# APRA Music Awards of 2024

The APRA Music Awards of 2024 were the 42nd annual series, known as the APRA Awards. The awards are given in a series of categories in three divisions and in separate ceremonies throughout the year: the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards and Screen Music Awards.
The APRA Music Awards took place on 1 May 2024. The 25 songs shortlisted for Song of the Year were announced on 22 February 2024. Nominations were announced on 4 April 2024.

## APRA Music Awards
### Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music

* Bart Willoughby

### APRA Song of the Year

| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result |
| "If Not Now" by Paul Kelly | Paul Kelly, David McComb | Sony Music Publishing / Mushroom Music | Nominated |
| "Letting Go" by Angie McMahon | Angie McMahon | Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Rush" by Troye Sivan | Troye Sivan, Kaelyn Behr p.k.a. Styalz Fuego, Alex Chapman, Kevin Hickey, Brett McLaughlin, Adam Novodor | Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing /Kobalt Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing | Won |
| "Therapy" by Budjerah | Sarah Aarons, Ajay Bhattacharyya | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "The Worst Person Alive" by G Flip | Georgia Flipo, Aidan Hogg, Charles Brand, Michelle Buzz | Kobalt Music Publishing / Downtown Music / Warner Chappell Music | Nominated |

### Songwriter of the Year

| Writer(s) | Result | Ref. |
| The Teskey Brothers (Josh Teskey, Sam Teskey) | Won | |

### Emerging Songwriter of the Year

| Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result |
| Beckah Amani | — | Nominated |
| Grentperez | Mushroom Music | Won |
| May-a | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
| Otis Pavlovic & Royel Maddell (Royel Otis) | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Ourness Songs | Nominated |
| Scarlett McKahey, Anna Ryan, Jaida Stephenson and Neve van Boxsel (Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers) | Warner Chappell Music | Nominated |

### Most Performed Australian Work

| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result |
| "How Do I Say Goodbye" by Dean Lewis | Dean Lewis, Jon Hume | Kobalt Music Publishing / Concord ANZ | Won |
| "Only Wanna Be With You" by Amy Shark | Amy Billings p.k.a. Amy Shark, Grant Averill, Joseph Spargur | Mushroom Music | Nominated |
| "Love Again" by The Kid LAROI | Charlton Howard p.k.a. The Kid Laroi, Omer Fedi, Billy Walsh, Henry Walter | Sony Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Ready for the Sky" by Budjerah | Budjerah, Ainslie Wills | Mushroom Music / Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Therapy" by Budjerah | Sarah Aarons, Ajay Bhattacharyya | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |

### Most Performed Australian Work Overseas

| Title | Writer(s) | Result | Ref. |
| "Unstoppable" by Sia | Sia Furler, Christopher Braide | Won | |

### Most Performed Alternative Work

| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result |
| "Colin" by Lime Cordiale | Louis Leimbach, Oli Leimbach | Universal Music Publishing o.b.o. Chugg Music | Nominated |
| "Daylight" by Birds of Tokyo | Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapan, Adam Spark, Adam Weston | Mushroom Music | Won |
| "Everybody's Saying Thursday's the Weekend" by DMA's | Matthew Mason, Thomas O'Dell, John Took, Liam Hoskins | Universal Music Publishing / Warner Chappell Music | Nominated |
| "Miami Baby" by Dope Lemon | Angus Stone p.k.a. Dope Lemon, Elliott Hammond | Sony Music Publishing / BMG | Nominated |
| "Sweat You Out My System" by May-a | Maya Cumming p.k.a. May-a, Robby De Sá | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |

### Most Performed Blues & Roots Work

| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result |
| "Been So Good, Been So Far" by Tim Rogers & The Twin Set | Tim Rogers | Universal Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Brand New Man" by Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band | Tex Perkins, Matthew Walker | Universal Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Dancing in the Dark" by Ziggy Alberts | Ziggy Alberts | Kobalt Music Publishing | Won |
| "Dollar Bill" by Blues Arcadia | Alan Boyle, Christian Harvey | — | Nominated |
| "The Howling Dogs" by Frank Sultana | Frank Sultana | — | Nominated |

### Most Performed Country Work

| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result |
| "Got it Good" by James Johnston | Melanie Dyer, James Johnston, Michael Delorenzis, Michael Paynter | Mushroom Music | Nominated |
| "Last Time Last" by Brad Cox | Brad Cox, Phil Barton, John Pierce | Mushroom Music, Sony Music Publishing, Mushroom Music, Universal/MCA Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Over for You" by Morgan Evans | Morgan Evans, Madison Love, Tim Sommers, Geoffrey Warburton | Warner Chappell Music | Nominated |
| "Same Songs" by James Johnston and Kaylee Bell | Kaylee Bell, James Johnston, Gavin Carfoot, Jared Porter, Nolan Wynne | — | Nominated |
| "Summer Nights" by Casey Barnes | Casey Barnes, Michael Delorenzis, Michael Paynter | — | Won |

### Most Performed Dance/Electronic Work

| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result |
| "Burn Dem Bridges" by Skin on Skin | Emmanuel John, Mozis Aduu, Jordan Bedeau, Micah Bedeau, Konnan Maier-Kouame | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Miracle Maker" by Dom Dolla featuring Clementine Douglas | Dominic Matheson p.k.a. Dom Dolla, Clementine Douglas, Mark Anthony Hilaire, Caitlin Stubbs | Sony Music Publishing / CAS Music / Mushroom Music / Sentric Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Never Let You Go" by Jason Derulo and Shouse | Sean Congues, Jack Madin and Edward Service p.k.a. Shouse, Jason Desrouleaux p.k.a. Jason Derulo | Sentric Music Publishing / ONELOVE Publishing / Universal Music Publishing | Won |
| "Spend It" by Peking Duk featuring Circa Waves | Jackson Brazier, Adam Hyde, Samuel Littlemore, Reuben Styles-Richards, Gustav Gaellhagen, Johan Gustafsson, Kieran Shudall | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Dew Process / BMG / Universal Music Publishing / Sentric Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "You Know What I Need" by PNAU and Troye Sivan | Nick Littlemore, Samuel Littlemore, Peter Mayes p.k.a. PNAU and Troye Sivan | Universal Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing /Sentric Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |

### Most Performed Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Work

| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result |
| "60cm of Steel" by Alpha Wolf & Holding Absence | John Arnold, Mitchell Fogarty, Lochlan Keogh, Sabian Lynch, Scott Simpson | Cooking Vinyl Publishing | Nominated |
| "Darker Still" by Parkway Drive | Benjamin Gordon, Luke Kilpatrick, Jeffrey Ling, Winston McCall, George Hadjichristou | Kobalt Music Publishing | Won |
| "Dragon" by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | Michael Cavanagh, Nicholas Craig, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Stu Mackenzie, Joey Walker | Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Inhumane" by Polaris | Daniel Furnari, Jamie Hails, Rick Schneider, Ryan Siew, Jacob Steinhauser, Shawn Mayer | Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "It's Hell Down Here" by The Amity Affliction | Joel Birch, Daniel Brown, Ahren Stringer, Joseph Longobardi | Concord ANZ / Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |

### Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap Work

| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result |
| "And We" by Hooligan Hefs | Cooper Bedford, Simeona Malagamaalii p.k.a. Hooligan He's, Nepomsein Irakunda, Liridona Rusiti | Mushroom Music | Nominated |
| "Bona" by Sampa the Great | Sampa Tembo p.k.a. Sampa the Great, Magnus Mando, Samuel Masta, Sam Nyambe | Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Comma's" by Onefour featuring Cg | Spencer Magalogo, Jerome Misa, Salec Su'a, Bailey Pickles, Chandler Hammond, Hugo Hui, Caleb Tiedemann | Sony Music Publishing | Won |
| "Laced Up" by Hilltop Hoods | Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith, Andrew Burford, Marlon Gerbes, Chris Mac, Matiu Walters | Sony Music Publishing / Kobalt Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Ring-a-Ling" by Tkay Maidza | Tkay Maidza, Pa Salieu Gaye, Cassio Lopes, Kendrick Nicholls, Sherwyn Nicholls, Michael Oatman | Kobalt Music Publishing / Mushroom Music | Nominated |

### Most Performed Pop Work

| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result |
| "How Do I Say Goodbye" by Dean Lewis | Dean Lewis, Jon Hume | Kobalt Music Publishing / Concord ANZ | Won |
| "Only Wanna Be With You" by Amy Shark | Amy Billings p.k.a. Amy Shark, Grant Averill, Joseph Spargur | Mushroom Music | Nominated |
| "Love Again" by The Kid LAROI | Charlton Howard p.k.a. The Kid Laroi, Omer Fedi, Billy Walsh, Henry Walter | Sony Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Ready for the Sky" by Budjerah | Budjerah, Ainslie Wills | Mushroom Music / Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Therapy" by Budjerah | Sarah Aarons, Ajay Bhattacharyya | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |

### Most Performed R&B / Soul Work

| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result |
| "Change Has to Come" by Mo'Ju | Mojo Ruiz de Luzuriaga p.k.a. Mo'Ju, Lewis Coleman Henry Jenkins | Universal Music Publishing / Mushroom Music o.b.o. Ivy League Music | Nominated |
| "Cinderella" by JKING | Jordan Samatua | — | Won |
| "Falling" by Dean Brady | Dean Brady, Jacob Farah, Jerome Farah, Kara-Lee James, Tim Omaji, Rahel Phillips | Mushroom Music | Nominated |
| "Goodbye" by Forest Claudette | Kobe Hamilton-Reeves p.k.a. Forest Claudette, Alexander Laska | Concord ANZ | Nominated |
| "Oceans of Emotions" by The Teskey Brothers | Josh Teskey, Sam Teskey | Mushroom Music o.b.o. Ivy League Music | Nominated |

### Most Performed Rock Work

| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result |
| "Good Time" by Polish Club | David Novak and John-Henry Pajak p.k.a. Polish Club, Robby De Sá | Sony Music Publishing | Won |
| "I Want You" by The Buoys | Zoe Catterall, Courtney Cunningham, Hilary Geddes, Tessa Wilkin p.k.a. The Buoys | — | Nominated |
| "Lookin' Out" by King Stingray | Theo Dimathaya Burarrwanga, Yimila Gurruwiwi, Roy Kellaway, Campbell Messer, Lewis Stiles, Yirrŋa Gotjiringu Yunupingu | Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Nullarbor Plain" by Ian Moss | Ian Moss, Troy Cassar-Daley | Mushroom Music | Nominated |
| "Sorry Instead" by Spacey Jane | Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu, Caleb Harper, Kieran Lama, Peppa Lane p.k.a. Spacey Jane | Kobalt Music Publishing o.b.o. Dew Process | Nominated |

### Most Performed International Work

| Title and/or artist | Writer(s) | Publisher(s) | Result |
| "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff | Universal/MCA Music Publishing / Sony Music Publishing | Won |
| "Celestial" by Ed Sheeran | Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid | Sony Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus | Miley Cyrus, Gregory Hein, Michael Pollack | Sony Music Publishing / Concord ANZ / Warner Chappell Music | Nominated |
| "I'm Good (Blue)" by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha | David Guetta, Bebe Rexha, Massimo Gabutti, Maurizio Lobina, Philip Plested, Camille Purcelle, Gianfranco Randone | Origin Music Publishing & Peermusic / BMG / Sony Music Publishing | Nominated |
| "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras | Sam Smith, Kim Petras, Omer Fedi, James Napier, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Blake Slatkin, Henry Walter | Warner Chappell Music / Kobalt Music Publishing / Universal/MCA Music Publishing | Nominated |

## Art Music Awards

Expected to be announced in July 2024.

## Screen Music Awards

Expected to be announced in September 2024.