Reid in running for best solo artist, best album
AUCKLAND: Dunedin singersongwriter Nadia Reid is among the nominees for this year’s Aotearoa Music Awards.
Acclaimed for her intimate musical performances, Reid is a finalist for best solo artist and album of the year for her third studio album Out of My Province.
LAB, Benee, The Beths and Six60 dominate this year’s nominations, which celebrate 38 finalists across 16 categories.
The Aotearoa Music Awards replace the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards and aim to ‘‘reinterpret what it means to be a Kiwi musician’’.
The event will take place on November 15 at Auckland’s Spark Arena.
Dunedin band Six60 led the nominations, with nods in five different categories: album of the year, single of the year, best group, best pop artist, and the new te mangai paho mana reo award, which recognises albums or singles with at least 50% te reo Maori.
LAB, whose members include Kora brothers Stu and Brad, former Katchafire member Ara AdamsTamatea, vocalist Joel Shadbolt and keyboardist Miharo Gregory are finalists for four awards: album of the year, single of the year, best group and best roots artist.
After winning four Tui awards at the music awards last year, Benee is up for three Tuis: best solo artist, best pop artist, and single of the year for Supalonely, the song that dominated TikTok earlier this year.
After performing at the 2019 awards, indie pop group The Beths are nominated in three categories: best alternative artist, best group and album of the year.
Americanborn, South Islandraised folk favourite Reb Fountain is up for album of the year, best solo artist and best alternative artist.
South Auckland teen Jawsh 685 is in the running for single of the year and breakthrough artist of the year, after his single Laxed (Siren Beat) created a global movement.
Upandcoming Maori artist Paige is nominated for breakthrough artist of the year and best pop artist.