A tiny pony with a lofty goal, shuffling worms underground and te reo Māori are all thoroughly explored by the finalists for the Children’s Music Awards 2020 – an annual presentation celebrating music written for kids.

The Children’s Music Awards celebrate the storytellers, the rhymers, the singers and groovers who write and perform the songs that ignite a love for music in NZ children. Listed below are the finalists for the APRA Best Children’s Music Song, the Recorded Music NZ Te Kaipuoro Waiata Tamariki Toa / Best Children’s Music Artist, and the NZ On Air Best Children’s Music Video.

Best Children’s Song finalists:

• Kath Bee & Doug Stenhouse: I Love Life
• Emily & Charles Looker aka Aro: Korimako
• Ben Sinclair & Jeremy Dillon: Tony the Tiny Pony

Best Children’s Music Artist finalists:

• Anika Moa
• Captain Festus McBoyle
• Chris Sanders

Best Children’s Music Video finalists:

• Little Ripples: Read To Me
• Chris Sanders: Tahi Tahi Tahi Ambulance Song
• Ben Sinclair & Jeremy Dillon: Tony the Tiny Pony
• The Nukes: Worms

Winners will be announced and the writers celebrated mid-May at a kid-friendly virtual awards ceremony – more details to come.