And the WINNER is...

​2018 Vodafone Pacific Music Awards Winners:

Best Pacific Female Artist Award:
WINNER: Ladi 6 – Royal Blue 3000 EP
 La Coco – Love & Other Things Part II
Razé – 4Seasons

NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist Award:
WINNER: Noah Slee – Otherland
General Fiyah – ‘Here To Stay’
Kings – Chapter One

Pacific Media Network Best Pacific Urban Artist Award:
WINNER: Noah Slee – Otherland
 9-5ers – Close To Home
SWIDT – Stoneyhunga

Pacific Media Network Best Pacific Group Award:
WINNER: Tomorrow People – ‘Lock Me Up’
 Sol3 Mio – A Very Merry Christmas
Three Houses Down – ‘Smile’

NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video Award:
WINNER: Samson Rambo – ‘Here To Stay’ (General Fiyah)
Noah Slee & Si Jay Gould – ‘Radar’ (Noah Slee)
Olivia Foa’i – ‘Lakalaka’ (Te Vaka)

APRA Best Pacific Song Award:
WINNER: General Fiyah – ‘Here To Stay’ (Written by: Charlie Pome'e & Nicholas Pome'e)
Tomorrow People – ‘Sa’ili Le Alofa’ (Written by Kenape Saupese, Naomi Alatipi, Honiara Salanoa,
 Helen Tupai, Avina Kelekolio, Daniel Sugrue, Tana Tupai)
Te Vaka – ‘Lakalaka’ (Written by Opetaia Foa'i/Matatia Foa'i)

SunPix Best Pacific Language Award:
WINNER: Tomorrow People – ‘Sa’ili Le Alofa’
EFKS Te Atatu Junior Youth – Fa'afetai Le Atua
Te Vaka – ‘Lakalaka’

Auckland Council Best Pacific Gospel Artist Award:
WINNER: EFKS Te Atatu Junior Youth – Fa'afetai Le Atua
TJ Taotua – 'Special Place'
Niue Youth Network – NYN Niue Gospel Album

Flava Best International Pacific Artist Award:
WINNER: Tenelle – For the Lovers
Junior Maile – 'When I'm Gone'/'Golden Touch'
Sam Kiles – ‘Delay’

Recorded Music NZ Best Pacific Music Album Award:
WINNER: Ladi 6 – Royal Blue 3000 EP
EFKS Te Atatu Junior Youth – Fa'afetai Le Atua
Noah Slee – Otherland
Sol3 Mio – A Very Merry Christmas
SWIDT – Stoneyhunga

SIT/MAINZ Best Producer Award:
WINNER: Parks, Brandan Haru & Julien Dyne – Royal Blue 3000 EP (Ladi 6)
Anonymouz – The Undisciplined Son EP (Tha Movement)
Kings – Chapter One (Kings)
 
Vodafone People’s Choice Award:
WINNER:  General Fiyah

NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award
WINNER: Brooke Fraser – ‘Therapy’

NZ On Air Streaming Award
WINNER: Kings – ‘We’ll Never Know’

Phillip Fuemana Award – Most Promising Pacific Artist:
WINNER: Poetik

Special Recognition Award – Outstanding Achievement:
WINNER: Otara Music & Arts Centre (OMAC)

Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award
WINNER: Punialava’a


​For more information: www.pacificmusicawards.org.nz

Issued for the Vodafone Pacific Music Awards by Pead PR

About the Vodafone Pacific Music Awards:
In 2004 the Pacific Music Awards Committee (PMAC) was formed to realise a vision and the inaugural Pacific Music Awards debuted at Pasifika Festival in March 2005. Encouraged by the success of the awards the PMAC set about developing an annual event as a significant highlight of the New Zealand music industry calendar. The awards committee formed a Charitable Trust to organise and host the awards, and are driven by a simple core objective: to create and manage an event that acknowledges the success of Pacific artists, celebrates and promotes excellence in Pacific music and encourages young Pacific musicians to aspire to a higher level of achievement.

​​Contact:
Adam Warin, Pead PR | P. 09 551 2375 | M. 021 029 01388 | E. adam@peadpr.co.nz