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Celebrating its 22nd birthday, the APRA Best Country Music Song Award celebrates the best in Aotearoa country music. Finalists for will be invited to perform their song live at the Country Music Honours evening on Friday 23 May 2025.

If your song or video was broadcast to the public for the first time between 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025, you could be eligible to enter. Further eligibility info can be found in the entry form. Entries close 5pm Monday 17 March 2025.

Enter HERE

Any questions, please contact APRA’s Member Services team on 0800 69 2772, or email countrymusic@apra.co.nz.

Also open are entries for the MLT Songwriting Award, hosted by the NZ Songwriters Trust. Songwriters from all over New Zealand, Australia, put their hat in the ring for the award. Past winners and finalists include Kerryn Fields, Tami Neilson, Barry Saunders, Jenny Mitchell and Matt Joe Gow.

Entries must be unreleased and recorded with one vocal and one instrument (with the exception of songs written as duets). Entries also close Monday 18 March. Visit the Tussock Country website to enter.

The Country Music Honours Awards evening is the opening event for the 10-day Bayleys Tussock Country Music Festival highlighting the best of Southland and, of course, country music. Get your tickets here.

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