Kate Ceberano, Dami Im, Katie Noonan and Deborah Cheetham AO are among the stellar list of finalists in the Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA) announced this week.
Founding Executive Director Vicki Gordon has also confirmed a change of date for the two-day event which will now be held in Brisbane on 17 and 18 May 2022.
“As a national event which draws on the creative expertise of artists and music practitioners from every state, combined with our priority to provide safe travel for First Nations women from regional and remote communities, the risk of producing a safe event at this stage is unacceptably high.” Ms Gordon said. With a record number of entries, and submissions from every mainland state and territory, AWMA has been overwhelmed with support this year.
AWMA Juror Council Chair Diana Tolmie said: “I am thrilled with the support from the music industry – to read about the life stories of these fabulous women is truly inspiring!”
The coveted Emerging Artist category has again attracted an impressive list of nominees including finalists Tasmanian born, Adelaide raised, and now Brisbane-based First Nations singer-songwriter Glves, Melbourne-based West Australian Vanessa Perica, and Sydney artist Martha Marlow.
Previous winners of this category have included Alice Skye, Camp Cope and Amy Shark. Music festival legend Sahara Herald, National Event Coordinator for Big Day Out for 18 years and currently Tour Director for Frontier Touring, is in the running for the Music Leadership Award, along with Universal Music Publishing’s Vice President, Commercial & Creative, Marianna Annas, and Director of Recorded A&R and Artist Experience at BMG
Jodie Feld.
This year’s AWMA categories also include the inaugural Tina Arena Award Special Impact Award to honour an ‘unsung champion’ of the music industry. This special award will be presented by Tina Arena, who will also deliver the keynote address at the AWMA conference.
The diversity of the Australian Music Industry will be on show at AWMA with award categories honouring Excellence in Classical Music, Music Journalism and Image Making. Producers, Engineers, Film Makers, Photographers, Songwriters, Industry Leaders, Artist Managers and more are set to be acknowledged and celebrated in their own right at the AWMA ceremony.
A total of 17 AWMAs will be presented, including the Lifetime Achievement Award drawn from finalists Kate Ceberano, Deborah Cheetham AO and Keri McInerney.
AWMA Finalists
1. Lifetime Achievement Award
FINALISTS: Kate Ceberano, Deborah Cheetham AO, Keri McInerney
2. Tina Arena Special Impact Award
FINALISTS: Sahara Herald, Sonja Horbelt, Dina Bassile
3. Humanitarian Award
FINALISTS: Nancy Bates, Leigh Carriage, Gemma Farrell
4. Diversity in Music Award
FINALISTS: Mindy Meng Wang, Eliza Hull, Alice Ivy
5. Excellence in Classical Music Award
FINALISTS: Elena Kats-Chernin, Genevieve Lacey, Celia Craig
6. Artistic Excellence Award
FINALISTS: Katie Noonan, Dr Eve Klein, Elena Kats-Chernin
7. Studio Production Award
FINALISTS: Antonia Gauci, Becki
Whitton, Alice Ivy
8. Live Creative Production Award
FINALISTS: Annie Peterson, Jenny Moon, Kait Hall
9. Live Production Touring Award
FINALISTS: Casey O’Shaughnessy, Sophie Kirov, Fanny Lumsden
10. Music Leadership Award
FINALISTS: Marianna Annas, Jodie Feld, Sahara Herald
11. Songwriter Award
FINALISTS: Dami Im, Tania Doko, Lisa Young
12. Emerging Artist Award
FINALISTS: GLVES, Vanessa Perica, Martha Marlow
13. Music Photographer Award
FINALISTS: Cybele Malinowski, Brittany Long, Michelle Pitiris
14. Filmmaker Award
FINALISTS: Aimée-Lee Xu Hsien Curran, Natalie van den Dungen, Lucy Knox
15. Music Journalist Award
FINALISTS: Jane Gazzo, Sosefina Fuamoli, Poppy Reid
16. Excellence in Image Making Award
FINALISTS: Cindy Vogels
17. Creative Leadership Award
FINALISTS: Annie Peterson, Vanessa Hughes, Emily Ulman
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