The 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards was the 57th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for New Zealand music recording artists. The awards took place on 30 May 2024 at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland and was hosted by Jesse Mulligan and Kara Rickard.
2024 was the first time a televised public ceremony had taken place since 2021; COVID-19 affected the 2022 awards, and the awards had a hiatus for 2023.
The awards were live streamed by Radio New Zealand, and made available to watch the next day on TVNZ+.
Background Recorded Music NZ commissioned a review of the awards following 2022, to ensure that they remained relevant in the current landscape; due to the review, no awards were held in 2023. For 2024, the awards were moved to the end of May, to coincide with New Zealand Music Month; previously they had been held in October/November. Nominations for the 2024 awards had an extended eligibility period dating back to 2022.
Two new award categories were introduced in 2024; the Breakthrough Single of the Year () was created alongside the pre-existing Breakthrough Artist of the Year award, and the category was introduced to recognise "artists that have made a significant impact on the music landscape" during the eligibility period.
A new Tūī trophy design was introduced in 2024. While the shape—first introduced in 1996—remained the same, the new Tūī are carved from tōtara, which was seen as more ecologically-friendly than the previous electroplated trophy.
Ceremony
The awards were held on the evening of 30 May 2024 at Auckland's Viaduct Events Centre, and were hosted by journalists Jesse Mulligan and Kara Rickard. The night was split between an opening ceremony, in which the technical and genre categories were awarded, followed by the "main showcase" featuring live performances and the major award categories.
A kapa haka group from Western Springs College delivered a haka pōwhiri to open the ceremony. The opening also featured live performances from MOHI and Jordyn with a Why.
Stan Walker opened the main showcase with a performance of "I Am". The showcase also featured live performances from Corrella, Kaylee Bell, Princess Chelsea, and Coterie.
Dame Hinewehi Mohi received a standing ovation, following a tribute from Moana Maniapoto inducting her into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.
The ceremony closed with Mohi – joined by Drax Project, Stan Walker, Rob Ruha, MOHI and Jordyn with a Why – performing her 1999 hit "Kotahitanga".
Nominees and winners Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().
Album of the YearTe Tino Pukaemi o te Tau Single of the YearTe Tino Waiata Tōtahi o te TauThe Beths – Expert in a Dying Field Avantdale Bowling Club – Trees Coterie – Coterie Erny Belle – Not Your Cupid Home Brew – Run It Back Leisure – Leisurevision Marlon Williams – My Boy Paige – King Clown Princess Chelsea – Everything Is Going To Be Alright Stan Walker – All In Tiny Ruins – Ceremony Unknown Mortal Orchestra – V"Friday Night At The Liquor Store" – Avantdale Bowling Club Aaradhna – "She" Corrella – "Blue Eyed Māori" Coterie – "Always Beside You" (ft. Six60) Fazerdaze – "Bigger" Home Brew – "Run It Back" Kaylee Bell – "Boots 'N All" L.A.B – "Take It Away" Marlon Williams – "Don’t Go Back" Mermaidens – "I Like To Be Alone" Stan Walker – "I Am" The Beths – "Watching The Credits" Best Solo ArtistTe Tino Reo o te Tau Best GroupTe Tino Kāhui Manu Taki o te TauMarlon Williams Avantdale Bowling Club Fazerdaze Kaylee Bell Marlon Williams Princess Chelsea Stan WalkerThe Beths Home Brew Leisure Mermaidens Tiny Ruins Unknown Mortal Orchestra Best Māori Artist Mana Reo TAWAZ Jordyn with a Why Mohi Rei Stan Walker Tuari Brothers"He Aho" – TAWAZ Coterie – "Purea / Cool It Down" Jordyn with a Why – "He Rei Niho" Mohi – "Me Pēhea Ra" Stan Walker – "I Am" Tuari Brothers – "Tuari ki te Ao"Breakthrough Single of the YearBreakthrough Artist of the Year "Blue Eyed Māori" – Corrella "Whatever" – Cassie Henderson "He Said" – Jordan Gavet "Till You're Ready" – Navvy "Close with Desires" – Teo Glacier Coterie 9lives Hori Shaw MOHI SXMPRA Best Pop Artist Best Alternative ArtistGeorgia Lines Foley PaigePrincess Chelsea Grecco Romank Mermaidens Best Soul / RnB Artist Best Hip Hop ArtistAaradhna Dallas Tamaira Sam VHome Brew Avantdale Bowling Club Diggy Dupé Best Roots Artist Best Rock ArtistCorrella Coterie Sons of ZionRacing Dead Favours Midwave Breaks Best Electronic Artist Best Classical ArtistAmamelia deepState ElipsaNew Zealand String Quartet Michael Houston & Bella Hristova Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson & Somi Kim
Additional awards The following awards were also presented: Best Country Artist Best Folk ArtistKaylee Bell Matt Joe Gow The Mitchell TwinsAdam McGrath Terrible Sons Tom Lark Best Children's Music Artist Best Jazz Artist(Te Kaipuoro Tautito Toa)Claudia Robin GunnMyele Manzanza Clear Path Ensemble Dave Wilson
Artisan awards Best Album Artwork Best Music Video ContentLily Paris West – Expert In A Dying Field by The Beths Andrew McLeod – The Coin That Broke The Fountain Floor by Clementine Valentine Lily Paris West – Mermaidens by MermaidensAnahera Parata – "She" by Aaradhna Connor Pritchard – "All My Friends" by No Comply (ft. Wells) Marlon Williams – "Don’t Go Back" by Marlon Williams Best Producer Best Engineer Haz Beats – Run It Back by Home Brew Christoph El Truento – Trees by Avantdale Bowling Club Tom Healy – Ceremony by Tiny RuinsTom Healy & Alexandra Corbett – My Boy by Marlon Williams Amelia Murray & Emily Wheatcroft-Snape – Break! by Fazerdaze Simon Gooding – King Clown by Paige
Special awards People's Choice AwardHori Shaw Highest Selling ArtistSix60Radio Airplay Record of the Year"Take It Away" – L.A.B NZ Music Hall of FameTe Manu Mātarae Dame Hinewehi Mohi Stan Walker Kaylee Bell
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