APRA Music Awards of 2018
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2018 are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2018 was the 36th annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing. The ceremony was held on 10 April 2018 at the International Convention Centre Sydney. The host for the ceremony was Julia Zemiro.
The Art Music Awards ceremony was held on 21 August 2018 at the Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne. They were presented by APRA, AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre, to "recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian art music. Art music covers activity across contemporary classical music, contemporary jazz and improvised music, experimental music and sound art." The Screen Music Awards were issued on 19 November at the Melbourne Recital Centre by APRA, AMCOS and Australian Guild of Screen Composers, which "acknowledges excellence and innovation in the field of screen composition."
In mid-March nominations for the APRA Music Awards were announced on multiple news sources: M-Phazes and Peter James Harding Thief both received the most with four nominations each. Midnight Oil were honoured by the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music. Songwriter of the Year was A.B. Original's Adam Briggs and Daniel Rankine. A new category, Licensee of the Year Award, was introduced and the Settlers Tavern in Margaret River, Western Australia is the inaugural winner.