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

YearAwardWinner
2024Te Tino Pukaemi o te TauAlbum of the Year
2024Te Tino Waiata o te TauSingle of the Year
2024Te Tino Reo o te TauBest Solo Artist
2024Tā te IwiPeople's Choice
2024Te Taumata o te Pūkenga OroBest Engineer
2024Te Taumata o te AtaataBest Music Video Content
2022Te Tino Waiata o te TauSingle of the Year
2019Te Pukaemi o te TauAlbum of the Year
2018Te Pukaemi o te TauAlbum of the Year
2018Te Tino Reo o te TauBest Solo Artist
2018Alternative
2018Music Video
2015Te Pukaemi o te TauAlbum of the Year
2015Te Tino Waiata o te TauSingle of the Year
2015Te Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te TauBreakthrough Artist
2015Alternative
2015Male

Delve deeper into the history of the Music Awards on AudioCulture

History of the Music Awards 1965-1972 (Loxene Golden Disc period)
History of the Music Awards 1973-2015 (RATA, RIANZ and VNZMA periods)
A visual guide to the Official Programmes and Trophies

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.

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