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Roll call of the Tuis

hile the 2020 Aotearoa Music Awards is celebrating the past with its mass hall-of-fame induction, the nominations for this year’s Tuis suggest that despite recent upheavals, the present is sounding rather and Jawsh685’s , songs that became international hits. And despite having released yet another album they can’t think of a proper title for, Six60 and are nominated in every category that will have them. Here are the finalists…

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