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) at the 39th annual awards ceremony at the Aotea Centre, THE EDGE® in Auckland on September 22.

FINALISTS FOR THE VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS 2004

PLAYSTATION® 2 ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Brooke Fraser – 'What To Do With Daylight'

Dimmer – 'You’ve Got To Hear The Music''

Goodshirt – 'Fiji Baby'

Phoenix Foundation – 'Horsepower'

Scribe – 'The Crusader'

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Brooke Fraser – Lifeline

Dimmer – Getting What You Give

Goldenhorse – Maybe Tomorrow

Goodshirt – Buck It Up

Scribe – Stand Up

EXPORT GOLD BEST GROUP

Dimmer – 'You’ve Got To Hear The Music'

Elemeno P – 'Love & Disrespect'

Goodshirt – 'Fiji Baby'

EXPORT GOLD BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Adeaze – 'Always And For Real'

Brooke Fraser – 'What To Do With Daylight'

Minuit – 'The 88'

BEST MALE SOLO ARTIST

Greg Johnson – 'Here Comes The Caviar'

Nathan Haines – 'Squire For Hire'

Scribe – 'The Crusader'

BEST FEMALE SOLO ARTIST

Bic Runga – 'Live In Concert'

Brooke Fraser – 'What To Do With Daylight'

Hayley Westenra - 'Pure'

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Brooke Fraser – 'Lifeline'

Greg Johnson – 'Save Yourself'

Scribe, P-Money, Con Psy & Savage – 'Not Many – The Remix!'

HIGHEST SELLING NEW ZEALAND ALBUM

Bic Runga – 'Beautiful Collision'

Hayley Westenra – 'Pure'

Scribe – 'The Crusader'

HIGHEST SELLING NEW ZEALAND SINGLE

Ben Lummis – They Can’t Take That Away

Blindspott – Phlex

Scribe – Stand Up

CHANNEL Z BEST ROCK ALBUM

Dimmer – 'You’ve Got To Hear The Music'

Elemeno P – 'Love & Disrespect'

Goodshirt – 'Fiji Baby'

L&P BEST URBAN / HIP HOP ALBUM

King Kapisi – '2nd Round Testament'

Mareko – 'White Sunday'

Scribe – 'The Crusader'

BEST DANCE / ELECTRONICA ALBUM

Concord Dawn – 'Uprising'

Salmonella Dub – 'One Drop East'

Shapeshifter – 'Riddim Wise LP'

C4 BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Chris Graham – Stand Up (Scribe)

Gary Sullivan – Getting What You Give (Dimmer)

Mark Trethewey & Shane Mason – Fools Love (Misfits Of Science)

VODAFONE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

Brooke Fraser

Elemeno P

Goodshirt

Scribe

Steriogram

Zed

INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Bic Runga

Hayley Westenra

Scribe

BEST JAZZ ALBUM

Charmaine Ford – 'Blues For Guppy'

The Frank Gibson Quartet – 'Rainbow Bridge'

The Rodger Fox Big Band – 'A Rare Connection'

BEST MAORI ALBUM

Ruia – 'Hawaik'i

Hirini Melbourne, Richard Nunns and Aroha Yates-Smith - 'Te Hekenga - a - rangi'

Whirimako Black - 'Tangihaku'

BEST PACIFIC MUSIC ALBUM

Adeaze – 'Always And For Real'

Te Vaka – 'Tutuki'

The All Stars – 'Pele Ea'

BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM

John Psathas – 'Psathas: Fragments'

New Zealand String Quartet – S'zekely / Dvorak'

NZSO – 'David Farquhar: Three Symphonies'

BEST GOSPEL / CHRISTIAN ALBUM

Magnify – 'In Wonder'

Parachute Band – 'Glorious'

Peter Posa – 'My Pick'

AIRPLAY RECORD OF THE YEAR

To be announced on the night

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

To be announced on the night

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