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Aotearoa Music Awards opens voting for JD Sports Tā te Iwi | People’s Choice Tūī

Fans can vote for their favourite finalists daily through NZ Music Month.

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AMA 2026 Te Iti Rearea o te Tau | Breakthrough Artist of the Year finalists announced

Te Wehi & Hori Shaw, and MĀ to perform

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Presenting the finalists for the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards

Marlon Williams leads the way, with seven Tūī nominations for Te Whare Tīwekaweka.

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AMA finalists announced for Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo & Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau Tūī

Celebrating a landmark year for waiata reo Māori.

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Kua pānuihia ngā whiringa toa AMA mō ngā tohu Tūī, mō Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo me Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau

He whakatairanga i tētehi tau hirahira mō ngā waiata reo Māori.

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Aotearoa Music Awards 2026 venue reveal

We are pleased to reveal that the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards will take place at The Civic in Tāmaki Makaurau on Thursday 28 May 2026, closing out Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa | New Zealand Music Month.

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2026 Pacific Music Awards – Entries Now Open

Entries for the 2026 Pacific Music Awards are now open. All Pacific artists who released music between 1 January–31 December 2025 are eligible to submit their nominations here by 5pm on Friday 17 April...

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Judging demographic data published for AMA 2026

Judging for the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards has closed, and we’re looking forward to sharing the finalists with you in April. Find out how AMA judging works, and what this year's Academy looked like...

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2026 Aotearoa Children's Music Awards | Ngā Manu Tīrairaka Entries Now Open

Entries are now open for the 2026 Aotearoa Children’s Music Awards | Ngā Manu Tīrairaka. If you released a song, video or album for kids between 1 January and 31 December...

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