The APRA Awards will be announced on 27 April, 2023 in Sydney.
Ahead of the awards, the nominees for APRA Song of the Year 2023 have been announced:
TOP 20 PEER-VOTED APRA SONG OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST
(in alphabetical order by song title)
Title: Backseat of My Mind
Artist: Thelma Plum
Writers: Thelma Plum* / Alexander Burnett / Oliver Horton
Publisher: Sony Music Publishing*
Title: Clarity
Artist: Vance Joy
Writers: Vance Joy / Joel Little*
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing*
Title: Complete Mess
Artist: 5 Seconds of Summer
Writers: Michael Clifford / Luke Hemmings / Calum Hood / Ashton Irwin
Publisher: Sony Music Publishing
Title: Edge of Something
Artist: Missy Higgins
Writers: Missy Higgins / Antony Partos* / Matteo Zingales*
Publishers: Mushroom Music / Sonar Music*
Title: GTFO
Artist: Genesis Owusu
Writers: Genesis Owusu* / Michael Di Francesco^ / Andrew Klippel+ / Jono Ma
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Ourness Songs* /
Kobalt Music Publishing obo Future Classic^ /
Mushroom Music obo Ourness Songs+
Title: Headphones
Artist: Baker Boy
Writers: Baker Boy / Lara Andallo / Willie Tafa / Dallas Woods*
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing*
Title: I Feel Electric
Artist: Daniel Johns
Writers: Daniel Johns* / Laura Raia / Maxwell Bidstrup^ / Mark Landon
Publishers: Sony Music Publishing* / BMG^
Title: If I Don’t Hear from You Tonight
Artist: Courtney Barnett
Writer: Courtney Barnett
Publisher: Concord Music Publishing
Title: Lane
Artist: Sampa the Great feat. Denzel Curry
Writers: Sampa the Great* / Denzel Curry / Jeff Kleinman^ / Samuel Masta /
Solomon Moyo / Powers Pleasant+ / Mason Sacks+
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing* / Universal/MCA Music Publishing^ /
Sony Music Publishing+
Title: Le Piano
Artist: Donny Benet
Writer: Donny Benet
Publisher: Embassy Music Publishing
Title: Lunchtime
Artist: Spacey Jane
Writers: Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu / Caleb Harper / Kieran Lama / Peppa Lane
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Dew Process
Title: Lupa
Artist: King Stingray
Writer: Gotjiringu Jerome Yunupingu
Publisher: Sony Music Publishing
Title: Lydia Wears a Cross
Artist: Julia Jacklin
Writer: Julia Jacklin
Publisher: Mushroom Music
Title: Magenta Mountain
Artist: King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Writers: Ambrose Kenny-Smith / Stu Mackenzie / Joey Walker
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing
Title: One Song
Artist: Archie Roach
Writer: Archie Roach
Publisher: Mushroom Music
Title: Ready for the Sky
Artist: Budjerah
Writer: Budjerah / Ainslie Wills*
Publishers: Mushroom Music / Sony Music Publishing*
Title: Rising Seas
Artist: Midnight Oil
Writers: Jim Moginie
Publisher: Sony Music Publishing
Title: Say Nothing (feat. MAY-A)
Artist: Flume
Writers: Flume* / Sarah Aarons
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing* / Sony Music Publishing
Title: Thousand Miles
Artist: The Kid LAROI
Writers: The Kid LAROI* / Louis Bell# / Billy Walsh# / Andrew Watt^
Publishers: Sony Music Publishing* / Universal/MCA Music Publishing# /
Kobalt Music Publishing^
Title: Wish You Well ft Bernard Fanning
Artist: Baker Boy & Bernard Fanning
Writers: Baker Boy / Bernard Fanning* / Pip Norman^
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing* / Mushroom Music^
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