2026 Te Tino Pukaemi o te Tau Album of the Year Geneva AM – Pikipiki Kaylee Bell – Cowboy Up Ladi6 – Le Vā Lorde – Virgin MĀ – Blame It On The Weather MOKOMOKAI – PONO Reb Fountain – How Love Bends Tami Neilson – Neon Cowgirl The Beths – Straight Line Was A Lie Tom Scott – ANITYA Troy Kingi – Troy Kingi Presents: Night Lords
2026 Te Tino Waiata o te Tau Single of the Year Alien Weaponry – Mau Moko Fazerdaze – Motorway Hori Shaw, Te Wehi – Ready To Ride Ladi6 – LightBulb Lorde – What Was That Paige – twenties Tami Neilson – Neon Cowgirl (feat. Neil Finn) The Beths – Metal The Phoenix Foundation – Vampire Class There’s A Tuesday – Margo Tom Scott – till then
2026 Te Tino Reo o te Tau Best Solo Artist Geneva AM – Pikipiki Ladi6 – Le Vā Lorde – Virgin Tami Neilson – Neon Cowgirl Tom Scott – ANITYA
2026 Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te Tau Best Group Alien Weaponry – Te Rā Dick Move – Dream, Believe, Achieve MOKOMOKAI – PONO Phoebe Rings – Aseurai Ringlets – The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time for Walkies)
2026 Mana Reo Hamo Dell – Tā Roha Marlon Williams – Te Whare Tīwekaweka MOHI – Ka Rea (feat. Pare) Nikau Grace – He Aha Te Aha (feat. Te Kapa Haka o Ngāti Whakaue) Rob Ruha, Troy Kingi, Kaylee Bell – Matariki Hunga Nui
2026 Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau Best Māori Artist Hori Shaw – various MĀ – Blame It On The Weather Marlon Williams – Te Whare Tīwekaweka Stan Walker – various Te Wehi – various
2026 Tohu Tutuki o te Ao International Achievement
2026 Tā te Iwi People's Choice A.R.T Alien Weaponry Beastwars BENEE Caru & Brandn Shiraz Clear Path Ensemble Darren Pickering Small Worlds Dick Move Diggy Dupé & choicevaughan Fazerdaze Geneva AM Grecco Romank Hamo Dell Hori Shaw Jade String Quartet & Anthony Ritchie Jenny Mitchell Kaylee Bell Ladi6 Lorde Louisa Williamson MĀ Marlon Williams Mel Parsons Michael Norris MOHI MOKOMOKAI Moth Quartet Nadia Reid Nikau Grace Ny Oh Paige Phoebe Rings Reb Fountain Ringlets Rob Ruha, Troy Kingi & Kaylee Bell Sam V Sanoi Shane Walker Stan Walker Tami Neilson TAWAZ Te Wehi The Beths The Phoenix Foundation There’s A Tuesday Three Houses Down Tom Scott Troy Kingi
2026 Te Manu Mātārae
2026 Te Iti Rearea o te Tau Breakthrough Artist of the Year Borderline MĀ Shane Walker
2026 Te Manu Taki Whanokē o te Tau Best Alternative Artist Grecco Romank – Arts Colony Phoebe Rings – Aseurai
2026 Te Manu Taki Tuauki o te Tau Best Classical Artist Jade String Quartet, Anthony Ritchie – Melencolia Moth Quartet – Tundra
2026 Te Manu Taki Tuawhenua o te Tau Best Country Music Artist Jenny Mitchell – Forest House Kaylee Bell – Cowboy Up
2026 Te Manu Taki Tāhiko o te Tau Best Electronic Artist Geneva AM – Pikipiki Sanoi – Augenblick: Side A
2026 Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te Tau Best Folk Artist Mel Parsons – various Nadia Reid – Enter Now Brightness
2026 Te Manu Taki Ātete o te Tau Best Hip Hop Artist Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan – Brown Velvet Troy Kingi – Troy Kingi Presents: Night Lords
2026 Te Manu Taki Tautito o te Tau Best Jazz Artist Clear Path Ensemble – Black Sand Darren Pickering Small Worlds – Three
2026 Te Manu Taki Arotini o te Tau Best Pop Artist BENEE – Ur an Angel I'm Just Particles Borderline – Chrysalis
2026 Te Manu Taki Rakapīoi / Rakatū Pāorooro o te Tau Best Rock / Metal Artist Beastwars – The Ship // The Sea Dick Move – Dream, Believe, Achieve
2026 Te Manu Taki Taketake o te Tau Best Roots Artist Hori Shaw – various Three Houses Down – Lovers Roots
2026 Te Manu Taki Manako o te Tau Best Soul/RnB Artist A.R.T – Blank Canvas Sam V – Take A Chance On V: Deluxe
2026 Te Taumata o te Toi Best Album Artwork Elliot O'Donnell, Jamie Robertson – New Tomorrows (Sola Rosa) Laura Williams – ANITYA (Tom Scott)
2026 Te Taumata o te Pūkenga Oro Best Engineer Ben Lawson – ANITYA (Tom Scott) James Goldsmith – The Ship // The Sea (Beastwars)
2026 Te Taumata o te Ataata Best Music Video Content Stan Walker, Abe Mora – Mō Āke Tonu (Stan Walker feat. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke) Tom Grut – Ed’s Sun (Aidan Fine)
2026 Te Taumata o te Kaiwhakaputa Best Producer Leroy Clampitt – various (Lily Allen) Marlon Williams, Mark Perkins – Te Whare Tīwekaweka (Marlon Williams)
2026 Te Taumata o te Hokona Highest Selling Artist
2026 Te Taumata o te Horapa Radio Airplay Record of the Year