2011 New Zealand Music Awards

The 2011 New Zealand Music Awards was the 46th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical artists based in or originating from New Zealand. Finalists for the three technical awards were announced on August 2011 with winners announced on 7 September, the date on which finalists for 16 'non-technical' categories were revealed.[1] Five 'non-technical' awards were presented without a group of finalists being selected.[2] The awards ceremony took place on 3 November 2011 at Vector Arena, Auckland – this was later in the year than previous ceremonies, due to the 2011 Rugby World Cup being held in New Zealand in September and October. The ceremony was hosted by television presenter Shannon Ryan and comedian Ben Boyce[3] and broadcast live on television channel Four.[4]

2011 New Zealand Music Awards
Awarded forExcellence in New Zealand music
Sponsored byVodafone
Date3 November 2011
LocationVector Arena, Auckland
CountryNew Zealand
Hosted byShannon Ryan and Ben Boyce
Reward(s)Tui award trophy
Websitehttp://www.nzmusicawards.co.nz
Television/radio coverage
NetworkFour

The Naked and Famous won the most awards, with seven, including Album of the Year, Single of the Year and two technical awards. The band's nine nominations made it the most-nominated artist. Brooke Fraser won five awards, including Highest selling New Zealand Single and Highest selling New Zealand Album. Kimbra was awarded the Critics' Choice Prize, while Dragon won the Legacy Award, and so was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The Naked and Famous, Ladi6, Fraser, Six60, Avalanche City, Tiki Taane and Supergroove all performed at the awards ceremony.

Nominees and winners

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[1][5]

Key
 †  – Non-technical award
 ‡  – Technical award
Album of the Year† Single of the Year†
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Best Group† Breakthrough Artist of the Year†
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Best Male Solo Artist† Best Female Solo Artist†
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Best Rock Album† Best Pop Album†
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Best Urban / Hip Hop Album† Best Roots Album†
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Best Alternative Album† Best Māori Album†
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Best Music Video† Best Electronica Album†
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Best Gospel / Christian Album† Best Classical Album†
Peoples' Choice Award† Critics' Choice Prize†
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  • Kimbra
    • The Popstrangers
    • The Unfaithful Ways
Highest selling New Zealand Single† Highest selling New Zealand Album†
No finalists were announced in this category.
No finalists were announced in this category.
Radio Airplay Record of the Year† International Achievement Award†
No finalists were announced in this category.
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No finalists were announced in this category.
Legacy Award† Best Album Cover‡
No finalists were announced in this category.
Sponsored by The New Zealand Herald
  • Nick Keller – Beastwars (Beastwars)
    • Angela Keoghan – The Dusty Dream Hole (Bannerman)
    • Baly Gaudin and Thomas Young – Tommy Ill (Tommy Ill)
Best Engineer‡ Best Producer‡
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Sponsored by the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (MAINZ)

Presenters and performers

Performers

Performers at the ceremony:[6][7]

References
  1. "NZ Music Awards finalists line up". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  2. Kara, Scott (7 September 2011). "Finalists revealed for NZ Music Awards". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  3. "Ben Boyce to co-host NZ Music Awards in November". 3 News (MediaWorks New Zealand). 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  4. Rae, Fiona (3 November 2011). "TV & Radio Thursday November 3". New Zealand Listener. APN News & Media. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011.
  5. "Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2011 Winners" (Press release). New Zealand Music Awards. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  6. "VNZMA's channel – Uploads". New Zealand Music Awards. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011.
  7. Jones, Bridget (4 November 2011). "NZ Music Award winners". Archived from the original on 28 December 2011.
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