APRA nominations announced

Thu 26th May, 2011 in Local News

The nominees for the 2011 APRA Awards have been announced, and it seems the last year in Australian music can be summed up by four bands bands: Jet, Birds Of Tokyo, John Butler Trio and Angus & Julia Stone.

Both Jet and Birds Of Tokyo are nominated in the Rock Work Of The Year category alongside FL forum fodder Amy Meredith. Despite breaking ‘Our Delta’s’ heart Brian McFadden has received a nod in the Dance category with fellow hard-hitting beat maker Zoe Badwi

Although classics such as Pendulum’s remix of the ABC News Theme and Thirsty Merc’s All My Life made it onto the longlist for Song Of The Year in March they have not made the final cut, being trumped by the Stone siblings and John Butler Trio.

Rock Work Of The Year:

Baby I’m Getting Better – Gyroscope
Burn Your Name – Powderfinger
Lying – Amy Meredith
Plans – Birds Of Tokyo
Seventeen – Jet

Most Played Song Of The Year:

Burn Your Name – Powderfinger
Close To You – John Butler Trio
One Way Road – John Butler Trio
Plans – Birds Of Tokyo
Seventeen – Jet

Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year:

Birds Of Toyko
The Jezabels
Tame Impala
Dan Sultan/Scott Wilson
Megan Washington

Song Of The Year:

Jet Plane – Angus And Julia Stone
Clap Your Hands – Sia
Little Bird – Kasey Chambers
Plans – Birds Of Tokyo
Revolution – John Butler Trio

International Work Of The Year

California Gurls – Katy Perry
Fireflies – Owl City
Hey Soul Sister – Train
O.M.G – Usher
Whataya Want From Me – Adam Lambert

Urban Work Of The Year:

Addicted – Bliss N Eso
Down By The River – Bliss N Eso
Light You Burned – Hilltop Hoods
Rapunzel – Drapht
Who’s That Girl – Guy Sebastian Featuring Eve

Dance Work Of The Year:

Chemical Rush – Brian Mcfadden
Free Fallin – Zoe Badwi
Hello – The Potbelleez
Magic Fountain – Art Vs Science
Sometimes – Miami Horror

Country Work Of The Year

Can’t Change A Thing – Catherine Britt
Hell Yeah – Mcalister Kemp
Little Bird – Kasey Chambers
Planet Country – Lee Kernaghan
Wrapped Up Good – The McClymonts

Blues & Roots Work Of The Year:

10:10 – Beautiful Girls
Close To You – John Butler Trio
Don’t Wait – Beautiful Girls
One Way Road – John Butler Trio
Walking – Ash Grunwald