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The Mint Chicks, winners of several New Zealand Tui Music Awards, including Album of the Year for Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! and Best Group

For some behind-the-scenes anecdotes, read Russell Brown’s post at Public Address.

Winners for the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2007

Nokia Album of the Year
Winner: The Mint Chicks – Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!

Finalists:
Brooke Fraser – Albertine
Evermore – Real Life
Hollie Smith – Long Player
Opshop – Second Hand Planet

Vodafone Single of the Year
Winner: Evermore – Light Surrounding You

Finalists:
Brooke Fraser – Deciphering Me
Liam Finn – Second Chance
Opshop – Maybe
The Tutts – K

Vodafone People’s Choice Award
Winner: Opshop

Finalists:
Evermore
Brooke Fraser
The Black Seeds
Shapeshifter

Steinlager Pure Best Group
Winner: The Mint Chicks – Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!

Finalists:
Evermore – Real Life
Opshop – Second Hand Planet

Best Male Solo Artist
Winner: Tim Finn – Imaginary Kingdom

Finalists:
Greg Johnson – Anyone Can Say Goodbye
Paul McLaney – Edin

Mazda Best Female Solo Artist
Winner: Hollie Smith – Long Player

Finalists:
Brooke Fraser – Albertine
Hayley Westenra – Treasure

KIWI FM Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Winner: Hollie Smith – Long Player

Finalists:
Atlas – Crawl
Liam Finn – Second Chance

PPNZ Best Rock Album
Winner: The Mint Chicks – Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!

Finalists:
Evermore – Real Life
Opshop – Second Hand Planet

Best Urban/Hip Hop Album
Winner: PNC – Rookie Card

Finalists:
4 Corners – The Foundations
Deceptikonz – Heavy Rotation

Best Aotearoa Roots Album
Winner: Hollie Smith – Long Player

Finalists:
Age Pryor – Shanks’ Pony
The Black Seeds – Into the Dojo

C4 Best Music Video
Winner: Sam Peacocke – “Crazy?Yes!Dumb?No!” (The Mint Chicks)

Finalists:
Angus Sutherland and Liam Finn – “Second Chance” (Liam Finn)
Stephen Tolfrey – “Maybe” (Opshop)

Best Dance/Electronica Album
Winner: Shapeshifter – Soulstice

Finalists:
Bulletproof – Shake The Foundations
State Of Mind – Take Control

Best Maori Album
Winner: Richard Nunns & Hirini Melbourne – Te Whaiao: Te Ku Te Whe Remixed

Finalists:
Adam Whauwhau – Tukuna Mai
Toi Hautu – Na Te Atua

Best Gospel/Christian Album
Winner: Rapture Ruckus – I Believe

Finalists:
Hannah Donald – Unfinished Journey
Magnify – Alive Within

Best Classical Album
Winner: John Psathas – View From Olympus

Finalists:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and James Judd – Lilburn – Orchestral Works
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa – Kiri Sings Karl

The New Zealand Herald Legacy Award
Johnny Devlin

International Achievement
Evermore

The Warehouse Highest Selling Album
Brooke Fraser – Albertine

Highest Selling Single
Atlas – “Crawl”

NZ on Air Airplay Record of the Year
Brooke Fraser – “Deciphering Me”