S3 Pacific Music Awards

Pacific music honoured in a night for all . . .

Pacific music’s biggest night hits the stage at the S3 (pron.: ess-cubed) Pacific Music Awards.

The big night features performances by Nesian Mystik and a host of local heroes including finalists Three Houses Down and Cydel who are up for three awards apiece.

Other performers on the night include Julie Ta’ale and award finalists, Kas Futialo, Vaniah Toloa and Lole Usoalii.

The S3 Pacific Music Awards 2008 are hosted by MCs Henry Tuipe’a (NiuFM) and Yolande Ah-Chong (Radio 531pi).

A new Manukau City Council People’s Choice Award has been introduced to the line-up for the Best Pacific Artist.

All category finalists are eligible for this award with members of the public able to cast their votes by logging onto www.pacificmusicawards.org.nz.

Voting closes Sunday 25 May.

The 2008 S3 Pacific Music Awards are in their fourth year and the full list of finalists are:

Counties Manukau District Health Board – smokefree BEST PACIFIC FEMALE ARTIST
Delani 'Butterflies'
Lole ‘The Movement’
Zeisha Fremaux ‘Secret Game’

NZ MUSIC COMMISSION BEST PACIFIC MALE ARTIST
Scribe ‘Rhyme Book’
Kas Futialo ‘Lokokasi’
Vaniah Toloa ‘E Le Galo Oe’

NIU FM BEST PACIFIC URBAN ARTIST
Cydel ‘Soul Finder’
PNC 'PN Whoa'
Scribe 'Rhyme Book’

RADIO 531PI BEST PACIFIC GROUP
Three Houses Down ‘Dreadtown’
Cydel ‘Soul Finder’
Te Vaka ‘Olatia’

APRA BEST PACIFIC SONG
Three Houses Down “DandyMan” (Puriri/Pome'e)
Ill Semantics feat Adeaze “Take It Slow” (Arona/Moore/Tupa'i/Tupa'i/N Holmes)
Scribe “Say It Again” (Luafutu/Hammond/Iusitini/Iusitini/Mushroom Music Publishing)

S3 BEST PACIFIC MUSIC ALBUM (Tui Award)
Three Houses Down ‘Dreadtown’
Cydel ‘Soul Finder’
Te Vaka ‘Olatia’