EXPLORE OUR HISTORY

Kitea atu a ngāi toa o mua

Search the history of New Zealand's Music Awards, from our single-category beginnings to the 20+ Tūī presented today.

YearAwardWinner
2019Te Pukaemi o te TauAlbum of the Year
2019Te Tino Waiata o te TauSingle of the Year
2019Te Tino Reo o te TauBest Solo Artist
2019Te Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te TauBest Group
2019Te Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te TauBreakthrough Artist
2019Alternative
2019Childrens
2019Classical
2019Country
2019Electronic
2019Te Manu Taki Ahurea o te TauBest Folk Artist
2019Hip Hop
2019Jazz
2019Pacific
2019Pop
2019Te Manu Taki Rakapioi o te TauRock
2019Roots
2019Soul / R&B
2019Te Taumata o te Pūkenga OroBest Engineer
2019Music Video
2019Producer
2019Te Taumata o te HokonaHighest Selling Artist
2019Radio Airplay
2019Album Cover
2019International Achievement
2019Legacy Award
2019Music Teacher of the Year
2019Māori
2019People's Choice
2019Worship

Delve deeper into the history of the Music Awards on AudioCulture

Note for researchers

Category names have evolved over the 50+ years of the Awards. If you intend to use the information in this database for any public purpose, we strongly recommend verifying the data you wish to use with us first.

There is incomplete data in relation to nominees in the 1973-1980 period. If you are a nominee from this period or have verifiable data, please let us know.

Contact:
ama@recordedmusic.co.nz