The National Indigenous Music Awards have released their annual list of nominees celebrating excellence by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.
The list this year includes some world-renowned talent as well as home favourites.
International superstar The Kid Laroi is in line for Best Artist...
along with Meanjin-based Triple-J Unearthed sensation Sycco...
and Yolŋu favourite Baker Boy!
The New Talent of the Year list features fresh up-and-comers like Mak Mak Marranungu rapper J-MILLA:
19-year-old Coodjinburra singer-songwriter Budjerah...
Kid Laroi's star continues to rise, with the forthcoming release of yet another collaboration with Justin Bieber. Source: Getty Images
Meanjin-based youth Sycco Source: Supplied
Yolngu star Baker Boy is up for best new artist. Source: Supplied
J-MILLA is up for New Artist of the Year Source: Supplied
19-year-old singer-songwriter Budjerah, a Coodjinburra man from the Bundjalung Source: Supplied
and Yirrkala-based surf rockers King Stingray.
The desert rockers with a surf-sound, King Stingray. Source: Supplied
The winners will be announced at a glittering event in Darwin Ampitheatre on August 7, shining its spotlight on a diverse cross-section of 14 nominated First Nations solo artists and 11 First Nations groups deservedly shortlisted across seven categories.
Comedian and performer Steven Oliver (Faboriginal, Black Comedy) will host, and the event will be broadcast on NITV and online.
Check out the full list of nominees here:
2021 NIMAs FINALISTS
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Sycco
Birdz
Miiesha
Baker Boy
The Kid LAROI
Jessica Mauboy
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Tia Gostelow - Chrysalis
The Kid LAROI - F*ck Love
Leah Flanagan - Colour by Number
Made For This - JK-47
Benny Walker - Chosen Line
SONG OF THE YEAR
Baker Boy, Dallas Woods, Sampa The Great - Better Days
Birdz - Bagi-la-m Bargan
Miiesha - Damaged
The Kid LAROI - Without You
Sycco - Dribble
NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR
J-MILLA
Beddy Rays
King Stingray
Budjerah
Chasing Ghosts
FILM CLIP OF THE YEAR
Budjerah - Higher
Baker Boy - Ride ft. Yirrmal
Troy Cassar-Daley - Back On Country
Sycco - My Ways
Tia Gostelow - Two Lovers
COMMUNITY CLIP OF THE YEAR
Kakadu Collective and Victor Rostron - Mayali
Dunghutti community in South West Rocks - Fig Tree Mob - 'Barrunba (Dreaming)'
Gunbalanya School - Stories of the Land
Gunbalanya School - Talk About Emotions
Students of Peppimenarti School - Stand Strong
INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE AWARD OF THE YEAR
Guwanbal Gurruwiwi and Netanela Mizrahii - The Djari Project
Shellie Morris and Jason Durrurrnga - Dharuk Gurtha
Garrangali Band - Tongues of the Fire
Stuart Joel Nuggett - I Am That Man/Ngaaya-Baaya
Stuart Joel Nuggett - Monsoon/Kuyubulu
NITV will broadcast the NIMAs 2021 from Larrikia Country (Darwin) on Thursday, 7 August. It will also be streamed live on NITV's Facebook page.
