Music News - Brooke Fraser & TNAF Big Winners at Vodafone NZ Music Awards
03 November 2011 - 0 Comments
Auckland indie band The Naked and Famous and sultry songstress Brooke Fraser are the big winners at tonight’s (Nov. 3) 2011 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.
Both are taking home five Tuis, with The Naked and Famous winning the coveted Russian Standard Vodka Album of the Year Award and Brooke Fraser the International Achievement Award.
And to cap off a great night for The Naked and Famous, the band’s video for the single “Punching In A Dream” produced by Special Problems also takes out the NZ On Air Best Music Video category.
Other big winners on the night include Tiki Taane with three Tuis and Ladi6 with two.
Guests attending the awards at Auckland’s Vector Arena enjoyed live performances from Brooke Fraser, The Naked and Famous, Ladi6, Six60, Tiki Taane and Avalanche City. Legendary Kiwi band Supergroove performed its own unique version of Kiwi classic “Rain” in honour of this year’s New Zealand Herald Legacy Award recipient Dragon.
The Naked and Famous, whose debut album “Passive Me, Aggressive You” hit the charts at #1 in New Zealand in 2010 and went on to debut at #25 on the UK album chart, takes home all five awards in which it was a finalist.
On top of the Album of the Year win, the five-piece band also takes out the Vodafone Single of the Year, FOUR Best Group, Pacific Blue Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Best Alternative Album.
“Passive Me, Aggressive You” was released worldwide in March 2011 and received glowing reviews in Uncut, Mojo, NME and other publications. The band made the prestigious BBC Sound of 2011 long list and in February the band collected the Philip Hall Radar Award at the Shockwaves NME Awards in London.
In addition to her International Achievement Award, Brooke Fraser’s Tui haul includes wins for The Edge Best Pop Album, Highest Selling NZ Single for “Something In The Water”, Highest Selling NZ Album for “Flags” and the Vodafone People’s Choice Award.
Brooke Fraser’s album “Flags” debuted at #1 in the New Zealand Charts and her single “Something In The Water” was a concurrent #1. The single has been certified platinum and “Flags” double platinum.
Tiki Taane’s three award wins include Best Male Solo Artist and two for his second studio album – “In The World Of Light” – in the Best Electronica and Best Māori Album categories.
Tiki Taane’s “In The World Of Light” debuted at #1 in the NZ Album Chart. The album has produced four radio singles – “Soundtrack To Forever”, “Summertime”, “Light Years Away” and “Come Fly With Me”.
The award for Best Female Solo Artist goes to Ladi6 who also takes out the Tui for Serato Best Urban Hip Hop Album for “The Liberation Of…”.
Tuis announced on the night also go to:
· PPNZ Best Rock Album – Shihad for “Ignite”
· Best Roots Album – TrinityRoots for “Music Is Choice”
· Best Gospel / Christian Album – Parachute Band for “Love Without Measure”
· Best Classical Album – NZ String Quartet for “Notes From A Journey”
· NZ On Air Radio Airplay Record of the Year Award – Stan Walker for “Choose You”
· New Zealand Herald Legacy Award – Dragon
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand managing director Chris Caddick says it has been a momentous night for The Naked and Famous and Brooke Fraser – and a great night for Kiwi music in general.
“Every year the awards deliver great New Zealand tunes and provide a benchmark for both the industry and music consumers to gauge how we are performing. What’s really pleasing is to see the succession of young musicians very much making their marks. My sincere congratulations to all the finalists and winners.”
The following 2011 award-winning artists have also taken home Tuis in previous years (since 2007):
Brooke Fraser
2009 VNZMAs – Jointly won International Achievement Award with Ladyhawke
2007 VNZMAs – Won Radio Airplay Record of the Year for “Deciphering Me” and Highest Selling NZ Album
Tiki Taane
2009 VNZMAs – won Radio Airplay Record of the Year for “Always on My Mind”
2008 VNZMAs – won Best Aotearoa Roots Album
Ladi6
2009 VNZMAs – won Best Urban / Hip Hop Album
Stan Walker
2010 VNZMAs – won Vodafone People’s Choice, Highest Selling NZ Single for “Black Box”, Radio Airplay Record of the Year for “Black Box” and International Achievement Award
Shihad
2008 VNZMAs – won Best Rock Album
2010 VNZMAs – awarded the New Zealand Herald Legacy Award
For more information about the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards go to www.nzmusicawards.co.nz
WINNERS AND FINALISTS FOR THE VODAFONE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS 2011
Russian Standard Vodka Album of The Year
Winner: The Naked and Famous – Passive Me, Aggressive You
Other finalists:
Ladi6 – The Liberation Of…
Brooke Fraser – Flags
Avalanche City – Our New Life Above the Ground
David Dallas – The Rose Tint
Vodafone Single of The Year
Winner: The Naked and Famous – Young Blood
Other finalists:
Avalanche City – Love Love Love
Ladi6 – Like Water
Brooke Fraser – Something in the Water
Six60 – Rise Up 2.0
FOUR Best Group
Winner: The Naked and Famous – Passive Me, Aggressive You
Other finalists:
Shihad – Ignite
Kids of 88 – Sugarpills
Best Male Solo Artist
Winner: Tiki Taane – In the World of Light
Other finalists:
David Dallas – The Rose Tint
Stan Walker – From The Inside Out
Best Female Solo Artist
Winner: Ladi6 – The Liberation Of…
Other finalists:
Brooke Fraser – Flags
Julia Deans – Modern Fables
Pacific Blue Breakthrough Artist of The Year
Winner: The Naked and Famous – Passive Me, Aggressive You
Other finalists:
Six60 – Rise Up 2.0
Avalanche City – Our New Life Above the Ground
PPNZ Best Rock Album
Winner: Shihad – Ignite
Other finalists:
Cairo Knife Fight – Cairo Knife Fight
Beastwars – Beastwars
The Edge Best Pop Album
Winner: Brooke Fraser – Flags
Other finalists:
Kids of 88 – Sugarpills
Julia Deans – Modern Fables
Best Alternative Album
Winner: The Naked and Famous – Passive Me, Aggressive You
Other finalists:
Street Chant – Means
Die! Die! Die! – Form
Serato Best Urban / Hip Hop Album
Winner: Ladi6 – The Liberation Of…
Other finalists:
David Dallas – The Rose Tint
PNC – Man on Wire
Best Roots Album
Winner: TrinityRoots – Music is Choice
Other finalists:
House of Shem – Island Vibration
Katchafire – On the Road Again
NZ On Air Best Music Video
Winner: Special Problems – Punching In A Dream (The Naked and Famous)
Other finalists:
Special Problems – Broken Machine (Zowie)
Faye McNeil – Like Water (Ladi6)
Best Electronica Album
Winner: Tiki Taane – In the World of Light
Other finalists:
State of Mind – Nil By Ear
Concord Dawn – The Enemy Within
Best Maori Album
Winner: Tiki Taane – In the World of Light
Other finalists:
Miss Black – Black Light
Wai – Ora
Best Gospel / Christian Album
Winner: Parachute Band – Love Without Measure
Other finalists:
The Ember Days – Finger Painting EP
Juliagrace – Beautiful Survivor
Best Classical Album
Winner: New Zealand String Quartet – Notes from a Journey
Other finalists:
John Psathas – Helix
Flight – Flight
Vodafone People’s Choice Award
Winner: Brooke Fraser
Other finalists:
Ladi6
Six60
Stan Walker
The Naked and Famous
Highest Selling NZ Single
Brooke Fraser – Something In The Water
Highest Selling NZ Album
Brooke Fraser – Flags
NZ on Air Radio Airplay Record of the Year
Stan Walker – Choose You
International AchievementAward
Brooke Fraser
New Zealand Herald Legacy Award
Dragon
WINNERS OF TECHNICAL AWARDS:
Best Album Cover to Nick Keller for Beastwars (Beastwars)
MAINZ Best Engineer to Thom Powers, Aaron Short & Olly Harmer for Passive Me, Aggressive You (The Naked and Famous)
MAINZ Best Producer to Thom Powers and Aaron Short for Passive Me, Aggressive You (The Naked and Famous)
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Winner: Kimbra
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