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.
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. 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."
WWW musicvictoria.com.au

Hall of Fame inductees

The Hall of Fame inductees were announced on 7 October 2021
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.

General awards

The general award are nominated by an expert industry panel and open to public voting in October.
Best Victorian AlbumBest Victorian Song
Emma Donovan & The Putbacks – Crossover
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 ActBest 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 MusicianBest Solo Artist
    Mindy Meng Wang
  • * Amanda Roff
  • * Andrea Keller
  • * David Lane
  • * Emma Donovan
  • * Erica Dunn
  • * G Flip
  • * Lance Ferguson
  • * Nai Palm
  • * Stu Mackenzie
    		• 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 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
  • 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
    • 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
    Charm of Finches
  • *Erica Bramham
  • *Kerryn Fields
  • *Lucy Wise
  • *Maple Glider
  • 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
  • Ajak Kwai
  • *Amaru Tribe
  • *Black Jesus Experience
  • *Gelareh Pour's Garden
  • *Tio
    • Best Jazz ActBest Pop Act
  • Andrea Kellar
  • *Audrey Powne
  • *Australian Art Orchestra
  • *Menagerie
  • *The Rookies
  • Alice Skye
  • *Alice Ivy
  • *Geoffrey O'Connor
  • *Gregor
  • *June Jones
    • Best Reggae or Dance Hall ActBest Rock/Punk Act
  • JahWise Productions
  • *Disun Future
  • *Jah Tung
  • *Marvin Priest
  • *Monkey Marc
  • Civic
  • *Blake Scott
  • *Mod Con
  • *Plaster of Paris
  • *Tom Lyngcoln
    • Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B or Gospel ActBest Regional/Outer Suburban Act
  • Emma Donovan & The Putbacks
  • *The Bamboos
  • *Hiatus Kaiyote
  • *Izy
  • *Kee'ahn
  • Baker Boy
  • *Bones and Jones
  • *D'Arcy Spiller
  • *Fenn Wilson
  • *The Teskey Brothers

    • Industry Awards

    Voted by a select industry panel.
    Best Small Venue Best Large Venue

    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 Best Regional/Outer Suburban Venue
    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
    		-