The APRA Silver Scroll Awards have announced their shortlists for 2024.
Twenty songs by artists like Stan Walker, Aaradhna and Anna Coddington are up for the main APRA Silver Scroll Award Kaitito Kaiaka, while a panel of judges has determined a list of five songs for the APRA Maioha Award, which honours waiata reo Māori.
The Top 20 song list was curated by a panel of New Zealand APRA members, who are also songwriters, producers and performers.
A panel of four judges, selected for their knowledge of Māori composition and songwriting, have determined the Maioha Top 5.
Over the next few months, they'll all be voting on their favourite songs and waiata in each category to ultimately decide the best songs of the past year.
The winners will be announced at the APRA Silver Scroll Awards on Tuesday 8 October at the St James Theatre in Pōneke Wellington.
APRA Silver Scroll Award Kaitito Kaiaka Top 20:
'A World Without You' written by Alayna Powley and Devin Abrams*, performed by alayna (*Universal Music Publishing)
'Been and Gone' written and performed by Louis Baker and Wallace Gollan* (*Mushroom Music Publishing)
'Boy' written and performed by P.H.F
'Choose Me' written by Katie Everingham and Jonathan Pearce, performed by Dateline
'I Am' written by Stan Walker*, Vince Harder, Donny Te Kanapu Anasta, and Michael Fatkin**, performed by Stan Walker (*Sony Music Publishing, **Universal Music Publishing)
'I Like To Be Alone' written by Augusta Daisy Chalmers Larkin, Lily Paris West, and Abraham Hollingsworth, performed by Mermaidens
'Jenny Greenteeth' written by Chelsea Prastiti, Michael Howell, Tom Dennison, and Adam Tobeck, performed by Skilaa
'Kārearea' written by Mohi Allen, Noema te Hau III, and Rukuwai Allen, performed by MOHI
'Kātuarehe' written by Anna Coddington, Noema Te Hau, Ruth Smith, Kawiti Waetford, performed by Anna Coddington
'Learning' written by Jordan Rakei*, Linden Jay Berelowitz, Mike Lesirge**, performed by Jordan Rakei (*Sony Music Publishing, **Universal/MCA Music Publishing)
'Māhoe me Patatē' written by Emily and Charles Looker, performed by Aro
Māori Ki Te Ao' written by Stan Walker*, Donny Te Kanapu Anasta, Matthew Sadgrove, Rio Panapa, Hugh Lake, and Fasika Ayallew, performed by Stan Walker (*Sony Music Publishing)
'March 12' written by Rebecca Mason Melrose and Harry Huavi, performed by Haz and Miloux (Big Pop Music Publishing)
'Paradise' written by Clark Mathews, Daniel Vernon, Christan Pianta, and Hakopa Kuka-Larsen, performed by DARTZ
'Run It Back' written by Tom Scott and Harry Huavi, performed by Home Brew (Concord Music Publishing)
'Running Amuck' written and performed by Byllie-jean
'She' written and performed by Aaradhna
'Suit of Blue' written by Luca George, Harry Charles, and Rita Laing, performed by Luca George
'The Letter' written by Georgia Lines, Whakaio Taahi*, and Patrick Manning, performed by Georgia Lines (*Concord Music Publishing)
'Whai Ora' written by Seth Haapu and Hana Mereraiha, and performed by Seth Haapu
APRA Maioha Award Top 5:
'Apakura's Call (Remember Me)' written by Victor Sulfa, performed by Hawkins featuring Maria Te Aukaha Huata
'He Aho' written by Tawaroa Kawana performed by TAWAZ
'He Rei Niho' written by Jordyn Rapana, Ruth Smith, Dan Martin, and Kawiti Waetford, performed by Jordyn with a Why
'I Am' written by Stan Walker*, Vince Harder, Donny Te Kanapu Anasta, and Michael Fatkin**, performed by Stan Walker (*Sony Music Publishing, **Universal Music Publishing)
'Māori Ki Te Ao' written by Stan Walker*, Donny Te Kanapu Anasta, Matthew Sadgrove, Rio Panapa, Hugh Lake, and Fasika Ayallew, performed by Stan Walker (*Sony Music Publishing)
