Music Awards: Scribe Takes Home Seven

Kiwi hip-hop star Scribe has scooped the pool at tonight’s Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards – the Tuis – in Auckland, picking up seven awards.

Brooke Fraser, Hayley Westenra and Dimmer were also big winners, each taking away two Tuis.

Scribe’s debut album, The Crusader, won him the Album of the Year, Best Urban/Hip Hop Album and Best Male Solo Artist.

He also won Best Single and the People’s Choice Award, and the Songwriter of the Year Award, along with co-writers P-Money, Con Psy and Savage.

The Best Music Video Award, with Chris Graham, rounded out an impressive night out at the Tuis for Scribe.

NZ Music Award winners

Album of the Year: The Crusader – Scribe
Single of the Year: Stand Up – Scribe
Best Group: You’ve Got To Hear The Music – Dimmer
Breakthrough Artist of the Year: What To Do With Daylight – Brooke Fraser
Best Male Solo Artist: The Crusader – Scribe
Best Female Solo Artist: What To Do With Daylight – Brooke Fraser
Songwriter of the Year: Scribe, P-Money, Con Psy & Savage – Not Many: The Remix!
Highest Selling NZ Album: Pure – Hayley Westenra
Highest Selling NZ Single: They Can’t Take That Away – Ben Lummis
Best Rock Album: You’ve Got To Hear The Music – Dimmer
Best Urban/Hip-Hop Album: The Crusader – Scribe
Best Dance/Electronica Album: One Drop East – Salmonella Dub
Best Music Video: Stand Up – Chris Graham & Scribe
People’s Choice Award: Scribe
Best Jazz Album: A Rare Connection – The Rodger Fox Big Band
Best Maori Album: Hawaiki – Ruia
Best Pacific Music Album: Tutuki – Te Vaka
Best Classical Album: Psathas: Fragments – John Psathas
Best Gospel/Christian Album: In Wonder – Magnify
International Achievement Award: Hayley Westenra
Airplay Record Of The Year: Maybe Tomorrow – Goldenhorse
Best Country Music Album: Money – Donna Dean
Best Country Music Song: Work It Out – Donna Dean
Best Folk Album: Mountain Air – Brendyn Montgomery & Mike Considine
Best Album Cover: Postage – Supergroove (Ben Sciascia)
Best Engineer: Passenger – Carly Binding (Chris van de Geer)
Best Producer: The Crusader – Scribe (P-Money)
Lifetime Achievement: Shaun Joyce