J Awards of 2021 | |
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Date | 18 November 2021 |
Venue | Australia |
Website | abc |
The J Awards of 2021 are the seventeenth annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J.
The eligibility period for releases took place between November 2020 and October 2021. The nominations were announced on 1 November 2021. [1] [2] The winners were announced on 18 November 2021 with Genesis Owusu winning two awards. [3]
The nominees for albums, chosen for their creativity, musicianship and contribution to Australian music. [3]
Artist | Album | Result |
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Amyl and the Sniffers | Comfort to Me | Nominated |
The Avalanches | We Will Always Love You | Nominated |
Baker Boy | Gela | Nominated |
Genesis Owusu | Smiling with No Teeth | Won |
Gretta Ray | Begin to Look Around | Nominated |
Holy Holy | Hello My Beautiful World | Nominated |
Middle Kids | Today We're The Greatest | Nominated |
Ruby Fields | Been Doin' It for a Bit | Nominated |
Rüfüs Du Sol | Surrender | Nominated |
Tones and I | Welcome to the Madhouse | Nominated |
The artists who impressed Double J with their musical excellence and contribution to Australian music.
Artist | Result |
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Amyl and the Sniffers | Nominated |
The Avalanches | Won |
Emma Donovan & The Putbacks | Nominated |
Hiatus Kaiyote | Nominated |
Ngaiire | Nominated |
This award celebrates creativity, originality and technical excellence in music videos.
Director | Artist and Song | Result |
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Riley Blakeway | Genesis Owusu – "The Other Black Dog" | Won |
Sanjay De Silva | Jerome Farah – "Concrete Jungle Fever" | Nominated |
King Stingray and Sam Brumby | King Stingray – "Milkumana" | Nominated |
Serwah Attafuah | Triple One – "Blood Rave" | Nominated |
Ziggy Ramo | Ziggy Ramo featuring Paul Kelly – "Little Things" | Nominated |
Five artists that have risen through the ranks of Unearthed and are set for massive things in 2022.
Artist | Result |
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1300 | Nominated |
Blanke | Nominated |
Hope D | Nominated |
King Stingray | Won |
Teenage Joans | Nominated |
The You Done Good Award recognises an individual, group or business in the Australian music scene who has gone above-and-beyond and done something real good this year.
Artist | Notes | Result |
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Concrete Surfers | For booking gigs at local footy games to prove a point. | Nominated |
Digi Youth Arts | For launching the inaugural BLAKSOUND music conference | Nominated |
Jack River | For sparking the Our Soundtrack Our Stories movement | Nominated |
Jaguar Jonze | For advocating for systemic change and the support of abuse victims in the Australian music industry | Won |
Support Act | For mental health services and COVID relief for the Australian music industry | Nominated |
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