Singer Marlon Williams (Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) has claimed three of the grand awards on New Zealand music’s biggest night at The Civic in Tāmaki Makaurau, adding to his trove of accolades over the past year as he prepares to go on hiatus.
The Lyttelton folk musician, who is currently performing his last shows before taking a break, scooped up Single of the Year for ‘ Aua Atu Rā’, Best Solo Artist and Album of the Year for his critically-acclaimed album Te Whare Tīwekaweka at the Aotearoa Music Awards (AMA). Mark Perkins also scored the Best Engineer title for his work on the album. He also scored a special Charts Number One award alongside Lorde and Devilskin.
On stage, he was congratulated with a performance by Te Kapa Haka o Te Kura Kaupapa o Hoani Waititi. He said New Zealand's proud history of music stretched back generations. "This is not Māori music having its day, this is just a day in Māori music."
Williams, who was up against Reb Fountain, Tami Neilson, Lorde, Ladi6, Kaylee Bell and Troy Kingi for album of the year, led the board with seven nominations at the AMA. Last year’s album honour went to Fazerdaze, who missed out on her only nomination this year.
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