It’s no surprise that Tones & I is up for a slew of gongs at this year’s APRA Music Awards, picking up four nods for global sensation Dance Monkey.
The Byron Bay-based artist is up for Most Performed Australian Work, Most Performed Pop Work, Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year and Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year at the 2020 APRAs, which will this year be live-streamed on May 26.
“I am so honoured to receive four APRA nominations,” Tones & I told The Music. “Big thank you to APRA for all the work they do for the music community. Stay safe.”
The Teskey Brothers are also vying for the coveted Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year and Song of the Year awards, the latter of which for I Get Up, which also finds itself in the Most Performed Blues & Roots category.
Anthemic single Choir see Guy Sebastian also up for three awards (Song of the Year, Most Performed Australian Work and Most Performed Pop Work), while Thelma Plum, Hilltop Hoods, Birds Of Tokyo, Dean Lewis and more have also been nominated for APRAs.
“If ever there was a time to acknowledge the work of songwriters – both those on stage and those who work quietly behind-the-scenes – it is now, which is why we have committed to the 2020 Virtual APRA Music Awards,” APRA AMCOS Chief Executive Dean Ormston said.
“Our songwriters give us so much - they contribute enormously to our economic and cultural wealth, and in a world of self-isolation, never has the comfort, poignancy, or uplift of a song been more important!
“The nominees provide a ready-made #AussieMade playlist of fantastic music. We look forward to celebrating their success, as part of our support of all Australian music creators.”
2020 APRA MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES
Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year
Thelma Plum - Better In Blak
Guy Sebastian - Choir
Tones & I - Dance Monkey
The Teskey Brothers - I Get Up
5 Seconds Of Summer - Teeth
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Ruel
Sampa The Great
Thelma Plum
Liam Gough, Brendon Love, Josh Teskey & Sam Teskey, (The Teskey Brothers)
Tones And I
Most Performed Australian Work
Dean Lewis - 7 Minutes
Guy Sebastian - Choir
Tones & I - Dance Monkey
Birds of Tokyo - Good Lord
KIAN - Waiting
Most Performed Alternative Work
The Rubens - God Forgot
Birds Of Tokyo - Good Lord
Matt Corby - Miracle Love
Gretta Ray - Radio Silence
KIAN - Waiting
Most Performed Blues & Roots Work
Tash Sultana - Blackbird
The Teskey Brothers - I Get Up
John Butler Trio - Just Call
Ziggy Alberts - Laps Around The Sun
Busby Marou - Sound Of Summer
Most Performed Country Work
Lee Kernaghan - Backroad Nation
Maren Morris - Girl
Travis Collins - Happy
Seaforth - Love That
Troy Cassar-Daley - Wouldn’t Change A Thing
Morgan Evans - Young Again
Most Performed Dance Work
Hayden James feat. Running Touch - Better Together
PNAU feat. Kira Divine & Marques Toliver - Solid Gold
Peking Duk feat. Jack River - Sugar
Dom Dolla - Take It
RÜFÜS DU SOL - Treat You Better
Most Performed Pop Work
Dean Lewis - 7 Minutes
Amy Shark - All Loved Up
Guy Sebastian - Choir
Tones & I - Dance Monkey
Katy Perry - Never Really Over
Most Performed Rock Work
Polish Club - Clarity
Ruby Fields - Dinosaurs
Slowly Slowly - Jellyfish
Jimmy Barnes feat. Troy Cassar-Daley - Shutting Down Our Town
The Living End - Otherside
Most Performed Urban Work
Triple One - Butter
Baker Boy - Cool As Hell
Hilltop Hoods feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal - Exit Sign
Hilltop Hoods - Leave Me Lonely
Illy - Then What
Most Performed International Work
Marshmello feat. Bastille - Happier
Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart
Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow
Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower
Thelma Plum
Guy Sebestian
Tones & I
The Teskey Brothers
5 Seconds Of Summer
Ruel
Sampa The Great
Dean Lewis
Birds of Tokyo
KIAN
The Rubens
Matt Corby
Gretta Ray
Tash Sultana
John Butler Trio
Ziggy Alberts
Busby Marou
Lee Kernaghan
Travis Collins
Seaforth
Troy Cassar-Daley
Morgan Eavns
Hayden James
PNAU
Peking Duk
Dom Dolla
RÜFÜS DU SOL
Amy Shark
Polish Club
Ruby Fields
Slowly Slowly
Jimmy Barnes
The Living End
Triple One
Baker Boy
Hilltop Hoods
Illy
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