APRA Music Awards of 2026
| APRA Music Awards of 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 April 2026 |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Hosted by | Julia Zemiro[1] |
| Most wins | Amyl and the Sniffers (3) |
| Website | apraamcos |
The APRA Music Awards of 2026 are the 44th annual series, known as the APRA Awards. The awards are given in a series of categories in three divisions and in separate ceremonies throughout the year: the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards occurred on 29 April 2026. Nominations for the Art Music Awards opened on 5 February to 25 February 2026.[2]
The 25 songs shortlisted for Song of the Year were announced on 3 February 2026 with the final five nominees, alongside all genre category nominees for the APRA Music Awards, will be revealed on 31 March 2026.[3] Amyl and the Sniffers won three awards, including Song of the Year, for a second consecutive time.[4] "Unstoppable" by Sia won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas for the third consecutive year.[4]
APRA Music Awards
[edit]Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
[edit]APRA Song of the Year
[edit]| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Dancing2" by Keli Holiday | Adam Hyde / Alex Cameron / Konstantin Kersting | BMG / Sony Music Publishing / Payday Music Publishing | Nominated | [1] |
| "iPod Touch" by Ninajirachi | Nina Wilson / Darcy Baylis | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Jerkin'" by Amyl and the Sniffers | Declan Mehrtens / Amy Taylor / Bryce Wilson | Won | ||
| "Loser" by Tame Impala | Kevin Parker | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Rita Wrote a Letter" by Paul Kelly | Paul Kelly / Dan Kelly | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | |
Songwriter of the Year
[edit]| Writer(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Amyl and The Sniffers | Won | [4] |
Emerging Songwriter of the Year
[edit]| Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkaa | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | [1] |
| Emily Wurramara | Mushroom Music Publishing | Won | |
| Heide Peverelle, Jeanie Pilkington & Grace Sinclair (Folk Bitch Trio) | Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| Nick Ward | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| Nina Wilson (Ninajirachi) | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | |
Most Performed Australian Work
[edit]| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Maybe" by Guy Sebastian | Guy Sebastian / Robby De Sá / Ned Houston | Universal Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing | Won | [1] |
| "Please Don't Move to Melbourne" by Ball Park Music | Sam Cromack | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Stay a Little Longer" by Rosé | Sarah Aarons / Andrew Wells / Chae Park | Sony Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music | Nominated | |
| "Tell Me" by Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas | Stuart Crichton / Sonny Fodera / Clementine Douglas / Ruth Cunningham | Concord Music Publishing ANZ / BMG / Mushroom Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Touch" by Katseye | Taka Perry / Kota Banks / Caroline Ailin / Omer Fedi / Magnus August Høiberg / Blake Slatkin | Concord Music Publishing ANZ / Sony Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music | Nominated | |
Most Performed Australian Work Overseas
[edit]| Title | Writer(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Unstoppable" by Sia | Sia Furler, Christopher Braide | Won | [4] |
Most Performed Alternative Work
[edit]| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "All the Noise" by Spacey Jane | Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu / Caleb Harper / Kieran Lama / Peppa Lane | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Dew Process | Nominated | [1] |
| "Car" by Royel Otis | Otis Pavlovic / Royel Maddell / Omar Fedi / Blake Slatkin | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Ourness Songs / Universal/MCA Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Dancing2" by Keli Holiday | Adam Hyde / Alex Cameron / Konstantin Kersting | BMG / Sony Music Publishing / Payday Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Hideaway" by Mallrat | Grace Shaw / Styalz Fuego / Gab Strum | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Dew Process / Universal Music Publishing / Concord Music Publishing ANZ | Nominated | |
| "Please Don't Move to Melbourne" by Ball Park Music' | Sam Cromack | Sony Music Publishing | Won | |
Most Performed Blues & Roots Work
[edit]| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "I'm Yours" by Karen Lee Andrews | Karen Lee Andrews | Nominated | [1] | |
| "Let It Rain" by Dallas Frasca | Dallas Frasca / Paul Wood | Nominated | ||
| "Milk & Honey" by Tash Sultana | Tash Sultana | Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Straight Into the Sun" by The Cruel Sea | Tex Perkins / Daniel Atkins / Kristyna Higgins | Universal Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Survial" by Karen Lee Andrews | Daniel March / Adam Ventoura | Won | ||
Most Performed Country Work
[edit]| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Buy That Girl a Beer" by Casey Barnes | Casey Barnes / Andy Skib / James Thow | Mushroom Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music | Nominated | [1] |
| "Dirty Money" by Travis Collins | Travis Collins / Jason Duke / Christopher Yurchuck | Universal Music Publishing / Downtown Music | Nominated | |
| "I'm a Boxer" by Brad Cox | Brad Cox / Alexander Burnett | Sony Music Publishing / Origin Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Trouble" by Tori Darke & Jay Santilli | Victoria Darke / Jessica Santilli / Michael De Lorenzis / Michael Paynter | Sentric Music Publishing o.b.o. Digital Music Publishing / Mushroom Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Who You Are" by Rachael Fahim | Rachael Fahim / Shawn Mayer / Liam Quinn / Vlado Saric / Keenan Te | Sentric Music Publishing o.b.o. Acts Music Publishing | Won | |
Most Performed Dance/Electronic Work
[edit]| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Break My Love" by Rüfüs Du Sol | Jonathon George / James Hunt / Tyrone Lindqvist | Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated | [1] |
| "Cave" by Dom Dolla & Tove Lo | Dominic Matheson / Tove Lo | Sony Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music | Nominated | |
| "Focus" by John Summit featuring Cloves | Kaity Dunstan / Abraham Dertner / Frederik Geuze / Neil Ormandy / John Schuster | Payday Music Publishing & Silo: Music / Kobalt Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music | Nominated | |
| "Beautiful People" by David Guetta & Sia | Sia Furler / David Guetta / Mikkel Storleer Eriksen / Tor Erik Hermansen / Timofey Reznikov | Sony Music Publishing / Peermusic | Nominated | |
| "Tell Me" by Sonny Fodera & Clementine Douglas | Stuart Crichton / Sonny Fodera / Clementine Douglas / Ruth Cunningham | Concord Music Publishing ANZ / BMG / Mushroom Music Publishing | Won | |
Most Performed Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Work
[edit]| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "All That I Remember" by The Amity Affliction | Joel Birch / Daniel Brown / Joseph Longobardi / Jonathan Reeves | Concord Music Publishing ANZ | Nominated | [1] |
| "Nerv" by Thornhill | Jacob Charlton / Benjamin Maida / Ethan McCann / Nicholas Sjogren / Samuel Bassal | Concord Music Publishing ANZ | Nominated | |
| "Raindrop" by Ocean Grove | Samuel Bassal / Brent Hunter / Luke Holmes | BMG | Won | |
| "Sacred" by Parkway Drive | Benjamin Gordon / Luke Kilpatrick / Jeffrey Ling / Winston McCall / Zachary Cervini / Jordan Fish | Kobalt Music Publishing / BMG | Nominated | |
| "Tether" by Make Them Suffer | Sean Harmanis / Jordan Mather / Nicholas McLernon | Sentric Music Publishing o.b.o. Cooking Vinyl Publishing | Nominated | |
Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work
[edit]| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Gift" by Hilltop Hoods featuring Marlon | Matthew Lambert (Suffa) / Daniel Smith (MC Pressure) / Andrew Burford / Jim Ford | Sony Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music | Nominated | [1] |
| "Party On the Moon" by Bliss n Eso | Max Mackinnon / Jonathan Notley / Keith Elam / Chris Martin | Mushroom Music Publishing / Mushroom Music Publishing & Sony Music Publishing/ Kobalt Music Publishing & Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Spinnin'" by OneFour & Nemzzz | Jerome Misa / Salec Su'a / Hoi Tang / Nemiah Simms / Robin Turrini | Sony Music Publishing | Won | |
| "The Trap" by Rops1 | Tristan Dunphy / Elijah Wilson | Mushroom Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Who's Back" by Skux | Aayan Ahmed / Logan Cudarans | Nominated | ||
Most Performed Pop Work
[edit]| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "I Can Die Now" by Ruel | Ruel Van Dijk / Julian Bunetta / Joshua Coleman / Edward Drewett / Jacob Kasher Hindlin / Steven Schick | Universal Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music | Nominated | [1] |
| "Maybe" by Guy Sebastian | Guy Sebastian / Robby De Sa / Ned Houston | Universal Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing | Won | |
| "Press Pause" by Kita Alexander | Nikkita Wright / Annie Schindel / Kyle Shearer | Kobalt Music Publishing / Concord Music Publishing ANZ | Nominated | |
| "Stay a Little Longer" by Rosé | Sarah Aarons / Andrew Wells / Chae Park | Sony Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music | Nominated | |
| "Touch" by Katseye | Taka Perry / Kota Banks / Caroline Ailin / Omer Fedi / Magnus Hoiberg / Blake Slatkin | Concord Music Publishing ANZ / Sony Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music | Nominated | |
Most Performed R&B / Soul Work
[edit]| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Cardio" by Larissa Lambert | Larissa Lambert / Khaled Rohaim / John Jackson / Cynthia Loving / Avital Margulies / Andre Robertson / Justin Smith / Chelsea Unger | Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing / Mushroom Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated | [1] |
| "Julia" by Don West | Don West / Nathan Hawes / William Endicott / Zac Olsen / Jacob Parks | Kobalt Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Lil' Obsession" by Boy Soda | Brae Luafalealo / / Finbar Stuart | Nominated | ||
| "Pity Pary" by Pania | Pania Hika / Jake Amy / Chelsea Warner / Sam Verghese | Won | ||
| "Vetted" by Lithe | Josiah Ramel / Omid Khasrawy | Concord Music Publishing ANZ o.b.o. Boss Level | Nominated | |
Most Performed Rock Work
[edit]| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Defiant" by Jimmy Barnes | Jimmy Barnes / Michael Paynter / Ben Rodgers | Sony Music Publishing / Mushroom Music Publishing | Nominated | [1] |
| "Everyone Will See It" by Old Mervs | Henry Carrington-Jones / Chris Collins / David House | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Jerkin'" by Amyl and the Sniffers | Declan Mehrtens / Amy Taylor / Bryce Wilson | Won | ||
| "Southerly" by King Stingray | Theo Dimathaya Burarrwanga / Cameron Yimila Burarrwanga / Roy Kellaway / Campbell Messer / Lewis Stiles / Yirrnga Gotjiringu Yunupingu | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Tangerine" by Ocean Alley | Nic Blom / Baden Donegal / Lach Galbraith / Mitch Galbraith / Angus Goodwin / Tom O'Brien | Warner Chappell Music | Nominated | |
Most Performed International Work
[edit]| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Apt." by Bruno Mars and Rosé | Bruno Mars / Amy Allen / Christopher Brown / Rogét Chahayed / Michael Chapman / Nicholas Chinn / Omer Fedi / Philip Lawrence / Chae Park / Theron Thomas / Henry Walter | Warner Chappell Music / Kobalt Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing/MGB / Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | [1] |
| "Denial Is a River" by Doechii | Doechii / James Anderson / Dante Franklin / Spencer Golanka / Serban Sirbu / Joseph Thompson | Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing / Payday Music Publishing / Jungle Habitat Music | Nominated | |
| "Squabble Up" by Kendrick Lamar | Kendrick Lamar / Ruchaun Maurice Akers Jr. / Jack Antonoff / Matthew Bernard / Tony Butler / Mark Spears | Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "That's So True" by Gracie Abrams | Gracie Abrams / Audrey Hobert | Universal/MCA Music Publishing | Nominated | |
| "Timeless" by The Weeknd & Playboi Carti | Abel Tesfaye / Jordan Carter / Raul Cubina / Mike Dean / Evan Hood / Jarrod Morgan / Chisolm Petty / Tariq Sharrieff / Mark Williams / Pharrell Williams | Universal/MCA Music Publishing* / Sony Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing+ / Warner Chappell Music | Won | |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Nominees and hosts announced for 2026 APRA Music Awards". APRA AMCOS. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Nominate for the 2026 Art Music Awards". APRA Awards (Australia). 5 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ↑ "APRA Song of the Year top 25 announced for centenary year". APRA Awards (Australia). 3 February 2026. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "APRA music awards 2026 winners announced, with Amyl and the Sniffers taking top gong". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "INXS to be honoured with Ted Albert Award". APRA AMCOS. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.