The Wiggles Receive Ted Albert Award For Outstanding Services To Aus Music

APRA AMCOS has announced that The Wiggles are the recipients of this year's Ted Albert Award For Outstanding Services To Australian Music. The original Wiggles - Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Greg Page and Jeff Fatt - will receive the award at the APRA Music Awards on the 3rd of May.

Field said, "On behalf of everyone who's worked with The Wiggles over the past 31 years, I want to thank APRA for honouring us with the Ted Albert Award.

"We have always been driven by genuine love and passion for music, and this recognition means so much to us. Seeing our names alongside Aussie greats, including The Seekers, Joy McKean and the incredible Helen Reddy is so wonderful."

The Wiggles have dominated stages for decades, being the world's most popular children's music group. They've educated, entertained and enriched the lives of millions of children all over the globe. 

They've sold over 30 million albums and DVDs and 8 million books globally. 

Also announced today, Music Director of the 2022 awards show François Tétaz has assembled a stellar line-up of artists to perform at the ceremony. It includes The Living End legend Chris Cheney, rapper, MC and artist Dallas Woods, Aussie punk legends Hard-Ons as well as Deline Briscoe, Didirri, Telenova, Mindy Meng Wang, grentperez and a very special appearance from Tones & I.

Eddie Perfect has also joined the APRA Music Awards as a co-host, who is one of Australia's most respected and prolific writers/composers/performers. 

Additionally, Lasting Lover, written by James Arthur, Bruce Fielder, Lewis Capaldi, Luke Fitton, Benjamin Goldwasser, Jarl Hasselquist, Corey Sanders and Andrew Vanwyngarden, has been named Most Performed International Work, while the APRA Licensee of the Year award this year goes to two organisations for their good music citizenship: Great Big Events and TAFE Queensland.