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2021 Music Victoria Awards
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.
| 2021 Music Victoria Awards |
|---|
| 9 December 2021 |
| Melbourne Recital Centre |
| Emma Peel and Daniel James |
| Emma Donovan & The Putbacks (3) |
| http://www.musicvictoria.com.au |
| Channel 31, PBS 106.7FM, 3RRR |
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.
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.
New CEO Simone Schinkel headed up the event for the first time this year, taking over from Music Victoria founder, Patrick Donovan. 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."
The Hall of Fame inductees were announced on 7 October 2021
- Kylie Minogue
- Pierre Baroni
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.
- Emma Donovan & The Putbacks
- Kerryn Fields
- Maple Glider
- Mindy Meng Wang & Tim Shiel
Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain.
The general award are nominated by an expert industry panel and open to public voting in October.
| Best Victorian Album | Best Victorian Song |
|---|---|
| Emma Donovan & The Putbacks – Crossover | |
| Alice Ivy – Don't Sleep | |
| The Avalanches – We Will Always Love You | |
| Gordon Koang – Unity | |
| Hiatus Kaiyote – Mood Valiant | Hiatus Kaiyote – "Red Room" |
| Alex Lahey & Gordi – "Dino's" | |
| Alice Skye – "Party Tricks" | |
| The Avalanches – "Wherever You Go" | |
| Geoffrey O'Connor & Jonnine – "For As Long As I Can Remember" | |
| Maple Glider | |
| Ashwarya | |
| Blake Scott | |
| Cry Club | |
| SHOUSE | Emma Donovan and The Putbacks |
| The Avalanches | |
| Hiatus Kaiyote | |
| King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard | |
| Mildlife | |
| Mindy Meng Wang | |
| Amanda Roff (Time for Dreams, Harmony) | |
| Andrea Keller | |
| David Lane (Solo, You Am I) | |
| Emma Donovan | |
| Erica Dunn (Tropical Fuck Storm, Mod Con) | |
| G Flip | |
| Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos) | |
| Nai Palm (Hiatus Kaiyote) | |
| Stu Mackenzie (King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard) | Sampa the Great |
| Alice Ivy | |
| Baker Boy | |
| Blake Scott | |
| G Flip | |
| Gordon Koang | |
| Kylie Auldist | |
| Liz Stringer | |
| Maple Glider | |
| Mia Wray | |
| Amyl and the Sniffers | |
| Cable Ties | |
| Kee'Ahn | |
| Mildlife | |
| RVG |
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 | |
| Dan Dinnen & Shorty | |
| Aaron Pollock | |
| Anna Scionti | |
| Blues Roulette | |
| Josh Teskey and Ash Grunwald | The Weeping Willows |
| Ben Mastwyk & His Millions | |
| Georgia State Line | |
| James Ellis & The Jealous Guys | |
| Lachlan Bryan & the Wildes | |
| Female Wizard | |
| Alex Albrecht | |
| Jennifer Loveless | |
| Reptant | |
| SaD | Candlesnuffer |
| Aarti Jadu | |
| Deborah Cheetham, Byron Scullin, Tom Supple | |
| Red Wine and Sugar | |
| Thembi Soddell | |
| Charm of Finches | |
| Erica Bramham | |
| Kerryn Fields | |
| Lucy Wise | |
| Maple Glider | Dr Colossus |
| Divide and Dissolve | |
| Faceless Burial | |
| Growth | |
| NICOLAS CAGE FIGHTER | |
| DRMNGNOW | |
| Agung Mango | |
| Briggs | |
| Man Made Mountain | |
| Pookie | Ajak Kwai |
| Amaru Tribe | |
| Black Jesus Experience | |
| Gelareh Pour's Garden | |
| Tio | |
| Andrea Kellar | |
| Audrey Powne | |
| Australian Art Orchestra | |
| Menagerie | |
| The Rookies | Alice Skye |
| Alice Ivy | |
| Geoffrey O'Connor | |
| Gregor | |
| June Jones | |
| JahWise Productions | |
| Disun Future | |
| Jah Tung | |
| Marvin Priest | |
| Monkey Marc | Civic |
| Blake Scott | |
| Mod Con | |
| Plaster of Paris | |
| Tom Lyngcoln | |
| Emma Donovan & The Putbacks | |
| The Bamboos | |
| Hiatus Kaiyote | |
| Izy | |
| Kee'ahn | Baker Boy |
| Bones and Jones | |
| D'Arcy Spiller | |
| Fenn Wilson | |
| The Teskey Brothers |
Voted by a select industry panel.
| 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
Corner Hotel, Richmond Forum Melbourne Hamer Hall, Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl | | 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 | | Isol-Aid
Brunswick Music Festival Melbourne Music Week MPavilion 2020 The Secret Garden Gig Gathering | Eilish Gilligan
Alice Ivy Anna Laverty Becki Whitton River Boy | | Charlotte Abroms
Andrea Keller Emily Ulman Emma Donovan Sarah Blaby | |
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