APRA Music Awards of 2011

APRA Music Awards of 2011
Date21 June 2011 (2011-06-21)
LocationCarriageWorks
Sydney, Australia
Hosted byAndrew Hansen
Chris Taylor
Most nominationsJohn Butler Trio (5)
Websiteapra-amcos.com.au/2011APRAMusicAwards/index.html
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The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2011 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2011 was the 29th annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing.[1] The ceremony was held on 21 June 2011 at CarriageWorks in Sydney, Australia. The Art Music Awards were introduced in 2011 to replace the Classical Music Awards (last held in 2009) and were distributed on 3 May. They are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC) to "recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian music".[2] The Screen Music Awards were issued on 14 November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) at the City Recital Hall, Sydney which "acknowledges excellence and innovation in the genre of screen composition".[3]

On 26 May nominations for the APRA Music Awards were announced on multiple news sources, with John Butler Trio being the most nominated artist.[4][5][6] This ceremony was hosted by comedians Andrew Hansen and Chris Taylor. Also featured in the ceremony were cover versions of nominated works.[7] A total of 12 awards were presented.[8] Paul Kelly was honoured with the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.[9] Angus and Julia Stone tied with Jet for the most awards won that evening, the former winning both the Songwriter of the Year and the Song of the Year awards and the latter winning Most Played Australian Work and Rock Work of the Year for their song "Seventeen".[7]

  1. ^ "APRA Music Awards 2011". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. ^ "2011 Art Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Music Centre (AMC). Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  3. ^ "2011 Screen Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  4. ^ "2011 APRA Music Awards Nominees Announced". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Nominees for the 2011 APRA Music Awards". Your Daily SPA. The Music.com.au (Street Press Australia). 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  6. ^ McCabe, Kathy (26 May 2011). "John Butler Trio Leads Nominations for 2011 APRA Music Awards". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times (News Corporation). Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  7. ^ a b Grimson, Adam (21 June 2011). "Angus and Julia Stone Nab Top APRA Awards". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Winners was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Paul Kelly to Be Honoured at 2011 APRA Music Awards". News. Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.