Ladyhawke dominates NZ Music Awards
Pop sensation Ladyhawke has taken home six Tuis at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.
The Masterton-born, UK-based singer carried off Tuis for Single of the Year and Album of the Year, Best Female Solo Artist, Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Best Dance/Electronica Album.
She also received the International Achievement Award, along with singer-songwriter Brooke Fraser.
The debut album from Ladyhawke, whose off-stage name is Pip Brown, has gone gold in the UK, Australia and New Zealand and reached number 16 on the UK album chart.
Other big winners were Midnight Youth and Hip Hop trio Smashproof. Midnight Youth took home awards for Best Group and Best Rock Album while Smashproof picked up Tuis for C4 Best Music Video (director Chris Graham), Highest Selling NZ Single and Vodafone People’s Choice.
Ray Columbus and The Invaders received the New Zealand Herald Legacy Award and were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The band took the country by storm in the 1960s and was the first winner of a New Zealand Music award for its hit Til We Kissed.
The Mint Chicks performed a version of the Invaders’ hit She’s a Mod and simultaneously the Mint Chick’s recording of the song was released as a digital single to raise money for the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre.
New Zealand Music Awards spokesperson Campbell Smith says the awards celebrate the great wealth of New Zealand music and this year they particularly honoured a shining star.
“Ladyhawke is a terrific artist and her debut album is an incredibly strong record. To see an album scoop six awards is rare, but an outstanding work such as hers is worthy of all the plaudits that it has received.
“However, let’s not forget the strength of our other winners and finalists. Our artists and our industry produced a wide and diverse range of music in 2009 that again undeniably shows just how creative and talented our musicans are."
The awards were held at Vector Arena in Auckland on Thursday October 08.
- The full list of winners and finalists
Vodafone Album of the Year
Winner: Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke
Finalists:
The Mint Chicks - Screens
Midnight Youth – The Brave Don’t Run
Cut Off Your Hands – You And I
Fat Freddy’s Drop – Dr Boondigga and the Big BW
Vodafone Single of the Year
Winner: Ladyhawke – My Delerium
Finalists:
Midnight Youth – All On Our Own
P-Money – Everything featuring Vince Harder
Smashproof - Brother
Kids of 88 – My House
Steinlager Pure Best Group
Winner: Midnight Youth
Finalists:
Fat Freddy’s Drop
The Mint Chicks
Vodafone People’s Choice Award
Winner: Smashproof
Fat Freddy’s Drop
Ladyhawke
Midnight Youth
The Black Seeds
Best Male Solo Artist
Winner: Savage
Finalists:
Dave Dobbyn
Don McGlashan & The Seven Sisters
Mazda Best Female Solo Artist
Winner: Ladyhawke
Finalists:
Boh Runga
Ladi 6
Pacific Blue Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Winner: Ladyhawke
Finalists:
Midnight Youth
Smashproof
C4 Best Music Video
Winner: Chris Graham – Brother (Smashproof)
Finalists:
Sam Peacocke – I Can’t Stop Being Foolish (The Mint Chicks)
Tim Van Dammen – Turn Around featuring Iva Lamkum (Sola Rosa)
PPNZ Best Rock Album
Winner: Midnight Youth – The Brave Don’t Run
Finalists:
The Mint Chicks - Screens
Cut Off Your Hands – You And I
42Below Best Urban/Hip Hop Album
Winner: Ladi 6 – Time Is Not Much
Finalists:
Smashproof – The Weekend
Savage – Savage Island
Kiwi FM Best Aotearoa Roots Album
Winner: Fat Freddy’s Drop – Dr Boondigga and the Big BW
Finalists:
The Black Seeds – Solid Ground
The Woolshed Sessions – The Woolshed Sessions
Best Dance/Electronica Album
Winner: Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke
Finalists:
Antiform – City In Exile
Sola Rosa – Get It Together
Best Gospel/Christian Album
Winner: Mumsdollar - Ruins
Finalists:
Parachute Band - Technicolour
The Ember Days – EP
Primalband – Your Way
Best Classical Album
Winner: David Bremner – Gung Ho
Finalists:
Gareth Farr – Gareth Farr: Tangaroa
Ogen Trio and NZ Chamber Soloists - Ahi
Highest Selling NZ Single
Smashproof feat. Gin - Brother
Highest Selling NZ Album
the feelers – The Best: 1998-2008
NZ on Air Radio Airplay Record of the Year
Tiki Taane – Always On My Mind
International Achievement
Ladyhawke
Brooke Fraser
New Zealand Herald Legacy Award
Ray Columbus and the Invaders. Ray Columbus and the Invaders will also be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.
TECHNICAL TUIS
Best Album Cover to Ruban Nielson for Screens (The Mint Chicks)
MAINZ Best Engineer to Andrew Buckton for The Brave Don’t Run (Midnight Youth)
MAINZ Best Producer to Fat Freddy’s Drop for Dr Boondigga and the Big BW (Fat Freddy's Drop).
Catch the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2009 again on TV3 on Saturday at 10.30pm.
For more information about the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards go to www.nzmusicawards.co.nz
