J Awards of 2021

J Awards of 2021
Date18 November 2021
VenueAustralia
Websiteabc.net.au/triplej
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The J Awards of 2021 are the seventeenth annual J Awards, established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J.

The eligibility period for releases took place between November 2020 and October 2021. The nominations were announced on 1 November 2021.[1][2] The winners were announced on 18 November 2021 with Genesis Owusu winning two awards.[3]

Awards

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Australian Album of the Year

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The nominees for albums, chosen for their creativity, musicianship and contribution to Australian music.[3]

List of Australian Album of the Year nominees
Artist Album Result
Amyl and the Sniffers Comfort to Me Nominated
The Avalanches We Will Always Love You Nominated
Baker Boy Gela Nominated
Genesis Owusu Smiling with No Teeth Won
Gretta Ray Begin to Look Around Nominated
Holy Holy Hello My Beautiful World Nominated
Middle Kids Today We're The Greatest Nominated
Ruby Fields Been Doin' It for a Bit Nominated
Rüfüs Du Sol Surrender Nominated
Tones and I Welcome to the Madhouse Nominated

Double J Artist of the Year

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The artists who impressed Double J with their musical excellence and contribution to Australian music.

List of Double J Artist of the Year nominees
Artist Result
Amyl and the Sniffers Nominated
The Avalanches Won
Emma Donovan & The Putbacks Nominated
Hiatus Kaiyote Nominated
Ngaiire Nominated

Australian Video of the Year

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This award celebrates creativity, originality and technical excellence in music videos.

List of Australian Video of the Year nominees
Director Artist and Song Result
Riley Blakeway Genesis Owusu – "The Other Black Dog" Won
Sanjay De Silva Jerome Farah – "Concrete Jungle Fever" Nominated
King Stingray and Sam Brumby King Stingray – "Milkumana" Nominated
Serwah Attafuah Triple One – "Blood Rave" Nominated
Ziggy Ramo Ziggy Ramo featuring Paul Kelly – "Little Things" Nominated

Unearthed Artist of the Year

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Five artists that have risen through the ranks of Unearthed and are set for massive things in 2022.

List of Unearthed Artist of the Year nominees
Artist Result
1300 Nominated
Blanke Nominated
Hope D Nominated
King Stingray Won
Teenage Joans Nominated

You Done Good Award

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The You Done Good Award recognises an individual, group or business in the Australian music scene who has gone above-and-beyond and done something real good this year.

List of You Done Good nominees
Artist Notes Result
Concrete Surfers For booking gigs at local footy games to prove a point. Nominated
Digi Youth Arts For launching the inaugural BLAKSOUND music conference Nominated
Jack River For sparking the Our Soundtrack Our Stories movement Nominated
Jaguar Jonze For advocating for systemic change and the support of abuse victims in the Australian music industry Won
Support Act For mental health services and COVID relief for the Australian music industry Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Kelly, Vivienne (1 November 2021). "Triple j reveals J Awards nominees". The Music Network. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ GALLAGHER, Alex (1 November 2021). "Here Are All The 2021 J Award Nominations". musicfeeds.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Genesis Owusu leads this year's 2021 J Awards winners". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.