Sydney, AU (APRA Awards Website/ www.apra.com.au) - Nominations for the 2006 APRA Awards - honouring composers and songwriters - were announced today. Now in its 15th year in its current format, the APRA
Music Awards will happen on Monday, June 5 at the Four Seasons, Sydney.
SONG OF THE YEAR
Title: Better Days
Artist: Pete Murray
Writer: Pete Murray
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Aust) Pty Ltd
Title: Catch My Disease
Artist: Ben Lee
Writers: Ben Lee/McGowan Southworth (BMI)
Publisher: BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
Title: Minds Eye
Artist: Wolfmother
Writers: Myles Heskett/Christopher Ross/Andrew Stockdale
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Title: O Yeah
Artist: End of Fashion
Writer: Justin Burford
Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
Title: Special Two
Artist: Missy Higgins
Writer: Missy Higgins
MOST PERFORMED AUSTRALIAN WORK
Title: Better Days
Artist: Pete Murray
Writer: Pete Murray
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Aust) Pty Ltd
Title: Catch My Disease
Artist: Ben Lee
Writers: Ben Lee/McGowan Southworth (BMI)
Publisher: BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
Title: Someday Someday
Artist: Thirsty Merc
Writer: Rai Thistlethwayte
Title: Special Two
Artist: Missy Higgins
Writer: Missy Higgins
Title: Ten Days
Artist: Missy Higgins
Writers: Missy Higgins/Jay Clifford (BMI)*
Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd*
MOST PERFORMED DANCE WORK
Title: Natural
Artist: Infusion
Writers: Francis Xavier/Manuel Sharrad/Jamie Stevens
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Aust) Pty Ltd
Title: Way To Go
Artist: Rogue Traders
Writers: Jamie Appleby/Isaac Moran
Publisher: ORiGiN Music Group*
Title: I Am Tha 1
Artist: Mr Timothy featuring Inaya Day
Writers: Tim Dudfield/Inaya Day (BMI)/Bradford Pinto/Gary Pinto
Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd
Title: Sunshine Eyes
Artist: Paulmac
Writer: Paul F. McDermott
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Title: Tilt My Hat
Artist: Andy J
Writers: Andrew Farriss/Michael Hutchence
Publisher: Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
MOST PERFORMED URBAN WORK
Title: Kryptonite
Artist: Guy Sebastian
Writers: Guy Sebastian/Beau Dozier (BMI)*
Publisher: BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd*
Title: Oh Oh
Artist: Guy Sebastian
Writers: Guy Sebastian/Jarrad Rogers*
Publisher: Marlin Publishing Pty Ltd*
Title: Funk U Up
Artist: Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
Writers: Joel Turner/Tim Turner/Chris Heiner
Publisher: Dream Dealers Pty Ltd
Title: These Kids
Artist: Joel Turner and the Modern Day Poets
Writers: Joel Turner/Tim Turner
Publisher: Dream Dealers Pty Ltd
Title: You Make Me Weak
Artist: Jade MacRae
Writers: Jade MacRae/Israel Cruz*
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Aust) Pty Ltd*
MOST PERFORMED COUNTRY WORK
Title: She Still Believes
Artist: Bella
Writers: Lyn Bowtell*/Jerry Salley (SESAC)**
Publishers: BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd*/ORIGIN Music Group**
Title: Hollywood
Artist: Kasey Chambers
Writer: Kasey Chambers
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Aust) Pty Ltd
Title: Pony
Artist: Kasey Chambers
Writer: Kasey Chambers
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Aust) Pty Ltd
Title: Rainbows Dreams and Butterflies
Artist: Beccy Cole
Writer: Beccy Cole*/Rod McCormack**
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Pty Ltd*/BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty
Ltd**
Title: Saturated
Artist: Kasey Chambers
Writer: Kasey Chambers
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Aust) Pty Ltd
MOST PERFORMED FOREIGN WORK
Title: Shiver
Artist: Natalie Imbruglia
Writers: Francis White(PRS)*/Sheppard Solomon(BMI)**/Natalie Imbruglia(PRS)**
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd*/BMG Music Publishing
Australia Pty Ltd **
Title: Since U Been Gone
Artist: Kelly Clarkson
Writers: Martin Sandberg (STIM)*/Lukasz Gottwald (ASCAP)**
Publishers: BMG Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd*/Mushroom Music Pty Ltd**
Title: Bad Day
Artist: Daniel Powter
Writer: Daniel Powter (BMI)
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Title: Beautiful Soul
Artist: Jesse McCartney
Writers: Andrew Dodd (ASCAP)/Adam Watts (ASCAP)
Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
Title: Lonely No More
Artist: Rob Thomas
Writer: Rob Thomas (ASCAP)
Publisher: EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
MOST PERFORMED BLUES AND ROOTS WORK
Title: Ashes
Artist: The Beautiful Girls
Writer: Matthew McHugh
Title: Daniel
Artist: Lior
Writer: Lior Attar
Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd
Title: Lets Take The Long Way Home
Artist: The Beautiful Girls
Writer: Matthew McHugh
Title: Somethings Gotta Give
Artist: The John Butler Trio
Writer: John Butler
Publisher: Family Music Pty Ltd
Title: What You Want
Artist: The John Butler Trio
Writer: John Butler
Publisher: Family Music Pty Ltd
MOST PERFORMED JAZZ WORK
Title: Goodbye Greg
Artist: Sidecar
Writer: John Hibbard
Title: Grace
Artist: Sam Keevers and Jamie Oehlers
Writer: Samuel Keevers
Title: Mosquito
Artist: The Necks
Writer: Lloyd Swanton/Chris Abrahams/Anthony Buck
Title: Shoalhaven Sunrise
Artist: SydneyAllstar Big Band
Writer: Graham Jesse
Title: Silverland
Artist: Paul Grabowsky
Writer: Paul Grabowsky
Publisher: ORIGIN Music Group
