APRA Music Awards of 1989
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1989-1990 are a series of awards held in May 1991. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society. APRA-AMCOS changed the timing of their awards ceremony from May to the previous November and hence a special presentation for 1989/90 recipients was made at the 1991 ceremony. The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1989 are a series of awards held in May 1989 at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney; and are shown in the second table below.
1989 – 1990 Awards
Only winners are notedAward | Winner |
Gold Award | "Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil |
Most Performed Australasian Country Work | "Rip Rip Woodchip" by John Williamson |
Most Performed Australasian Popular Work | "Crying in the Chapel" by Peter Blakeley |
Most Performed Australasian Serious Work | Snugglepot & Cuddlepie by Richard Mills |
Most Performed Australasian Jazz Work | "Tonite I'm Alive with You" by Paul Grabowsky and Yuri Worontschak |
Most Performed Overseas Work | "Sacrifice" by Elton John |
1989 Awards
Only winners are notedAward | Winner |
Platinum Award | Corroboree by John Antill and National Theatre Ballet |
Platinum Award | In recognition of the outstanding popularity of their collective works throughout the world by Vanda & Young |
Gold Award | "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House |
Gold Award | "Need You Tonight" by INXS |
Gold Award | In recognition of the outstanding popularity of his many works in Australia and New Zealand by Hal David |
Most Performed Australasian Music for Film | The Man from Snowy River II by Bruce Rowland |
Most Performed Australasian Country Work | "Borrowed Ground" by John Schumann |
Most Performed Australasian Popular Work | "Electric Blue" by Icehouse |
Most Performed Australasian Serious Work | Fantasia |
Most Performed Australasian Jazz Work | "Disappearing Shoreline" by Paul Grabowsky |
Most Performed Overseas Work | " The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes |