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The finalists for the Taite Music Prize 2023 and the Auckland Live Best Independent Debut award have been released today.
There are many familiar artists on that list, many who've performed here on a Friday for our NZ live sessions.
Independent Music NZ board member Pippa Ryan Kidd talks to Jesse about the local artists and how far our musicians have come since the award was introduced 14 years ago.
Taite Music Prize 2021 Photo: supplied