Children’s music creators! We are excited to open entries for the 2025 Aotearoa Children’s Music Awards | Ngā Manu Tīrairaka. If you released a song, video, or album between 1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024 you could be eligible to enter! Read more below.
Last year we were excited to introduce two subcategories for the APRA Best Children’s Song Award | Waiata Tamariki Toa that allows songs to be judged based on the song’s target age group – Preschool or Primary. This means there will be two winners, one for each sub-category. Each song may only be entered in one of these sub-categories (not both).
As usual we also welcome entries for NZ On Air Best Children’s Music Video | He Manu Tūtei, while entries for Recorded Music NZ Te Manu Taki Kerekahu o te Tau | Best Children's Artist are also now open.
Links to all entry forms can be found below including all eligibility criteria. Entries for all awards close 5pm Monday 3 March.
There is also an additional category running for the second time: the Kōkako Award for Best Children's Performance. This is a collaboration between Kiwi Kids Music, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and NZ Opera, and serves to highlight the wonderful performances from the tamariki of Aotearoa. Entries for this category will open in coming weeks.
The Aotearoa Children’s Music Awards champion the music of our home-grown songwriting heroes – the wildly varied assortment of creators that write music for our youngest music fans. The awards will be presented at a special ceremony later in the year - stay tuned for the details!
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PLEASE NOTE ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED FOR 2025.
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