Sia Makes History With APRA Songwriter Of The Year Win

Tonight’s APRA Music Awards in Sydney saw Sia once again claim Songwriter Of The Year, and other Australian acts Sheppard, Illy, Angus & Julia Stone and more also take home praise.

Claiming Songwriter Of The Year three times in as many years, Sia is the first artist to claim the prize three years in a row, also picking up Song Of The Year for her world-beating hit Chandelier.

Sheppard also left their mark, walking away with Most Played Australian Work and Pop Work Of The Year for Geronimo.

Here’s the full list of winners, complete with songwriters and their publishers:

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Song Of The Year

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

Songwriter Of The Year

Sia

Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd

Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year

5 Seconds Of Summer

Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Australia) Pty Ltd/Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis*

Most Played Australian Work

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

Pop Work Of The Year

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

Blues & Roots Work of the Year

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

Country Work Of The Year

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

Dance Work Of The Year

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

urban work of the year

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

Rock Work Of The Year

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

Most Played Australian Work Overseas

Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye

Wally de Backer / Luiz Bonfa

J Albert and Son Pty Ltd / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia / Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty

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

Outstanding Services To Australian Music Award

Fifa Riccobon

Angus & Julia Stone on the red carpet. Pic by Marc Grimwade.

Daniel Johns performing. Pics by Marc Grimwade.

The awards, which went down at Carriageworks in Sydney, also saw Daniel Johns perform his new single, Preach, live for the first time, Jimmy Barnes and Diesel team up for a cover of Chandelier, Kingswood pay tribute to AC/DC and more.