The nominations are in for this year’s Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Awards, and it looks like newcomers could take home many of this year’s gongs.
The Temper Trap, Lisa Mitchell, and the lads from Empire of the Sun will be hoping to snare their first awards at the ceremony on June 21.
Here are all the nominations, and my fearless and probably completely incorrect predictions!
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
- Temper Trap
- Empire of the Sun
- Jessica Mauboy
- Daniel Merriweather
- Lisa Mitchell
Prediction: I’m picking Lisa Mitchell purely out of sentimentality. She’s shown such promise at such an early age, and I’d love to see it rewarded.
Most Played Australian Work
- “Been Waiting” – Jessica Mauboy (Jessica Mauboy/Israel Cruz/Craig Hardy)
- “Foreign Land” – Eskimo Joe (Stuart MacLeod/Joel Quartermain/Steve Parkin/Kav Temperley)
- “Hey Boys and Girls (Truth of the World part 2)” – Evermore (Jon Hume/Daniel Hume)
- “Raise The Alarm” – The Living End (Chris Cheney)
- “She’s a Genius” – Jet (Chris Cester)
Prediction: “Foreign Land” seemed to be everywhere last year, yet I still didn’t seem to get sick of it. It’s my pick.
International Work of the Year
- “Gives You Hell” – All American Rejects (Tyson Ritter/Nick Wheeler
- “Love Story” – Taylor Swift
- “Second Chance” – Shinedown (Dave Bassett/Brent Smith)
- “Sober” – Pink (Floyd Hills/Alecia Moore/Kara Dioguardi/Marcella Araica)
- “You Found Me” – The Fray (Joseph King/Isaac Slade)
Prediction: It’s hard to pick against Taylor Swift, but purely based on the song I’m going to tip The Fray for an upset.