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Poi E, the New Zealand music community rallied behind the Pātea Māori Club. Their legacy award came 19 years after the death of co-composer Māui Dalvanius Prime​. Ngoi Pēwhairangi​, who also wrote the song, died in 1985. The Pātea Māori Club has continued to perform, and did so at the Taites. The rōpū​, including some members who recorded Poi E in 1984, shifted the mood of the event when they were welcomed on stage through a standing ovation. The respect for this group and waiata was clear. Poi E has reached number one in the New Zealand music charts during three separate dec...

Pete Rainey and Glenn Common of Smokefree Rockquest for their contribution to music through 33 years of motivating young musicians and helping them to develop their talent and creativity, musicianship, and performance skills. Dylan Pellett, General Manager Independent Music New Zealand says, "It’s astounding to me that we can celebrate together tonight and show off the talented artists that live and create in Aotearoa. What a privilege to present this event on behalf of our membership and the wider music community. Top work everyone!" The 2021Taite Music Prize was held at Q Theatre in T...

LAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff Tory Kingi won the Taite Music Prize 2020, and is nominated again for 2021. The Taite Music Prize recognises artistic success for one New Zealand album released in the past year. The award pays homage to Dylan Taite, a trailblazing music journalist who died in 2003. Stuff music critic Alex Behan said the list of finalists showed it had been a “strong year for women” in music. He said one of the women artists would most likely win the album, with Reb Fountain or Nadia Reid out in front. If any of the men won, he said it would probably be Troy Kingi – but given he w...

Friday, 12 March 2021, 7:58 am The Taite Music Prize highlights outstanding New Zealand albums released in the past year. The award is open to all genres of music and judged on artistic merit regardless of genre, sales, or record label. Today, Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) is very pleased to announce the finalists for the Taite Music Prize 2021 and the Auckland Live Best Independent Debut Award. These two prestigious awards will be awarded on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at Auckland's Q Theatre alongside the yet to be announced Classic Record and the Independent Spirit Award recipients. Named a...

Press Release – Taite Music Prize Dare to take a shot at who the next winner of theTaite Music Prize will be? *Nominations now open* The Taite Music Prize highlights outstanding New Zealand albums released in the past year. The award is open to all genres of music and judged on artistic merit regardless of genre, sales, or record label. IMNZ General Manager, Dylan Pellett says, “It’s an honour to present the Taite Music Prize every year, and this one is no different – excepting the fact that everyone has had a challenging time over the last twelve months! With those far-reaching cha...