Media release: 15 March 2024 It is with honour and excitement that the Pacific Music Awards Trust announce the details for the 2024 Pacific Music Awards. This is a milestone year for the Pacific music community, as the awards are celebrating their 20 year anniversary. The 2024 Pacific Music Awards will be held on Thursday 29 August, at the Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau, Auckland. Reaching the 20 year anniversary signals the importance and growth of the Pacific music community. The Trust wishes to sincerely thank all our artists, families, audience, sponsors, funders and the team that work on the awards event, for their support for the Pacific Music Awards over the last two decades. The awards journey begins with the entry process and entries for the 2024 Pacific Music Award are now open. All entries need to be submitted online through the official entry system, with the deadline for entries being Friday 26 April 2024. Entries for all the Pacific Music Awards entered categories are submitted online. Local Pacific artists, i.e. New Zealand citizens/residents, can be nominated for all the entered award categories except for the Best International Pacific Artist Award, which is open to Pacific artists from overseas. The recordings eligible for entry, can be singles, EPs or albums that have been released during the last year, i.e. between 1 January – 31 December 2023. For all the information about nominations for the 2024 Pacific Music Awards, including the 2024 PMA Terms & Conditions of Entry, please go to the Entries page on the awards website. The entered categories for the 2024 Pacific Music Awards are as follows:
Alongside the beautiful trophy, all the 2024 winners will receive an exclusive 20th PMA anniversary watch, thanks to the support from Matai Watches. The Trust has collaborated with the Matai Watches creative team for this design and are thrilled to provide this gift to honour each winner and the 20th anniversary. The Trust are encouraging everyone to celebrate and honour Pacific music this year – past, present and future. The Trust also looks forward to sharing the 20th anniversary celebration of Pacific music and the 2024 Pacific Music Awards with the Pacific music community, family, friends and the music industry. For any questions about the awards or the nomination process for entries, please contact the Trust on: pacificmusicawardstrust@gmail.com Issued by the Pacific Music Awards Trust
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2024 Pacific Music Awards and 20th anniversary announced Media release: 11 March 2024 Today, 11 March, is the anniversary of the inaugural Pacific Music Awards, which were held in 2005 at Auckland’s Pasifika Festival. This date is even more special, as it affirms that the 2024 Pacific Music Awards will be the 20th awards ceremony held. The Pacific Music Awards Trust are proud to have reached the 20th anniversary and to have been celebrating Pacific music and honouring Pacific artists for two decades. The Trust acknowledges this is a significant milestone for the Pacific music community and are planning a very special awards ceremony, which will be held on Thursday 29 August, at the Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau, Auckland. Reaching the 20th anniversary signals the importance and growth of the Pacific music community. To honour the 20th year the Pacific Music Awards Trust through their Tautua Programme, will host events throughout the year in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, to celebrate and connect with communities around Aotearoa. The Trust began the year supporting performances by Pacific artists at the Waitangi ki Manukau, Waitangi Day ki Tamaki and Portage Crossing events in Auckland. Collaborating with these community events and supporting Pacific artists was a great way to begin the 20th anniversary celebrations. The Trust also has plans for a signature music project, supporting new original songs in Pacific languages. At the 2005 Pacific Music Awards, seven awards were presented to Tha Feelstyle (winning 3 awards), Adeaze, Ardijah, Sarah Jane Auva’a and Phillip Fuemana who was posthumously recognised with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Performers on the night included Nesian Mystik, Adeaze, Tha Feelstyle, Alphrisk and Sela Mahe. Held as part of the opening night for Pasifika, the next year the awards moved to the Telstra Clear Events Centre (as it was named then) in Manukau, where it has been held ever since. First in the theatre and then moving to the arena, the now named Due Drop Events Centre has been the home for the Pacific Music Awards. The Trust acknowledges the organising committee and Recorded Music NZ who organised the awards; and also the group of sponsors that supported the inaugural awards and who have continued their support every year: APRA, 531PI, Niu FM, NZ Music Commission and Recorded Music NZ. C4 was also a sponsor and provided support to broadcast the highlights of the awards. In 2005, a number of artists/sculptors were invited to submit concept designs for the awards trophy. Colin Faleafata’s design was chosen, which has remained till this day as the trophy design for the Pacific Music Awards. A key theme of the design was ‘a sail riding on a favourable wave’, to celebrate the journey of Pacific musicians and artists being honoured. Entries for the 2024 Pacific Music Awards will open on 15 March and this is for the 13 entered categories. There are a further 8 awards presented, making the total number of awards as 21, that will be confirmed at the 2024 awards. The Trust will share more information about the awards ceremony in the coming months. The Trust are encouraging everyone to celebrate and honour Pacific music this year – past, present and future. The Trust looks forward to sharing the 20th anniversary celebration of Pacific music and the 2024 Pacific Music Awards with the Pacific music community, family, friends and the music industry. Issued by the Pacific Music Awards Trust Māori culture will be centre stage at SXSW Sydney next month, with a contingent in attendance to celebrate and highlight te ao Māori and contemporary New Zealand culture and creativity.
SXSW Sydney, which runs from 15-22 October is the first South by Southwest to be held outside the US and will draw more than 100,000 people. ‘Aotearoa NZ @ SXSW Sydney’ is a three-day activation hosted within the festival precinct and developed through a partnership between Creative New Zealand, Te Māngai Pāho and the New Zealand Music Commission. Creative New Zealand’s Manager, International Services & Initiatives Amanda Hereaka says it’s a chance to showcase Aotearoa culture in front of an audience of international talent and content buyers, programmers, curators, technologists, thought leaders, and cultural representatives. “After three years of diminished international activity, SXSW Sydney provides a great opportunity to boost New Zealand’s cultural and creative profile in Australia and revitalise global networks,” says Amanda. The diverse programme will highlight waiata reo Māori and cultural content, NZ music, esports and gaming media. Tāmaki Makaurau-based kapa haka group Angitu will be among the programme’s stars following their fearless performance at this year’s Te Matatini festival. Day one will also see the first ever indigenous esport test match supported and broadcast live, by Letsplay.Live Nadia Marsh, Pou Ārahi Kaupapa (Acting Content Manager) of Te Māngai Pāho says te ao Māori will be at the forefront of the event. “With kapa haka, waiata reo artists and Māori content producers woven throughout the three-day programme, this promises to be a great forum for relationship building, exchange and collaboration for indigenous creatives,” says Nadia. There will also be a wide range of contemporary New Zealand music on display with more than 30 acts set to perform showcases including Ashy, Park Road, Daily J, Mohi, Melodownz, There's a Tuesday, Jordyn With A Why, Vera Ellen and Will Swinton. “Showcasing in front of an audience of practitioners and media is a proven method of fast tracking an artist’s career,“ says New Zealand Music Commission’s International Manager Alan Holt. “SXSW Sydney’s commitment to create a specifically Australasian event with a big focus on the Asian industry gives Aotearoa artists a chance to tap into this under-utilised but growing market”. ‘Aotearoa NZ @ SXSW Sydney’ will be held from Wednesday 18 to Friday 20 October and will be located at Rouge Sydney in Darling Harbour. For the full programming and event details, go to: https://sxswsydney.com/ ENDS Media release 9 August 2023
Embargoed until 11:30pm 9 August 2023 OR until each award is announced live. An evening of celebration at the 2023 Pacific Music Awards Pacific musicians recognised at in-person awards ceremony in Manukau, Auckland This evening, the Pacific music community was celebrated at the 2023 Pacific Music Awards at the Due Drop Events Centre (formerly named the Vodafone Events Centre) in Manukau, Auckland. Avondale born artist Melodownz took out three awards for NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist, NZ on Air Best Pacific Music Video, and Recorded Music Te Pukaemi Toa o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa | Best Pacific Music Album Award for Lone Wolf. A notable winner was Olivia Foa’I, who was named Auckland Council Best Pacific Female Artist and won Sunpix Best Pacific Language with ‘Sunlight’. The FLAVA Best Pacific Group award went to Deceptikonz for their captivating album In Perpetuity, while Punialava'a took home the 531pi Best Pacific Gospel Artist award for Tagi Le Atunu'u Pele. In the hip-hop category, Poetik's Hamofied Tre was recognized as the Matai Watches Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist, while Sam V's soulful tracks on The one, the lonely EP, 'Come Through’, and 'Love Again' earned him the Best Pacific Soul/RnB Artist award. Three Houses Down's 'The Dream' and 'She Loves Me' impressed and secured them the Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist award. International talent was also recognized, with Josh Tatofi winning the NIU FM Best International Pacific Artist award for his mesmerizing tracks, Prisoner of Love’, ‘Sweet Loven’, ‘Landslide’, ‘Still the One’, ‘Pua Ahih’i, ‘Good Morning Beautiful’, and ‘Tomorrow’ Acknowledging the key role of producers, the MPG/SAE Best Producer award went to Mareko x Ricky Paul for their collaborative work on Untitled: ACT 1. With the unofficial anthem of Toa Samoa, Victor J Sefo’s ‘685’ (co-written with Ventry Parker and Elijah Tovio) earned him the APRA Best Pacific Song award. He also received the Arch Angel Independent Music Award. Recognizing the power of their music, SWIDT feat. Lomez Brown received the NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award for 'Kelz Garage', while Savage ft Aaradhna's 'They Don't Know' won them the NZ On Air Streaming Award with over 28.2 million streams across Spotify and YouTube. A fan favourite, Wayno, walked away with the Sunpix People’s Choice Award - Best Pacific Artist, while Teo Glacier was awarded with the Phillip Fuemana Award for Most Promising Pacific Artist. Lady Shaka was recognized with the Creative New Zealand Award for her innovative, genre-bending music and international success as a DJ and creative Special recognition was also given to deserving individuals and organizations, with 531pi – celebrating 30 years of broadcasting and Mark Vanilau, for his soundtrack composition for ‘A Boy Called Piano’ receiving the Ministry for Pacific Peoples Special Recognition Awards, and the late Toni Williams being honoured with the Manukau Institute of Technology Te Pukenga. Lifetime Achievement Award to hononour his career and contribution to music. The family of Toni Williams shared: “As a family we proudly celebrate Toni’s life and music at any opportunity. We are so grateful to the Pacific Music Awards Trust for sharing with others, through this special award, recognition and honour of Toni’s Pacific heritage and lifetime of musical achievements.” Pacific Music Awards Trust spokesperson Rev. Mua Strickson-Pua says: "2023 Pacific Music Awards theme : Leveki mo e Puipui E Magafaoa Katoa |Guide and Protect the Entire Family acknowledges the Spiritual Cultural Political roles that Pacific Music contributes to the well being of Pacific people in turn all people. The 2023 Pacific Music Awards were full of full of Taonga moments and we were able to collectively represent and celebrate all our Pasifika nations.” Event Producer Petrina Togi-Sa’ena says: “This year’s celebration was full of heart and collective spirit. We loved this chance to bring our music communities together, where we can gather as one big extended family, to celebrate our Pacific artists and honour Pacific music. We especially loved shining the light for Niue, with our theme, language components and beautiful opening performance. It’s our annual night to shine and to bring joy. We loved every minute of it! Huge congratulations to all the award recipients, thank you to our incredible performers and everyone involved. 2023PMAs you were wonderful!” Alongside the celebration of our Pacific music winners, there were several live performances from finalists and winners alike including Melodownz, Lou’ana, Lepani, Jordyn With A Why, Jaro Local, and Victor J Sefo featuring Poetik and Biggs 685. There was also an opening performance from a collective featuring Hakupu Atua Youth Auckland- Three Star Nation, Celebrating Niue, the rock of Polynesia; and a special tribute celebrating the legacy of Toni Williams performed by Cook Island String Band, the Kabin Bread Boyz. The Pacific Music Awards 2023 celebrated the diversity, creativity, and talent of the Pacific music community, leaving a lasting impact on the music industry. see 2023 Pacific Music Awards WINNERS: |
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