Photos from the awards night with a red carpet saw a sold out crowd at the St James Theatre.
Awards given out plus performances for 'MLT Songwriting Award for best unrecorded song' followed by the 'APRA Best Country Song' and 'Recorded Music NZ Best Country Artist'.
Here are the finalists for the MLT Songwriting Award.
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