2021 Music Victoria Awards

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2021 Music Victoria Awards
Date9 December 2021
VenueMelbourne Recital Centre
Hosted byEmma Peel and Daniel James
Most awards Emma Donovan & The Putbacks (3)
Website http://www.musicvictoria.com.au   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Television/radio coverage
Network Channel 31, PBS 106.7FM, 3RRR [1]

The 2021 Music Victoria Awards were the 16th Annual Music Victoria Awards. The ceremony took place on 9 December 2021 at the Melbourne Recital Centre. [2]

Contents

The 2021 awards featured a number of changes, including a brand new category for Best Pop Act and the inaugural Arts Access Victoria Amplify Award (for deaf and disabled musicians). All genre categories will now be assessed on the act rather than album, with the requirement that nominees have released at least multiple recordings between 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021. [3]

New CEO Simone Schinkel headed up the event for the first time this year, taking over from Music Victoria founder, Patrick Donovan. [4] Schinkel said "As part of our commitment to continual improvement we have refined our Awards criteria, categories and judging processes which we believe will more accurately reflect and reward the diverse music community in Victoria." [3]

Hall of Fame inductees

The Hall of Fame inductees were announced on 7 October 2021 [2]

Pierre Baroni was a musician and a member of The Pony, an artist-designer at Mushroom Records, a producer and presented the Soulgroove '66 show on 3PBS 106.7FM from 2003 until his death from cancer in March 2021.

Performers

Award nominees and winners

Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain. [5] [6]

General awards

The general award are nominated by an expert industry panel and open to public voting in October.

Best Victorian AlbumBest Victorian Song
Best Breakthrough ActBest Group
Best MusicianBest Solo Artist
Best Live Act

Genre Specific Awards

Voted by a select industry panel

Arts Access Amplify Award (for Deaf and Disabled acts)The Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent
  • Eliza Hull
    • Gordon Koang
    • Kerryn Fields
    • Nat Bartsch
    • Rudely Interrupted
  • Allara
    • Bumpy
    • Madi Colville Walker
    • The Merindas
    • River Boy
Best Blues ActBest Country Act
Best Electronic ActBest Experimental Act or Avant-Garde Act
  • Female Wizard
    • Alex Albrecht
    • Jennifer Loveless
    • Reptant
    • SaD
  • Candlesnuffer
    • Aarti Jadu
    • Deborah Cheetham, Byron Scullin, Tom Supple
    • Red Wine and Sugar
    • Thembi Soddell
Best Folk ActBest Heavy Act
  • Dr Colossus
    • Divide and Dissolve
    • Faceless Burial
    • Growth
    • NICOLAS CAGE FIGHTER
Best Hip Hop ActBest Intercultural Act
  • DRMNGNOW
    • Agung Mango
    • Briggs
    • Man Made Mountain
    • Pookie
Best Jazz ActBest Pop Act
  • Alice Skye
    • Alice Ivy
    • Geoffrey O’Connor
    • Gregor
    • June Jones
Best Reggae or Dance Hall ActBest Rock/Punk Act
  • JahWise Productions
Best Soul, Funk, R’n’B or Gospel ActBest Regional/Outer Suburban Act
  • Emma Donovan & The Putbacks
    • The Bamboos
    • Hiatus Kaiyote
    • Izy
    • Kee'ahn

Industry Awards

Voted by a select industry panel. [2]

Best Small Venue (under 500 capacity)Best Large Venue (Over 500 capacity)

Northcote Social Club, Northcote

  • Brunswick Ballroom, Brunswick
  • LOOP Project Space & Bar, Melbourne
  • The Night Cat, Fitzroy
  • The Substation, Newport

Melbourne Recital Centre – Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Over 50 Gigs a Year)Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Under 50 Gigs a Year)

Theatre Royal, Castlemaine

  • The Barwon Club Hotel, South Geelong
  • The Eastern, Ballarat
  • Piano Bar, Geelong
  • Sooki Lounge, Belgrave

Vine Hotel, Wangaratta

  • Halls Gap Hotel, Halls Gap
  • The Macedon Railway Hotel, Macedon
  • The Sound Doctor Presents, Anglesea
  • Tom Katz! @ Sorrento Portsea RSL, Sorrento
Best FestivalBest Producer

Isol-Aid

  • Brunswick Music Festival
  • Melbourne Music Week
  • MPavilion 2020
  • The Secret Garden Gig Gathering

Eilish Gilligan

Outstanding Woman in Music

Charlotte Abroms

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