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Live stream: Apra Silver Scrolls
Will it be Marlon Williams, Mel Parsons, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Anthonie Tonnon or Lorde? Tune into tonight's Apra Silver Scrolls awards from 7pm to find out.

Your guide to tonight's Apra Silver Scrolls
Lydia Jenkin crunches the numbers on tonight's Silver Scroll finalists ...

Weekend Rewind: 1981's lost Silver Scroll award
On Thursday night at APRA's 50th Silver Scroll Awards, an extra award will be presented for the best song from 1981. NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop looks back at the music videos for the five contenders.

Who's on the 2015 Silver Scrolls shortlist?
The top 20 nominees for this year's prestigious Apra Silver Scroll award have been whittled down to the top five by the 10,000-strong New Zealand Apra membership, and announced this morning.

Russell Baillie: My class of 81 wasn't far off
As it turns out, my idea of what was a decent tune in 1981 and what the official songwriters' organisation, Apra, think isn't too far off, writes Russell Baillie.

Apra Silver Scroll Awards announces its top 20
Twenty hits in line-up for trophy, with two acts in twice.

Douglas Lilburn inducted into NZ Music Hall Of Fame
Watch again Douglas Lilburn's induction into the NZ Music Hall Of Fame, part of the APRA Silver Scroll Awards for 2014.
Including the induction speech by Lilburn biographer Philip Norman, video tribute, and performances of Aotearoa Overture, Sea Changes and Welcome Stranger.
APRA Silver Scrolls coverage is brought to you by Yealands Family Wines.

Replay: Silver Scroll Awards
The APRA Silver Scroll Awards are one of the most prestigious evenings on the New Zealand music calendar, and nzherald.co.nz is giving you a front-table seat: watch back the full ceremony, thanks to Yealands Family Wines.

Silver Scrolls: Finalists' dream covers
Every year at the Apra Silver Scroll awards, the finalists' songs are interpreted by other artists. We asked the 2014 finalists who their dream cover act would be.

Tami Neilson wins Silver Scroll
Tami Neilson has walked away with the 2014 Apra Silver Scroll. The country singer-songwriter was presented the award at a star-studded prizegiving in Wellington for her bluesy soul number Walk. The Silver Scroll is the annual award for the New Zealand song of the year, as voted for by 10,000 New Zealand songwriters who are members of the Australasian Performing Rights Association.

Silver Scroll finalists, note by note
There may be no Grammy-winning, multi-platinum selling, global superstar hit in amongst the finalists this year - or not yet, at least.

Silver Scrolls 2013: Mark Vanilau and Scribe perform It Dawned On Me
Mark Vanilau and Scribe perform Dave Dobbyn's It Dawned On Me, part of Dobbyn's induction into the NZ Music Hall Of Fame at the APRA Silver Scrolls.
Click here to watch the full show, thanks to APRA and Yealands Family Wines

Maioha winner Ruaimoko
Every year the finalists of the APRA Silver Scroll Awards have cover versions performed at the ceremony, as well as the winners of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award and the APRA Maioha Award.
This year the APRA Maioha Award winner, Ruaimoko, written by Maisey Rika, Te Kahautu Maxwell and Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper, was performed by Tama Waipara and the University of Auckland Percussion Ensemble).
Click here to watch the full show, thanks to APRA and Yealands Family Wines

The Silver Scrolls covers: SOUNZ Contemporary winner Lightbox
Every year the finalists of the APRA Silver Scroll Awards have cover versions performed at the ceremony, as well as the winners of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award and the APRA Maioha Award.
This year SOUNZ Contemporary Award winner Lightbox, composed by Karlo Margetic, was performed by Jeremy Toy, Lewis McCallum and Johnny Fleury (The MPC Trio).
Click here to watch the full show, thanks to APRA and Yealands Family Wines

Silver Scrolls covers: Wake Up
Every year the finalists of the APRA Silver Scroll Awards have cover versions performed at the ceremony, as well as the winners of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award and the APRA Maioha Award.
This year Wake Up, written by Aaradhna Patel, Evan Short and Peter Wadams, was performed by Scotty Pearson, Nick Gaffaney and Katie Everingham (The Drum Off).
Click here to watch the full show, thanks to APRA and Yealands Family Wines

The Silver Scrolls covers: Complicated Man
Every year the finalists of the APRA Silver Scroll Awards have cover versions performed at the ceremony, as well as the winners of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award and the APRA Maioha Award.
This year Complicated Man, written by Cy Winstanley (Tattletale Saints), was performed by Jesse Sheehan, Chip Matthews and Tom Broome.
Click here to watch the full show, thanks to APRA and Yealands Family Wines