Vodafone NZ Music Awards 2011 Winners

We didn’t have enough pull and just didn’t care enough about this sort of thing a year ago so we really had no idea what was going to happen last night when we scored a bunch of media passes and decided that we’d live tweet the New Zealand music awards ceremony. We ended up in the ‘media room’ with couches, a tv and an open bar, boxed in with people we tried to avoid eye contact with, and kept locked away from the actual ceremony that was going on down the hall. We took a bunch of photos, said some things that we may or may not delete real soon and just generally spent the evening watching our friends trying to charm some AUT intern media room hostesses while praying that our iPhone’s didn’t run out of battery. But this isn’t going to be the story of the night catching up to us. There are some things you just have to live with. Congratulations to TNAF and Brooke Fraser — who each took home five awards — and everyone else that was nominated too. We’re just going out to re-up on Nurofen, don’t expect many updates from us today.

Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2011 Winners

Russian Standard Vodka Album of The Year
The Naked and Famous – Passive Me, Aggressive You

Vodafone Single of The Year
The Naked and Famous – Young Blood

FOUR Best Group
The Naked and Famous – Passive Me, Aggressive You

Best Male Solo Artist
Tiki Taane – In the World of Light

Best Female Solo Artist
Ladi6 – The Liberation Of…

Pacific Blue Breakthrough Artist of The Year
The Naked and Famous – Passive Me, Aggressive You

PPNZ Best Rock Album
Shihad – Ignite

The Edge Best Pop Album
Brooke Fraser – Flags

Best Alternative Album
The Naked and Famous – Passive Me, Aggressive You

Serato Best Urban / Hip Hop Album
Ladi6 – The Liberation Of …

Best Roots Album
TrinityRoots – Music is Choice

NZ On Air Best Music Video
Special Problems – Punching In A Dream (The Naked and Famous)

Best Electronica Album
Tiki Taane – In the World of Light

Best Maori Album
Tiki Taane – In the World of Light

Best Gospel/Christian Album
Parachute Band – Love Without Measure

Best Classical Album
New Zealand String Quartet – Notes from a Journey

Vodafone People’s Choice Award
Brooke Fraser

Highest Selling NZ Single
Brooke Fraser – Something In The Water

Highest Selling NZ Album
Brooke Fraser – Flags

NZ on Air Radio Airplay Record of the Year
Stan Walker – Choose You

International Achievement Award
Brooke Fraser

New Zealand Herald Legacy Award
Dragon

[via NZ Herald]