VNZMA 2014 Finalists

 Mentos Album of the Year

Ladi6 – ‘Automatic’

Lorde – ‘Pure Heroine’

Sol3 Mio – ‘Sol3 Mio’

The Naked And Famous – ‘In Rolling Waves’

Tiny Ruins – ‘Brightly Painted One’

 

Vodafone Single of the Year

Broods – ‘Bridges’

David Dallas – ‘Runnin’

Ladi6 – ‘Diamonds’

Lorde – ‘Team’

The Naked And Famous – ‘Hearts Like Ours’

 

Steinlager Pure Best Group

@Peace – ‘@Peace and the Plutonium Noise Symphony’

Sol3 Mio – ‘Sol3 Mio’

The Naked And Famous – ‘In Rolling Waves’

 

Best Male Solo Artist

David Dallas – ‘Falling Into Place’

Liam Finn – ‘The Nihilist’

Stan Walker – ‘Inventing Myself’

 

Best Female Solo Artist

Ladi6 – ‘Automatic’

Lorde – ‘Pure Heroine’

Tiny Ruins – ‘Brightly Painted One’

 

Breakthrough Artist of the Year

Broods

Doprah

Sol3 Mio

 

Best Rock Album

Blacklistt – ‘Blacklistt’

Clap Clap Riot – ‘Nobody/Everybody’

Ekko Park – ‘Tomorrow Tomorrow Today’

 

Best Pop Album

Benny Tipene – ‘Toulouse’

Lorde – ‘Pure Heroine’

Stan Walker – ‘Inventing Myself’

 

Best Alternative Album

Grayson Gilmour – ‘Infinite Life!’

Liam Finn – ‘The Nihilist’

Tiny Ruins – ‘Brightly Painted One’

 

Best Urban/Hip Hop Album

David Dallas – ‘Falling Into Place’

Ladi6 – ‘Automatic’

PNC – ‘The Codes’

 

Best Roots Album

House of Shem – ‘Harmony’

Mark Vanilau – ‘Dark Horizon’

Tama Waipara – ‘Fill Up The Silence’

 

Best Electronica Album

Bulletproof – ‘#Listen’

Opiuo – ‘Meraki’

Sorceress – ‘Dose’

 

NZ On Air Best Music Video

Campbell Hooper – ‘Hearts Like Ours’ (The Naked And Famous)

Thunderlips – ‘Stranger People’ (Doprah)

Tom Gould – ‘Runnin’ (David Dallas)

 

Best Maori Album

House of Shem – ‘Harmony’

Rob Ruha – ‘Tiki Tapu’

Tama Waipara – ‘Fill Up The Silence’

 

Best Gospel Christian Album

Lifestyle (of Worship) – ‘Lifestyle (of Worship)’

Mosaic Music – ‘You Surround’

Saving Grace – ‘The Urgency’

 

Best Classical Album

Dame Gillian Whitehead – ‘Alice’

Jack Body – ‘Poems of Love & War’

Voices 16 – ‘Voice of the Soul’

 

Best Album Cover

Winner: Anna Taylor & Ken Clark – ‘The Nihilist’ (Liam Finn)

Other finalists:

Henrietta Harris – ‘Infinite Life!’ (Grayson Gilmour)

Robert Wallace – ‘Automatic’ (Ladi6)

 

Best Producer

Winner: Joel Little – ‘Pure Heroine’ (Lorde)

Other finalists:

Thomas Healy – ‘Brightly Painted One’ (Tiny Ruins)

Thom Powers – ‘In Rolling Waves’ (The Naked And Famous)

 

Best Engineer

Winner: Joel Little – ‘Pure Heroine’ (Lorde)

Other finalists:

Doug Jane – ‘Waiata’ (Dame Kiri Te Kanawa)

Hayden Taylor – ‘Blacklistt’ (Blacklistt)

 

Vodafone People’s Choice Award

Lorde

Sol3 Mio

David Dallas

Broods

Stan Walker

 

NZ Herald Legacy Award

Supergroove

 

NZ On Air Critics’ Choice Prize line-up

Estére

Lake South

Randa

 

Additional Tuis presented in 2014:

Auckland Council Best Pacific Music Album:

Winner: Sol3 Mio – ‘Sol3 Mio’

Other finalists:

David Dallas – ‘Falling Into Place’

Ladi6 – ‘Automatic’

 

Best Country Album

Winner: Kaylee Bell – ‘Heart First’

Other finalists

Anna van Riel – ‘Whistle and Hum’

Marian Burns – ‘The Paris Sessions’

 

Best Folk Album

Winner: Tattletale Saints – ‘How Red is the Blood’

Other finalists

Into The East – ‘Fight From the Inside’

Chris Priestley – ‘Unsung Heroes’

 

Best Jazz Album

Winner: Nathan Haines – ‘Vermillion Skies’

Other finalists

Phil Broadhurst – ‘Flaubert’s Dance’

Reuben Bradley – ‘Mantis: The Music of Drew Menzies’