Vance Joy has taken away the prestigious 2014 APRA Song of the Year for his song ‘Riptide’.
‘Ridtide’ also won APRA Pop Work of the Year for James Keogh aka Vance Joy.
The former VFL footballer released ‘Riptide’ in March 2013. It became an international hit for the Melbourne singer songwriter reaching no 10 in the UK and top 10 positions across Europe.
The APRA Music Awards were held in Brisbane on last night (June 23, 2014)
WINNERS 2014 APRA MUSIC AWARDS
Song of the Year
Title: Riptide
Artist: Vance Joy
Writer: James Keogh
Publishers: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Lindy Morrison OAM
Songwriter of the Year
SIA
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
Outstanding International Achievement Award
Ella Yelich-O’Connor (Lorde) & Joel Little*
Native Tongue Music Publishing / EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd*
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Writer: Louis Schoorl
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Most Played Australian Work
Title: Lanterns
Artist: Birds of Tokyo
Writers: Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston
Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd
Country Work of the Year
Title: Flying With the King
Artist: Lee Kernaghan
Writers: Colin Buchanan / Lee Kernaghan / Garth Porter*
Publishers: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd / Perfect Pitch Publishing Pty Ltd*
Blues & Roots Work of the Year
Title: Only One
Artist: John Butler Trio
Writer: John Butler
Publisher: Family Music Pty Ltd
Dance Work of the Year
Title: Holdin On
Artist: Flume
Writers: Flume / Otis Redding (BMI)*
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Future Classic Pty Ltd and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Verse Music Group LLC / Essex Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Irving Music*
Rock Work of the Year
Title: Lanterns
Artist: Birds of Tokyo
Writers: Ian Berney / Ian Kenny / Glenn Sarangapany / Adam Spark / Adam Weston
Publisher: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd
Pop Work of the Year
Title: Riptide
Artist: Vance Joy
Writer: James Keogh
Publishers: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing
Urban Work of the Year
Title: Act Your Age
Artist: Bliss n Eso feat. Bluejuice
Writers: Alexander Burnett / Jamie Cibej* / Jerry Craib* / James Hauptmann* / Max MacKinnon^ / Jonathan Notley^ / Jacob Stone* / Stavros Yiannoukas*
Publishers: Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Ivy League Music Pty Ltd / Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Bluejuice Music Group Pty Limited* / Mushroom Music Pty Ltd^
International Work of the Year
Title: Blurred Lines
Artist: Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams
Writers: Clifford Harris (ASCAP) / Robin Thicke (ASCAP)* / Pharrell Williams(ASCAP)^
Publishers: Deyjah’s Daddy Muzik / Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo I Like ‘Em Thicke Music* / EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd obo More Water from Nazareth Publishing^
Most Played Australian Work Overseas
Title: Somebody That I Used To Know
Artist: Gotye featuring Kimbra
Writers: Wally de Backer and Luiz Bonfa*
Publishers: J Albert and Son Pty Ltd / Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd*
