 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
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 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  Media Release: Saturday 11 December 2021 The Pacific music community celebrated another year of outstanding music at the 17th annual Pacific Music Awards. Due to COVID restrictions, the winners were celebrated in a pre-recorded online awards ceremony this evening, screened by Tagata Pasifika on TP+ (tpplus.co.nz). A highlights show will be available next weekend (18 December). The big winner of the night was Jawsh 685 taking three wins. He rose to fame last year with his song ‘Savage Love (Laxed-Siren Beat)’ with Jason Derulo and received his first ever music award at the 2020 Pacific Music Awards. This year he’s celebrating three wins with APRA Best Pacific Song, NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award and the NZ On Air Streaming Award. Soul funk artist Lou’ana takes two wins with her seven-piece band this year. She won Auckland Council Best Pacific Female Artist and Best Producer with Nathan Judd for her debut album Midnight Madness. Tree scooped two awards this year, first for her self-produced album Mrs Tree she took out Recorded Music NZ Best Pacific Music Album and second the NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video for ‘Afio Ane Loa,’ directed by Tree Manu & Quincy Filiga. Hip hop sensation Melodownz won both of the categories he was a finalist for with his track ‘Fine.’ He took out the top spot for NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist and Base FM & Island Base Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist. This year’s Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award honoured Pacific music pioneer George ‘Fiji’ Veikoso. Fiji’s music captured hearts across the Pacific music scene with his blend of classic reggae, hip hop, RnB and jazz. Other winners from the night include Lepani (Best Pacific Soul/R&B Artist), Victor J Sefo (One Love Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist), Tenelle (Niu FM Best International Pacific Artist), Marley Sola (531pi Best Pacific Gospel Artist), Team Dynamite (Flava Best Pacific Group), Emily Muli (Phillip Fuemana Award – Most Promising Pacific Artist) Shepherds Reign (SunPix Best Pacific Language) and Samson Squad (SunPix People’s Choice Best Pacific Artist). In addition to these winners, Nick Afoa was awarded the Ministry for Pacific Peoples Special Recognition Award for 2021 for his role in ‘The Lion King’ musical as well as his social work in the South Auckland community. Event Producer, Petrina Togi-Sa’ena says: “We have had a challenging time on our journey towards the 2021 Pacific Music Awards. We had to postpone the ceremony a few times but we were always committed to the awards taking place, and to producing the event in the best and safest way possible. “We wanted to end the year with an awesome celebration, shining the light on our amazing Pacific artists, sharing unity through music, and showing our love of Pacific music. We are so grateful to the team, sponsors and supporters of the Pacific Music Awards and thank you so much to everyone who joined us to celebrate online.” Chairman and spokesperson Rev. Mua Strickson-Pua says: “For our 2021 Pacific Music Awards a key theme is ‘Amanaki/Hope. “To our 2021 Pacific Music Awards finalists, winners and special award recipients, fa’afetai lava, fakamalo, kia ora, thank you, for your musika, miusiki, rangi music, for your pese, fo’i hiva, waiata, song, that uplifts our people and our nations. Pacific music is about being family of humanity, being safe, being kind and being a team of 5 million.” The awards provided a showcase of the best in Pacific music, with an incredible line up throughout the night. Alongside the opening performance by Oceans Before Me, honouring the Polynesian Panthers, and the special tribute performance for Lifetime Achievement recipient George ‘Fiji’ Veikoso by Wellington artists Brownhill (Fiji’s live band when he performs in New Zealand), Wayno and Tomorrow People , there were finalist performances by Lepani, Emily Muli, Diggy Dupe, Hawkins,, Melodownz and Tree. 2021 Pacific Music Awards Winners Auckland Council Best Pacific Female Artist:
NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist:
Flava Best Pacific Group:
NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video:
APRA Best Pacific Song:
One Love Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist:
531pi Best Pacific Gospel Artist:
Niu FM Best International Pacific Artist:
Recorded Music NZ Best Pacific Music Album:
Best Producer
Phillip Fuemana Award – Most Promising Pacific Artist
NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award
NZ On Air Streaming Award
SunPix People’s Choice Award – Best Pacific Artist
Manukau Institute of Technology Lifetime Achievement Award
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