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]
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.
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 Album
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Best Victorian Song
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- Hiatus Kaiyote – "Red Room"
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| Best Breakthrough Act
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Best Group
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- Emma Donovan and The Putbacks
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| Best Musician
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Best Solo Artist
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| Best Live Act
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Genre Specific Awards
Voted by a select industry panel
| Arts Access Amplify Award (for Deaf and Disabled acts)
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The Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent
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- Eliza Hull
- Gordon Koang
- Kerryn Fields
- Nat Bartsch
- Rudely Interrupted
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- Allara
- Bumpy
- Madi Colville Walker
- The Merindas
- River Boy
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| Best Blues Act
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Best Country Act
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| Best Electronic Act
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Best Experimental Act or Avant-Garde Act
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- Female Wizard
- Alex Albrecht
- Jennifer Loveless
- Reptant
- SaD
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- Candlesnuffer
- Aarti Jadu
- Deborah Cheetham, Byron Scullin, Tom Supple
- Red Wine and Sugar
- Thembi Soddell
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| Best Folk Act
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Best Heavy Act
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| Best Hip Hop Act
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Best Intercultural Act
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| Best Jazz Act
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Best Pop Act
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- Alice Skye
- Alice Ivy
- Geoffrey O'Connor
- Gregor
- June Jones
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| Best Reggae or Dance Hall Act
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Best Rock/Punk Act
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| Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B or Gospel Act
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Best Regional/Outer Suburban Act
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- Emma Donovan & The Putbacks
- The Bamboos
- Hiatus Kaiyote
- Izy
- Kee'ahn
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Industry Awards
Voted by a select industry panel.[2]
| Best Small Venue (under 500 capacity)
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Best Large Venue (Over 500 capacity)
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Northcote Social Club, Northcote
- Brunswick Ballroom, Brunswick
- LOOP Project Space & Bar, Melbourne
- The Night Cat, Fitzroy
- The Substation, Newport
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Melbourne Recital Centre – Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
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| Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Over 50 Gigs a Year)
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Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue (Under 50 Gigs a Year)
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Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
- The Barwon Club Hotel, South Geelong
- The Eastern, Ballarat
- Piano Bar, Geelong
- Sooki Lounge, Belgrave
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Vine Hotel, Wangaratta
- Halls Gap Hotel, Halls Gap
- The Macedon Railway Hotel, Macedon
- The Sound Doctor Presents, Anglesea
- Tom Katz! @ Sorrento Portsea RSL, Sorrento
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| Best Festival
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Best Producer
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Isol-Aid
- Brunswick Music Festival
- Melbourne Music Week
- MPavilion 2020
- The Secret Garden Gig Gathering
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Eilish Gilligan
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| Outstanding Woman in Music
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Charlotte Abroms
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References
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