The Waiata Māori Music Awards are looking forward to celebrating our Māori music for 2022. This year, the finalists are diverse in styles, covering many genres of waiata and from all areas of Aotearoa.

The awards will be hosted in one of the original venues, the beautifully refurbished ‘Toitoi - Hawkes Bay Arts and Events centre’ which is the perfect backdrop for the kaiwaiata and the expo this year.

In its 15th year running, the Waiata Māori Music Awards will be a live event, held on the 9th of September, with performances to be announced in the coming weeks.

Here are the finalists for 2022. Mauri ora!

Best Te Reo Māori Album

Anna Coddington - Mana-Wā-Hine

Puoro Mataoraora - Te Whāriki a Te Kōhanga Reo, Te Pae Tuku Aka

TE KAAHU - Te Kaahu o Rangi

Best RnB Album by a Māori Artist

Mistee K - Melz Vs Mistee K

Rei - Enjoy The Ride Part 1

Teezy Created - Spiritual Healing

Best Pop Album by a Māori Artist

Mistee K - Melz Vs Mistee K

L.A.B - L.A.B V

Teezy Created - Spiritual Healing

Best Hip Hop Album by a Māori Artist

Adam Tukiri - Unless ..Surely

Mistee K - Melz Vs Mistee K

Rei - Enjoy the Ride Part 1

Best Roots Reggae Album by a Māori Artist

Come On Up - Come On Up

NLC - Home By Six

Tomorrow People - 21

Best Māori Group

Aro

Coterie

L.A.B

Tomorrow People

Best Māori Wāhine/Female Solo Artist

Huia Hamon

Mistee K

Mihirangi

Best Māori Tāne/Male Solo Artist

Kings

Riqi Harawira

Tipene

Best Music Video

Alien Weaponry - HatuPatu

Coterie - Cool it Down

Hani Dread - Kōkiri

Tomorrow People - Don’t Worry Baby

Troy Kingi &The Nudge - He Ōrite

Best Waiata/Single by a Māori Artist

Coterie - Cool It Down

ORA - Tuakiritanga

Jordyn with a Why - Brown Melodies

L.A.B - Mr Reggae

Troy Kingi & The Nudge - He Ōrite

Best Māori Songwriter

Coterie

Kings

L.A.B

ORA

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