2022 Aotearoa Music Awards

The 2022 Aotearoa Music Awards was the 56th holding of the annual ceremony featuring awards for musical recording artists based in or originating from New Zealand. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there was no traditional celebration or televised awards ceremony. The winners were publicly announced on 10 November, 2022.
The finalists were announced on 6 October 2022. Rob Ruha received the most nominations with six, followed by Ka Hao with five and L.A.B. with four. The latter were the night's biggest winners and repeated their 2021 success by winning Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Best Group, and Best Roots Artist for a second year in a row. Other notable winners included Tami Neilson, with three award wins, and Benee, who won Best Pop Artist for a fourth successive year.

Nominees and winners

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

The following awards were also presented:

Best Country Artist	Best Folk Artist
Tami Neilson – Kingmaker *Jenny Mitchell – Tug Of War**** *Kaylee Bell – Silver Linings	Troy Kingi – Black Sea Golden Ladder Miles Calder – Autopilot Life* We Mavericks – Grief's a Gardner*
Best Children's Music Artist	Best Jazz Artist
Music With Michal – Summer Days *Itty Bitty Beats – Itty Bitty Bubbles**** *Levity Beet – Bamboo Banger Collection	Myele Manzanza – Crisis & Opportunity Vol.1 Devil's Gate Outfit Jake Baxendale & Jasmine Lovell-Smith