Paul Kelly, Tones & I, Archie Roach & More Shortlisted For APRA Song Of The Year

The best Aussie song of 2020 will be revealed this April, with 25 artists vying for the peer-voted APRA Song Of The Year.

The shortlist for the coveted award has been revealed, featuring some of the country’s most beloved artists, including Paul Kelly, Tones & I, Archie Roach, Tame Impala, Hilltop Hoods, Spacey Jane, DMA’S and more.

“As Australia slowly begins recovering from the Coronavirus pandemic, our industry is still largely on pause. After such a difficult year, our sincere hope is that we can stage a traditional live ceremony for the 2021 APRA Music Awards,” APRA AMCOS CEO Dean Ormston said.

“A physical event would announce that we're in a new era, one where we can celebrate the Australian songwriters that have excelled despite one of the most challenging years in memory. We hope to see you there in the flesh.”

SHORTLIST FOR PEER-VOTED APRA SONG OF THE YEAR

Bad Child – Tones & I

Booster Seat – Spacey Jane

Break My Heart – Dua Lipa

Carry You – Missy Higgins

Everybody Rise – Amy Shark

Gadigal Land – Midnight Oil feat. Dan Sultan, Joel Davison, Kaleena Briggs & Bunna Lawrie

Getting The Band Back Together – Cold Chisel

Ghosteen – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

If I Never Say A Word – Matt Corby

I’ll Take Lonely Tonight – Tim Minchin

I’m Good? – Hilltop Hoods

Is It True – Tame Impala

It Might Be Time – Tame Impala

Lost In Yesterday – Tame Impala

Love Songs – Daryl Braithwaite

Masochist – Polaris

Meditjin – Baker Boy feat. Jessb

On Our Own – Lime Cordiale

Say Something – Kylie Minogue

Silver – DMA’S

Situation Room – Something For Kate

Standing With You – Guy Sebastian

Tell Me Why – Archie Roach with Sally Dastey

Two Of Us - Birds Of Tokyo

 When We’re Both Old And Mad - Paul Kelly & Kasey Chambers

The winner will be announced at the 2021 APRA Music Awards, set to take place at on April 28 at Sydney’s International Convention Centre Grand Ballroom.

The final nominees across all 2021 APRA Music Awards categories will be announced next month.

For more details, head to the APRA AMCOS website.

Paul Kelly

Tones & I

Archie Roach

Tame Impala

Hilltop Hoods

Spacey Jane

DMA'S