Whakanuia Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori – Celebrate Māori Language Week - Mahuru 14

September 14th 2018
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.

 

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

Best Māori Urban Roots/Reggae Album
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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