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APRA Music Awards of 2018

APRA Music Awards of 2018
Date10 April 2018 (2018-04-10)
LocationSydney, Australia
Websiteapraamcos.com.au/awards/
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The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2018 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2018 was the 36th annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing.[1] The ceremony was held on 10 April 2018 at the International Convention Centre Sydney.[2][3] The host for the ceremony was Julia Zemiro.[3]

The Art Music Awards ceremony was held on 21 August 2018 at the Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne.[4] They were presented by APRA, AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre (AMC), to "recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian art music. Art music covers activity across contemporary classical music, contemporary jazz and improvised music, experimental music and sound art."[4] The Screen Music Awards were issued on 19 November at the Melbourne Recital Centre by APRA, AMCOS and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC), which "acknowledges excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition."[5]

In mid-March nominations for the APRA Music Awards were announced on multiple news sources: M-Phazes and Peter James Harding p.k.a. Thief both received the most with four nominations each.[6][7][8] Midnight Oil were honoured by the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.[9] Songwriter of the Year was A.B. Original's Adam Briggs and Daniel Rankine.[10] A new category, Licensee of the Year Award, was introduced and the Settlers Tavern in Margaret River, Western Australia is the inaugural winner.[2][11]

  1. ^ "Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "2018 APRA Music Award winners revealed – Paul Kelly, Sarah Aarons and A.B Original honoured among peers". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 10 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b McCabe, Kathy (10 April 2018). "APRA Music Awards 2018: Paul Kelly wins Song of the Year". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Art Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference SMA 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "2018 APRA Awards nominations announced, with producer-songwriters leading the charge". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  7. ^ Cashmere, Paul (15 March 2018). "APRA Song of the Year and Awards Finalists Revealed". noise11.com. Paul Cashemere, Ros O'Gorman. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  8. ^ McCabe, Kathy (14 March 2018). "Amy Shark, Paul Kelly and Jessica Mauboy hits among Song of the Year nominees". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference TAAfOStAM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference SWotYWin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference LotYA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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