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22 June 2022 Fresh talent and industry icons among 2022 Pacific Music Award finalists The Pacific Music Awards will take place Thursday 4th August Last night, the finalists for the 2022 Pacific Music Awards were announced at an event at The 312 Hub in Onehunga. Across 13 awards categories, this year’s 26 finalists are a mix of new musicians debuting music, established Pacific music icons and everything in between. Leading the finalist nominations this year are Tomorrow People with four nods including Flava Best Pacific Group, One Love Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist and Recorded Music NZ Best Pacific Music Album for 21. The producers responsible for this album are also nominated for Best Producer - IKON MUSIC: Avina Kelekolio, Hennie Tui and Tana Tupai. Furthermore, nine first time finalists were also celebrated this evening: House of Misfits (531pi Best Gospel Artist , NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video), Anthem (531pi Best Gospel Artist), Bina Butta and Kennyon Brown (Niu FM Best International Artist), Foundation (One Love Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist), Lisi (Niu FM Best International Artist), Mo Etc. (Auckland Council Best Female Artist), Sam V (Best Pacific Soul/RnB Artist), and Sammielz (One Love Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist). With such a strong local movement, it’s only natural hip hop has a presence at this year’s awards. Kings (NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist, APRA Best Pacific Song for ‘Young 4Eva’, Recorded Music NZ Best Pacific Music Album for Raplist) and SWIDT (Flava Best Pacific Group, Base FM & Island Base Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist, APRA Best Pacific Song for ‘Kelz Garage’) are both nominated for three awards this year. Furthermore, Poetik (NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist, Base FM & Island Base Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist) and Team Dynamite (Flava Best Pacific Group, Base FM & Island Base Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist) are both finalists for two awards, with Harry (Haz Beats) Huavi also nominated for Best Producer for his work on Team Dynamite’s album Respect The Process. For their work on ‘The Panthers’ miniseries, Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan and P.Smith are finalists for NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video for the track ‘Ain't The Same ft. Melodownz & Summer Vaha'akolo’ directed by Tom Hern, as well as Best Producer and Recorded Music NZ Best Pacific Album for The Panthers OST. Diggy Dupé is also a finalist for NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist for his track ‘WEON’. After winning Recorded Music NZ Best Pacific Album last year for Mrs Tree and NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video for 'Afio Ane Loa', Tree is back as a finalist for 531pi Best Gospel Artist and Auckland Council Best Pacific Female Artist for the track ‘No Fear ft. Junior Soqeta’. Other finalists include:
Pacific Music Awards Trust spokesperson Rev. Mua Strickson-Pua said: “At this significant time of year, Matariki, we are proud to be acknowledging the shining stars of our Pacific music community - announcing our finalists for the 2022 Pacific Music Awards. “We are grateful for all those that have gone before, honouring loved ones we have lost, and we look forward to this time to gather together and celebrate. We also look forward to planning the time ahead, including the celebration that is our Pacific Music Awards. “After two years of presenting the awards online, we can't wait to return to a live show, sharing the night with all our families, friends and communities.” There will be six other awards announced for the 2022 Pacific Music Awards: Phillip Fuemana Most Promising Pacific Artist, NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award, NZ On Air Streaming Award, SunPix People’s Choice Award – Best Pacific Artist, Ministry for Pacific Peoples Special Recognition Award and the Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award. The winner of the Recorded Music NZ Best Pacific Music Album category is presented with an official Tūī and recognised at the Aotearoa Music Awards later in the year. The APRA Best Pacific Song Award recipient will also be recognised at the APRA Silver Scroll Awards. For a taste of this year’s finalists, their work can be found on this Spotify playlist. 2022 Pacific Music Awards finalists: Auckland Council Best Pacific Female Artist:
For more information: www.pacificmusicawards.org.nz Issued for the Pacific Music Awards by Pead About the 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 | 021 029 01388 | adam.warin@pead.co.nz
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 Further to our recent media release - due to artists requesting more time - we have extended the nomination deadline for entries for the 2022 Pacific Music Awards to 5pm, Tuesday 10 May. 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 year of 1 January – 31 December 2021. For all the information about nominations for the 2022 Pacific Music Awards, including the 2022 PMA Terms & Conditions of Entry, please go to the Entries page on the awards website. All nominations for the awards need to be submitted online through the official entry system and the entered categories for the 2022 Pacific awards are as follows:
If you have any questions about the awards or the nomination process for entries, please contact the Trust on: pacificmusicawardstrust@gmail.com Save the date of Thursday 4 August for the 2022 Pacific Music Awards! We are planning a wonderful celebration of Pacific music and look forward to sharing all the details with you over the coming months. Issued by the Pacific Music Awards Trust  Media release: 11 April 2022 The Pacific Music Awards Trust is very happy to announce that the 2022 Pacific Music Awards will be held on Thursday 4 August, at the Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland, Aotearoa. The awards will celebrate Pacific music, bringing our communities together to honour our Pacific music artists. The Pacific Music Awards Trust affirms their commitment to the awards and Pacific music. The Trust has observed the strength of our artists and communities during these challenging times and want to honour their resilience, by hosting the annual awards event. We are proud of the online awards we have presented in the last two years and we hope we can return to a live event this year. The Trust sincerely thanks all the sponsors, funders and the team that work on the awards event, for their dedication to the Pacific Music Awards. Entries for the 2022 Pacific Music Award officially open Monday 11 April and are due by Friday 6 May 2022. 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 year of 1 January – 31 December 2021. For all the information about nominations for the 2022 Pacific Music Awards, including the 2022 PMA Terms & Conditions of Entry, please go to the Entries page on the awards website. All nominations for the awards need to be submitted online through the official entry system and the entered categories for the 2022 Pacific awards are as follows:
If you have any questions about the awards or the nomination process for entries, please contact the Trust on: pacificmusicawardstrust@gmail.com The Pacific Music Awards Trust are also continuing their Tautua Programme, to provide support to Pacific artists. In the plans are online and in person workshops, providing a bridge between Pacific artists and music industry organisations; as well as mentoring and artist development support for artists. We will also provide assistance to NZ On Air for the New Music Pasifika funding rounds. Save the date of Thursday 4 August for the 2022 Pacific Music Awards! We are planning a wonderful celebration of Pacific music and look forward to sharing all the details with you over the coming months. Issued by the Pacific Music Awards Trust  Talofa everyone, We hope you are all keeping safe and well. The start to 2022 has proved to be another challenging time and we are thinking of everyone right now. We are concerned for the health and well being of our Pacific music community, and know a key factor contributing to the challenges is financial stress. We are therefore happy to be emailing you to share some opportunities for funding and financial support, which are outlined below: New Music Kids – Thursday 3 March deadline For our creators of music and content for our young ones – check out this awesome funding opportunity through NZ On Air: New Music Kids. Information below and full details are on the NZ On Air website. The deadline is this Thursday 3 March. For more info & to apply: https://www.nzonair.govt.nz/funding/apply-music-funding/#new-music-kids New Music Pasifika – Thursday 24 March deadline The latest round for New Music Pasifika opens Thursday 3 March. This funding provides $10,000 support for the recording, video content and promotion of new songs by Pasifika artists. Information below and full details are on the NZ On Air website. The deadline for applications is this Thursday 24 March. For more information and the application details, go to: https://www.nzonair.govt.nz/funding/apply-music-funding/#new-music-pasifika Covid 19 Financial Support Information New support schemes have been announced by the government that will support the arts, culture, and heritage sector. The support is for self-employed people who have been directly affected by a move to ‘Red’ under the Covid-19 Protection Framework. There are two schemes and you can only apply for one of them:
https://mch.govt.nz/grant-self-employed-individuals We would encourage you to check out the details and contact the organisations, with any questions you have. We are also happy to assist, if we can provide support with finding information and/or submitting applications. Take care. Keep safe and well. Pacific Music Awards Trust |
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