Pacific Music Awards

Celebrating Pacific Music

Welcome to the Pacific Music Awards website!

The 2012 Pacific Music Awards will be held on Thursday 31 May, at the TelstraClear Pacific events centre, in Manukau.

Being held for the 8th year, the Pacific Music Awards’ honours and celebrates Pacific artists and their music. The 2012 awards will acknowledge the music released in 2011 – with an awards ceremony being held on Thursday 31 May, at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau.

Tickets for the awards ceremony are on sale now through TicketDirect (ph: 0800 224 224, Please note a booking fee may apply). Adult tickets are only $30, students $18 and child tickets $15

The list of ‘entered categories for the 2012 Pacific Music Awards are:

RADIO 531PI BEST PACIFIC GROUP

BEST PACIFIC FEMALE ARTIST

NZ MUSIC COMMISSION BEST PACIFIC MALE ARTIST

NIU FM BEST PACIFIC URBAN ARTIST

APRA BEST PACIFIC SONG

TAGATA PASIFIKA BEST PACIFIC LANGUAGE

BEST PACIFIC GOSPEL ALBUM

BEST PACIFIC MUSIC ALBUM

Four other awards are also presented at the Pacific Music Awards, which are:

Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award
Phillip Fuemana Award - Most Promising Artist
NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award
Auckland Council People's Choice Award - Best Pacific Artist