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<\/p>\nIt’s tricky to quote from the Amyl and the Sniffers track Jerkin’ because it’s so full of swearing but the song has won the top gongs at the 2026 APRA Awards.<\/p>\n
Punk rockers Amyl and The Sniffers have bagged three top gongs at the Australian music industry’s APRA awards.<\/p>\n
Jerkin’, the opening track from the band’s third studio album Cartoon Darkness, has won the prestigious peer-voted Song of The Year award as well as Most Performed Rock Work.<\/p>\n
The four-piece outfit fronted by high-energy singer Amy Taylor also took home the Songwriter of the Year award for the second year running.<\/p>\n
“Last time I checked, I’ve got success,” sings Taylor in Jerkin’.<\/p>\n
Too right \u2014 but it’s one of very few lines from the high-energy diss track that could be quoted in mainstream media, because the rest are full of swear words.<\/p>\n
The awards ceremony was held at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion Wednesday night, with performances by Paul Kelly, Christine Anu, Ngulmiya and Rob Ruha.<\/p>\n
The star-studded evening also celebrated 100 years of APRA, the Australasian Performing Right Association, which was founded in 1926 and collects music royalties for artists.<\/p>\n
Tributes were paid to the late Midnight Oil founder and drummer Rob Hirst, who died in January at the age of 70.<\/p>\n
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Rob Hirst was one the founding members of Midnight Oil. (artist supplied)<\/p>\n
The Presets performed their version of the Oils’ 1982 hit Power and the Passion, with a guest appearance by Peter Garrett.<\/p>\n
Sia’s hit track Unstoppable showed it was just that \u2014 with the artist winning Most Performed Australian Work Overseas for the third consecutive year.<\/p>\n
The win means Sia has more APRA awards than any other songwriter, with 14 gongs to her name.<\/p>\n
The hit track Maybe, by Guy Sebastian and his co-writers Ned Houston and Robby De Sa, took out Most Performed Australian Work and Most Performed Pop Work.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile hit-making songwriter Sarah Aarons, who has worked with K-Pop boy band BTS as well as Flume and Tame Impala, took out her sixth APRA gong with an International Recognition Award.<\/p>\n
Rock band INXS was recognised with the prestigious Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music \u2014 with performer Ecca Vandal covering the early INXS track Just Keep Walking.<\/p>\n
The 2026 APRA Music Awards winners:Peer-Voted Song of the Year: Jerkin’ – Amyl and The SniffersSongwriter of the Year – Amyl and The SniffersTed Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music: INXSEmerging Songwriter of the Year – Emily WurramaraMost Performed Works:Australian Work: Maybe – Guy SebastianAustralian Work Overseas: Unstoppable – SiaAlternative Work: Please Don’t Move to Melbourne – Ball Park MusicBlues & Roots Work: Survival – Karen Lee AndrewsCountry Work: Who You Are – Rachael FahimDance\/Electronic Work: Tell Me – Sonny Fodera & Clementine DouglasHard Rock\/Heavy Metal Work: RAINDROP – Ocean GroveHip Hop\/Rap Work: Spinnin’ – ONEFOUR & NemzzzInternational Work: Timeless – The Weeknd & Playboi CartiPop Work: Maybe – Guy SebastianR&B\/Soul Work: Pity Party – PANIARock Work: Jerkin’ – Amyl and The Sniffers<\/p>\n
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