| APRA Music Awards of 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 May 2022 |
| Location | Melbourne Town Hall, Australia |
| Hosted by | Julia Zemiro and Jerome Farah[1] |
| Most nominations | The Kid LAROI (4) |
| Website | apraamcos |
The APRA Music Awards of 2022 are the 40th annual series, known as the APRA Awards. The awards are given in a series of categories in three divisions and in separate ceremonies throughout the year: the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards are provided by APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) and celebrate excellence in contemporary music, honouring songwriters and publishers that have achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields.[2]
On 3 February 2022, the 20-song longlist for the APRA Song of the Year was announced.[3] The full list of nominees for the 2022 APRA Music Awards were revealed on 7 April.[4] Winners were announced on 3 May 2022.[5] The Art Music Awards are sponsored by APRA AMCOS and Australian Music Centre (AMC). They were presented on 31 August at the Meat Market, North Melbourne with the finalists announced on 26 July.[6][7] Screen Music Awards are jointly presented by APRA AMCOS and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) to "acknowledge excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition."[8] The ceremony was held on 15 November 2022 at the Forum, Melbourne.[8]
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- ^ "2022 APRA Music Awards". APRA Awards. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Cashmere, Paul (3 February 2022). "Check out every 2022 APRA Song of the Year short list nominee". Noise11. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (7 April 2022). "The Kid Laroi, Vance Joy lead 2022 APRA Awards nominations". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "40th APRA Music Awards celebrates songwriting superstars". APRA AMCOS. 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "2022 Art Music Awards finalists announced". APRA AMCOS. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 Art Music Awards – Winners and Finalists". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ a b "2022 Screen Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 26 September 2022.