“We don't
care, we aren't caught up in your love affair
And we'll
never be royals (royals)
It don't run in our blood
That kind of lux just ain't for us, we crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler (ruler)
You can call me queen bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule
Let me live that fantasy”
It don't run in our blood
That kind of lux just ain't for us, we crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler (ruler)
You can call me queen bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule
Let me live that fantasy”
Royals – Lorde
I headed
along to Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards last night, feeling very excited to
see the best of our music industry’s talents. It was a great night and here’s my
wrap on the highlights.
The night
was dominated was our current singing sensation Lorde. She won international
artist, breakthrough artist of the year and the People’s Choice award, Royals won single of the year and video
of the year. But it was obvious Lorde would win big on the night given her
success over the past year, and it was her own performance over the course of
the evening which stood out for me. Lorde is a very interesting character and
the little of her which plays out in the media is fascinating. I commend Lorde
firstly for her opening performance of Royals,
which was easily the best performance of the night. And I highly commend her for
her speeches, particularly when she recognised her fellow artists and when she
invited Joel Little onto stage during her single of the year acceptance speech.
And I especially commend her for her poise when nearly every host included her
in one of their jokes. She is a bright young lady with incredible composure and
talent.
I must mention
to Aaradhna who was stunning last night. She looked amazing, sung Wake Up beautifully and gracefully
accepted her three awards. I thought she deserved all her awards, especially
given the stiff competition for Album of the Year category. Treble & Reverb
is a fantastic album and worthy of the award. Two other albums worth mentioning
were the winners of Best Rock and Best Pop album. One of my favourite bands
Villainy received the former for the excellent Mode. Set. Clear. album, and Jamie
McDell won Best Pop for Six Strings and a Sail Boat. I think it is important to
note these albums were the debut album from both acts and to come away with a
Tui Award is a great achievement.
Overall
the night was a lot of fun. All the performance were good: Lorde, Iva Lamkum
(who I had never heard of before but enjoyed a lot), Jamie McDell, Ruby Frost,
Titanium, Aaradhna and Stan Walker. There were some good laughs throughout the
night, namely when Guy Williams held up a sign saying “Bring Back Ben Lummis”
and when the guys from Villainy photo bombed Stan Walker and Bret McKenzie.
I have
always been a fan of New Zealand music, since I was a pre-teen and 48May was,
for a short while, my favourite band. Last night I was incredibly proud of our
musical talent and the way they presented themselves and the support New
Zealanders give our musicians. It was touching to see the standing ovation
given to Lorde when she won the International Award, and to Shona Laing when
she was awarded the Legacy Award. And I was most proud when the highest selling
single of the year was Feel Inside (And Stuff
Like That) given the song was put out to raise money for Cure Kids. We have
a very talented, multi genre music industry in this country, from Lorde to
Shapeshifter to Shona Laing, and we should be proud of the music made on our
own soil.
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