Peer-Voted APRA Music Awards Name 2015 Nominees

26 February 2015 | 12:00 pm | Staff Writer

Sheppard, Dan Sultan, Sia and 5SOS in the mix

Brisbane pop group Sheppard lead this year’s pack of nominees for the APRA Music Awards, with four nods coming from their break-out year.

The lauded peer-voted awards have also gifted Dan Sultan, Sia and co-writer Jesse Shatkin and pop-punk boy-band 5 Seconds Of Summer three votes each. There are also multiple nods for The McClymonts, Angus & Julia Stone, 360, Joel Fletcher, Pip Norman and Guy Sebastian.

Run by copyright collection agency APRA AMCOS, the awards will take place at Sydney’s Carrigeworks on Tuesday 24 March. While the award categories are largely voted on by APRA members (of which there are approximately 87,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers) the APRA Board Of Directors will present the Songwriter Of The Year and Ted Albert Award For Outstanding Services To Australian Music.

“We are so proud to be acknowledged by the industry with these APRA nominations and we’re especially thankful to our fellow songwriters who voted for us for Song of the Year,” Sheppard’s George Sheppard said.

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“We are so pleased that we’ve been able to help take original Australian song writing to the world over the last year and we look forward to coming home to celebrate with everyone soon.”

Dan Sultan added, “There are a lot of great musicians both nominated and not nominated. We are happy to be in the mix and we're looking forward to a fun night.”

See the full list of nominees below, complete with songwriters and their publishers.

Song of the Year

Bittersweet - Kasey Chambers and Bernard Fanning
Kasey Chambers* and Bernard Fanning
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd*

Chandelier – Sia
Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin (ASCAP)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd

Geronimo – Sheppard
Jason Bovino/Amy Sheppard/George Sheppard
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Empire of Songs (Australia) Pty Ltd

Kimberley Calling - Dan Sultan
Dan Sultan
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

You Ruin Me - The Veronicas
Anthony Egizii*/David Musumeci*/Jessica Origliasso/Lisa Origliasso
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd*/Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year

Chet Faker
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Isabella Manfredi, Jack Mofitt, Gideon Bensen, Thomas Champion & Luke Davison (The Preatures)
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Jason Bovino, Amy Sheppard & George Sheppard (Sheppard)
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Empire of Songs (Australia) Pty Ltd

M-Phazes
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood & Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds of Summer)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) P/L

Troye Sivan

Most Played Australian Work

Chandelier - Sia
Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin (ASCAP)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd

Geronimo - Sheppard
Jason Bovino/Amy Sheppard/George Sheppard
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Empire of Songs (Australia) Pty Ltd

Like A Drum - Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian/David Harris (BMI)*/Romain Lorenzo (BMI)^/Samuel Martin (ASCAP)~
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd/Peace Pourage Music*/Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Quinleez Music and Artist 101 Publishing Group^/ Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Sam Martin Music Publishing and Artist Publishing Group West~

She Looks So Perfect - 5 Seconds of Summer
Michael Clifford/Ashton Irwin/Jacob Sinclair (BMI)*
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd/Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis*

Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix) - Joel Fletcher feat. Savage
Joel Fletcher Allan*/Demetrius Savelio/Nathan Holmes/Aaron Ngawhika 120 Publishing Pty Ltd*/Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Dawn Raid Music Ltd

Blues & Roots Work Of The Year

Dulcify - Halfway
John Busby/Christopher Dale/Liam Fitzpatrick/Noel Fitzpatrick/Elwin Hawtin/Benjamin Johnson/Luke Peacock/John Willsteed
Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Plus One Records

Get Home - Angus & Julia Stone
Angus Stone and Julia Stone
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd

Heart Beats Slow - Angus & Julia Stone
Angus Stone and Julia Stone
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd

Livin’ In The City - John Butler Trio
John Butler
Family Music Pty Ltd/J Albert & Son Pty Ltd

Window To The Sky - Kim Churchill
Kim Churchill
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd

Country Work Of The Year

Freedom Rebels - Adam Brand
Adam Brand/Barry Dean* (BMI)/Troy Verges^ (BMI)
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd/Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia obo Barrytones*/Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Songs from the Engine Room^

Give Her The World - Adam Eckersley Band
Adam Eckersley/Danelle Leverett* (ASCAP)/Jason Reeves* (ASCAP)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd*

Going Under (Didn’t Have To) - The McClymonts
Brooke McClymont/Mollie McClymont/Samantha McClymont/Lindsay Rimes
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd

Here’s To You And I - The McClymonts
Stuart Crichton*/Brooke McClymont/Mollie McClymont/Samantha McClymont
Native Tongue Music Publishing*/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd

One Eye For An Eye Morgan Evans
Morgan Evans and Mark Wells

Dance Work Of The Year

Braveheart - Neon Jungle
Cassie Davis and Sean Mullins
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Drop The Game - Flume & Chet Faker
Flume & Chet Faker*
Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Future Classic Pty Ltd/Mushroom Music Pty Ltd*

High - Peking Duk feat. Nicole Millar
Adam Hyde/Sam Littlemore*/Nicole Millar/Reuben Styles
120 Publishing Pty Ltd*

Swing (Joel Fletcher Remix) - Joel Fletcher feat. Savage
Joel Fletcher Allan*/Demetrius Savelio/Nathan Holmes/Aaron Ngawhika
120 Publishing Pty Ltd*/Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Dawn Raid Music Ltd

Tear It Down - The Aston Shuffle
Kaelyn Behr (pka Styalz Fuego)/Mikah Freeman*/Vance Musgrove*/Amanda Ghost (PRS)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd/Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Pop Work Of The Year

Borrow My Heart – Taylor Henderson
Alex Hope/Louis Schoorl*/Hayley Warner^
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro (Australia) Pty Ltd/Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd*/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd

Chandelier - Sia
Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin (ASCAP)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd

Geronimo - Sheppard
Jason Bovino/Amy Sheppard/George Sheppard
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Empire of Songs (Australia) Pty Ltd

Like A Drum - Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian/David Harris (BMI)*/Romain Lorenzo (BMI)^/Samuel Martin (ASCAP)~ Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd/Peace Pourage Music*/Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Quinleez Music and Artist 101 Publishing Group^/ Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Sam Martin Music Publishing and Artist Publishing Group West~

She Looks So Perfect - 5 Seconds of Summer
Michael Clifford/Ashton Irwin/Jacob Sinclair (BMI)*
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd/Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis*

Rock Work Of The Year

Love You Deserve - Stonefield
Amy Findlay/Hannah Findlay/Holly Findlay/Sarah Findlay
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Sucker Punch - Kingswood
Alexander Laska
Native Tongue Music Publishing

The End - The Jezabels
Nikolas Kaloper/Samuel Lockwood/Hayley Mary/Heather Shannon
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

The Same Man - Dan Sultan
Pip Norman and Dan Sultan
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Under Your Skin - Dan Sultan
Alexander Burnett*/Pip Norman/Dan Sultan
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Ivy League Music*/Mushroom Music Pty Ltd

Urban Work Of The Year

Live It Up - 360 feat. Pez
360*/Kaelyn Behr (pka Styalz Fuego)^/Pez/Dennis Dowlut /Nicholas Martin
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd*/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd^

My Life - Bliss n Eso feat. Ceekay Jones
Max MacKinnon*/Jonathan Notley*/Matthew Kirk (BMI)/Nigel Kirk (BMI)/Ebony West (BMI)^
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd*/Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Runway Star Music Publishingand WB Music Corp^

Price Of Fame - 360 feat. Gossling
360 and Kaelyn Behr (pka Styalz Fuego)*
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd*

Tightrope - Illy feat. Scarlett Stevens
Illy and M-Phazes*
Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo We Are Unified Pty Ltd / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd*

Won’t Let You Down - The Hilltop Hoods feat Maverick Sabre
Barry Francis/Matthew Lambert/Daniel Smith/James Diamond (PRS)*/Tony Hymas (PRS)^/Cameron Ludik#/Michael Stafford(PRS)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd/Diamond Brothers Music*/ Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Heatpar Ltd of Fairview Cottage^/Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd#

International Work Of The Year

Happy - Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Universal Pictures Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd

Rather Be - Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne
Grace Chatto/Nicole Marshall/James Napier*/ Jack Patterson
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd/Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Salli Isaak Songs Ltd*

Rude - Magic!
Nasri Atweh/Adam Messinger*/Mark Pellizzer^/Ben Spivak#/Alexander Tanasijczuk~
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd/Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Messy Music*/Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Mark Pelli Music Inc^/Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Kobalt Music Services America Inc#/Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis~

Stay With Me - Sam Smith
Jeffrey Lynne/James Napier*/Tom Petty^/William Phillips#/Sam Smith
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd/Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Salli Isaak Songs Ltd*/Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Gone Gator Music^/Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Method Paperwork Ltd#

The Monster - Eminem feat Rihanna
Marshall Mathers*/Maki Athanasiou/Jonathan Bellion^/Robyn Fenty#/Bryan Fryzel~/Aaron Kleinstub`/Bleta Rexha+
Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd Obo Shroom Shady Music*/J Albert and Son Pty Ltd obo Art In The Fodder Music and Songs of a Beautiful Mind^/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd#/Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Freq Show Music~/Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis`/Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis+