Opetaia Foa’i Receives Billions Award For ‘Moana’ Ballad ‘We Know The Way’
Trending on Billboard Opetaia Foa’I is the latest recipience of APRA AMCOS’ Billions Award, collecting honors for “We Know The Way,” one of the standout...
Key points
- Trending on Billboard Opetaia Foa’I is the latest recipience of APRA AMCOS’ Billions Award, collecting honors for “We Know The Way,” one of the standout ballads from Disney’s original Moana soundtrack.
- 93, and was highlighted by Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Disney Songs Chart — an “historic moment for Pacific peoples with traditional Polynesian performance and storytelling reaching global audiences,” reads a statement from the PRO.
- Foa’I was on hand Thursday night, July 23 at APRA AMCOS’s Sydney headquarters for the award presentation.
- “One billion streams is an incredible achievement for Opetaia Foa’i and ‘We Know the Way,’” remarks Ant Healey, head of APRA AMCOS NZ.
What happened
Trending on Billboard Opetaia Foa’I is the latest recipience of APRA AMCOS’ Billions Award, collecting honors for “We Know The Way,” one of the standout ballads from Disney’s original Moana soundtrack. 93, and was highlighted by Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Disney Songs Chart — an “historic moment for Pacific peoples with traditional Polynesian performance and storytelling reaching global audiences,” reads a statement from the PRO. Foa’I was on hand Thursday night, July 23 at APRA AMCOS’s Sydney headquarters for the award presentation. “One billion streams is an incredible achievement for Opetaia Foa’i and ‘We Know the Way,’” remarks Ant Healey, head of APRA AMCOS NZ. “The massive success of Moana reflects the power of authenticity – bringing Polynesian languages, culture and storytelling to global audiences in a genuine, uplifting and deeply meaningful way. It’s said to be the first award of its kind to celebrate a songwriter’s streaming achievement, and is the inspiration for the BPI’s BRIT Billion Award, which the U.K.