New Zealand Music Awards live blog

Welcome to the

Herald Online

's coverage of the New Zealand Music Awards for 2010, live from Auckland's Vector Arena.

If you're going along tonight, you can keep an eye on the blog on your phone by using the standard

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website (rather than the mobile site). Or you could put it away and watch what's in front of you.

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Scroll down to see the order of awards, winners will be made bold.

Best Classical Album

John Psathas -

Ukiyo

NZTrio -

Flourishes

Simon O'Neill - Father & Son: Wagner Scenes & Arias

Strike Percussion -

Sketches

Best Gospel / Christian Album

Edwin Derricutt - Three Hours South

John Michaelz -

Walk on Water

Magnify -

Wonderland

International Achievement Award

Best Electronica Album

Bulletproof - Soundtrack To Forever

P-Money -

Everything

Shapeshifter -

The System Is A Vampire

Kiwi FM Best Aotearoa Roots Album

Fly My Pretties -

A Story

Hollie Smith -

Humour And The Misfortune Of Others

Opensouls - Standing In The Rain

Best Urban / Hip Hop Album

David Dallas - Something Awesome

J.Williams -

Young Love

Young Sid -

What Doesn't Kill Me

Highest Selling Single

Stan Walker for Black Box

Highest Selling Album

Gin Wigmore for Holy Smoke

NZOA Radio Airplay Record Of The Year

Stan Walker for Black Box

Best Music Video

Nathan Hickey -

Buffalo

(The Phoenix Foundation)

Sam Peacocke -

Sleepeater

(Shihad)

Tim Van Dammen - Just A Little Bit (Kids Of 88)

PPNZ Best Rock Album

Dimmer -

Degrees of Existence

The Checks - Alice By The Moon

The Phoenix Foundation -

Buffalo

Best Pop Album

Anika Moa -

Love in Motion

Dane Rumble -

The Experiment

Gin Wigmore - Holy Smoke

Pacific Blue Breakthrough Artist of The Year

Artisan Guns -

Autumn

Dane Rumble -

The Experiment

Gin Wigmore - Holy Smoke

Best Male Solo Artist

Connan Mockasin -

Please Turn Me Into The Snat

Dane Rumble - The Experiment

J.Williams -

Young Love

Mazda Best Female Solo Artist

Anika Moa - Love in Motion

Gin Wigmore -

Holy Smoke

Hollie Smith -

Humour And The Misfortune Of Others

Steinlager Best Group

Shapeshifter -

The System Is A Vampire

The Checks -

Alice By The Moon

The Phoenix Foundation - Buffalo

Vodafone People's Choice Award

Gin Wigmore

Dane Rumble

Kids of 88

Shapeshifter

Stan Walker

Vodafone Single of The Year

Dane Rumble -

Cruel

Gin Wigmore -

Oh My

J.Williams -

You Got Me

Kids Of 88 - Just A Little Bit

The Phoenix Foundation -

Buffalo

Vodafone Album of The Year

Anika Moa -

Love in Motion

Dane Rumble -

The Experiment

Gin Wigmore - Holy Smoke

Shapeshifter -

The System Is A Vampire

The Phoenix Foundation -

Buffalo

The New Zealand Herald Legacy Award

Shihad

Critics' Choice Prize

Street Chant

Technical Awards - already announced

Best Album Cover

Paul Johnson for Buffalo (The Phoenix Foundation)

Rebekah Atkins, Kieran Rynhart, Mikee Tucker and Anita Liu for A Story (Fly My Pretties)

Ryan Marx for Everything (P-Money)

MAINZ Best Engineer

Andre Upston for Magnetic (Miriam Clancy)

Lee Prebble for Buffalo (The Phoenix Foundation)

Lee Prebble for A Story (Fly My Pretties)

MAINZ Best Producer

Jeremy Toy for Standing In The Rain (Opensouls)

Lee Prebble and Barnaby Weir for A Story (Fly My Pretties)

The Phoenix Foundation for Buffalo (The Phoenix Foundation)