Auckland's population exceeds that of the South Island. Arts and literature Brian Turner wins the Robert Burns Fellowship. See 1984 in art, 1984 in literature, :Category:1984 books Music New Zealand Music Awards Winners are shown first with nominees underneath. ALBUM OF THE YEAR Dance Exponents – Prayers be Answered The Mockers – Swear It's True Patsy Riggir – You'll Never Take The Country Out of Me SINGLE OF THE YEAR The Narcs – You Took Me Heart and Soul Pātea Māori Club and Dalvanius Prime – "Aku Raukura" Dance Exponents – I'll Say Goodbye (Even Though I'm Blue) TOP MALE VOCALIST Jordan Luck (Dance Exponents) Andy Dickson (The Narcs) Andrew Fagan (The Mockers) TOP FEMALE VOCALIST Patsy Riggir Jodi Vaughan Suzanne Prentice TOP GROUP Dance Exponents The Mockers Pātea Māori Club and Dalvanius Prime MOST PROMISING MALE VOCALIST Martin Phillips (The Chills) Ross McKenzie (The Idles) Wayne Gillespie MOST PROMISING FEMALE VOCALIST Meryl Yvonne Janice Lampen Sharon Dubont MOST PROMISING GROUP The Chills Jive Bombers You're A Movie BEST JAZZ ALBUM Brian Smith Quartet – Southern Excursio Ken Avery/ Darktown Strutters – Jazz The Way It Used to Be Rodger Fox – Something Juicy BEST COUNTRY ALBUM Patsy Riggir – You'll Never Take the Country Out of Me Suzanne Prentice – So Precious To Me Jodi Vaughn – Rodeo Eyes BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM NZSO & Others – Music By Larry Pruden Michael Houston – Michael Houston Schola Musica – NZ Music For Strings BEST POLYNESIAN ALBUM Pātea Māori Club & Dalvanius Prime – "Aku Raukura" The Five Stars – Musika Malie (Good Music) Rosalio – Samoan Serenade BEST FOLK ALBUM Phil Garland – Springtime in the Mountains Michael Warmuth – Hammered Duclimer Wayne Gillespie – Wayward Son PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Dave MCartney – You Took Me Heart & Soul Glyn Tucker Jnr / Trevor Reekie – Swear It's True Glyn Tucker Jnr / Trevor Reekie – You Fascinate ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Graham Myhre – You Took Me Heart & Soul Graham Myhre/ Gyn Tucker Jnr – Caught in the Act Glyn Tucker Jnr – You Fascinate BEST COVER DESIGN Joe Wylie – Aku Raukura (Pātea Māori Club) Murray Vincent – Music By Larry Purden Mike Hutton – Vocal at the Local BEST MUSIC VIDEO Bruce Morrison – I'm in Heaven William Keddell – Elephunk in My Soup Tom Parkinson – I'll Say Goodbye (Even Though I'm Blue) (Dance