Pacific Music Awards 2022: SWIDT, Kings win major awards

Auckland-based hip hop crew SWIDT
Auckland-based hip hop crew SWIDT have won big at the Pacific Music Awards. Photo credit: Supplied

SWIDT and Kings have won major awards at the 2022 Pacific Music Awards at the Vodafone Event Centre in Manukau, Auckland.

Onehunga-based hip hop crew SWIDT won three awards for best Pacific group, best Pacific hip hop artist and best Pacific song for 'Kelz Garage'.

Fellow artist Kings took out Best Pacific Male Artist and received both the NZ On Air Radio Airplay Award and NZ On Air Streaming Award for his track 'Help Me Out' featuring Sons of Zion. 

There were also awards for Tomorrow People, who took out the One Love Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist as well as the Recorded Music Te Pukaemi Toa o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa - Best Pacific Music Album for their album 21. 

And Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan & P. Smith received accolades for their work on The Panthers OST.

Full list of the 2022 Pacific Music Awards winners and nominees:

Auckland Council Best Pacific Female Artist:

WINNER: Emily Muli - 'Break'

Mo Etc. - Oceanbed

Tree - 'No Fear ft Junior Soqeta'.

NZ Music Commission Best Pacific Male Artist:

WINNER: Kings - Raplist, 'Young 4Eva'

Diggy Dupé - 'WEON'

Poetik - Poetik Justice.

Flava Best Pacific Group:

WINNER: SWIDT - 'Seize the Day ft Savage', 'Kelz Garage', '312 Day'

Team Dynamite - Respect The Process 

Tomorrow People - 21.

NZ On Air Best Pacific Music Video:

WINNER: Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan & P. Smith - 'Ain't The Same ft. Melodownz & Summer Vaha'akolo', directed by Tom Hernv and Timēna Apa

House of Misfits - 'Tā Te Manawa', directed by Abigail Dougherty

Vallé - 'Swing Low', directed by Connor Pritchard.

APRA Best Pacific Song:

WINNER: SWIDT 'Kelz Garage', written by Daniel Latu, Amon McGoram, Isaiah Libeau, Lomez Brown, Samuel Verlinden

Kings - 'Young 4Eva', written by Kingdon Chapple-Wilson

Samson Squad - 'Amene', written by Jacob Samson, Tautape Samson & Jayjay Samson. 

SunPix Best Pacific Language:

WINNER: Kas Futialo - Grandmasta Kas

Lani Alo - 'Tua i manu'

Samson Squad - 'Kainga', 'Amene'

Shepherds Reign - 'Nga Ao E Rua feat. Swizl Jager'.

Base FM & Island Base FM Best Pacific Hip Hop Artist:

WINNER: SWIDT - 'Seize the Day ft Savage', 'Kelz Garage', '312 Day'

Poetik - Poetik Justice

Team Dynamite - Respect The Process.

Best Pacific Soul/RnB Artist:

WINNER: Sam V - 'Wired', 'Biker Boy'

Emily Muli - 'Break'

TJ Taotua - Overdue.

One Love Best Pacific Roots/Reggae Artist:

WINNER: Tomorrow People - 21

Foundation - 'Closer'

Sammielz - 'Okay'

Victor J Sefo - 'Pele Ea', 'Ride', 'Shots'.

531pi Best Pacific Gospel Artist:

WINNER: Anthem - Anthem

Tree - 'No Fear ft Junior Soqeta'

House of Misfits 'Tā Te Manawa'.

Niu FM Best International Pacific Artist:

WINNER: Lisi - 'Good Life', 'Dreams', 'Til the Death', 'Baby We On'

Bina Butta & Kennyon Brown - 'Lady Love'

Jaro Local - 'Kamanda Amanda', 'First Time', 'Single Papa', '25 Minutes'.

MPG/SAE Best Producer:

WINNER: Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan & P. Smith - The Panthers OST, producers: Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan, P Smith

Team Dynamite - Respect The Process, producer: Harry (Haz Beats) Huavi

Tomorrow People - 21, producers: IKON MUSIC - Avina Kelekolio, Hennie Tui, Tana Tupai.

Recorded Music Te Pukaemi Toa o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa | Best Pacific Music Album: 

WINNER: Tomorrow People - 21   

Diggy Dupé, choicevaughan & P. Smith - The Panthers OST

Kings – Raplist.

SunPix People's Choice Award – Best Pacific Artist:

Samson Squad.

Phillip Fuemana Award – Most Promising Pacific Artist

Jarna.

Creative New Zealand Award:

Shepherds Reign.

Ministry for Pacific People's Special Recognition Awards:

Ngaire Fuata

Tagata Pasifika

Niu FM - Pacific Media Network.

Arch Angel Independent Music Award:

lilbubblegum.

Manukau Institute of Technology Te Pukenga Lifetime Achievement Award:

Fa'anana Jerome Grey.