The 2021 Music Victoria Awards were the 16th Annual Music Victoria Awards.
Description 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, 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."
Hall of Fame inductees The Hall of Fame inductees were announced on 7 October 2021 Kylie Minogue Pierre Baroni
Performers Emma Donovan & The Putbacks Kerryn Fields Maple Glider Mindy Meng Wang & Tim Shiel
Award nominees and winners Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain.
General awards The general awards 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" Best Breakthrough Act Best Group Maple Glider Ashwarya Blake Scott Cry Club SHOUSE Emma Donovan and The Putbacks The Avalanches Hiatus Kaiyote King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Mildlife Best Musician Best Solo Artist 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 Best Live Act Amyl and the Sniffers Cable Ties Kee'Ahn Mildlife RVG
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 TalentEliza Hull Gordon Koang Kerryn Fields Nat Bartsch Rudely InterruptedAllara Bumpy Madi Colville Walker The Merindas River Boy Best Blues Act Best Country ActDan Dinnen & Shorty Aaron Pollock Anna Scionti Blues Roulette Josh Teskey and Ash GrunwaldThe Weeping Willows Ben Mastwyk & His Millions Georgia State Line James Ellis & The Jealous Guys Lachlan Bryan & the Wildes Best Electronic Act Best Experimental Act or Avant-Garde ActFemale Wizard Alex Albrecht Jennifer Loveless Reptant SaDCandlesnuffer Aarti Jadu Deborah Cheetham, Byron Scullin, Tom Supple Red Wine and Sugar Thembi Soddell Best Folk Act Best Heavy Act Charm of Finches Erica Bramham Kerryn Fields Lucy Wise Maple GliderDr Colossus Divide and Dissolve Faceless Burial Growth NICOLAS CAGE FIGHTER Best Hip Hop Act Best Intercultural Act DRMNGNOW Agung Mango Briggs Man Made Mountain PookieAjak Kwai Amaru Tribe Black Jesus Experience Gelareh Pour's Garden Tio Best Jazz Act Best Pop ActAndrea Kellar Audrey Powne Australian Art Orchestra Menagerie The RookiesAlice Skye Alice Ivy Geoffrey O'Connor Gregor June Jones Best Reggae or Dance Hall Act Best Rock/Punk Act JahWise Productions Disun Future Jah Tung Marvin Priest Monkey MarcCivic Blake Scott Mod Con Plaster of Paris Tom Lyngcoln Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B or Gospel Act Best Regional/Outer Suburban ActEmma Donovan & The Putbacks The Bamboos Hiatus Kaiyote Izy Kee'ahnBaker Boy Bones and Jones D'Arcy Spiller Fenn Wilson The Teskey Brothers
Industry Awards 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, NewportMelbourne Recital Centre – Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Corner Hotel, Richmond Forum Melbourne Hamer Hall, Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl 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 Festival Best Producer Isol-Aid Brunswick Music Festival Melbourne Music Week MPavilion 2020 The Secret Garden Gig GatheringEilish Gilligan Alice Ivy Anna Laverty Becki Whitton River Boy Outstanding Woman in MusicCharlotte Abroms Andrea Keller Emily Ulman Emma Donovan Sarah Blaby
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