November 17, 2014
Female power-house to honour Kiwi music legends
NZ Herald Legacy Award tribute performers announced
This Thursday (20 Nov.) Supergroove will be honoured as the recipients of the NZ Herald Legacy Award at the 49th annual
Vodafone NZ Music Awards.
Today Recorded Music NZ announces the tribute performance for these Kiwi music legends will be performed by a
power-house female-led line up including: Hollie Smith, Iva Lamkum, Ria Hall and Tali.
The four-strong female group will be accompanied by The Levites, led by musical director Jacob Nansen.
Background on Supergroove:
Supergroove was renamed on New Year’s Eve of 1989 / 1990 after previously being known as the Low-Down Dirty Blues Band.
In 1994, they released their first album Traction – making this year the 20th anniversary of Supergroove’s debut album release.
Traction went multi-Platinum and took out the Tui for Best Album at the 1995 NZ Music Awards. From there the group went from
strength to strength with the likes of Scorpio Girls, You Gotta Know and Sitting Inside My Head rocketing to Gold certification and the classic Kiwi anthem Can’t Get Enough hitting Platinum.
Between 1994 and 1997 Supergroove picked up seven Tuis. They then disbanded in 1997 but reformed again in 2007, four
years after their ‘Best Of’ compilation Postage was released which was certified Gold.
Supergroove began touring again that year and was a headline act at the 2008 Big Day Out festival. They have also
recently announced a winery tour kicking off in January 2015.
Tickets to the awards are available through www.ticketmaster.co.nz and cost just $25 including booking fees.
Follow the Awards news online: www.nzmusicawards.co.nz
This year the awards also coincide with the 25th anniversary of NZ On Air, a Platinum sponsor of the event.
For the first time the show is being broadcast live on channel FOUR meaning music fans all over the country can watch
all the action in real time from their living rooms thanks to NZ On Air.
About Recorded Music New Zealand: Recorded Music NZ is a non-profit industry representation and licensing organisation for recording artists and their
labels. It divides its services into three main areas. The Member Services team delivers projects including the Vodafone
NZ Music Awards, the weekly Official NZ Top40 Charts and the Music Grants programme. Recorded Music NZ’s licensing
division administers broadcast and public performance licensing either directly or through its joint initiative with
APRA called OneMusic. The Pro-Music team is dedicated to protecting and promoting the interests of artists and labels
across the New Zealand recording industry.
About the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards: The Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards is owned and hosted by Recorded Music NZ and produced for Recorded Music NZ by J Productions Limited.
About Vodafone: Vodafone is passionate about music and proud to be the principal sponsor partner of New Zealand’s premier music awards.
Vodafone’s loyalty programme, Fantastic Fridays, rewards Vodafone customers and connects them to the things they love.
ENDS