Aotearoa Music Awards

24/11/2025

ICYMI >> entries for the are open now 🌟

Artists and their teams are invited to submit their nominations by 5pm on Wednesday 17 December 2025. The eligibility period for AMA 2026 is 1 January 2025–31 December 2025 (one calendar year, find full eligibility criteria at aotearoamusicawards.co.nz)

AMA 2026 will take place on 28 May 2026 in Tāmaki Makaurau. We can't wait to celebrate the biggest Aotearoa artists and tunes of 2025! 🎶

For more on how to enter go to https://loom.ly/8D4gsMk

19/11/2025

Entries for the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards are now open!

Artists and their teams are invited to submit their nominations by 5pm on Wednesday 17 December 2025. The eligibility period for AMA 2026 is 1 January 2025–31 December 2025 (find full eligibility criteria at aotearoamusicawards.co.nz)

AMA 2026 will take place on 28 May 2026 in Tāmaki Makaurau, bringing a fitting end to NZ Music Month

We are also pleased to reveal that the Best Rock Artist category is being renamed Best Rock / Metal Artist to acknowledge the strong and thriving metal community in Aotearoa 🤘

Additional AMA 2026 details and partner information will be shared in early-2026. In the meantime, take note of the slightly shorter window for getting your nominations through this year, and don't wait to get started! https://loom.ly/8D4gsMk

15/09/2025

In celebration of 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori we're taking a look back at the winners of our Mana Reo award 🙌

Now sponsored by Te Māngai Pāho the Mana Reo Tūī recognises recordings with at least 50% te reo Māori content. The award was won at by Stan Walker for the epic 'Māori Ki Te Ao' ❤️🤍🖤

Take a scroll and check out the other waiata reo Māori that have taken home the tohu 🏆

Thanks to AudioCulture for the archival pics 📸

21/08/2025

A huge congratulations to the excellent Jordyn with a Why for taking home Recorded Music NZ Te Tino Pukaemi Moana Nui a Kiwa o e Tau | Best Pacific Music Album at last night's Pacific Music Awards - NZ 🏆

The artist received the Tūī for her 2024 record Hibiscus Moon, Love & Justice 💜

She was also a finalist for Auckland Council Best Pacific Female Artist and RNZ Best Pacific Soul/R&B Artist 🌸

See who else picked up at the PMAs via Pacific Music Awards - NZ

23/07/2025

Get your votes in for the 2025 Pacific Music Awards - NZ Sunpix People's Choice Award! 🏆

The category is sponsored by Sunpix Post Ltd, and all 2025 PMA finalists are eligible ⭐ Vote for your favourite artist here >> https://loom.ly/rVCqUBI

Voting closes 1 August ✅

14/07/2025

Fazerdaze absolutely killed it with 'Cherry Pie' live at 🎤🍒

Catch the full performance now on our YouTube channel 🔥🙌

After taking home the tūī for Spotify Best Solo Artist and NZ On Air Album of the Year, Fazerdaze performed 'Cherry Pie' at the Aotearoa Music Awards. https:...

07/07/2025

A huge pakipaki mai to Single of the Year winner Lorde for a huge first week on the Aotearoa Music Charts with Virgin!

Debuting at #1 on the Top 40 in Aotearoa, Virgin has also hit the charts globally – securing Lorde her first ever #1 on the UK Official UK Charts and going to #1 in Australia on the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart 🚀

Lorde won Te Tino Waiata o te Tau at for her collaboration with Charli XCX 'Girl, so confusing featuring lorde' ✨

01/07/2025

Time flies! It's been a month since 🫨 Hit play for a short trip down memory lane...

30/06/2025

We are so excited to reveal LOOPY TUNES Preschool Music as the winners of the Recorded Music NZ Te Manu Taki Kerekahu o te Tau | Best Children's Music Artist Tūī!

Siu Williams-Lemi and Leah Williams-Partington won an exceptional three categories at the Aotearoa Children's Music Awards | Ngā Manu Tīrairaka yesterday 🏆 The Ōtautahi-based sibling duo released their first recordings for children in 2019, and this was their first time entering the Awards. Bringing a super-fun vibe to the children’s music world, they create waiatareorua / bilingual Māori and Pasifika children’s music, sung in their own harmonious style 🎶

With Māori and Tongan ancestry, Loopy Tunes’ kaupapa is to normalise the use of Māori and Pacific languages in everyday life, through music 🌺

Check out the full winner list here >> https://loom.ly/msEafYc

23/06/2025

The finalists for the 2025 Pacific Music Awards - NZ have been announced!

Recorded Music is very proud to sponsor the Te Tino Pukaemi Moana Nui a Kiwa o te Tau | Best Pacific Music Album category, and to share this year's finalists for the Tūī:

🔥 Aaradhna for Sweet Surrender
🔥 Jordyn with a Why for Hibiscus Moon, Love & Justice
🔥 Lomez Brown Music for UNDER-RATED
🔥 SWIDT for Taking Care Of Business

Visit the PMAs profile to view all finalists. This year's winners will be awarded at the Pacific Music Awards event on Thursday 21 August ✨

15/06/2025

AMA is proud to collaborate with Waiata Anthems to amplify Māori artists and waiata Māori, and we're excited to share this short doco about produced in partnership with Waiata Anthems by Notable Pictures 🎬

The video features footage of Paige preparing to perform the Prince Tui Teka classic 'E Ipo' as part of the AMA 2025 finale medley. It also features footage from the Awards and interviews with artists including Stan Walker, Matiu Walters, Lorde, MOHI and Don McGlashan

Settle in for an excellent watch. Mauri ora ❤️🤍🖤

08/06/2025

Legends HOLLIE SMITH & Don McGlashan 's powerful performance of their hit song "Bathe in the River" 🤍

Watch the performance in full here: https://loom.ly/xQGAdVk 📺

AMA 2025 is brought to our screens by NZ On Air NZ On Air Music & Te Māngai Pāho