Awards

30 May 2008 - c/o www.muzic.net.nz
Tonight Christchurch finalist Clap Clap Riot has been crowned the winner of MTV Kickstart 2008. They won a music package worth more than $210,000. The package includes a single recording and distribution deal, video grant, TV and radio airplay, publicity and travel package...

Smokefreerockquest is the biggest and most influential nation-wide youth event held in New Zealand, reaching audience numbers in excess of 100,000 every year. Founded in 1989 by music teachers Glenn Common and Pete Rainey, who now run Rockquest Promotions full time out of Nelson, it has become a New Zealand institution...

Wednesday 10 September 2008 - Auckland Town Hall
The Silver Scroll Award, New Zealand's most prestigious music award, has been presented since 1965. With unique renditions of the finalists works and an opportunity to celebrate New Zealand’s finest songwriters and composers the “Silver Scrolls” has become the industry’s favourite night out...

9th May 2008 - Press Release
Country music hits the headlines this month with the announcement of the finalists for the Best Country Album of 2008 and the APRA Best Country Song of the year. South Canterbury-based artist Red McKelvie is a finalist vying for the best song are for 'Ridin' On Trains'...

7th May 2008
NZ Post's National Schools Poetry Awards have this year been expanded to include two prize categories, Best Poem and Best Lyric, the latter to be judged by Phoenix Foundation's lead singer, Samuel Flynn Scott and former Split Enz member, now Play It Strange CEO Mike Chunn. Flynn Scott will adapt the winning lyric into a song which Loop Media will record and release accompanied by a music video for television...

7th May 2008 - c/o amplifier.co.nz
The finalists for the 2008 S3 (pron.: ess-cubed) Pacific Music Awards have been announced with 3 Houses Down, Cydel and Scribe each named in three categories. After an absence of two years, Scribe makes a welcome return to the awards finals with three nominations. Named for his trusty rhyme book, the album of the same name secures Scribe finals spots in NZMC Best Pacific Male Artist and Niu FM Best Pacific Urban Artist. The 'Rhyme Book' single 'Say It Again' is up for the APRA Best Pacific Song Award...