The shortlist for this year's APRA Silver Scroll Awards, recognising the very best of song writing in Aotearoa New Zealand, came out today.
Twenty songs are vying for the Silver Scroll and a further 5are nominated for the Maioha Award, honouring waiata in te reo Māori.
All this means it's pretty much an early Christmas for Music101's Charlotte Ryan who speaks to Emile Donovan about the list.
Listen to the 2024 APRA Silver Scroll Awards playlist here.