The awards honour musicians who primarily work in the Pacific Island style of music from the Cook Islands , Fiji , Niue , Samoa , Tonga , Tokelau or Tuvalu , and also in urban and gospel genre categories. The Pacific Music Awards are run by the Pacific Music Awards Committee, which was founded in with the goal of establishing and running an annual awards for the Pacific music community in New Zealand. As of the , 12 awards are given. Previously called the Polynesian Music Tui award, the award was renamed and the presentation was moved to the Pacific Music Awards in The Tui trophy is one of three genre awards that are presented at specialist award ceremonies, separate from the main New Zealand Music Awards ceremony, however the winner is also recognised at the main NZMA ceremony later in the year. The Pacific Music Awards also include the Lifetime Achievement Award, which is given to an individual or group who has made a significant contribution to Pacific music, and the Phillip Fuemana Most Promising Artist Award, which honours an upcoming individual or group. Hip hop artist Tha Feelstyle won three of the six contestable awards.
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Mother's Day is a special day, one that should be filled with joy and laughter. It gives us a reason for a double celebration. We will be meeting together as a family in the morning and having breakfast," Nainz says. That has been the whole purpose of trying to finish this album on time because we really wanted to honour our mum by releasing it on her birthday - and for Mother's Day. Not just in honour of our dear mum, but all the mothers out there. I had to pull away from music. I wasn't able to sing. I'd be breaking down in front of our students. Understandably, the pair say the process of recording the album was hugely emotional.
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