AOTEAROA MUSIC AWARDS 2020 NOMINEES: I'd like to thank . . .

Now to be known as the Aotearoa Music Awards (AMA, same initials as the American Music Awards unfortunately), the annual awards for New Zealand music of all persuasions -- from alternative to children's music, from te reo Maori to cover design -- will take place this year on Sunday November 15.

Obviously things have been a little confused and uncertain of late in these Covid days but more details of the event will be posted here when they come to hand.

Meantime though, here are the nominees in the many categories (and the winners in those categories which have already been decided).

Elsewhere has higlighted albums or artists we have written about. 

Album of the Year

L.A.B - L.A.B III
Nadia Reid - Out Of My Province
Reb Fountain - Reb Fountain
Six60 - Six60
Tami Neilson - Chickaboom!

The Beths - Jump Rope Gazers

Winner announced 15 November

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Single of the Year

Benee - Supalonely
Drax Project - Catching Feelings
Jawsh685 - Savage Love
L.A.B - In The Air
Six60 - Please Dont Go
Troy Kingi - All Your Ships Have Sailed

Winner announced 15 November

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Solo Artist

Benee - Stella & Steve EP
JessB - New Views
Nadia Reid - Out Of My Province
Reb Fountain - Reb Fountain

Winner announced 15 November

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Group

L.A.B - L.A.B III
Miss June - Bad Luck Party
Six60 - Six60
The Beths - Jump Rope Gazers

Winner announced 15 November

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Breakthrough Artist

Chaii - Lightswitch
Jawsh685 - Laxed
Melodownz - No Mercy
Paige - Always Growing

Winner announced 15 November

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Pop

Benee - Stella & Steve EP
Paige - Always Growing
Six60 - Six60

Winner announced 15 November

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Alternative

Mermaidens - Look Me in the Eye
Reb Fountain - Reb Fountain
The Beths - Jump Rope Gazers

Winner announced 15 November

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Rock

City of Souls - Synaesthesia
Devilskin - Red
Villainy - Beggar EP

Winner announced 15 November

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Hip Hop

Choicevaughan - Deuce
Church & AP - Teeth
Raiza Biza - Grand Opening Grand Closing

Winner announced 15 November

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Soul / R&B

Haz & Miloux - Blonde
Lepani - In The Moment
Stan Walker

Winner announced 15 November

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Roots

L.A.B - L.A.B III
Lomez Brown - The Feels & Groove EP
Ria Hall - Manawa Wera

Winner announced 15 November

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Maori

Maimoa - Rongomaiwhiti
Ria Hall - Manawa Wera
Stan Walker

Winner announced 15 November

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Mana Reo

Maimoa - Rongomaiwhiti
Mohau - Mohau
Six60 - Kia Mau Ki To Ukaipo

Winner announced 15 November

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Electronic

Lee Mvtthews - Bones
State of Mind - Land of the Blind
Truth - Without You

Winner announced 15 November

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Classical

Andrew Beer & Sarah Watkins - 11 Frames
Klara Kollectiv - Nara
Matthew Marshall - Fragments

Winner announced 15 November

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Worship

Kane Adams - Undercurrents
Mohau - Mohau
Te Rautini - Haeta

Winner announced 15 November

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Producer

Brad Kora (L.A.B - L.A.B III)
Chaii & Frank Keys (Lightswitch - Chaii)
Josh Fountain (Find An Island - Benee
Water Overhead - Maala
Yellow - Paige
Waves - Paige)

Winner announced 2 November

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Engineer

Lee Prebble (Manawa Wera - Ria Hall)
Lee Prebble & Ara Adams Tamatea (L.A.B - L.A.B III)
Simon Gooding (Reb Fountain - Reb Fountain)

Winner announced 2 November

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Album Cover

Karin Canzek (Reb Fountain - Reb Fountain)
Lily Paris West (Look Me In The Eye - Mermaidens)
Mike Braid (The Brightest Flame - Jeremy Redmore) 

Winner announced 2 November

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Music Video

Anahera Parata (Bunga - SWIDT)
Callum Devlin & Annabel Kean (I'm Not Getting Excited - the Beths)
Connor Pritchard (All Your Ships Have Sailed - Troy Kingi)

Winner announced 2 November

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Highest Selling Artist

Finalists announced 15 November

Winner announced 15 November

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Radio Airplay

Finalists announced 15 November

Winner announced 15 November

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People's Choice

Finalists announced 15 November

Winner announced 15 November

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International Achievement

Finalists announced 15 November

Recipient announced 15 November

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Childrens

Anika Moa - Songs for Bubbas 3
Captain Festus McBoyle - Bubbles and Squeak
Chris Sanders - Angel Star

Winner: Anika Moa - Songs for Bubbas 3

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Folk

Mel Parsons - Glass Heart
Paper Cranes - Voices
Victoria Vigenser & Lindsay Martin - The Gap

Winner: Mel Parsons - Glass Heart

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Pacific

Church & AP - Teeth
Olivia Foai - Candid
Poetik - Hamofied 2 EP

Winner: Olivia Foai - Candid

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Country

Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders - Word Gets Around
Katie Thompson - Bittersweet
Kendall Elise - I Didn't Stand A Chance

Winner: Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders - Word Gets Around

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Jazz

Dixon Nacey - The Edge of Chaos
Alchemy - Alchemy
Michal Martyniuk - Resonate

Winner: Dixon Nacey - The Edge of Chaos

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