Go-Betweens’ Lindy Morrison To Receive APRA’s Highest Achievement

Go-Betweens drummer and influential industry voice Lindy Morrison will receive this year's Ted Albert Award for outstanding services to music – APRA's highest recognition.

Joining the likes of Ian Meldrum, Slim Dusty, AC/DC members, Paul Kelly and Michael Chugg, Morrison will receive the award at the 2014 APRA Music Awards, which for the first time will take place in Brisbane. She is one of the few women to receive the honour.

On top of her work as a performer in one of the country's best loved bands, Morrison is also a musicians' advocate and has been a strong part of music industry charity Support Act and PPCA.

“I am grateful to receive this award from APRA AMCOS, as I have long been an admirer of Albert's – a music company supporting the finest Australian songwriters and musicians,” Morrison said.

“To be acknowledged for my contribution is a great honour, because I love my work with the music industry's own charity Support Act, playing music, teaching and working towards copyright law reform.”

The decision was backed by her Go-Betweens bandmate Robert Forster, who said, “She's a great drummer. And when a good deed is done in the music industry, Lindy Morrison's name is usually attached.”

RocKwiz's Brian Nankervis will host this year's awards, which will take place Monday 23 June. Nominees for the award categories will be revealed Thursday 29 May.

PREVIOUS TED ALBERT AWARD RECIPIENTS

1991: Allan Hely
1992: John Sturman
1993: Peter Sculthorpe
1994: Ian Meldrum
1995: Harry Vanda and George Young
1996: Ron Tudor
1997: No awards
1998: Michael Gudinski
1999: Slim Dusty
2000: Triple J
2001: Charles Fischer
2002: Barry Chapman
2003: Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Bon Scott
2004: Don Burrows
2005: Michael Chugg
2006: Bill Armstrong
2007: Michael McMartin
2008: Roger Davies
2009: Denis Handlin
2010: Jimmy Little
2011: Paul Kelly
2012: Mary Lopez
2013: The Seekers