It's the biggest night on Spy's packed social calendar and this year the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards chalked up its 50th anniversary with its best show yet.
Gin Wigmore stole the night with her on-stage exchange with Anika Moa - in which the pair jokingly gave each other the fingers and Wigmore dropped an f-bomb - then her trophy-breaking antics.
The heavily tattooed songstress took out the Tui for Best Female Solo Artist at Thursday's star-packed function at Auckland's Vector Arena.
Wigmore is very rock'n'roll, but the Blood to the Bone singer didn't celebrate New Zealand music's big night out as hard as some of the other winners. The sultry singer turned up despite battling a mystery illness.
Her latest sickness comes just a month after battling a liver complaint, she revealed to Spy backstage.
"It was really painful," she said. "There [was] all kinds of drama going on with my liver so they were keeping a close eye on it. It was really excruciating and horrible but you just get on with it, right?"
Wigmore still attended the official Spy after-party and the Universal post-awards bash.
Fellow winner Lorde - who won Single of the Year and International Achievement - certainly let her hair down.
The two-time Grammy winner made a sprinting appearance on the red carpet pre-show. But she and boyfriend, James K Lowe, were less frenzied at her record label's bash at Ostro.
The teen singer initially set up base in a secluded corner but it wasn't long before she hit the dance floor. She stayed on until 3am, clearly having a blast.
At the nearby Seafarers Private Members Club, Rugby World Cup-winning All Black Malakai Fekitoa and his beautiful partner, Caroline McNaught, set the dance floor on fire at the Warners after-party.
It wasn't just teenage music fans who were star-struck by the cream of our music industry.
Fleetwood Mac co-founder Mick Fleetwood - the biggest international star to attend the awards - was particularly taken by Broods.
The singer was in town for his legendary band's Mt Smart Stadium shows last night and tonight and insisted on posing for pictures with the Nelson duo, who cleaned up with four awards.
In keeping with music-award tradition, there were several off-stage rock'n'roll moments.
A St John paramedic had to be called in to treat one attendee, who appeared to have pre-loaded a tad too much.
No medical treatment was required for The Exponents' frontman, Jordan Luck, though.
His band took out the Herald Legacy Award and Luck's wife, Rita, revealed to Spy he hadn't touched alcohol for three years.
There was also the odd diva moment, including from one well-known actress who demanded her makeup be redone as the artists hadn't created the "look" she was aiming for.