The Silver Scroll Awards Ceremony, celebrating the country's best songwriters, is about to get started in Auckland's Parnell in just over an hour's time.
Singer-songwriter Marlon Williams is chasing a second scroll after taking out the top prize five years ago.
Also among the finalists are songs by indie rockers The Beths, jazz rappers Avantdale Bowling Club, folk band Tiny Ruins, and psychedelic rockers Unknown Mortal Orchestra, who last won the award back in 2015.
Tony Stamp joins us from the action at Spark Arena.
