Aotearoa Music Award for Best Group
Best Group is an Aotearoa Music Award that honours New Zealand groups that have released an outstanding album in the previous year. For the purposes of the award, a group consists of two or more people.[1] The award winner is determined by the Voting Academy, along with a 30% sales performance weighting.[2]
The award was first presented annually since 1970 as the Group Award as part of the Loxene Golden Disc awards, then as Recording Artist/Group of the Year as part of the Recording Arts Talent Awards. From 1978, the award has been presented as part of the New Zealand Music Awards, first named Top Group, then Best Group. Shihad has won the award twice and been nominated eight other times, The Chills have also won twice and been nominated one other time, while DD Smash and The Naked and Famous have each won twice.
Recipients
[edit]Loxene Golden Disc: Group Award (1970 to 1972)
[edit]Year | Winner | Album | Ref. |
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1970 | Hogsnort Rupert | "Pretty Girl" | [3] |
1971 | Chapta | "Say a Prayer" | [4] |
1972 | Creation | "Carolina" | [5] |
Recording Arts Talent Awards: Recording Artist/Group of the Year (1973 to 1977)
[edit]Year | Winner | Ref. |
---|---|---|
1973 | Shona Laing | [6] |
1974 | Bulldogs Allstar Goodtime Band | [7] |
1975 | Mark Williams | [8] |
1976 | Dr Tree | [9] |
1977 | No awards held |
New Zealand Music Awards: Top Group (1978 to 1984)
[edit]Year | Winner | Other finalists | Ref. |
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1978 | Hello Sailor | — | [10] |
1979 | Th' Dudes | [11] | |
1980 | The Crocodiles | [12] | |
1981 | Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos |
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1982 | DD Smash | [14] | |
1983 | DD Smash | [15] | |
1984 | Dance Exponents | [16] |
New Zealand Music Awards: Best Group (1985 to 2016)
[edit]References
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- ^ "1974 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 18 October 2016.[dead link ]
- ^ "1975 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 18 October 2016.[dead link ]
- ^ "1976 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 18 October 2016.[dead link ]
- ^ "1978 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "1979 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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- ^ "1981 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "1982 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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- ^ "1985 Winners". NZ Music Awards. Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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- ^ "2010 Winners". NZMA. RMNZ. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "BEST GROUP 2011". NZMA. RMNZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "BEST GROUP 2012". NZMA. RMNZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "BEST GROUP 2013". NZMA. RMNZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "BEST GROUP 2014". NMZA. RMNZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "BEST GROUP 2015". NZMA. RMNZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "BEST GROUP 2016". NZMA. RMNZ. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Award History". Aotearoa Music Awards. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.