APRA Music Awards Winners for 2026
Amyl and the Sniffers won three awards at the 2026 APRA awards.
In short:
Punk rockers Amyl and The Sniffers won three top awards at the Australian music industry's APRA awards.
The awards ceremony was held at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion with performances by Paul Kelly and others.
The evening celebrated 100 years of APRA.
Amyl and the Sniffers' song Jerkin' won top awards but has many swear words.
Punk rockers Amyl and The Sniffers won three top awards at the Australian music industry's APRA awards.
Jerkin' won the Song of The Year award and Most Performed Rock Work.
The band's singer Amy Taylor also won the Songwriter of the Year award.
Amy Taylor sings about her success in Jerkin'.
Jerkin' has many swear words, making it hard to quote.
The awards ceremony was held at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion with performances by Paul Kelly and others.
Dan Kelly, Paul Kelly, and Jessica Mauboy attended the 2026 APRA Music Awards.
The evening celebrated 100 years of APRA, which collects music royalties for artists.
Tributes were paid to the late Midnight Oil founder Rob Hirst.
Rob Hirst was a founding member of Midnight Oil.
The Presets performed a version of Midnight Oil's Power and the Passion.
Sia's song Unstoppable won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas for the third year.
Sia has more APRA awards than any other songwriter with 14 awards.
Guy Sebastian's song Maybe won Most Performed Australian Work and Most Performed Pop Work.
Sarah Aarons won her sixth APRA award with an International Recognition Award.
Rock band INXS was recognized with the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.
The 2026 APRA Music Awards winners were announced.
Most Performed Works were awarded.
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