The judges have spoken and the finalists for the 50th annual Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards have been announced. The red carpet will be dusted off and the nation's 'celebs' will come out in droves for the glitzy event at Vector Arena on Thursday 19 November. Leading the finalist charge is Lyttelton's Marlon Williams. The charismatic country songwriter managed to scoop five nominations for his self-titled debut album and lead single 'Dark Child'. He will be vying for Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Best Male Solo Artist, Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Best Alternative Album. Also in line for multiple trophies are Dunedin roots/reggae/rock/pop group Six60 and Portland-based psych-pop band Unknown Mortal Orchestra - who are both finalists in four categories. Local rock stalwarts Shihad and brother-sister electro-pop duo Broods each gained three nods. Awards presented at this year's ceremony include Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Best Group, Best Female Solo Artist, Best Male Solo Artist, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, People's Choice, Best Music Video, as well as the best albums spanning: alternative, Maori, rock, pop, roots, electronica, classical, worship and hip hop genres. Iconic group The Exponents will be recognised as the NZ Herald Legacy Award winners and inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame. Recipients of the 2015 Technical Awards were also revealed alongside the finalist announcement. Sean Donnelly took out Best Producer for his album Saint John Divine; Lee Prebble and Oliver Harmer share the Best Engineer gong for their work on Mel Parsons' Drylands; and Kelvin Soh took home Best Album Cover for Broods’ Evergreen. See the full list of finalists below. Album of the Year Broods - Evergreen Marlon Williams - Marlon Williams Shihad - FVEY Six60 - Six60 Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi Love Single of the Year Avalanche City - 'Inside Out' Lorde Yellow - 'Yellow Flicker Beat' Marlon Williams - 'Dark Child' Six60 - 'White Lines' Unknown Mortal Orchestra - 'Multi Love' Best Group Broods Shihad Six60 Best Male Solo Artist Marlon Williams Stan Walker Unknown Mortal Orchestra Best Female Solo Artist Anika Moa Brooke Fraser Gin Wigmore Breakthrough Artist of the Year Devilskin Ginny Blackmore Marlon Williams Best Rock Album Cairo Knife Fight - The Colossus Devilskin - We Rise Shihad - FVEY Best Pop Album Benny Tipene - Bricks Broods - Evergreen Six60 - Six60 Best Alternative Album Marlon Williams - Marlon Williams She's So Rad - Tango Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi Love Best Urban/ Hip Hop album Diaz Grimm - Osiris Janine and the Mixtape - XX The Doqument - Blank Canvas - Wall & Piece Best Roots Album Latinaotearoa - Latinaotearoa in Latinoamerica Moana and the Tribe - Rima Trinity Roots - Citizen Best Electronica Album Electric Wire Hussle - Love Can Prevail Shapeshifter vs The Upbeats - SSXUB Sola Rosa - Magnetics Best Music Video Reuben Bonner - 'Her Heart Breaks Like A Wave' (Dictaphone Blues) Shae Sterling - 'Aotearoa' (Stan Walker ft. Ria Hall, Troy Kingi & Maisey Rika) Shahir Daud - 'Cymatics' (Nigel Stanford) Best Maori Album Moana and the Tribe - Rima Ranea - Tihei Mauri Ora Whaia and The Mahician - WHAIA Best Worship Album Edge Kingsland - Edge Kingsland: Seven Days Life Worship - Through The Fire We, The Revival - We, The Revival Best Classical Album Jack Body - Through The Fire Jack Body - Songs Of Death and Desire Michael Houstoun - Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas NZ Herald Legacy Award The Exponents