THE TAITE MUSIC PRIZE 2022: WHAT WENT DOWN?

It has been a long time since we could all get together face-to-face to recognise the bounty of musical talent we have in Aotearoa, as well as the people who put a lot of time and work into making it the amazing scene that it is. Thanks to the great people Independent Music New Zealand, we were able to do so, in person, at Q Theatre for a night full of laughs, catch ups, claps and songs (shared over a couple of glasses of wine, perhaps).

With a very rich cohort of talented nominees across all five categories (including two of our very own, Vera Ellen and Reb Fountain for the main prize), there was no doubt that the prizes could go to any of the deserving musicians. So, we sat in an........................ticipation, waiting for the night to unfold.

We were treated to an enchanting two-song performance from Reb Fountain as well as an array of presenters including host Sarah Thompson, Sir Dave Dobbyn, Poppy Reid (editor in chief of Rolling Stone Aus/NZ), Pippa Ryan-Kidd (IMNZ Chairperson), Helaina Keeley (Creative Industries Development Manager), Jo Oliver (CEO of Recorded Music NZ) and journalist Colin Hogg.

Photo: Dave Simpson

It was a wonderful ceremony and a beautiful way to toast to our superabundant musical scene. And at the end of the night, there were winners! A huge congratulations to all the nominees and recipients. In case you haven't heard all about the results, the nominees and winners are down below!

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THE TAITE MUSIC PRIZE 2022

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Anthonie Tonnon - Leave Love Out Of This (Slow Time Records) - WINNER
Dianne Swann - The War On Peace of Mind (Bads Music)
French For Rabbits - The Overflow (AAA Records)
Lips - I Don't Know Why I Do Anything (Independent)
Luke Buda - BUDA (Buda Records)
Reb Fountain - IRIS (Flying Nun Records)|
Sheep, Dog & Wolf - Two-Minds (Aphrodite)
Team Dynamite - Respect The Process (Independent)
Troy Kingi - Black Sea Golden Ladder (AAA Records)
Vera Ellen - It's Your Birthday (Flying Nun Records)

AUCKLAND LIVE BEST INDEPENDENT DEBUT

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Adelaide Cara - How Does This Sound?
Jazmine Mary - The Licking of a Tangerine - WINNER
Proteins of Magic - Proteins of Magic

NZ ON AIR OUTSTANDING MUSIC JOURNALISM AWARD

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'Aotearoa Hip Hop: The Music, The People, The History' Podcast creators; DJ Sirvere and Martyn Pepperell
RNZ Music’s The Sampler producer and journalist; Tony Stamp - WINNER
95bFM’s producers; Jess Fu and Reuben Winter for radio series Long Player, “Milk III - Reuben Winter” episode.

UnderTheRadar Editorial Team; Chris Cudby and Annabel Kean