The 2017 APRA Awards nominees are in. And not surprisingly, it’s Flume who leads the nominations pack with a total of four nods.
Flume (real name Harley Streten) is nominated for his single ‘Never Be Like You’ in both the Most Played Australian Work and Dance Work Of The Year categories.
But he’ll be battling some fierce competition for both awards; he’s up against himself with his other smash ‘Say It’.
Sia is another act with multiple nods in this year’s categories. She’s nominated for Pop Work Of The Year for both ‘Alive’ and ‘Cheap Thrills’, while the latter will also compete in the Most Played Australian Work category.
Celebrating and championing excellence in contemporary music, the 35th APRA Music Awards will take place at the ICC Theatre in Sydney on Monday April 03.
SONG OF THE YEAR
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
DD Dumbo – Satan
Julia Jacklin – Pool Party
Tim Minchin – Come Home (Cardinal Pell)
Amy Shark – Adore
POP WORK OF THE YEAR
Guy Sebastian – Black & Blue
Sia – Alive
Sia – Cheap Thrills
Troye Sivan – Youth
The Veronicas – In My Blood
DANCE WORK OF THE YEAR
Flume ftg. Kai – Never Be Like You
Flume ftg. Tove Lo – Say It
Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners – This Girl
LDRU ftg. Paige IV – Keeping Score
Nick Murphy (fka Chet Faker) and Marcus Marr – The Trouble With Us
URBAN WORK OF THE YEAR
Hilltop Hoods ftg. James Chatburn – Higher
Hilltop Hoods ftg. Montaigne & Tom Thum – 1955
Illy ftg. Vera Blue – Papercuts
Remi ftg. Sampa The Great – For Good
Urthboy ftg. Bertie Blackman – Long Loud Hours
BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
John George, James Hunt and Tyrone Lindqvist (Rüfüs)
David Le’aupepe (Gang Of Youths)
Meg Mac
Stu MacKenzie (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard)
Troye Sivan
MOST PLAYED AUSTRALIAN WORK
Flume ftg. Kai – Never Be Like You
Flume ftg. Tove Lo – Say It
Nick Murphy (fka Chet Faker) and Marcus Marr – The Trouble With Us
Sia – Cheap Thrills
The Veronicas – In My Blood
COUNTRY WORK OF THE YEAR
Kirsty Lee Akers – Burn Baby Burn
Travis Collins – Call Me Crazy
O’Shea ftg. Rob Hirst – The Truth Walks Slowly (In The Countryside)
Aleyce Simmonds – Greatest Companion
The Wolfe Brothers – This Crazy Life
BLUES & ROOTS WORK OF THE YEAR
Ash Grunwald – Second Guess
Robbie Miller – The Pain
Russell Morris – Lonesome Road
Archie Roach – It’s Not Too Late
Tash Sultana – Notion
ROCK WORK OF THE YEAR
Birds Of Tokyo – I’d Go With You Anywhere
Bernard Fanning – Wasting Time
The Rubens – Hold Me Back
The Temper Trap – Fall Together
Thirsty Merc – The Good Life
INTERNATIONAL WORK OF THE YEAR
Adele – Hello
Justin Bieber – Love Yourself
Justin Bieber – Sorry
Duke Dumont – Ocean Drive
Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling