Sarah Aarons, Amy Shark & Baker Boy Lead 2019 APRA Award Nominations

Sarah Aarons, Amy Shark and Baker Boy have lead the charge for this year's APRA Award nominations. 

Aarons has picked up four nominations for her work with Aussie acts Peking Duk and The Rubens, and German-Russian producer Zedd for their songs Stay and The Middle, which was also nominated for a Grammy, while Amy Shark and Baker Boy, real name Danzal Baker, have picked up three nominations each. 

This year's Peer-voted APRA Song Of The Year nominees are Mojo Juju, Joelistics (Joel Ma) and Rita Seumanutafa for Mojo Juju's track Native Tongue, Angie McMahon for Slow Mover, Amy Shark for I Said Hi, Ainslie Wills for Society and Paul Kelly for With The One I Love. See them discuss the tracks in the video below. 

Dean Lewis, Baker Boy, G Flip, Jack River and Tash Sultana have all picked up nominations for Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year. See the full list of nominees below.

This year's APRA Awards takes place at Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday 30 April and will be hosted by former RocKwiz host Brian Nankervis, with Kate Miller-Heidke as this year's musical director. 

2019 APRA Award Nominees

Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year

Amy Shark - I Said Hi
Writer: Amy Shark
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing

Mojo Juju - Native Tongue
Writers: Mojo Juju /Joel Ma* /Rita Seumanutafa 
Publisher: Mushroom Music*

Angie McMahon - Slow Mover
Writer: Angie McMahon
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing

Ainslie Wills - Society
Writers: Ainslie Wills / Bram Inscore* / MoZella^
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / Kobalt Music Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing^

Paul Kelly - With The One I Love
Writer: Paul Kelly
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year

Danzal Baker AKA Baker Boy
Dean Lewis (Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Specific Music)
Georgia Flipo AKA G Flip (Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Future Classic
Holly Rankin AKA Jack River (Publisher: Mushroom Music)
Tash Sultana (Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Tash Sultana)

Most Played Australian Work

Sheppard - Coming Home
Writers: Jason Bovino / Amy Sheppard / George Sheppard / Matthew Radosevich* / Christopher Wallace*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo Empire of Song / Native Tongue Music Publishing*

PNAU - Go Bang
Writers: Nick Littlemore / Sam Littlemore* / Peter Mayes / Luke Steele^
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing / 120 Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing^

Amy Shark - I Said Hi
Writer: Amy Shark
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing

Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Jordan Johnson* / Stefan Johnson^ / Marcus Lomax* / Kyle Trewartha+ Michael Trewartha+ / Anton Zaslavski+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / BMG Rights Management* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ / Universal/MCA Music Publishing+

Vance Joy - We’re Going Home
Writers: James Keogh / Daniel Wilson*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management*

Country Work Of The Year

The Wolfe Brothers - Ain’t Seen It Yet
Writers: Brodie Rainbird / Nicholas Wolfe / Thomas Wolfe / Erik Anderson*
Publishers: Perfect Pitch Publishing / Peermusic*

Morgan Evans - Day Drunk
Writers: Morgan Evans / Chris DeStefano* / Lindy Robbins^
Publishers: Warner/Chappell Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Kobalt Music Publishing^

Morgan Evans - I Do
Writers: Morgan Evans+ / Chris DeStefano* / Ashley Gorley^
Publishers: Warner/Chappell Music+^ / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^

Tori Forsyth - In The Morning
Writer: Tori Forsyth
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing obo Peppermintblue Publishing

 Kasey Chambers & The Fireside Disciples - The Campfire Song (feat. Alan Pigram)
Writers: Kasey Chambers* / Bill Chambers^ / Alan Pigram
Publishers: Mushroom Music* / Kobalt Music Publishing obo Checked Label Services^

Blues & Roots Work Of The Year

Angus & Julia Stone - Chateau
Writers: Angus Stone / Julia Stone
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Tash Sultana - Mystik
Writer: Tash Sultana
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Tash Sultana

Kim Churchill - Second Hand Car
Writers: Kim Churchill / Nicholas Hodgson*
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing*

Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders - Tell It Like It Is
Writer: Jack Ladder
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders - White Flag
Writer: Jack Ladder
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Dance Work Of The Year

David Guetta & Sia - Flames
Writers: Sia Furler* / Christopher Braide^ / David Guetta+ / Giorgio Tuinfort ~/ Marcus Van Wattum
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / BMG Rights Management^ / Origin Music Publishing+ / Kobalt Music Publishing ~

PNAU - Go Bang
Writers: Nick Littlemore / Sam Littlemore* / Peter Mayes / Luke Steele^
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing / 120 Publishing* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing^

 Peking Duk - Let You Down (feat. Icona Pop)
Writers: Adam Hyde / Reuben Styles / Styalz (Kaelyn Behr)* / Samuel Manville^ / Robert Taylor+
Publishers: BMG Rights Management / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^ / Warner/Chappell Music+

Galantis & Throttle - Tell Me You Love Me
Writers: Sarah Aarons* / Bloodshy^ / Svidden^ / Robert Bergin / Linus Eklow+ / Edward Jenkins / Henrik Jonback~
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^ / Kobalt Music Publishing+ / Warner/Chappell Music~

Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Jordan Johnson* / Stefan Johnson^ / Marcus Lomax* / Kyle Trewartha+ / Michael Trewartha+ / Anton Zaslavski+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / BMG Rights Management* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ / Universal/MCA Music Publishing+

Rock Work Of The Year

Ocean Alley - Confidence
Writers: Nic Blom / Baden Donegal / Lach Galbraith / Mitch Galbraith / Angus Goodwin / Tom O'Brien

The Rubens - Million Man
Writers: Scott Baldwin / Elliott Margin / Sam Margin / Zaac Margin / William Zeglis
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo Ivy League Music

The Rubens - Never Ever (feat. Sarah)
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Elliott Margin* / Sam Margin*
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro / Mushroom Music obo Ivy League Music*

Angie McMahon - Slow Mover
Writer: Angie McMahon
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing

 Gang Of Youths - The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows
Writer: David Le’aupepe
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing

Pop Work Of The Year

Dean Lewis - Be Alright
Writers: Dean Lewis / Jon Hume*
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Specific Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing*

Sheppard - Coming Home
Writers: Jason Bovino / Amy Sheppard / George Sheppard / Matthew Radosevich* / Christopher Wallace*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo Empire of Song / Native Tongue Music Publishing*

Conrad Sewell - Healing Hands
Writers: Stuart Crichton / Conrad Sewell* / Stephen Wrabel
Publishers: Native Tongue Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing*

Amy Shark - I Said Hi
Writer: Amy Shark
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing

Vance Joy - We’re Going Home
Writers: James Keogh / Daniel Wilson*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management*

Urban Work Of The Year

Bliss n Eso - Believe (feat. Mario
Writers: Max MacKinnon* / Jonathan Notley* / PJ Harding^ / Cameron Ludik^ / Damian Smith
Publishers: Mushroom Music* / Universal Music Publishing^

Hilltop Hoods - Clark Griswold (feat. Adrian Eagle)
Writers: DJ Debris (Barry Francis)* / MC Pressure (Daniel Smith)* / Suffa (Matthew Lambert)* / John Bartlett / Paul Bartlett
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing*

Thundamentals - I Miss You
Writers: Jeswon (Jesse Ferris)* / Morgs (Morgan Jones)* / Tuka (Brendan Tuckerman)* / Carl Dimataga
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro*

Baker Boy - Marryuna (feat. Yirrmal)
Writers: Baker Boy / Dion Brownfield / Jerome Farah* / Yirrmal Marika
Publisher: Mushroom Music*

Baker Boy - Mr La Di Da Di
Writers: Baker Boy / Dion Brownfield / Jerome Farah* / Dallas Woods
Publisher: Mushroom Music*

International Work Of The Year

Camila Cabello - Havana
Writers: Louis Bell* / Karla Cabello*/ Frank Dukes*^ / Kaan Gunesberk / Brittany Hazzard+ / Brian Lee~ / Ali Tamposi> / Yung Thug~> / Andrew Watt° / Pharrell Williams*
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing*/ Native Tongue Music Publishing+ / Warner/Chappell Music~ / Mushroom Music> / Kobalt Music Publishing°

Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be
Writers: David Garcia* / Tyler Hubbard^ / Joshua Miller+ / Bleta Rexha~
Publishers: Shout Music Publishing* / Native Tongue Music Publishing^ / Warner/Chappell Music+ / BMG Rights Management~

Ed Sheeran - Perfect
Writer: Edward Sheeran
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Post Malone - Rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)
Writers: 21 Savage*/ Olufunmibi Awoshiley^ / Louis Bell^/ Post Malone~ / Carl Rosen~ / Jo Virginie>
Publishers: BMG Rights Management* / Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing~ / Mushroom Music>

P!nk - What About Us
Writers: P!nk* / John McDaid^ / Mac Steve+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing*/ Kobalt Music Publishing^ / Universal Music Publishing+