Shortlisted Acts Named For 2016 APRA Song Of The Year
All worthy contenders
As we come up to the 34th APRA Awards, APRA AMCOS have revealed the top 20 acts shortlisted for their annual APRA Song Of The Year award.
This year's shortlist includes a wide array of musicians as usual — from ARIA-winning country singer Troy Cassar-Daley for Another Australian Day and Freedom Ride featuring Paul Kelly to Tame Impala's Let It Happen and CW Stoneking's The Zombie.
Other nominated acts also include Seth Sentry, Grammy-nominated Hiatus Kaiyote, Birds Of Tokyo, Courtney Barnett and first-timers POND and Jarryd James.
The esteemed title will be announced at the APRA Music Awards in early April, with members able to vote for who they think should take out the crown from now until 5pm AEDST on Tuesday, 9 February.
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The winner will take home a yellow top Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut, and two tickets to the 2016 APRA Awards.
Check out the full alphabetical list below.
top 20 — 2016 apra song of the year
1969 (SETH SENTRY), Nicholas Martin, Seth Sentry and Styalz Fuego
6000 MILES (THE WAIFS), Josh Cunningham, Donna Simpson and Vikki Thorn
AERIAL LOVE (DANIEL JOHNS), Daniel Johns and Joel Little
A-GRADE PLAYA (SHEPPARD), Jay Bovino, Amy Sheppard and George Sheppard
ANCHOR (BIRDS OF TOKYO), Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark and Adam Weston
ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN DAY (TROY CASSAR-DALEY), Troy Cassar-Daley and Pete Denahy
BEND (CHET FAKER), Nicholas Murphy and Curtis Mayfield
BORDERLINE WITH MY ATOMS (HIATUS KAIYOTE), Paul Bender, Perrin Moss, Simon Mavin, Naomi Saalfield
BREATHING UNDERWATER (HIATUS KAIYOTE), Paul Bender, Perrin Moss, Simon Mavin, Naomi Saalfield
DEAD FOX (COURTNEY BARNETT), Courtney Barnett
DO YOU REMEMBER (JARRYD JAMES), Jarryd James and Joel Little
EVENTUALLY (TAME IMPALA), Kevin Parker
FREEDOM RIDE (TROY CASSAR-DALEY feat PAUL KELLY), Troy Cassar-Daley and Paul Kelly
GEORGIA (VANCE JOY), James Keogh
LET IT HAPPEN (TAME IMPALA), Kevin Parker
LOST (COLD CHISEL), Wes Carr and Don Walker
PEDESTRIAN AT BEST (COURTNEY BARNETT), Courtney Barnett
SECONDHAND MAN (SHANE NICHOLSON), Shane Nicholson
THE ZOMBIE (C.W. STONEKING), C.W. Stoneking
ZOND (POND), Nicholas Allbrook, Joseph Ryan, James Terry and Jay Watson
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