Lindon Puffin, The Eastern and more announced in APRA Silver Scroll 2012 Top 20

Leading up to the major night of the year for the songwriters of New Zealand, APRA are excited to announce the stellar list of songs that have made the Top 20 for the 47th APRA Silver Scroll Award.

Annah Mac - Girl In Stilettos
Bic Runga - Everything is Beautiful and New
Cairo Knife Fight - The Origin of Slaves
Five Mile Town - Fatal Flaw
Get Well Soon - Hold On
Grand Rapids - Never Be Without You
Great North - Lead Me To The Light
Home Brew - Datura
Jess Chambers - Hopeful Dreamer
Jesse Sheehan - By Your Side
LA Mitchell - When it's All Too Much
Lindon Puffin - Outta Reach
Lips - Everything To Me
Lisa Crawley - Blind Eyes
Lydia Cole - Hibernate
Opossom - Getaway Tonight
Ruby Frost - Water to Ice
Six60 - Forever
The Adults - Anniversay Day
The Eastern - State Houses by the River

All songs and lyrics are available for your listening perusal on the APRA website. Voting is now open to APRA members to determine the Top 5 songs- including the winner- of the year from the long-list of twenty, and a deluxe 'Scrolls night out' is up for grabs for a lucky voter.  

The preliminary list above has been determined by an anonymous jury of APRA Members, and now the determination of the five finalists is handed over to the 8,000+ New Zealand APRA members - our nation's songwriters and composers. Peer voting for the winner of the APRA Silver Scroll is based on songwriters recognising the outstanding achievements of their cohorts and honouring the craft of songwriting.  The Top 5 will be announced early August.

Alongside the APRA Silver Scroll Award, presentations include the APRA Maioha Award and the SOUNZ Contemporary Award, recognising outstanding compositions in both Maori and Classical music, nods to the Most Performed Works here and overseas, and another surprise induction to the New Zealand Music Hall Of Fame.

This invite-only event will be held on Thursday 13 September at the Auckland Town Hall, and APRA are pleased to have Man O' War Vineyards on board again as a sponsor. To learn more about the APRA Silver Scroll Awards, including past winners and performances, please visit www.apra-amcos.co.nz.

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