2010 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
The 2010 APRA Silver Scroll Awards were held on Wednesday 8 September 2010 at the Auckland Town Hall, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting. The Silver Scroll Award was presented to Alisa Xayalith, Thom Powers and Aaron Short of The Naked and Famous for their song “Young Blood”, and classic rock group The Fourmyula were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The evening also included a tribute to Pauly Fuemana of OMC, who had died in January 2010.
Silver Scroll Award
The Silver Scroll Award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music. The evening's music performances were produced by Karl Steven of Supergroove. Each of the nominated songs were covered in a new style by another artist.| Songwriter | Act | Song | Covering artist |
| Aaron Short, Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers | The Naked and Famous | "Young Blood" | Three Houses Down |
| Anika Moa | Anika Moa | "Running Through the Fire " | The Datsuns |
| Julia Deans | Julia Deans | "A New Dialogue" | The Unfaithful Ways |
| Matthew Hope, Jonathan Pearce, Reuben Stephens and Alexander Freer | Artisan Guns | "Autumn" | Street Chant |
| Ruban Nielson and Kody Nielson | The Mint Chicks | "Say Goodbye" | Jared, Flick & Caoimhe |
Long list
In July 2010 a top-20 long list was announced."A New Dialogue"
"All of This"
"Young Blood"
"Aotearoa"
"Autumn"
"Barbie Dolls for Baghdad"
"Buffalo"
"Flock of Hearts"
"Cavalry"
"Comfortable"
"Dark Night of Yourself"
"Garden"
"Ghosts"
"Girl, Make Your Own Mind Up"
"Marvellous Year"
"In The Dreamlife U Need a Rubber Soul"
"Running Through The Fire "
"Say Goodbye"
"Walk Away"
"You Got Me
New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
Rock band The Fourmyula was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The inducted band members were Wayne Mason, Martin Hope, Alistair Richardson, Chris Parry and Carl Evensen. Auckland band The Situations performed The Fourmyula's song "Tell Me No Lies".Other awards
Four other awards were presented at the Silver Scroll Awards: APRA Maioha Award, SOUNZ Contemporary Award and two awards acknowledging songs with the most radio and television play in New Zealand and overseas.APRA Maioha Award
| Songwriter | Act | Song |
| Jamie Greenslade | Maitreya feat. Awa | "Sin City" |
| Ngatapa Black, Shane Taipari & Julian Wilcox | "He Maimai Aroha" | "Miss Black" |
| Ahorangi Winitana | Ahorangi Winitana | "Óku Máreikura" |
SOUNZ Contemporary Award
| Songwriter | Song |
| Chris Cree Brown | "Inner Bellow" |
| Chris Gendall | "Rudiments" |
| Ross Harris | "Violin Concerto No.1" |
Most Performed Works
| Award | Songwriter | Act | Song |
| Most Performed Work in New Zealand | Dane Rumble, Te Awanui Reeder and Samuel King | Dane Rumble | "Cruel" |
| Most Performed Work in Overseas | Neil Finn | Crowded House | "Don't Dream It's Over" |
APRA song awards
Outside of the Silver Scroll Awards, APRA presented four genre awards in 2010. The APRA Best Pacific Song was presented at the Pacific Music Awards, the APRA Best Country Music Song was presented at the New Zealand Country Music Awards and the APRA Children’s Song of the Year and What Now Video of the Year were presented at StarFest.| Award | Songwriter | Act | Song |
| APRA Best Pacific Song | Tonga Vaea and Three Houses Down | Tonga Vaea and Three Houses Down | "Kanikapila" |
| APRA Best Country Music Song | Matt Langley | Matt Langley | "7:13" |
| APRA Children’s Song of the Year | Claudia Gunn | Claudia Gunn | "Home Sweet Home" |
| What Now Video of the Year | Kath Bee | "Individuality" |