Whakanuia Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori – Celebrate Māori Language Week - Mahuru 14
The theme of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori this year is 'Kia Kaha te Reo Māori - Let's make the Māori language strong'. Today we're featuring a Spotify Sampler playlist of the Waiata Maori Music Awards 2018 Nominees to get you hyped for this evening's award ceremony.
- Watch the Waiata Māori Music Awards 2018 Nominees for Best Music Video by a Māori Artist here.
The Waiata Māori Music Awards 2018 will be held in Hawkes Bay tonight with a star-studded gala event. There are limited general admission tickets still available - for more information and ticketing click here.
The full line up of nominees and categories for this years Waiata Māori Music Awards are:
Best Māori Female Solo Artist
Ria Hall
Sandy Mill
Huia Hamon
Best Māori Male Solo Artist
Troy Kingi
Rob Ruha
Seth Haapu
Best Māori Traditional Album Te Reo Māori
Rob Ruha
Maaka
REI
Best Māori Pop Album
Troy Kingi
La Coco
Maaka
Best Māori Urban Rap/Hip Hop/RnB Album
Rob Ruha
REI
La Coco
Ria Hall
Rob Ruha
Tomorrow People
Best Song by a Māori Artist
Troy Kingi
Rob Ruha
LAB
Best Māori Songwriter
Rob Ruha
LAB
Seth Haapu
Best Music Video by a Māori Artist
Vallkyrie
Alien Weaponry
Ria Hall
Seth Haapu
Rob Ruha
Iconic Award Recipients
Keepers of Tradition: Derek Ladelli & Dame Georgina Kingi
Lifetime contribution to Māori Music Awards: Monty Cowan
Music Industry Award: Carl Perkins
Iconic Māori Music Composers Award - Historical: Ngatai Huata
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