Vance Joy takes APRA Song of the Year award with hit Riptide
THE tidal wave of success continues for Vance Joy whose hit Riptide took out two APRA Awards, while Sia Furler left the crowd in stitches with her speech.
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THE tidal wave of success continues to roll for rising Australian folk star Vance Joy with his smash hit Riptide crowned Song of the Year at the annual APRA Music Awards in Brisbane.
Riptide is quickly sweeping arts law graduate James Keogh onto the world stage, currently rising up the charts in America and likely to enjoy another boost in the UK after he plays at the world famous Glastonbury festival this weekend.
The popular song also took out APRAs Pop Work Of The Year category.
One of the world’s most sought-after hitmakers Sia Furler was recognised for her phenomenal success, winning Songwriter Of The Year for a historic second year in a row.
Furler’s name has appeared on tunes recorded by an enviable A list of artists in the past year including Beyonce, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Eminem, Kylie Minogue, Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.
The quirky LA-based artist will release her own album 1000 Forms Of Fear next month and said she was “honoured” for the recognition of her Australian peers.
The APRAs, which spotlight the composers rather than the recording artist, also gave a nod to Lorde and her writing partner Joel Little with the Outstanding International Achievement Award.
“Music has no borders, and the idea that songs written in this part of the world resonate with so many people across the rest is an inspiring and beautiful feeling,” APRA Chair Jenny Morris said.
While his name may not be on the charts, Breakthrough Songwriter Of The Year Louis Schoorl has helped pen some of the most popular Australian hits.
Schoorl’s credit appeared on 88 songs last year alone and he has worked with 360, Daniel Johns and Jessica Mauboy.
Chart-topping pop rockers Birds Of Tokyo won two APRAs this year, with their song Lanterns picking up Most Played Australian Work and Rock Work Of The Year.
The band are also part of the large Australian contingent making inroads on the international airwaves with Lanterns scoring a massive push in the US.
This year’s APRAs also demonstrated that more local artists are breaking out of their gender divides to collaborate, with the Bliss N Eso and Bluejuice pairing on Act Your Age named the Urban Work Of The Year.
Other winners included Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan and Garth Porter for Flying With The King (Country Work Of The Year), Flume picked up Dance Work of the Year with Holdin’ On and John Butler took out his fourth Blues & Roots Work of the Year for Only One.
Confirming the enduring global success of Somebody That I Used To Know, Wally De Backer aka Gotye and the artist the song samples, Luiz Bonfa, won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas.
One of the hottest songwriters in the world in the past year, Pharrell Williams took out the International Work of Year Award alongside Robin Thicke and Clifford Harris for the smash hit, Blurred Lines.
Among the performers at the Brisbane ceremony were Sheppard, Megan Washington, Colin Hay and Gossling.
Go-Betweens drummer Lindy Morrison, who was honoured with the prestigious Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music, performed alongside her band mate and friend Amanda Brown.
Originally published as Vance Joy takes APRA Song of the Year award with hit Riptide
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