Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year
Title: I Said Hi
Artist: Amy Shark
Writer: Amy Shark
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing
Songwriter of the Year
Writer: Sarah Aarons
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sarah Aarons and G Flip
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Writer: Dean Lewis
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Specific Music
See also: Sarah Aarons and Amy Shark dominate 2019 APRA Music Awards
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Rob Potts
Overseas Recognition Award Lindsay Rimes
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Outstanding International Achievement Award
Title: Youngblood
Artist: 5 Seconds of Summer
Writers: Luke Hemmings / Calum Hood / Ashton Irwin / Ali Tamposi* / Louis Bell / Andrew Watt^ Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Mushroom Music* / Kobalt Music Publishing^
Outstanding International Achievement Award
Title: Be Alright
Artist: Dean Lewis
Writers: Dean Lewis / Jon Hume*
Publishers: Kobalt Music Publishing obo Specific Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing*
Most Played Australian Work
Title: The Middle
Artist: Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Jordan Johnson* / Stefan Johnson^ / Marcus Lomax* / Kyle Trewartha+ / Michael Trewartha+ / Anton Zaslavski+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ / Universal/MCA Music Publishing+
Dance Work of the Year
Title: The Middle
Artist: Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Jordan Johnson* / Stefan Johnson^ / Marcus Lomax* / Kyle Trewartha+ / Michael Trewartha+ / Anton Zaslavski+
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / BMG Rights Management* / Kobalt Music Publishing^ / Universal/MCA Music Publishing+
Rock Work of the Year
Title: Never Ever
Artist: The Rubens feat. Sarah
Writers: Sarah Aarons / Elliott Margin* / Sam Margin*
Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Mushroom Music obo Ivy League Music*
Pop Work of the Year
Title: I Said Hi
Artist: Amy Shark
Writer: Amy Shark
Publishers: Mushroom Music obo UNIFIED Music Publishing
Urban Work of the Year
Title: Clark Griswold
Artist: Hilltop Hoods feat. Adrian Eagle
Writers: DJ Debris (Barry Francis)* / MC Pressure (Daniel Smith)* / Suffa (Matthew Lambert)* / John Bartlett / Paul Bartlett
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing*
Adam Briggs and Daniel Smith
Country Work of the Year
Title: Day Drunk
Artist: Morgan Evans
Writers: Morgan Evans / Chris DeStefano* / Lindy Robbins^
Publishers: Warner/Chappell Music / Sony/ATV Music Publishing* / Kobalt Music Publishing^
Blues & Roots Work of the Year Title: Chateau
Artist: Angus & Julia Stone
Writers: Angus Stone / Julia Stone Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Most Played Australian Work Overseas
Title: Cheap Thrills
Artist: Sia
Writers: Sia Furler / Greg Kurstin Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Licensee of the Year
Clancy’s Fish Pub, WA.
International Work of the Year
Title: Perfect
Artist: Ed Sheeran
Writer: Edward Sheeran
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Kate Miller Heidke and Tina Arena
2019 APRA MUSIC AWARDS, Tuesday 30 April, Melbourne Town Hall
Hosted by Brian Nankervis
Musical Director Kate Miller-Heidke
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Photos by Tony Mott and Leila Morrissey
Top Photo: Michael Chugg, Jeremy Dylan and Lee Kernaghan