2010 Taite Music Prize

March 2026 March 2026 Music award ceremony 2010 Taite Music Prize File:2010-taite-music-prize-logo.jpg The best NZ album released in 2009 Phonographic Performances NZ 31 March, 2010 Plaything Gallery New Zealand $10,000 winner Lawrence Arabia indies.co.nz Taite Music Prize 2011 Taite Music Prize The inaugural Taite Music Prize was won by Lawrence Arabia (real name James Milne) for his album Chant Darling. The award was presented on 31 March 2010 and honoured the best New Zealand album of 2009. As a new award, it was described as New Zealand's equivalent of the UK's Mercury Prize or the Australian Music Prize.Lawrence Arabia Win Inaugural Taite Music Prize https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lawrence-arabia-win-inaugural-taite-music-prize-1209126/ Billboard 17 March 2026 1 April 2010 Milne accepted the award, which came with a $10,000 cash prize, via video from the U.K. and later called the Taite Music Prize "a rather perfect way of commemorating such a true character of the music community here in NZ, and I’m delighted to have any part of it whatsoever".The Taite Music Prize: in search of 2010’s finest New Zealand album https://www.muzic.nz/news/the-taite-music-prize-in-search-of-2010s-finest-new-zealand-album/ Muzic.NZ 16 March 2026 16 December 2010 Nominations and finalists Independent Music New Zealand announced the five finalists on 2 February. As described by IMNZ, a "lengthy list" of albums had been submitted by their members and then submitted to "much deliberation and more than a few heated discussions".Taite Music Prize Finalists Announced https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/more/NID/1932/Taite-Music-Prize-Finalists-Announced-.utr Under the Radar 17 March 2026 2 February 2010 Artist Album Label Result The Checks Alice by the Moon Label David Dallas Something Awesome Example Kerretta Vilayer Example Lawrence Arabia Chant Darling Example Shapeshifter The System is a Vampire Example Judges The panel of judges who selected the winning album were announced at the same time as the five finalists. They were:The Inaugural Taite Music Prize – Announcing the Finalists https://www.muzic.nz/news/the-inaugural-taite-music-prize-announcing-the-finalists/ Muzic.NZ 16 March 2026 2 February 2010 Sam Wicks, editor of Real Groove magazine Jim Pinckney, a.k.a. DJ Stinky Jim, founder of Round Trip MarsRNZ Music Round Trip Mars - Jim Pinckney https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nat-music/audio/2531797/round-trip-mars-jim-pinckney RNZ 17 March 2026 16 December 2010 Dean Cameron, co-founder of 1157 RecordsArtist Profile: Balance https://www.muzic.nz/artists/balance/ Muzic.NZ 17 March 2026 David Farrier, TV3 Kirsten Johnstone, Radio New Zealand Ross Flahive, The Edge Scott Maclachlan, Universal Music Francesca Rudkin, freelance music journalist Bernie Griffin, musician and founding chairperson of IMNZReekie Trevor Bernie Griffen https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/bernie-griffen Audioculture 17 March 2026 4 May 2018 John Taite, music executive and son of Dylan (after whom the prize is named). Ceremony The first Taite Music Prize ceremony was held at Auckland's Plaything Gallery on 31 March 2010. References 2 Category:New Zealand popular music Category:New Zealand music awards Category:2010 in New Zealand music Category:Taite Music Prizes