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Silver Scroll

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The Silver Scrolls Collection celebrates 60 incredible years of the award, showcasing a selection of past winners who have shaped the sound of Aotearoa.

The APRA Silver Scroll award is New Zealand's most coveted songwriting accolade, peer-voted and handed out annually to honour the very best local song of the past year. The Silver Scrolls Collection celebrates 60 incredible years of the award, showcasing a selection of past winners who have shaped the sound of Aotearoa. Over the decades, legends Don McGlashan (twice) and Dave Dobbyn (three times) have taken home the prize, amongst a vibrant mix of unforgettable anthems — from swinging 60s pop to contemporary indie gems and powerful waiata reo Māori. In the backgrounder, Head of NZ Operations at APRA AMCOS Anthony Healey traces the journey of "an award that now signifies the beauty, strength, and diversity of music in Aotearoa."