APRA Award Winners Announced

Tue 6th Jun, 2006 in Local News

Held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney last night, the 2006 APRA Awards honour record sales and songwriting achievements by the local industry.

This year’s awards were hosted by theatrical luminary Jonathan Biggins who regaled the crowd with anecdotes; with live performances supplied by Lior, Jade Macrae and End of Fashion.

Currently on tour in the US, winner of the peer voted Song of the Year category, Ben Lee, offered the following comment in his taped acceptance speech:  ”When I was 14, I started making records, recording in my bedroom. I had no technology. I had no money, I didn’t have a lot of style, I didn’t have much musical technique but what I did have were songs that I believed in. Over the last 14 years I’ve started to get a bit more ability, more consistency and bigger budgets but what still matters is the songs. I’m really glad to be part of an industry and really grateful that the Australian music industry still recognises the value of a songwriter and realises that the song is the most important part of a record.” 

The complete list of winners follows:

Songwriter of the Year – Bernard Fanning
Breakthrough Songwriter – Wolfmother
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music – Bill Armstrong

Most Performed Australian Work
Title:                Catch My Disease
Artist:                Ben Lee
Writers:             Ben Lee/McGowan Southworth (BMI)
Publisher:         BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd

Most Performed Australian Work Overseas
Title:                Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Artist:                Jet
Writers:             Nicholas Cester/Cameron Muncey
Publisher:         BMG Music International / Famous Music OBO Get Jet Music, Inc

Most Performed Dance Work
Title:                Way To Go
Artist:                Rogue Traders
Writers:             Jamie Appleby*/Isaac Moran
Publisher:         ORiGiN Music Group*

Most Performed Urban Work
Title:                Oh Oh
Artist:                Guy Sebastian
Writers:             Guy Sebastian/Jarrad Rogers*
Publisher:         Marlin Publishing Pty Ltd*

Most Performed Country Work
 Title:                Pony
Artist:                Kasey Chambers
Writer:               Kasey Chambers
Publisher:         Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Aust) Pty Ltd

Most Performed Blues and Roots Work 
Title:                Somethings Gotta Give
Artist:                The John Butler Trio
Writer:               John Butler
Publisher:         Family Music Pty Ltd

Most Performed Jazz Work
Title:                Mosquito
Artist:                The Necks
Writers:             Christopher Abrahams/Anthony Buck/ Lloyd Swanton

Most Performed Foreign Work
Title:                Lonely No More
Artist:                Rob Thomas
Writer:               Rob Thomas (ASCAP)
Publisher:         EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd