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| Thirty-two finalists at the 2005 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards Variety is the watchword with a heady mix of veteran artists, previous Tui Award winners and new faces as the organisers announce the finalists for the 2005 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. And in celebrating 40 years of awards, it’s fitting some of the big guns of New Zealand music join rising stars for the event that celebrates the best in Kiwi music over the preceding 12 months (01 June 2004 – 31 May 2005). The finalists for the 16 award categories at the 2005 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards have been announced at a function at the Hilton Auckland. P-Money, DJ extraordinaire and one of the country’s finest hip hop producers, leads the field with nods in six categories. Pacific purveyors of hi tech soul Fat Freddy’s Drop join former Tui award winners Savage and Shihad, each vying for top honours in four awards categories. Finalists in three categories each are iconic Kiwi rockers the Finn Brothers and the talented Brooke Fraser together with newcomers Breaks Co-Op and Dei Hamo. Finalists in two categories each are Dave Dobbyn, The Phoenix Foundation, Tha Feelstyle and Yulia Townsend. Other finalists include Audiosauce, Baitercell & Schumacher, Chris Graham (Best Music Video), Dan Poynton, Debbie Harwood, Del Rey System, Goldenhorse, Greg Page (Best Music Video), Jonathan Lemalu, Jordan Reyne, Katchafire, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Pluto, Reuben Sutherland (Best Music Video), SJD, The Checks, The D4, Tower New Zealand Youth Choir, Trinityroots and the feelers. The Tui awards will be presented by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) at the 40th annual awards ceremony in Auckland on October 5. RIANZ music awards spokesperson Adam Holt is delighted with the wide variety of artists amongst the finalists. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |