I attended the 2023 APRA/AMCOS awards last night, and received the Ted Albert Award, along with co-recipient, the late great Colleen Ironside. I witnessed an extraordinary array of musical talent on the night, and was so happy to be part of it. It was a very emotional evening. I’d like to personally thank the amazing Ringo Starr and Zach Braff, for their kind words, and of course to APRA/AMCOS, for putting it all together.
Australian Music Veteran, Men at Work’s Colin Hay Lauded at APRA Awards (Variety)
“Australian music legend Colin Hay, who was part of 1980s hitmakers Men At Work (“Down Under”) was Thursday awarded the honorary Ted Albert Award for outstanding services to Australian music at the 2023 APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) Music Awards held in Sydney. The annual awards recognize song-writing, sales and airplay performances.The award, named after music producer behind The Easybeats and AC/DC, was shared with the late trailblazing tour promoter Colleen Ironside who set the groundwork for a Pan-Asian touring network and produced scores of tours in the region.
Hay who has based himself as a solo artist in Los Angeles after Men at Work split in 1986, was in attendance and was feted with video tributes from friends, actor Zach Braff and Ringo Starr.”
Read the full piece here: https://variety.com/2023/music/asia/apra-awards-australian-music-men-at-work-colin-hay-1235596419/
