We asked the winners of the 2021 Aotearoa Music Awards about their best and worst days of 2021. Read below for a full list of winners and nominees for each of the main categories.
1. Recorded Music NZ Te Pukaemi o te Tau | Album of the Year
Winner: L.A.B – L.A.. IV
BENEE – Hey u x
Crowded House – Dreamers are Waiting
The Phoenix Foundation – Friend Ship
TEEKS – Something to Feel
Troy Kingi – The Ghost of Freddie Cesar
2. TVNZ Te Waiata Tōtahi o te Tau | Single of the Year
Winner: L.A.B – ‘Why Oh Why’
Harper Finn – ‘Dance Away These Days’
Lorde – ‘Solar Power’
Six60 – ‘All She Wrote’
TEEKS – ‘Remember Me’
Troy Kingi – ‘Sleep (Slumber)’
3. Te Roopu Toa | Best Group
Winner: L.A.B – L.A.B IV
Crowded House – Dreamers are Waiting
The Phoenix Foundation – Friend Ship
Shapeshifter – Rituals
4. Te Kaipuoro Takitahi Toa | Best Solo Artist
Winner: TEEKS – Something to Feel Anna Coddington – Beams
BENEE – Hey u x
Troy Kingi – The Ghost of Freddie Cesar
5. Spotify Te Kaituhura Puoro Toa o te Tau | Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Winner: Harper Finn
Foley
Muroki
Niko Walters
6. Te Māngai Pāho Te Kaipuoro Māori Toa | Best Māori Artist
Winner: Teeks
Mara TK
Troy Kingi
7. The Edge Te Kaipuoro Arotini Toa | Best Pop Artist
Winner: BENEE
Foley
LA WOMEN
8. Te Kaipuoro Manohi Toa | Best Alternative Artist
Winner: Na Noise
Anthonie Tonnon
Wax Chattels
9. Te Kaipuoro Awe Toa | Best Soul/RnB Artist
Winner: Teeks
Mara TK
Troy Kingi
10. Te Kaipuoro Hipihope Toa | Best Hip Hop Artist
Winner: Team Dynamite
Diggy Dupè
SWIDT
11. Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Roots Artist
Winner: L.A.B
Grove Roots
Tomorrow People
12. Te Māngai Pāho Mana Reo Award
Winner: Te Nūtube
Rei
The Nudge & Troy Kingi
13. Te Kaipuoro Tāhiko Toa | Best Electronic Artist
Winner: Paige Julia
Shapeshifter
Sola Rosa
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