The nominees have been revealed for the 2016 APRA Awards, which will be held in Sydney early next month.
Jarryd James and Sia both lead the field with four nominations apiece, and the pair will battle it out against each other in the ‘Most Played Australian Work’ and ‘Pop Work Of The Year’ categories.
Perth pop purveyor Troye Sivan scores a nod in the ‘Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year’ category, while in the Pop Work Of The Year category, it’ll be a battle between Jarryd James, Sia, Jessie J (her Sia-penned song ‘Flashlight’), Vance Joy and The Veronicas.
Taylor Swift is up twice in the ‘International Work Of The Year’ category – for ‘Blank Space’ and ‘Style’; she’s up against Omi’s ‘Cheerleader’, Maroon 5’s ‘Sugar’ and the international smash ‘Uptown Funk’ by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.
The 2016 APRA Music Awards will be held at Carriageworks in Sydney on Tuesday April 05.
SONG OF THE YEAR
Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian At Best
Birds Of Tokyo – Anchor
Jarryd James – Do You Remember
CW Stoneking – The Zombie
Tame Impala – Let It Happen
POP WORK OF THE YEAR
Jessie J – Flashlight
Jarryd James – Do You Remember
Vance Joy – Georgia
Sia – Elastic Heart
The Veronicas – If You Love Someone
DANCE WORK OF THE YEAR
Carmada – Maybe
Generik ftg. Nicky Van She – The Weekend
Hayden James – Something About You
Mashd N Kutcher – Do It Now
Peking Duk ftg. Safia – Take Me Over
Rüfüs – You Were Right
URBAN WORK OF THE YEAR
Hermitude ftg. Mataya & Young Tapz – The Buzz
Hilltop Hoods – Cosby Sweater
Hilltop Hoods – Live And Let Go
Tkay Maidza – M.O.B.
Tkay Maidza – Switch Lanes
BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Alex Hope
Jarryd James
David Le’aupepe (Gang Of Youths)
Troye Sivan
Marlon Williams
MOST PLAYED AUSTRALIAN WORK
Jessie J – Flashlight
Jarryd James – Do You Remember
Vance Joy – Georgia
Peking Duk ftg. Safia – Take Me Over
Sia – Elastic Heart
OVERSEAS RECOGNITION AWARD
Phil Barton
Sam Dixon
Kylie Sackley
Josef Salvat
Vassy
COUNTRY WORK OF THE YEAR
Ruby Boots – Wrap Me In A Fever
Kasey Chambers – Is God Real
Lee Kernaghan – I Will Always Be With You
Lee Kernaghan – Spirit Of The ANZACs
Shane Nicholson – Secondhand Man
BLUES & ROOTS WORK OF THE YEAR
The Bamboos ftg. Tim Rogers – Easy
Blue King Brown – All Nations
Busby Marou – Days Of Gold
Xavier Rudd – Come People
Ben Wright-Smith – No One
ROCK WORK OF THE YEAR
AC/DC – Play Ball
AC/DC – Rock Or Bust
Birds Of Tokyo – Anchor
Kingswood – Micro Wars
The Rubens – Hoops
INTERNATIONAL WORK OF THE YEAR
Maroon 5 – Sugar
Omi – Cheerleader
Mark Ronson ftg. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
Taylor Swift – Style
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