NZ Music Awards finalists announced

Tiny Ruins, Lorde, Ladi6

The NZ Music Awards finalists were announced earlier this evening, along with the winners of the technical awards.

Lorde and Sol3Mio (who share the same manager) have both got 5 nominations, with Lorde off to an early start, with Joel Little winning best engineer and best producer for Lorde's album, as I predicted. Stand by for the 2014 awards to be the year of our Lorde. Not that hard to call, I know.

Ladi6 and David Dallas both have 4 nominations, and Tiny Ruins is up for 3. @Peace didn't make the cut in the hiphop category but are finalists for best group. Go figure.

Supergroove will be inducted into the NZ Music Hall Of Fame at next month's awards. The other inductee, scheduled for this month's APRA Silver Scroll Awards, will be announced this Saturday.

The winners will be announced at Vector Arena on November 20, with live performances by Tiny Ruins, Benny Tipene, Blacklistt, Sol3 Mio, Broods, and David Dallas.. Full list of finalists....

Album of the Year
Ladi6 - Automatic
Lorde - Pure Heroine
Sol3 Mio - Sol3 Mio
The Naked And Famous - In Rolling Waves
Tiny Ruins - Brightly Painted One

Single of the Year
Broods - Bridges
David Dallas - Runnin
Ladi6 - Diamonds
Lorde - Team
The Naked And Famous - Hearts Like Ours

Best Group
@Peace - @Peace and the Plutonium Noise Symphony
Sol3 Mio - Sol3 Mio
The Naked And Famous - In Rolling Waves

Best Male Solo Artist
David Dallas - Falling Into Place
Liam Finn - The Nihilist
Stan Walker - Inventing Myself

Best Female Solo Artist
Ladi6 - Automatic
Lorde - Pure Heroine
Tiny Ruins - Brightly Painted One

Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Broods
Doprah
Sol3 Mio

Best Rock Album
Blacklistt - Blacklistt
Clap Clap Riot - Nobody/Everybody
Ekko Park - Tomorrow Tomorrow Today

Best Pop Album
Benny Tipene - Toulouse
Lorde - Pure Heroine
Stan Walker - Inventing Myself

Best Alternative Album
Grayson Gilmour - Infinite Life!
Liam Finn - The Nihilist
Tiny Ruins - Brightly Painted One

Best Urban/Hip Hop Album
David Dallas - Falling Into Place
Ladi6 - Automatic
PNC - The Codes

Best Roots Album
House of Shem - Harmony
Mark Vanilau - Dark Horizon
Tama Waipara - Fill Up The Silence

Best Electronica Album
Bulletproof - #Listen
Opiuo - Meraki
Sorceress - Dose

Best Music Video
Campbell Hooper - Hearts Like Ours (The Naked And Famous)
Thunderlips - Stranger People (Doprah)
Tom Gould - Runnin (David Dallas)

Best Maori Album
House of Shem - Harmony
Rob Ruha - Tiki Tapu
Tama Waipara - Fill Up The Silence

Best Gospel Christian Album
Lifestyle (of Worship) - Lifestyle (of Worship)
Mosaic Music - You Surround
Saving Grace - The Urgency

Best Classical Album
Dame Gillian Whitehead - Alice
Jack Body - Poems of Love & War
Voices 16 - Voice of the Soul

People's Choice Award
Lorde
Sol3 Mio
David Dallas
Broods
Stan Walker

NZ Herald Legacy Award
Supergroove

NZ On Air Critics' Choice Prize line-up
Estére
Lake South
Randa