The bNet NZ Music Awards was an annual New Zealand music award presentation organised by New Zealand student radio network
bNet
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It was owned by CBS Interactive and was a part of its business portfolio alongside ZDNet, TechRepublic, SmartPlanet.
''BNET'' site registration allowed users to re ...
from 1998 to 2007.
History
The awards began in 1998 and were originally known as the 95bFM Music Awards, run by Auckland student radio station
bFM. In 1999 the awards were expanded to include other bNet stations, were renamed the bNet Music Awards, and later became the bNet NZ Music Awards.
Founded as an alternative to
RIANZ
Recorded Music NZ (formerly the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ)) is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell recorded music in New Zealand. Membership of Recorded ...
's
New Zealand Music Awards
The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards), conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ, honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry. The awards are among the most significant that ...
, the bNet awards were largely determined by a public vote, and in early years the awards had irreverent categories such as Male Fox and Female Fox, Most Incomprehensible Lyric and Biggest Cock-Up. But the awards also included categories that were otherwise overlooked by mainstream music awards of the time, such as Best DJ, Best Independent Album and Best Website. 2007 was the final year the bNet Awards were held.
1998 bFM Music Awards
The first awards were called the bFM Music Awards and were organised by Auckland student radio station bFM. The awards ceremony was held in August 1998 at the Mandalay venue in Newmarket, Auckland.
Winners (Partial list)
Album Of The Year: The Stereo Bus ''The Stereo Bus''
Best Dance Party: The Gathering
Best Music Video:
Darcy Clay "
Jesus I Was Evil"
Best Live Audio Engineer: Tiki Taane
Best Breakbeat DJ: Manuel Bundy
DJ of the Year: Greg Churchill
Best Unreleased Song: The Cosmetics "Can't Believe"
1999 bNet Music Awards
In 1999 the awards were renamed the bNet Music Awards to reflect the involvement of the bNet radio network. The awards were presented at the Mandalay venue in Newmarket, Auckland on Saturday August 28, 1999. Awards were presented in 34 categories, with 23 decided by public vote and 11 by a panel of judges. Categories included Most Astonishing Chart Placement, Most Incomprehensible Lyric, Best Independent Record Label, Contribution to New Zealand Music by a Major Label, Promoter or Promotion of a New Zealand Tour, and Luckiest Manager.
Winners (Partial list)
Male Fox: King Kapisi
Female Fox:
Julia Deans
Julia Mary Deans (born 27 August 1974) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer of rock band Fur Patrol.
Banshee Reel
In the early '90s, Deans joined Wellington-based Celtic rock band Banshee Reel. The group releas ...
Best Live Audio Engineer: Tiki Taane
Best Hiphop DJ: Manuel Bundy
Best Live Electronica Act:
Pitch Black
Best Album:
Salmonella Dub
Salmonella Dub is a Dub music, dub/drum n bass/reggae/roots reggae, roots band from New Zealand. The band was formed in 1992 by Andrew Penman, Dave Deakins, and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Un ...
''
Killervision''
Best Independent Release:
Fur Patrol
Fur Patrol were a New Zealand rock band, which formed in Wellington in May 1996 by Andrew Bain on bass guitar, Simon Braxton on drums, Julia Deans on lead vocals and guitar, and Steve Wells on lead guitar. Their debut studio album, '' Pet'' (Se ...
''Starlifter''
Best Song:
Salmonella Dub
Salmonella Dub is a Dub music, dub/drum n bass/reggae/roots reggae, roots band from New Zealand. The band was formed in 1992 by Andrew Penman, Dave Deakins, and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Un ...
"For the Love Of It"
Best Hip-Hop/Reggae/Dub Release:
Salmonella Dub
Salmonella Dub is a Dub music, dub/drum n bass/reggae/roots reggae, roots band from New Zealand. The band was formed in 1992 by Andrew Penman, Dave Deakins, and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Un ...
''Killervision''
Best Electronica Release:
Pitch Black ''
Futureproof''
Best Rock/Pop Release:
Shihad
Shihad were a Rock music, rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1988. The band consisted of founders Tom Larkin (musician), Tom Larkin (drums, backing vocals, samplers), Phil Knight (lead guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals) and Jon To ...
''Blue Light Disco''
Best Live Act:
Salmonella Dub
Salmonella Dub is a Dub music, dub/drum n bass/reggae/roots reggae, roots band from New Zealand. The band was formed in 1992 by Andrew Penman, Dave Deakins, and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Un ...
Best New Act: Polaar
Best Vocalist:
Che Fu
Best Guitarist: Tom Watson,
Head Like A Hole
Best Drummer: Isaac Tucker, The New Loungehead
Best Bassist: Mark Tyler,
Salmonella Dub
Salmonella Dub is a Dub music, dub/drum n bass/reggae/roots reggae, roots band from New Zealand. The band was formed in 1992 by Andrew Penman, Dave Deakins, and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Un ...
Best Keyboardist: Paddy Free,
Pitch Black
Best Independent Record Label: Kog Transmissions
Best International Achievement:
Shihad
Shihad were a Rock music, rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1988. The band consisted of founders Tom Larkin (musician), Tom Larkin (drums, backing vocals, samplers), Phil Knight (lead guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals) and Jon To ...
Lifetime Achievement Award: Trevor Reekie
2000 bNet Music Awards
The 2000 awards were held at the Powerstation venue in Auckland on Saturday 26 August 2000. Performing at the awards were hip hop crew Four Corners, noise band HDU, and Rock'n'Roll Machine, who set fire to a guitar.
Winners
Best cover art:
Shihad
Shihad were a Rock music, rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1988. The band consisted of founders Tom Larkin (musician), Tom Larkin (drums, backing vocals, samplers), Phil Knight (lead guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals) and Jon To ...
''
The General Electric''
Best NZ music website:''
www.loopsandsamples.co.nzbr />
Best DJ: Manuel Bundy
Best turntablist:
P-Money
Most promising DJ: Philippa
Best live act:
Shihad
Shihad were a Rock music, rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1988. The band consisted of founders Tom Larkin (musician), Tom Larkin (drums, backing vocals, samplers), Phil Knight (lead guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals) and Jon To ...
Best live event:
Big Day Out 2000
Most outstanding musician:
Nathan Haines
Best vocalist:
Che Fu
Best hip hop/reggae/dub release: Tie: The Nomad "Second Selection",
King Kapisi "Reverse Resistance"
Best electronica release: ''Algorhythm 2''
Best rock/pop release:
Shihad
Shihad were a Rock music, rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1988. The band consisted of founders Tom Larkin (musician), Tom Larkin (drums, backing vocals, samplers), Phil Knight (lead guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals) and Jon To ...
''
The General Electric''
Best independent release: Sola Rosa ''Entrance to Skyway''
Best unreleased song: The Dub Connection "All the Goodness"
Best new act:
Shapeshifter
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest exist ...
Best music video:
Shihad
Shihad were a Rock music, rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1988. The band consisted of founders Tom Larkin (musician), Tom Larkin (drums, backing vocals, samplers), Phil Knight (lead guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals) and Jon To ...
"My Mind's Sedate"
Best song: King Kapisi "Reverse Resistance"
Best album:
Shihad
Shihad were a Rock music, rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1988. The band consisted of founders Tom Larkin (musician), Tom Larkin (drums, backing vocals, samplers), Phil Knight (lead guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals) and Jon To ...
''
The General Electric''
Best studio engineer/producer: Andy Morton
Best live engineer: Chris Tate
International achievement:
Mark de Clive-Lowe
Lifetime achievement award:
Chris Knox
2001 bNet Music Awards
The 2001 presentation was held at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna, Auckland on Friday 7 September.
Jakob played at the event.
Winners
Best Live Act:
Shapeshifter
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest exist ...
Best Electronic Release:
Shapeshifter
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest exist ...
''D.N.A.''
Best Cover Art:
King Kapisi ''Savage Thoughts''
Best Music Video:
King Kapisi "Screems From Da Old Plantation"
Best Music Website: nzmusic.com
Best DJ: Greg Churchill
Best Turntablist:
P-Money
Best Live Act:
King Kapisi
Best Event:
Big Day Out 2001
Most Outstanding Musician:
Shayne Carter (Dimmer)
Best Vocalist:
Che Fu
Best Downbeat Release:
Pitch Black ''
Electronomicon''
Best Hip Hop Release:
King Kapisi ''Savage Thoughts''
Best Electronic Release:
Concord Dawn ''Disturbance''
Best Rock Release: Dimmer ''I Believe You Are A Star''
Best Compilation: ''
The Gathering compilation 3''
Best Unreleased Song:
P-Money (featuring
Scribe
A scribe is a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of Printing press, automatic printing.
The work of scribes can involve copying manuscripts and other texts as well as ...
) "Sunshine"
Best New Act:
Goodshirt
Best Song:
King Kapisi "Screems From Da Old Plantation"
Best Independent Album:
Concord Dawn ''Disturbance''
Best Album:
King Kapisi ''Savage Thoughts''
2002 bNet Music Awards
The 2002 awards were held at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna, Auckland on Friday 6 September 2002. The event was later broadcast on TV2. bFM DJs and television presenters
Mark Williams and Otis Frizzell presented the evening. The
Dubious Brothers, Mestar and Subware performed. A compilation CD of nominated songs titled ''Heads Up!!! Music from the 2002 bNet New Zealand Music Awards'' was released on Festival Mushroom Records.
Winners
Best Music Video:
Che Fu "Fade Away"
Best Live Act:
Salmonella Dub
Salmonella Dub is a Dub music, dub/drum n bass/reggae/roots reggae, roots band from New Zealand. The band was formed in 1992 by Andrew Penman, Dave Deakins, and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Un ...
Most Promising New Act:
Rhombus
In plane Euclidean geometry, a rhombus (: rhombi or rhombuses) is a quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length. Another name is equilateral quadrilateral, since equilateral means that all of its sides are equal in length. The rhom ...
Best Downbeat Release:
The Black Seeds ''Keep On Pushing''
Best Hip Hop Release:
P-Money ''Big Things''
Best Electronic Release:
Shapeshifter
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest exist ...
''Realtime''
Best NZ Remix: Manuel Bundy/
Che Fu "Misty Frequencies"
Best Pop/Rock Release:
Betchadupa ''The Alphabetchadupa''
Best Compilation: -
Flying Nun Records ''Under the Influence''
Best Unreleased Song:
The Phoenix Foundation
The Phoenix Foundation is a New Zealand indie rock band formed in Wellington in 1997.
History Early years and ''China Cove''
The band was founded by Conrad Wedde, Samuel Flynn Scott, and Luke Buda in 1994 while students at Wellington High ...
''The Drinker''
Best Song:
Salmonella Dub
Salmonella Dub is a Dub music, dub/drum n bass/reggae/roots reggae, roots band from New Zealand. The band was formed in 1992 by Andrew Penman, Dave Deakins, and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Un ...
"Tha Bromley East Roller"
Best Album:
Salmonella Dub
Salmonella Dub is a Dub music, dub/drum n bass/reggae/roots reggae, roots band from New Zealand. The band was formed in 1992 by Andrew Penman, Dave Deakins, and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Un ...
: ''Inside the Dub Plates''
International Achievement:
The D4
2003 bNet Music Awards
The 2003 awards were held on Friday 19 September at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna, Auckland and were presented by bFM DJ
Hugh Sundae. The D4 performed at the presentation. Most of the winners were determined by public vote, with only the Radio Play, International Achievement, Best Musician and Best Producer awards decided by a voting panel.
Winners
Best Video:
Rhombus
In plane Euclidean geometry, a rhombus (: rhombi or rhombuses) is a quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length. Another name is equilateral quadrilateral, since equilateral means that all of its sides are equal in length. The rhom ...
"Clav Dub"
Best Live Act:
The Datsuns
Most Promising New Act:
Verse Two
Best Downbeat Release:
Salmonella Dub
Salmonella Dub is a Dub music, dub/drum n bass/reggae/roots reggae, roots band from New Zealand. The band was formed in 1992 by Andrew Penman, Dave Deakins, and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Un ...
"Outside The Dub Plates"
Best Hip Hop Release:
Nesian Mystik "
Polysaturated"
Best Electronic Release:
Rhombus
In plane Euclidean geometry, a rhombus (: rhombi or rhombuses) is a quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length. Another name is equilateral quadrilateral, since equilateral means that all of its sides are equal in length. The rhom ...
"Bass Player"
Best NZ Remix: Blacklisted "Push on Thru" (
Salmonella Dub
Salmonella Dub is a Dub music, dub/drum n bass/reggae/roots reggae, roots band from New Zealand. The band was formed in 1992 by Andrew Penman, Dave Deakins, and Mark Tyler. The band has toured extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Un ...
)
Best Pop Release:
Goldenhorse "
Riverhead"
Best Rock Release:
The Datsuns "
The Datsuns"
Best Compilation: ''Dub Combinations Chapter 3''
Best Unreleased Song: Baitercell vs Timmy Schumacher "Nasty Gymnastix"
Best Song:
Concord Dawn "Morning Light"
Best Album:
Rhombus
In plane Euclidean geometry, a rhombus (: rhombi or rhombuses) is a quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length. Another name is equilateral quadrilateral, since equilateral means that all of its sides are equal in length. The rhom ...
"Bass Player"
Best Vocalist/MC:
Scribe
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The work of scribes can involve copying manuscripts and other texts as well as ...
Most bNet Radio Play:
Concord Dawn "Morning Light"
International Achievement:
The Datsuns
Best Musician: Warren Maxwell (
TrinityRoots and
Fat Freddy's Drop
Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by mus ...
)
Best Producer: Chris Faiumu - Mu (
Fat Freddy's Drop
Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by mus ...
)
2004 bNet Music Awards
The 2004 awards were held at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna, Auckland on Friday 10 September. The presentation evening featured performances from
Deja Voodoo,
Minuit, the
Bleeders,
Frontline, Breakin Wreckwordz and The Fanatics.
Winners
Best Video:
Misfits Of Science "Fools Love"
Best Live Act:
Fat Freddy's Drop
Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by mus ...
Most Promising New Act:
The Checks
Best Downbeat Release: Sola Rosa ''Haunted Outtakes''
Best Hip Hop Release:
Scribe
A scribe is a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of Printing press, automatic printing.
The work of scribes can involve copying manuscripts and other texts as well as ...
''
The Crusader''
Best Electronic Release:
Concord Dawn ''
Uprising''
Best NZ Remix:
Scribe
A scribe is a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of Printing press, automatic printing.
The work of scribes can involve copying manuscripts and other texts as well as ...
"
Not Many Remix"
Best Pop Release:
The Black Seeds ''On The Sun''
Best Rock Release:
The Mint Chicks ''
Octagon, Octagon, Octagon''
Best Compilation:
A Low Hum
A Low Hum is the ongoing project founded by photographer and music impresario Blink (born Ian Jorgensen), and is based in Wellington, New Zealand. Under the umbrella A LOW HUM, Blink organises tours, releases records, makes music videos, organi ...
Best Unreleased Song:
Opensouls "In Our Hands"
Best Song:
The Mint Chicks "Post No Bills"
Best Album:
Concord Dawn ''
Uprising''
Most b.Net Radio Play:
Shapeshifter
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest exist ...
"Been Missing"
Outstanding Achievement:
Scribe
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The work of scribes can involve copying manuscripts and other texts as well as ...
2005 bNet NZ Music Awards
The 2005 awards were held at the Auckland Town Hall on Friday May 27, 2005. This year saw a return of the Male and Female Fox awards, last presented in 1999.
Winners
Best Video:
The Mint Chicks "Opium of the People"
Best Live Act:
TrinityRoots
Most Promising New Act: The Sneaks
Best Downbeat Release:
TrinityRoots ''
Home, Land and Sea''
Best Hip Hop Release:
P-Money ''
Magic City''
Best Electronic Release:
Minuit ''
The Guns EP''
Best Pop Release:
Fly My Pretties
__NOTOC__
Fly My Pretties is a collaboration of musicians originally from Wellington, New Zealand who are known for coming together to record live albums, in various locations in New Zealand. The different musical backgrounds of the members make ...
"Live at Bats"
Best Rock Release:
The Mint Chicks ''
Anti-Tiger'' EP
Best Compilation: Loop Select 006 ''Kono''
Best DVD: ''
Flying Nun: Second Season''
Best Unreleased Song:
The Phoenix Foundation
The Phoenix Foundation is a New Zealand indie rock band formed in Wellington in 1997.
History Early years and ''China Cove''
The band was founded by Conrad Wedde, Samuel Flynn Scott, and Luke Buda in 1994 while students at Wellington High ...
"Hitchcock"
Best Song:
Pluto
Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of Trans-Neptunian object, bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the Su ...
"Dance Stamina"
Best Album:
TrinityRoots "
Home, Land and Sea"
Most Outstanding Musician: Mu (
Fat Freddy's Drop
Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by mus ...
)
Best Producer: Mu (
Fat Freddys Drop
Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of Dub music, dub, reggae, Soul music, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in ...
)
Best Cover Art:
The Mint Chicks ''
Anti-Tiger'' EP
Best Male Vocalist:
Dallas Tamaira
Best Female Vocalist:
Heather Mansfield
Male Fox:
Shayne Carter
Female Fox:
Kirsten Morrell
Most b.Net Radio Play:
The Checks "Mercedes Children"
Biggest Cock-Up:
Shihad naming themselves Pacifier
Most Memorable Moment: Pacifier naming themselves Shihad
International Achievement:
The Brunettes
Lifetime Achievement:
Shayne Carter
2006 bNet NZ Music Awards
The 2006 bNet New Zealand Music Awards were held on Saturday 16 December at the
Northern Steamship Company bar in Auckland. The event included live performances from
Ladi6 and
SJD and was broadcast live on all bNet radio stations.
Winners
Radio One Song of the Year: Anji Sami "El Dorado"
RDU Song of the Year:
Shocking Pinks "Second Hand Girl"
Radio Active Song of the Year:
The Mint Chicks "Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!"
Radio Control
Radio control (often abbreviated to RC) is the use of control signals transmitted by radio to remotely operate a device. Examples of simple radio control systems are garage door openers and keyless entry systems for vehicles, in which a small ha ...
Song of the Year: Black Chrome - "My Band"
The Most FM Song of the Year: Kapital "Something Real"
95bFM
95bFM is a New Zealand college radio, student radio station. It operates in Auckland on a Schedule 7 (educational purposes) semi-commercial licence. The station is based in the Student Union Building at the University of Auckland, is owned by ...
Song of the Year:
Voom
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"B Your Boy"
Best Downbeat/Dub Track:
Kora "Flow"
Best Hip-Hop Track:
Opensouls "What Do You Do?"
Best Pop Track:
The Phoenix Foundation
The Phoenix Foundation is a New Zealand indie rock band formed in Wellington in 1997.
History Early years and ''China Cove''
The band was founded by Conrad Wedde, Samuel Flynn Scott, and Luke Buda in 1994 while students at Wellington High ...
"Damn the River"
Best Rock Track:
The Mint Chicks "Welcome to Nowhere"
Best Electronic Track:
Concord Dawn (featuring
State of Mind) "Aces High"
Best Video: ShineStrength for The Sneaks "Kuzai Heart U Girl"
Best Live Act:
Shapeshifter
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest exist ...
Best Cover Design: Ruban Nielson for
The Mint Chicks ''
Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!''
Best Vocalist:
Hollie Smith
Best Producer: Chris, Kody and Ruban Nielson for
The Mint Chicks ''
Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!''
Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
State of Mind
Song of the Year:
Shapeshifter
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest exist ...
"Bring Change"
Artist of the Year:
The Mint Chicks
Album of the Year:
Shapeshifter
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest exist ...
''
Soulstice''
Outstanding Achievement of the Year:
Fat Freddy's Drop
Fat Freddy's Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by mus ...
(European Tour & 7× platinum NZ sales)
2007 bNet NZ Music Awards
The 2007 Awards were held on Friday 16 November 2007 at the Hopetoun Alpha venue in Auckland. The event was presented by
Matt Heath and
Chris Stapp. The presentation celebrated the 10th year of the awards but it was also to be the final bNet awards.
Winners
Downbeat/Dub Track of 2007: Little Bushman "Where We Get Born"
Hip-Hop Track of 2007:
Coco Solid "Crime Fighters"
Pop Track of 2007:
Liam Finn "Second Chance"
Rock Track of 2007:
Die! Die! Die!
Die! Die! Die! (sometimes styled Die!Die!Die!) is a three-piece New Zealand noise pop/Punk rock, punk/post-punk band. Formed in late 2003, the band has released seven albums, all backed with extensive international touring. A number of differen ...
"155"
Electronic Track of 2007: Pig Out "Disco Bag"
Best Video of 2007:
The Mint Chicks "Walking off a Cliff Again"
Best Live Act of 2007:
Shapeshifter
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest exist ...
Best Cover Design: So So Modern "Friendly Fires"
Best Vocalist:
Hollie Smith
Breakthrough Artist of 2007: Collapsing Cities
Radio One Song of the Year:
David Kilgour "BBC World"
RDU Song of the Year:
Bachelorette
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"Intergalactic Solitude"
Radio Active Song of the Year: So So Modern "Synthgasm"
Radio Control
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Song of the Year: Us As Robots "Strike a Pose"
The Most FM Song of the Year: Billy Reuben and Cursor "Safe As Houses"
95bFM
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Song of the Year:
Liam Finn "Second Chance"
Artist of the Year:
Liam Finn
Album of the Year:
Liam Finn ''
I'll Be Lightning''
Best Producer: Sean Donnelly –
SJD
Outstanding Achievement of 2007 Award:
The Brunettes – signed to
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is an independent record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana (band), Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the gru ...
/ based in USA
References
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