The APRA Song of the Year nominees have been revealed this week, with 20 tunes penned by Australian songwriters up for the main title. With the results being announced in Sydney in April, the APRA Song of the Year has been decided upon by a panel of industry judges, whose task it is to now whittle this 20 down to a final five.
Featured in this year’s Top 20 are the likes of Jen Cloher, Amy Shark, Gang of Youths, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Bernard Fanning and more. All the nominated artists have automatically gone into the draw to win a stack of prizes including a studio session at Studios 301, a $1000 travel vouchers, a $1000 Levi’s retail voucher, a headphones/pro audio package and two tickets to this year’s APRA Music Awards.
For the full list of nominees, scroll down!
APRA SONG OF THE YEAR – THE TOP 20
Stella Donnelly “Boys Will Be Boys”
Writer/s: Stella Donnelly
All Our Exes Live in Texas “Cadillac”
Writer/s: Katherine Wighton, Hannah Crofts, Georgia Mooney, Elana Stone
Alex Lahey “Everyday’s The Weekend”
Writer/s: Alex Lahey
Jessica Mauboy “Fallin'”
Writer/s: Kayla Bonnici, Louis Schoorl, Peter Harding
Paul Kelly “Firewood and Candles”
Writer/s: Paul Kelly, William Miller
Jen Cloher “Forgot Myself
Writer/s: Jen Cloher
Dan Sultan “Hold it Together”
Writer/s: Dan Sultan, Alexander Burnett
Bernard Fanning “Isn’t it a Pity”
Writer/s: Bernard Fanning
Vance Joy “Lay It On Me”
Writer/s: James Keogh, Dave Bassett
Vera Blue “Mended”
Writer/s: Andrew Macken, Thomas Macken, Samuel Telford, Celia Pavey, Adam Anders
Tash Sultana “Murder to the Mind”
Writer/s: Tash Sultana
Ainslie Wills “Running Second”
Writer/s: Ainslie Wills, Lawrence Folvig
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard “Sleep Drifter”
Writer/s: Stu Mackenzie
Angus & Julia Stone “Snow”
Writer/s: Angus Stone, Julia Stone
Alex Cameron “Stranger’s Kiss”
Writer/s: Alex Cameron
6LACK “That Far”
Writer/s: Trevor Slade, Daniel Cartisano, Ricardo Valentine, Lucian Blomkamp
Amy Shark “Weekends”
Writer/s: Amy Billings
Gang of Youths “What Can I Do if The Fire Goes Out?”
Writer/s: David Le’aupepe
360 ft. Hein Cooper “Yesterday”
Writer/s: Kaelyn Behr, Matthew Colwell, Nicholar Martin, Hein Cooper
Tim Rogers “Youth”
Writer/s: Tim Rogers
For more information on the APRA Music Awards, visit here.
Photo of Jen Cloher by Tajette O’Halloran.
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