APRA Has Revealed The 2020 Song Of The Year Finalists

APRA has released the shortlist of APRA Song Of The Year finalists. 

A peer-voted award, the list, boasting some of the finest local tracks of 2019, represents songs as chosen by APRA members. 

Paul Kelly, The Teskey Brothers, Angie McMahon, Ainslie Wills, Sarah Aarons, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Kaiit all return to the list after their nominations in 2018. 

This year's list also features a number of first-timers including Tones & I, Mallrat, Jessica Mauboy, Thelma Plum and more. 

Aarons picked up the coveted Songwriter Of The Year Award at last year's ceremony and Amy Shark took out the Song Of The Year category with hit I Said Hi.

Check out the full list, in alphabetical order, below.

APRA Song Of The Year 2019 Shortlist

Arrows - Missy Higgins (Missy Higgins) 

Better In Blak  - Thelma Plum (Thelma Plum / Alexander Burnett / Oliver Horton)

Borderline - Tame Impala (Kevin Parker)

By The Scars - Diesel (Mark Lizotte)

Charlie - Mallrat (Grace Shaw / Leroy Clampitt)

Choir - Guy Sebastian (Guy Sebastian / Trevor Brown / William Simmons)

Dance Monkey - Tones & I (Toni Watson)

Every Day My Mother's Voice - Paul Kelly and Dan Sultan (Paul Kelly)

Exit Sign - Hilltop Hoods featuring Illy and Ecca Vandal (Barry Francis (DJ Debris) / Daniel Smith (MC Pressure)/ Matthew Lambert (Suffa)/ Sarah Aarons / Andrew Burford / Alasdair Murray (Illy))

Fear Of Missing Out - Ainslie Wills (Ainslie Wills / Paul Dempsey / Lawrence Folvig / Arron Light)

Final Form - Sampa The Great (Sampa Tembo / Alejandro Abapo / Leon Sylvers)

Good Lord - Birds Of Tokyo (Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston)

I Get Up - The Teskey Brothers (Josh Teskey / Sam Teskey / Liam Gough / Brendon Love)

Little Things - Jessica Mauboy (Jessica Mauboy / Antonio Egizii / Chiara Hunter / David Musumeci)

Miss Shiney - Kaiit (Kaiit Waup / Vincent Goodyer / Nicholas Martin)

Old Man - Stella Donnelly (Stella Donnelly)

Open Up Your Eyes - Archie Roach (Archie Roach)

Paradise - Tropical Fuck Storm (Erica Dunn / Gareth Liddiard / Fiona Kitchin / Lauren Hammel)

Pasta - Angie McMahon (Angie McMahon)

Pressure To Party - Julia Jacklin (Julia Jacklin)

Rushing Back - Flume featuring Vera Blue (Harley Streten / Celia Pavey / Sophie Cates / Eric Dubowsky)

Self-Immolate - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (Stuart MacKenzie / Michael Cavanagh / Joseph Walker)

Seven Day Weekend - Underground Lovers (Richard Andrew / Maurice Argiro / Glenn Bennie / Vincent Giarrusso / Phillipa Nihill)

Teeth - 5 Seconds Of Summer (Luke Hemmings / Ashton Irwin / Louis Bell / Gillian Gilbert / Peter Hook / Stephen Morris / Evan Rogers / Carl Sturken / Bernard Sumner / Ali Tamposi / Ryan Tedder / Andrew Watt)

Zero Gravity - Kate Miller-Heidke (Kate Miller-Heidke / Julian Hamilton / Keir Nuttal)

The remaining nominees across all categories will be revealed next month before the winners are announced at the ceremony in Sydney on Tuesday 28 April.

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