The 2008 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards took place on 8 October at the Vector Arena in Auckland. Straitjacket Fits were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The Technical awards took place on 3 September.
Awards and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Multiple winners included Flight of the Concords and Opshop, who each received four awards.
Key – Non-technical award – Technical award
Album of the Year † Single of the Year† Sponsored by Nokia Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords Anika Moa - In Swings The Tide Liam Finn - I'll Be Lightning Scribe - Rhymebook Tiki Taane - Past, Present, Future Sponsored by Vodafone Opshop - One Day Liam Finn - Gather To The Chapel Shihad - One Will Hear The Other The Phoenix Foundation - Bright Grey Tiki Taane - Always On My Mind Best Group† Best Male Solo Artist:† Sponsored by Steinlager Pure Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords Shihad - Beautiful Machine The Phoenix Foundation - Happy Ending Liam Finn - I'll be Lightning SJD - Songs From A Dictaphone Tiki Taane - Past, Present, Future Best Female Solo Artist:† Breakthrough Artist of the Year† Sponsored by Mazda Anika Moa - In Swings The Tide Aaradhna - Sweet Soul Music Annabel Fay - Annabel FaySponsored by Kiwi FM Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords Cut Off Your Hands - Blue On Blue Tiki Taane - Past, Present, Future Best Music Video† Radio Airplay Record of the Year† Sponsored by C4 Ian Hart - Her Hairagami Set (The Brunettes) Carey Carter - Tangaroa (Tiki Taane) Joe Lonie - Gather To The chapel (Liam Finn) Sponsored by NZ On Air Opshop - Maybe Highest Selling NZ Single† Highest Selling NZ Album† Opshop - "One Day" Opshop - Second Hand Planet Best Rock Album† Best Urban/Hip Hop Album† Shihad - Beautiful Machine Liam Finn - I'll Be Lightning The Phoenix Foundation - Happy Ending Scribe - Rhymebook Mareko - White Sunday 2:The Book Of Mark Young Sid - The Truth Best Aotearoa Roots Album† Best Dance/Electronica Album† Tiki Taane - Past, Present, Future Katchafire - Say What You're Thinking Kora - Kora Recloose - Perfect Timing Mareko - White Sunday 2:The Book Of Mark Young Sid - The Truth Best Maori Album† Best Gospel/Christian Album† Ruia - 12:24 Tekau Ma Rua, Rua Tekau Ma Wha Moana & the Tribe - Wha Tiki Taane - Past, Present, Future All Left Out - The Conquest Parachute Band - Roadmaps and Revelations The Ember Days - Your Eyes Light Up Best Classical Album† Best Country Music Album† Michael Houstoun - Inland NZTrio - Bright Tide Moving Between Gillian Whitehead - Puhake ki te rangi Presented at the Gold Guitar Awards, 30 May 2008 Melissa Partridge - Melissa Jackie Bristow - Crazy Love The Cattlestops - Back To Rosetta Road Best Pacific Music Album† Best Folk Album† Presented at the Pacific Music Awards, 31 May 2008 Te Vaka - Olatia Three Houses Down - Dreadtown Cydel - Soul Finder Presented at the Auckland Folk Festival, 25 – 28 January 2008 Phil Garland – Southern Odyssey Owen Hugh - You & I The Hobnail Boots - The Fortune Horses Best Producer‡ Best Engineer‡ Presented at the Technical Awards on 3 September Lee Prebble – Happy Ending (The Phoenix Foundation) Tiki Taane - Past, Present, Future (Tiki Taane) Anika Moa - In Swings The Tide (Anika Moa) Presented at the Technical Awards on 3 September Lee Prebble – Happy Ending (The Phoenix Foundation) Tiki Taane & Evan Short - Past, Present, Future (Tiki Taane) Andre Upston - In Swings The Tide (Anika Moa) Best Album Cover‡ International Achievement Award† Presented at the Technical Awards on 3 September Barny Bewick – Keep Me On Your Side (Goodnight Nurse) Liam Finn - I'll Be Lightning (Liam Finn) Tim Gummer - Inland (Michael Houstoun) Flight Of The Conchords Savage The Vodafone People's Choice Award† Legacy Award† Parachute Band Horsemen Family Nesian Mystik The Dfenders Straitjacket Fits
Performances Performances on the night included the following: Cut off your Hands Anika Moa Tiki Taane Scribe Julia Deans, Anika Moa, Lani Purkis and Greta Anderson performed a version of Legacy Award winner Straitjacket Fits' "Fast Women".
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