THE VNZMA 2011 FINALISTS

The Russian Standard Vodka Album of the Year Award 2011
The Naked and Famous
Ladi6
Brooke Fraser
Avalanche City
David Dallas

The Vodafone Single of The Year
The Naked and Famous - Young Blood
Avalanche City - Love Love Love
Ladi6 - Like Water
Brooke Fraser - Something in the Water
Six60 - Rise Up 2.0

FOUR Best Group
The Naked and Famous
Shihad
Kids of 88

Gravity Coffee Critic's Choice Prize
Kimbra
Popstrangers
The Unfaithful Ways

Best Male Artist
Tiki Taane
David Dallas
Stan Walker

Best Female Artist
Julia Deans
Ladi6
Brooke Fraser

Pacific Blue Breakthrough Artist of The Year
The Naked and Famous – Passive Me Aggressive You
Six60 – Rise Up 2.0
Avalanche City – Our New Life Above the Ground

PPNZ Best Rock Album
Shihad – Ignite
Cairo Knife Fight – Cairo Knife Fight
Beastwars – Beastwars

The Edge Best Pop Album
Brooke Fraser – Flags
Kids of 88 – Sugarpills
Julia Deans – Modern Fables

Best Alternative Album
The Naked and Famous – Passive Me Aggressive You
Street Chant – Means
Die! Die! Die! – Form

Serato Best Urban/Hip Hop Album
Ladi6 – The Liberation Of…
David Dallas – The Rose Tint
PNC – Man on Wire

Best Roots Album
TrinityRoots – Music is Choice
House of Shem – Island Vibration
Katchafire – On the Road Again

NZ On Air Best Music Video
Special Problems – Punching In A Dream (The Naked and Famous)
Special Problems – Broken Machine (Zowie)
Faye McNeil – Like Water (Ladi6)

Best Electronica Album
Tiki Taane – In the World of Light
State of Mind – Nil By Ear
Concord Dawn – The Enemy Within

Best Maori Album
Tiki Taane – In the World of Light
Miss Black – Black Light
Wai – Ora

Best Gospel/Christian Album
Parachute Band – Love Without Measure
The Ember Days – Finger Painting EP
Juliagrace – Beautiful Survivor

Best Classical Album
John Psathas – Helix
Flight – Flight
New Zealand String Quartet – Notes from a Journey

Vodafone People’s Choice Award
Ladi6
Brooke Fraser
Six60
Stan Walker
The Naked and Famous

New Zealand Herald Legacy Award
Dragon

No finalists are announced for the Vodafone Highest Selling NZ Single, the Highest Selling NZ Album, NZ On Air Radio Airplay Record of the Year and the International Achievement awards. These will be awarded at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards ceremony at Auckland’s Vector Arena on November 3.

The recipient of the New Zealand Herald Legacy Award – Dragon – will also be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.

WINNERS OF TECHNICAL AWARDS:

Best Album Cover to Nick Keller for Beastwars (Beastwars)

MAINZ Best Engineer to Thom Powers, Aaron Short & Olly Harmer for Passive Me Aggressive You (The Naked and Famous)

MAINZ Best Producer to Thom Powers and Aaron Short for Passive Me Aggressive You (The Naked and Famous)

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