Australian Women in Music Awards

Australian Women in Music Awards
Current: 2019 Australian Women in Music Awards
Awarded forOutstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field.[1]
LocationBrisbane Powerhouse.[2]
CountryAustralia
First awarded2018; 3 years ago (2018)
Last awardedCurrent
Websitewomeninmusicawards.com.au

Australian Women in Music Awards (commonly known informally as AWMA) is an annual awards night celebrating the contributions of women in all areas of the Australian music industry and includes a two-day program of forums, discussion and networking in October. Diversity and inclusion of First Nations women is a focus of the awards.[1] The event was announced in March 2018 and come after research published in 2017 found gender inequality is rife in the Australian music industry. Katie Noonan, an artistic adviser of the awards, said at the launch, "These awards are a powerful signal to our industry, our artists and our audience that female musicians can, should and will take centre stage".[3] The inaugural event was staged in Brisbane on 9-10 October 2018 by industry veteran Vicki Gordon.[4] Helen Reddy was the inaugural inductee into the AWMA Honour Roll.[5]

In its second year, the AWMAs became a beacon for recognising the achievements and contributions of women across all areas of the Australian music industry.[6] The 2020 event was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[7]

Background

The aim of the Australian Women in Music Awards is to redress the underrepresentation of women in the Australian music scene byrecognising the value, achievements and contributions of women in the industry. Women represent only one-fifth of songwriters and composers registered with APRA, despite making up 45 percent of qualified musicians. Of the 100 most played songs on commercial radio in 2016, only 31 were by a female act or act with a female lead. Since the first Australian Independent Records Association Awards in 2006 to 2018, only 22 of the total 103 awards presented have been won by acts with a female lead, or equal numbers of women and men.[8]

Categories

Categories as listed below[9]

  • Honour Roll: The AWMA honour roll acknowledges outstanding women in the Australian music industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. It provides a platform for recognition and appreciation of political activists & exceptional creative pioneers in our sector.[1]
  • Lifetime Achievement Award: Presented to a female artist or musician who has made an outstanding artistic contribution to the field of recording and/or live performance during her lifetime.
  • Humanitarian Award: Recognises an individual (female, male and gender nonconformist) who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education, and/or assisting female artists working in remote and/or regional communities.
  • Diversity in Music Award: Recognises individual artists or female-driven musical collaborations for their contribution to advancing a culturally diverse and inclusive music industry.
  • Studio Production Award: Recognises a female sound engineer or producer who has made contributions of outstanding significance in the studio recording environment.
  • Live Production Award: Recognises a female working in a live production or touring environment making significant impact in her field: Includes Tour Management, Live Sound, Lighting, Backstage and Road crew.
  • Music Leadership Award: Recognises a female CEO, Managing Director, Label Manager, A&R Director, Artist Manager or Publisher making significant impact in music industry leadership.
  • Songwriter Award: Recognises an outstanding female songwriter or composer.
  • Emerging Artist Award: Acknowledges an outstanding emerging female artist.
  • Music Photographer Award: Recognises a female music photographer currently working in the field and to acknowledge her body of work.
  • Film-maker Award: Recognises a female music videographer, clip-maker, film-maker, or music animator currently working in the field and to acknowledge her body of work.
  • Artistic Excellence Award: Recognises exceptional creative achievement from a female artist/musician across any genre.
  • Excellence in Classical Music Award: (2019+) Recognises a mid-to-late career female classical music artist who has demonstrated musical excellence throughout her career.
  • Music Journalist Award: (2019+) Recognises a female music journalist, blogger or editor who has made a creative contribution and courageous impact in truth telling and innovative reporting in the Australian Music Industry.
  • Excellence in Image Making Award: (2019+) Recognises a female hair and/or makeup artist and/or stylist working to change the face of music visually to break down gender, race and social cultural stereo types.
  • Creative Leadership Award: A curatorial award recognising excellence in creative programming from women working in broadcast media (radio, tv, online, streaming services), a music festival or live performance/venue to champion female artists.

AWMA Music Awards by year

To see the full article for a particular year, please click on the year link.

Year Honour Roll Lifetime Achievement Award
2018[10] Helen Reddy Patricia Amphlett, Renée Geyer & Margret RoadKnight
2019[11] Judith Durham Joy McKean
2020 Not held (due to COVID-19 pandemic)[7]
2021 TBC October 2021[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Honour Roll". Australian Women in Music Awards. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Australian Women in Music Awards winners announced".
  3. ^ "Australian Women in Music Awards announced". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Press Release AWMA Announced" (PDF). April 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Australian Women in Music Awards 2019 Are Coming".
  6. ^ "2019 Australian Women In Music Awards Winners". scenestr. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Women In Music Awards 2020 ceremony cancelled, will return in 2021". Music Week. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Last Chance to Nominate for the Australian Women In Music Awards". WAM. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Award Categories". AWMA. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  10. ^ "2018 Recipients and Finalists". AWMA. October 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Congratulations to our 2019 Recipients & Finalists". AWMA. October 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  12. ^ "The Australian Women in Music Awards confirms 2021 return". NME. March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

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